1.0https://www.awamipolitics.comGuest Writerhttps://www.awamipolitics.com/author/guest-writerrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TkV1dVVkrS"><a href="https://www.awamipolitics.com/pakistans-pink-rickshaw-project-sponsored-by-tepf-23719.html">Pakistan’s Pink Rickshaw Project – Sponsored by TEPF</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.awamipolitics.com/pakistans-pink-rickshaw-project-sponsored-by-tepf-23719.html/embed#?secret=TkV1dVVkrS" width="600" height="338" title="“Pakistan’s Pink Rickshaw Project – Sponsored by TEPF” — " data-secret="TkV1dVVkrS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> According to a recent study conducted by the Women’s Rights Association, Pakistan, approximately 85% of Pakistani working women have experienced emotional, physical or sexual harassment while commuting to work via public transport. In an effort to remedy this situation, the Pink Rickshaw Project came into being earlier this year. Sponsored by The Environment Protection Foundation (TEPF), the Project is the brainchild of Zar Aslam, a well-known women’s rights activist. Aslam’s vision is to establish “a driven-by-women-for-women rickshaw service” that not only ensures an economical and safe mode of commuting for women, but also provides women with employment opportunities as professional rickshaw