Trans Karachi, Urban Tech ink MoU for gender equity promotion

Both sides will conduct research to address and prevent gender-based violence

KARACHI:

Trans Karachi and Urban Tech Pakistan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for promotion of gender equity in public transport through in-depth understanding of challenges faced by women in public transport and by exploring potential solutions for them.

The MoU signed between the members of TransKarachi and Urraan is an initiative of the UrbanTech Pakistan project which was held at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

CEO TransKarachi Wasif Ijlal, Gender Specialist Barrister Maham Durrani, Co-Principal Investigator of UrbanTech Pakistan Dr Suleman Shahid, and Urban Policy Consultant at LUMS Sana Riaz were also present on the occasion. TransKarachi is a public sector company established and owned by the Government of Sindh to carry out the project implementation of the $504 million Karachi Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line.

As per the MoU, TransKarachi and LUMS would take initiatives for gender equity in public transport by collaborating on technological interventions, trainings, lectures, seminars, other capacity building and awareness campaigns focused on smooth urban mobility and gender mainstreaming. The two parties will also conduct research by executing joint surveys, focus group discussions and interviews to address and prevent sexual harassment and gender-based violence.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 24^th, 2022.