Madadgaar, Pakistan’s first helpline for women and
children is working since last decade, it initially
started with the support of Unicef. Madadgaar is an
offshoot of Lawyers for Human Rights and Legal Aid
(LHRLA). Madadgaar is Pakistan’s first Helpline for
children & women suffering from violence, abuse and
exploitation.
Madadgaar Helpline provides telephonic counseling, face
to face counseling to walk-in survivors, crisis
intervention, guidance, legal advises and legal aid and
referral services to children and women. LHRLA is
working since last 20 years and is playing an effective
role in providing services to the victims of violence,
abuse and exploitation particularly the children and
women who are most vulnerable and disadvantaged in our
society. This year Madadgaar helpline is up scaled with
the support of Plan
International, Pakistan and
the network of Madadgaar is providing services to
children and women at national level with existence at
provincial headquarters in Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar.
