Methodology and Scope

WOMEN NIC AND VOTER

REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN

Background and Context

▪ The Electoral Rolls indicate that a total of 97.01 million citizens are registered as voters – 54.59 million men (56.27%) and 42.42 million women (43.72%).

▪ 12.17 million eligible Pakistani women are not registered to voters’ lists.

▪ Women represent only 43.7% of citizens on the electoral rolls.

▪ This gap is likely to increase by more than a million by next year, leading to disenfranchisement of many women in the next General Election 2018.

Background and Context

▪ There are multiple reasons, including lack of access to

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)

offices and public perception that women do not need

CNICs.

▪ In some locations, the under-registration of women is due to

social and cultural factors that restrict women’s participation

in civic, political and electoral processes.

▪ According to a recent study, more than one-quarter (27%)

of female respondents said they do not need a CNIC, a

quarter (24%) cited lack of time, and others cited lack of

support from relatives (13%), not having the required

documents (8%), high cost (5%) and distance (3%).

Female Voters’ Statistics

Region GE 2008 GE 2013 Dec 2016 Sep 2017

Khyber

PakhtunKhwa4,337,030 5,255,883 5,747,366 6,009,221

FATA 424,332 596,993 593,164 809,645

ICT 221,104 291,560 314,264 321,296

Punjab 20,006,958 21,571,270 23,641,863 24,518,732

Sindh 8,612,297 8,497,742 8,992,708 9,199,405

Balochistan 2,004,639 1,423,487 1,419,304 1,565,293

Overall 35,606,360 37,636,935 40,708,669 42,423,592

Change in Female Voters

Region From 2008 to 2013 From 2013 to 2017

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 918,853 753,338

FATA 172,661 212,652

ICT 70,456 29,736

Punjab 1,564,312 2,947,462

Sindh (114,555) 701,663

Balochistan (581,152) 141,806

Overall 2,030,575 4,786,657

Methodology and Scope

Goal: increase in the number of women voters also leads to

decrease in the male-female voters’ deficit

Expected Outputs

▪ Citizens are organized to advocate for and actively

facilitate women to acquire NICs and register as voters.

▪ Influential local stakeholders (such as religious leaders,

elders, leaders of local CSOs, and other local community

leaders or “influential”) are actively engaged in support ofwomen to acquire NICs and register as voters.

▪ Coordination of citizens and their groups with relevant state

institutions (such as local ECP and NADRA offices and local

administration) facilitate women to acquire NICs and

register as voters.

▪ Political party leaders (and candidates) are activelyengaged in support for women to acquire NICs and registeras voters.

Methodology

▪ A comprehensive strategy developed to effectively address the growing gender-gap.

▪ This strategy is evidence-driven, based on a detailed analysis of under-registration of women by census block/electoral area.

▪ Established a database of 139,472 census-blocks(2013) with gender-segregated voters’ statistics, which will assist to identify the exact locality with unregistered women.

▪ This approach will enable optimal use of resources, focusing on geographic locations estimated to have the largest numbers of unregistered women.

▪ Identification and facilitation of unregistered women will be made by door-to-door visits and listing

Proposed Activities

▪ Coordination meetings with NADRA, DVEC, DEC and District

Administration.

▪ Engagement and Mobilization with local influentials for increasing

women’s registration

o Meetings with stakeholders (i.e., Government Officials (District

and Union Councils); Local Governments' Representatives; Girls

Schools' and Colleges' and their Principals; Media; Office Bearers

of political parties etc.) for increasing women registration

▪ Public Forum at district level

▪ Corner meetings and Information Stalls at census block level

▪ Door-to-door visits and listing of unregistered women

Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Materials

• IEC material is planned to be published in locallanguages for promoting women’s CNIC andvoter registrations.

• All messages and its distribution plan will beapproved from TDEA before printing.

• These materials will be distributed by projectvolunteers during various project events andactivities such as meetings, door to door visits,corner meetings, etc.

• DVECs may also be requested to use anddistribute these IEC materials.

Facilitation of Unregistered Women

▪ Facilitation will comprise independently verifiable/certifiable sub-list

of the identified unregistered women who have been facilitated in

the process of application for NIC up to the point of registration at

NADRA office or MRV. Facilitation should be continuing along with

the listing process and every identified / listed woman must be

facilitated within 3 to 12 days of identification date. The facilitation

will be established against Means of Verification (MoV) through

scanned copies of the token issued to the applicant facilitated at

NADRA’s office or MRV.

▪ Organizing NADRA mobile registration vans (MRV) to travel to

census blocks

▪ Facilitating women to reach NADRA offices

Geographical Coverage

Sr. No.

RegionNumber of

DistrictsEasy Medium

Moderately Difficult

Difficult

1 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 16 1 2 3 10

4 ICT 1 1 0 0 0

2 Punjab 27 15 10 2 0

3 Sindh 24 2 10 7 5

4 Balochistan 11 0 0 1 10

Overall 79 19 22 13 25

Geographical Coverage

Sr. No. RegionNumber of

DistrictsDistrict

1Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

16Abbottabad, Bannu, Batagram, Buner, Charsadda, Chitral, Haripur, Karak, Kohat, Kohistan, Lakki Marwat, Malakand, Mansehra, Shangla, Swabi and Tank

2 ICT 1 Islamabad

3 Punjab 27

Attock, Bhakkar, Chakwal, Chiniot, Dera Ghazi Khan, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Jhang, Jhelum, Kasur, Khanewal, Khushab, Layyah, Lodhran, Mandi Bahauddin, Mianwali, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Nankana Sahib, Okara, Pakpattan, Rawalpindi, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Sialkot and Vehari

4 Sindh 24

Badin, Dadu, Ghotki, Hyderabad, Jacobabad, Karachi East, Kashmore, Khairpur, Korangi, Larkana, Malir, Matiari, Mirpurkhas, Naushero Feroz, Sanghar, Shaheed Benazirabad, Shikarpur, Sujawal, Sukkur, Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tharparkar, Thatta and Umerkot

5 Balochistan 11Jaffarabad, Kachhi, Kalat, Lasbela, Loralai, Mastung, Nasirabad, Pishin, Nushki, Sibi and Zhob

Overall 79

Scale of Under-Registration and Registration Target

Sr. No. RegionNumber of

Districts

Total Number of Census

Blocks

Estimated URW

Number of Census Blocks

Targets of Registration

1Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

16 10,296 901,492 2,521 148,044

2 ICT 1 873 50,667 142 6,944

3 Punjab 27 47,002 3,743,773 10,472 523,931

4 Sindh 24 26,208 1,362,976 3,813 165,576

5 Balochistan 11 3,668 199,294 558 35,509

Overall 79 88,047 6,258,202 17,506 880,004

Implementing Partners

Org. Name Region DistrictChange Thru Empowerement Balochistan ZhobGul Welfare Organization Balochistan LoralaiYouth Organization Balochistan PishinAzat Foundation Balochistan MastungAzat Foundation Balochistan KalatCenter for Peace and Development Balochistan Balochistan NushkiSociety for Mobilization Advocacy and Justice Balochistan NasirabadPattan Development Organization ICT IslamabadSustainable Development Society Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ShanglaSociety for Human & Environmental Development (SHED)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Malakand

Society for Human & Environmental Development (SHED)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Buner

Strengthening Participatory Organization Khyber PakhtunkhwaCharsadda Tehsil

Aiming Change for Tomorrow Khyber PakhtunkhwaShabqadar Tehsil

Aiming Change for Tomorrow Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tangi TehsilUnited Rural Development Organization Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Razar Tehsil

Implementing Partners

Org. Name Region District

United Rural Development Organization Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Lahor Tehsil

Center for Governance and Public Accountability Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Swabi Tehsil

Center for Governance and Public Accountability Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Topi Tehsil

Initiative for Development and Empowerment Axis Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Domel Tehsil

Hamdam Development Organization Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Lakki Marwat

Hamdam Development Organization Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tank

Global Educational, Economic & Social Empowerment Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mansehra

Global Educational, Economic & Social Empowerment Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Batagram

Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abbottabad

Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haripur

Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy Punjab Rawalpindi

Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy Punjab Chakwal

Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan Punjab Gujrat

Implementing Partners

Org. Name Region DistrictConsumer Rights Commission of Pakistan Punjab Jhelum

Bargad - Organization for Youth Development PunjabMandiBahauddin

Baidarie Punjab SialkotSudhaar Society Punjab Bhalwal Tehsil

Sudhaar Society PunjabKot Momin

TehsilParticipatory Welfare Services Punjab BhakkarParticipatory Welfare Services Punjab LayyahAwam Dost Foundation Bhakkar Punjab JhangAssociation of Women for Awareness and Motivation Punjab ChiniotGood Thinkers Organization for Human Development Punjab KasurFarmers Development Organization Punjab KhanewalHealth Environment Literacy Organization Punjab MuzaffargarhKainaat Development Association Sindh GhotkiKainaat Development Association Sindh KashmoreBhittai Social Watch & Advocacy Sindh KhairpurBhittai Social Watch & Advocacy Sindh SukkurShah Sachal Sami Foundation Sindh Naushero Feroz

Implementing PartnersOrg. Name Region District

Shah Sachal Sami Foundation SindhShaheed Benazirabad

Gorakh Foundation Sindh DaduBAANH BAELI Sindh SangharBAANH BAELI Sindh MirpurkhasBAANH BAELI Sindh UmerkotIndus Consortium Sindh BadinIndus Consortium Sindh SujawalTakhleeq Foundation Sindh ThattaAurat Publication & Information Service Foundation Sindh KorangiCommunity Development Network Forum Sindh ShikarpurCommunity Development Network Forum Sindh LarkanaOasis Development Foundation Balochistan Balochistan KachhiOasis Development Foundation Balochistan Balochistan SibiYar Muhammad Samejo Educational Society & Development Organization

Balochistan Jaffarabad

Women in Struggle for Empowerment Punjab Nankana SahibCenter for Health and Gender Equality Punjab OkaraCenter for Health and Gender Equality Punjab PakpattanPakistan Rural Workers Social Welfare Organization Punjab LodhranSocial Cooperation Initiative Punjab Vehari

Pak WomenKhyber Pakhtunkhwa

Chitral