Shirkat Gah - Women Resource Centre

What Shirkat Gah - Women Resource Centre does

Shirkat Gah - Women's Resource Centre is a Pakistan-based feminist non-profit organization founded in 1975 as the country's first self-avowed feminist collective. Headquartered in Lahore with regional offices in Karachi, Quetta, and Peshawar, the organization operates programs across 23 districts, delivering its work through Women & Adolescent Friendly Spaces, the Feminist Leadership Institute, gender and political organizing (GPO) trainings, humanitarian disaster relief, and evidence-based policy advocacy with Pakistani legislators and international bodies including UN ECOSOC and Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML).

The organization's core 'products' are programmatic rather than commercial: a portfolio of publications (reports, policy briefs, posters, brochures, the Unbound Unchained digital magazine, and HerStory), training programs, safe spaces, and the Humqadam digital application for gender-based violence response. The Resource Center hub organizes outputs thematically across reproductive health, women law and rights, WLUML, green economics, feminist agenda setting, climate change, bodily integrity, and representational government. Technology footprint is modest — a digital GBV application (Humqadam) and a digital magazine constitute the main digital surface, with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or proprietary platforms.

Revenue is generated through a donation-based non-profit model comprising recurring individual donations (45% of donations), one-time individual donations (86%), bank transfers, publication sales, and institutional grants from bodies including Tzu Chi Foundation and Women Fund Asia. Pricing is publicly disclosed for donation tiers ($19.99/month recurring, $79.99 one-time) but no revenue figures are published. Customers in the non-profit sense include flood-affected communities, women and adolescent girls across districts, young women activists in the Feminist Leadership Institute, transgender community members and persons with disabilities, and government/policy stakeholders at local, provincial, and federal levels.

Name

Shirkat Gah - Women Resource Centre

Legal name

Shirkat Gah - Women's Resource Centre

Website

https://shirkatgah.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Shirkat Gah is a Pakistan-based feminist non-profit founded in 1975, operating across 23 districts through offices in Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, and Peshawar to advance gender equality via safe spaces, training, publications, humanitarian relief, and policy advocacy for women, girls, and marginalized communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Rights Advocacy and Gender Equality Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD), Gender Equality & Women’s Rights (BPADAGAF), Sexual & Reproductive Health & Family Planning (SRH/FP) Programs (BPADAIAD)

Keywords

• Women rights advocacy
• Gender equality programs
• Humanitarian disaster relief
• Feminist policy research
• Gender based violence response

Headquarters

HQ city

Lahore

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Shirkat Gah relies on donations from individuals and organizations. The organization accepts both recurring monthly donations (45% of donations) and one-time donations (86%). They maintain a bank account at Bank Alfalah Limited for receiving contributions. Flood relief efforts have been supported by Tzu Chi Foundation and Women Fund Asia.
2. Publication Sales: Shirkat Gah sells publications including reports, policy briefs, posters, brochures, and resources on reproductive health, women laws, and gender issues. Publications are available in multiple languages including English, Urdu, and Sindhi.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Shirkat Gah is a non-profit women's rights organization that delivers gender equality advocacy, capacity-building trainings (including Gender and Political Organizing trainings and the Feminist Leadership Institute), Women & Adolescent Friendly Spaces, policy research and publications, and strategic humanitarian relief across approximately 23 districts of Pakistan. Its offerings also include the Humqadam Gender-Based Violence digital application and a digital magazine (Unbound Unchained) for feminist knowledge dissemination.

Product overview

Shirkat Gah operates as a feminist advocacy organization rather than a traditional product company. Its offerings consist primarily of publications (digital magazine, reports, policy briefs, posters, brochures), programs (Feminist Leadership Institute, Women & Adolescent Friendly Spaces, GPO Training), and one digital application (Humqadam GBV app). The publications span reproductive health, bodily integrity, feminist agenda setting, climate change, representational government, and creative communications. The Resource Center serves as the hub organizing these publications by theme, while Unbound Unchained serves as the standalone digital magazine publication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hum Qadam: A GBV (Gender-Based Violence) application developed by Shirkat Gah to support survivors of violence.
• Unbound Unchained

Products and services

• Humqadam Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Application Shirkat Gah's primary digital tool for addressing and responding to gender-based violence, providing survivors with access to response and support services.
• Women & Adolescent Friendly Spaces Safe spaces in selected districts of Pakistan providing a safe environment for women and girls to share experiences, acquire knowledge, build skills, and develop mutual support for collective strategizing. Spaces enable women to claim rights in homes, access legal entitlements, and benefit from services.
• Feminist Leadership Institute Intensive training, mentorship, and seed grant program for young women activists to implement transformative community projects across Pakistan. The program nurtures the next generation of feminist leaders.
• Gender and Political Organizing (GPO) Training Capacity-building training programs on leadership, advocacy, CEDAW, and other rights-based frameworks to strengthen participants' voices in public and private spheres, with focus on women, PWDs, and trans communities.
• Strategic Humanitarian Relief Humanitarian disaster relief including food distribution, hygiene kits, medical camps, and essentials for women, girls, and marginalized groups during earthquakes, floods, and COVID-19. Currently active in flood-affected communities of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in partnership with Tzu Chi Foundation and Women Fund Asia.
• Unbound Unchained Digital Magazine Digital magazine providing a platform for diverse voices of women and gender minorities to share experiences, perspectives, and insights on bodily autonomy, reproductive rights, gender identity, and sexual health.
• HerStory Publication Publication initiative documenting women's stories and experiences.
• Resource Center Online repository of publications, reports, policy briefs, posters, brochures, and other resources organized under categories including Reproductive Health, Women Law and Rights, Women Living Under Muslim Laws, and Green Economics.
• Reports and Policy Briefs Policy research publications covering gender equality, GBV services, COVID-19 gendered impacts, CEDAW reporting, Beijing Platform for Action, and various provincial government analyses.
• Bodily Integrity Publications Publications focused on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), reproductive health, gender-based violence, maternal health, and women's bodily autonomy.
• Feminist Agenda Setting Publications Publications addressing feminist theory, gender justice, fundamentalism, secularism, and women's rights advocacy frameworks.
• Climate Change Publications Publications on green economics, land rights, sustainable livelihoods, coastal wetlands management, and environmental justice.
• Posters and Brochures Creative communication products including posters on family laws, sexual harassment, climate change, child marriage, and brochures on reproductive health and community accountability.
• Representational Government Publications Publications focused on women's political participation, local government structures, and assembly guides for various Pakistani provinces.

Quantifiable outcome

• Women-friendly spaces operational in Hyderabad, Shadadkot, Quetta, Jaffarabad, Vehari, Mirpurhas, Muzzafargarh, and Swat
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and secondary.

• Punjab OmbudspersonmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024MoU signed for collaboration on policy initiatives, round table discussions, and joint efforts to address gender-based violence and promote accountability.
• What Works (GBV Prevention)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-designing workshops and collaborative projects for gender-based violence prevention initiatives. Joint workshop activities in 2024.
• Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShirkat Gah serves as the Asia Regional Coordination Office for WLUML, an international solidarity network. Collaboration involves feminist policy advocacy, shadow reporting, and agenda-setting across the Global South.
• Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShirkat Gah works in concert with CSOs as key allies championing gender equality and social justice. Partnerships include academia and research institutions for national and international collaboration.
• IUCN (World Conservation Union)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerShirkat Gah is represented in IUCN reflecting its cross-cutting work on gender equality and environmental sustainability.
• Government of Pakistan (Federal and Provincial)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvited member of government committees for policy making and implementation at local, provincial and federal levels. Engaged with National Commission on the Status of Women and various legislative bodies.
• United Nations AgenciescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnerships with UN agencies including engagement with CEDAW, Beijing Platform for Action, ICPD, UPR, and SDGs frameworks. UN ECOSOC consultative status enables participation in global agenda-setting.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• CREA: South Asia-focused feminist organization working on sexuality, gender, and rights — comparable mission, regional scope, and programmatic emphasis on bodily autonomy that mirrors Unbound Unchained's editorial framing.
• Karama: Regional feminist organization focused on women's rights and ending gender-based violence across the Middle East and North Africa — comparable in its advocacy model, UN engagement, and grassroots-plus-policy approach.

Direct peers

• Sisters in Islam: Malaysian feminist organization working on women, Islam, and law — directly comparable framework to Shirkat Gah's Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) engagement and feminist policy advocacy.
• Aurat Foundation: One of Pakistan's largest women's rights organizations, working on gender equality, legal aid, and women's political participation — directly comparable mission, scale, and geographic focus to Shirkat Gah.
• Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML): International feminist solidarity network for which Shirkat Gah serves as Asia Regional Coordination Office — peer as a peer-organization with shared advocacy on women, religion, and legal rights.
• Women's Action Forum (WAF): Pakistani women's rights coalition originally co-founded with Shirkat Gah's leadership in the 1980s — directly comparable advocacy mission, policy focus, and national scope.
• Aahung: Pakistan-based NGO focused on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence — comparable in program scope and target audience, with overlapping district footprints.
• Rutgers WPF Pakistan: Implements SRHR and gender programs across Pakistan with similar donor architecture and target populations — comparable programmatic and donor-funded model.

Broad incumbents

• UN Women Pakistan: Multilateral body that funds and partners with Pakistani women's rights NGOs including Shirkat Gah — broader incumbent funder and convener that shapes the same advocacy agenda.

Others

• Aga Khan University (Gender Equity & SRHR Programs): Houses Dr. Tazeen Saeed Ali and Kausar S. Khan, who sit on Shirkat Gah's board — adjacent academic institution with overlapping SRHR and gender research programs and shared policy networks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@shirkatgah9435/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/shirkatgah
• Xx.com/shirkatgah
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shirkat-gah

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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