The Women’s Health and Rights Advocacy Partnership (WHRAP) emerged from ARROW’s Strategic Planning Meeting with partners held in 2001, where they identified the need to build a regional advocacy partnership in order to be more effective at both national and international venues of advocacy. The first realization of this vision was in the establishment of WHRAP-South Asia in four countries, namely Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and India.
WHRAP-South Asia brings together women NGO (non-governmental organisation) partners who are committed to strengthening civil society capacity to effectively advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), especially safe motherhood and young people’s SRHR at the local, national and regional levels. It aims to reduce maternal mortality, to ensure that all women have the right to affordable medical care including safe delivery and abortion services, and to raise awareness of women’s rights throughout all sectors of society. It also aims to eliminate harmful practices and beliefs which discriminate against women, cause immense suffering and hinder their ability to make valuable contributions to their communities.
