APWA-Pakistan

APWA was very much the brainchild of Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, who recognized the need for a national association to oversee, consolidate and coordinate women's activities for their greater good.

Under the auspices of APWA, Mrs. Liaquat set up schools, dispensaries, maternity homes and family planning clinics in both urban and rural areas. Her basic creed was health, education and training. By the mid 1950's APWA had 32 district branches with a total membership of about 1200 women of whom about 800 were said to be actively engaged in social work.

APWA maintained contacts with other women through its 20 industrial homes where an estimated 40,000 women passed through various stages of training each year. Further more through its 100 social welfare centers, 6 dispensaries and 13 basic education centers, another 15,000 women were being reached.

Approximately 8,000 children attended the primary schools run by APWA. Higher level education institutions opened by APWA included the College for Sciences and Arts that was established in Karachi in 1964. The APWA College for Women in Lahore became a full degree college in 1958.

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