Zeest is a Rozan program that works on the mental and emotional health of women, focusing on issues of violence against women. [Download Zeest's intoductory flyer (116kB Microsoft Word Document) ]

Zeest Activities

Through its three major strategies -- counseling, awareness raising, and capacity building -- Zeest carries out different activities that include:

• Psychological counseling/therapy (through letters, phone calls, in person, and counseling camps)
• Awareness raising (through discussion forums, orientations, radio programs, articles, etc.)
• Self-growth workshops (on topics such as self-awareness, anger management, communication skills, stress management etc.)
• Capacity building (i.e. sensitization and skill building)
• Psychosocial program for earthquake survivors (See Project Umeed section for details)

In addition, special activities include:

• Ethics consultation process (the Hurmat secretariat)
• The White Ribbon Campaign (WRC)

Who Do We Work With

• Professionals (doctors, psychologists, lawyers, female health workers, police, etc.)
• Non-Government Organizations (ActionAid, Cavish, Sungi, Behbud Association of Pakistan, etc)
• Government bodies and institutions (Ministry of Women Development, Crisis centers, Dar-ul-amans, etc)
• Students
• General community (all socio-economic classes)

Why?

• To build capacity of women, professionals and the larger community to understand and deal with emotional health issues with a focus on violence against women and gender
• To raise awareness on the serious impact of violence on women's emotional and mental health
• To provide services to survivors of violence in a professional and ethical manner
• To mobilize men to take responsibility of ending violence against women

How You Can Help

• Support us in our activities (cash or kind)
• Volunteer your time, contacts and skills
• Contribute a research (for research students)

Contact us if:

• You or your organization wants to make use of Zeest's services (arrange or attend a self-growth, seminar, workshop etc.)
• You want to be a volunteer
• You want more information (you can also visit our resource center for some basic information)
• You are, or someone close to you is, a victim of violence