Nasreen, former Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) member, died on 24 April 2006 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was one of the women activists that ARROW co-founders Rita Raj and Rashidah Abdullah most admired when setting up ARROW. Nasreen’s analysis, insights, courage, and fresh perspectives dazzled them at the International Health Meeting in Manila in 1990 and she was invited to become a founding PAC member, remaining so until 2001.
Nasreen was a tireless, passionate activist and helped shape the Bangladeshi women’s movement and civil society. After studying in the US, she joined the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, then Helen Keller International, and finally Action Aid as Country Director. For almost 20 years, Nasreen also worked with the women’s NGO Naripokkho, for whom she had coordinated both the Women’s Health and the Safe Motherhood Teams and founded a national campaign against acid violence. Nasreen was also a regular advisor on gender issues to the Government of Bangladesh, playing a critical role on the government delegation during ICPD in Cairo and at the ICPD+5 Meeting in Bangkok. We remember her very fondly both for all the wonderful activist work she did, as well as for her beaming smile, incredible warmth and beauty.

Vietnam

  • Centre for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population (CCIHP)

Indonesia

  • Aliansi Satu Visi (ASV);
  • CEDAW Working Group;
  • Hollaback! Jakarta;
  • Institut Kapal Perempuan;
  • Kalyanamitra;
  • Komnas Perempuan;
  • Remaja Independen Papua/Independent Youth
    Forum Papua (FRIP/IYFP);
  • Perkumpulan Keluarga Berencana Indonesia (PKBI);
  • Perkumpulan Lintas Feminis Jakarta;
  • Perkumpulan Pamflet Generasi;
  • RUTGERS Indonesia;
  • Sanggar SWARA;
  • Women on Web;
  • Yayasan Kesehatan Perempuan (YKP); 
  • YIFOS Indonesia

Maldives

  • Hope for Women
  • Society for Health Education (SHE)
nasreen huq (1958-2006)

Nasreen, former Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) member, died on 24 April 2006 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was one of the women activists that ARROW co-founders Rita Raj and Rashidah Abdullah most admired when setting up ARROW. Nasreen’s analysis, insights, courage, and fresh perspectives dazzled them at the International Health Meeting in Manila in 1990 and she was invited to become a founding PAC member, remaining so until 2001.
Nasreen was a tireless, passionate activist and helped shape the Bangladeshi women’s movement and civil society. After studying in the US, she joined the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, then Helen Keller International, and finally Action Aid as Country Director. For almost 20 years, Nasreen also worked with the women’s NGO Naripokkho, for whom she had coordinated both the Women’s Health and the Safe Motherhood Teams and founded a national campaign against acid violence. Nasreen was also a regular advisor on gender issues to the Government of Bangladesh, playing a critical role on the government delegation during ICPD in Cairo and at the ICPD+5 Meeting in Bangkok. We remember her very fondly both for all the wonderful activist work she did, as well as for her beaming smile, incredible warmth and beauty.

Morocco

  • Association Marocaine de Planification Familiale (AMPF),
  • Morocco Family Planning Association

India

  • CommonHealth;
  • Love Matters India;
  • Pravah;
  • Rural Women’s Social Education Centre (RUWSEC);
  • SAHAYOG;
  • Sahaj;
  • Sahiyo;
  • SAMA – Resource Group for Women and Health;
  • WeSpeakOut;
  • The YP Foundation (TYPF)

Lao PDR

  • Lao Women’s Union;
  • The Faculty of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Health
    Sciences (UHS)

Sri Lanka

  • Bakamoono;
  • Women and Media Collective (WMC),
  • Youth Advocacy Network – Sri Lanka (YANSL)

Malaysia

  • Federation of Reproductive Health Associations of Malaysia (FRHAM);
  • Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG);
  • Justice for Sisters (JFS);
  • Reproductive Health Association of
    Kelantan (ReHAK);
  • Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM);
  • Sisters in Islam (SIS)

Maldives

  • Hope for Women;
  • Society for Health Education (SHE)

Myanmar

  • Colourful Girls Organization;
  • Green Lotus Myanmar

Nepal

  • Beyond Beijing Committee (BBC);
  • Blind Youth Association of Nepal;
  • Blue Diamond Society (BDS);
  • Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA);
  • Visible Impact;
  • Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC);
  • YPEER Nepal;
  • YUWA

Pakistan

  • Aahung, Centre for Social Policy Development (CSPD);
  • Forum for Dignity Initiative (FDI);
  • Gravity Development Organization; Green Circle Organization;
  • Indus Resources Center (IRC);
  • Idara-e-Taleem-O-Aaghai (ITA);
  • Rehnuma – Family Planning Association Pakistan;
  • Shelter
    Participatory Organisation;
  • Shirkat Gah;
  • The Enlight Lab

Philippines

  • Democratic Socalist Women of the Philippines (DSWP);
  • Galang;
  • Healthcare Without Harm;
  • Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities;
  • Likhaan Centre for Women’s Health;
  • Nisa UI Haqq Fi Bangsamoro;
  • PATH Foundation Inc. (PFPI);
  • Women’s Global Network for
    Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)

Singapore

  • End Female Genital Cutting Singapore
  • Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)

Mongolia

  • MONFEMNET National Network