A women-run dhabba is changing lives and providing recreation. In order to reclaim the public space and provide the opportunity to them, some courageous women have established an exclusive women-only dhabba in an impoverished area in Mauripur Road area Karachi, Pakistan
Dhabba is a roadside small hotel. The presence of women on dhabbas was unheard of even a few years earlier. A Facebook group “Girls at Dhabbas’ which grew into a movement aimed to empower women to reclaim public spaces by visiting dhabbas and other venues mainly considered for men.
However, the dhabba which was referred to earlier aims at self-empowerment rather than resistance. It was established after financial assistance of the Women Development Foundation, in an area where women seldom stepped out of their homes or without a male relative, and no thought was ever given that women need peace of mind and recreation.
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