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A SIMULATED PROPOSAL FOR:

A Community-Based Mothers and Infants Center


PROJECT DESCRIPTION

A community-based mothers and infants center called "Healthy Moms for Healthy Kids" (Pusat Ibu dan Anak Sihat or PIAS) will be established in Kota Emessu, the city surrounding the Universitas Pembangunan Pertanian (UNPEMPER). PIAS will focus on providing nutritional education and counseling for mothers, especially those from the extremely low income areas. It is expected that through the providing of information to the mothers that it will be possible to have a direct and positive effect on the well being of the young children of the community.

PIAS will utilize volunteers who are students at UNPEMPER. Each student will be expected to successfully participate in a 4 week training program at the beginning of their work with PIAS. This training program will provide basic nutritional information for mothers and information on adult teaching methods. Student volunteers who demonstrate proficiency during the initial training program will be invited to participate in an advanced training program to learn effective nutritional counseling techniques. Each student volunteer will be expected to contribute 3-5 hours each week and to continue with PIAS for a period of not less than 6 months.

PIAS will operate with 6 full and part time staff members. In addition, a Governing Board made up of community leaders and university staff will operate to provide overall sanctioning of the Center's operation. Periodic evaluations will be conducted to assess the value of PIAS on a) helping the student volunteers to become effective educators, b) the development of new understandings on the part of local mothers and c) the improvement of the well being of children in Kota Emessu.


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BACKGROUND INFORMATION/STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

Major obstacles to child survival in the developing world include infections, parasitic diseases, malnutrition and the risks associated with low birth weight and high fertility. (UN Informational Letter #37-435) A serious problem exists in the rural villages of Malnesia of children dying from common illness and infections that are attributable to poor nutrition. Though high nutrition foods are available in the villages, it is apparent that mothers do not have an understanding of exactly what foods contain the most value for their children. (Ministry of Health, 1994) The most significant person in the life of the young child is the child's mother. Research has shown that the children of mothers who have an understanding of how to provide good nutrition to their children stand a significantly greater chance of survival during the first three years of life (87% survival rate) as compared with children of mothers who do not know how to provide good nutrition (43% survival rate) (Position Paper, Opening Plenary Session, Malnesian Health Conference/MALHEALTHCON - 96).

The use of volunteers to provide community service is a new concept in Malnesia and can be capitalized upon as a viable way to provide trained manpower for the offering of educational services. The first student service scheme, Service Mahasiswa/SERMAH, was created in the early 1990s. Initially operated at only two universities, SERMAH is now a mandated national program that operates at all public and private universities (Directorate for Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Statistics for 1996). The emphasis of SERMAH has been exclusively on the providing of information to local farmers on improved farming practices. The Universitas Pembangunan Pertanian has been funded by the Ministry of Agriculture to operate the SERMAH Educational Development Center (Introducing SERMAH, Ministry of Agriculture, 1996) as a central agency for the providing of farming practices instructional materials to all universities in Malnesia. The selection and training of student volunteers is conducted autonomously at each university with the support of the instructional materials disseminated by the SERMAH Educational Development Center.

PROJECT DETAIL

Goals and Objectives

There are two major goals for the "Healthy Moms for Healthy Kids" Project and specific objectives within each of the goals.

Goal #1 - To reduce the degree of malnutrition among young children.

Objective #1.1 - To provide mothers in Kota Emessu with relevant information regarding health and nutrition

Objective #1.2 - To assist mothers in Kota Emessu in learning how to effectively apply health and nutrition information in helping their young children to be more healthy.

Objective #1.3 - To teach mothers in Kota Emessu how to evaluate changes in the health of their young children.

Goal #2 - To effectively use volunteers as a major factor in helping people to learn.

Objective #2.1 - To recruit a group of undergraduate students (15-20 students each semester) at Universitas Pembangunan Pertanian to become volunteers in the "Pusat Ibu dan Anak Sihat" (PIAS) Project.

Objective #2.2 - To provide a 4 week training program for the volunteers that covers a) basic nutritional information for mothers and b) information on adult teaching methods.

Objective #2.3 - To place the students in the PIAS Center to offer tutoring services to local mothers.

Objective #2.4 - To compare the type and degree of volunteer learning that takes place in the PIAS Project as compared to volunteer involvement with SERMAH.

Clientele

There are two different clientele groups for this project.



The first, and primary, clientele are the mothers of young children who live in Kota Emessu. This clientele group is represented in the project objectives for Goal #1.

The second clientele group are the students at Universitas Pembangunan Pertanian who will participate in the Project as volunteers. This clientele group is represented in the project objectives for Goal #2.
Both clientele groups are important and essential components of this project. It is expected that significant learning will take place for both clientele groups.

Methods

The primary methods for achieving the goals and objectives of the Project will be:

the creation of a Center in the city that will become a focal point for providing information on food and nutrition for young children through workshops and one-on-one counseling of mothers, and


the development of a recruitment/training program and supervised practicum for student volunteers that is modeled after the SERMAH program.
In addition, a Documentation/Dissemination Plan will be developed by staff to guarantee the systematic collection of information about the operation of the Project and provide the basis for sharing information with other similar projects.

Staff/Administration

The Project will employ three full-time and three part time staff.

Project Director (full time)- Responsible for hiring project staff, overseeing project development and operation, establishing and maintaining links with local government agencies, and budget. The Project Director will be Harjono Soemadji (author of this proposal)
Center Coordinator (full time)- Responsible for establishing the community Center, developing working relationships with formal and informal community leaders, establishing links to community women's organizations, and scheduling of Center programs.
Volunteer Coordinator (full time) - Responsible for recruiting university student volunteers, establishing and maintaining a working linkage with the UNPEMPER Department of Food and Nutrition, developing and offering training programs for volunteers, scheduling volunteers for service at the Center. The Volunteer Coordinator will have a background in food and nutrition and will be housed in the Department of Food and Nutrition.
Project Evaluator (part time) - Responsible for collecting entry level data regarding mother's health and nutrition information and conducting periodic assessment of changes in their level of knowledge, comprehension, and application of that information. Also responsible for developing and implementing a system for periodic formative evaluation of the work of the student volunteers.
Center Assistant (part time) - Responsible for maintaining the structure and appearance of the Center, routine correspondence, and other forms of communication with mothers in the community.
Graphic Artist (part time) - Responsible for creating illustrated posters to teach about food and nutrition information, layout/design of project publications, and development of volunteer recruitment and training materials.
Governing Board - Made up of both community leaders and university staff. Responsible for sanctioning the operation of the Center and providing feedback to the Project Director on Center policies and operation.

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AVAILABLE RESOURCES

Building - small building for the Center will be provided by the community head.
Volunteer Meeting/Training Room and Office - will be provided by the Department of Food and Nutrition (UNPEMPER) and used for housing the Volunteer Coordinator and the training of volunteers.
Volunteer Coordinator (50%) - this person is currently on the staff of the Department of Food and Nutrition as a part time staff member.

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NEEDED RESOURCES

Personnel - Two full time staff at 100% salary, one full time staff at 50% salary, three part time persons at 50% salary.
Facilities - None (provided by the community head and the Department of Food and Nutrition - UNPEMPER)
Equipment -
Duplicating machine (for preparation of informational educational materials)
Chairs and desks for three offices
Chairs and tables for a large classroom/community meeting room
Chalk board
Typewriter
Drafting table

Supplies - Paper, pencils, chalk, duplicating supplies, and materials preparation.
Budget -
Year 1 - Development of Center Operation and Recruitment/Training of First Group of Student Volunteers

Personnel M$387,000
Project Director Full time - 12 months M$127,000
Center Coordinator Full time - 12 months M$85,000
Volunteer Coordinator* Full time - 12 months M$42,000
Project Evaluator Part time - 12 months M$49,000
Center Assistant Part time - 12 months M$42,000
Graphic Artist Part time - 12 months M$42,000

*Note: Volunteer Coordinator is currently a 50% staff member of the Department of Food and Nutrition. The Project will pay the other 50% of this person's salary to bring her up to 100%.

Development/Production of Educational Materials M$39,000
Advertising/Promotion M$17,500
Evaluation M$8,500
YEAR ONE TOTAL M$452,000

Year 2 - Operation/Maintenance of Center and Recruitment/Training of Two Student Volunteer Groups

Personnel (assumes 3% yearly increment) M$398,610
Production of Educational Materials M$6,000
Advertising/Promotion M$4,000
Evaluation M$3,000
YEAR TWO TOTAL M$412,000

Year 3 and beyond (assume 3% yearly increment on Year 2 budget)

YEAR THREE TOTAL M$424,000


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EVALUATION PLAN

Project evaluation will be the responsibility of the Project Evaluator and consist of two different evaluative strategies - formative and summative.

Formative Evaluation - Primarily qualitative in nature, the formative evaluation will be conducted through interviews and open-ended questionnaires. Mothers and student volunteers will be asked about the day-to-day operation of the Center, the topics covered in the volunteer training program, the attractiveness of the training materials, and other questions to provide feedback for the ongoing improvement of the operation of the Project. The Project Evaluator will meet regularly with project staff to share findings from the formative evaluation effort. Periodic reports will be prepared that identify the major findings of the formative evaluation and how they have been used to improve Project operation.

Summative Evaluation - Primarily quantitative in nature, the summative evaluation will begin with the establishment of baseline data at the beginning of the Project (using a random sample of mothers of young children to assess their food and nutrition knowledge) and then be conducted at 6 month intervals (just prior to each group of volunteers completing their Project service). Data for the summative evaluation will focus on the two primary goals of the project and the objectives of each.



Goal #1

- Pre/post tests of knowledge gain on the part of the mothers in health and nutrition information (Objective 1.1).
- Selected interviews of mothers to assess their ability to effectively apply health and nutrition information (Objective 1.2).
- Selected interviews of mothers to evaluate changes in the health of their child (Objective 1.3).

Goal #2

- Records of number of students involved in the project (Objective 2.1).
- Documentation of agendas/attendance rosters from all training programs (Objective 2.1).
- Documentation of number of mothers served and number of volunteer hours recorded at the PIAS Center (Objective 2.3).
- Comparative analysis of Goal #2 data with similar data from SERMAH (Objective 2.4)



A yearly report will be issued that presents the formative and summative findings.



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APPENDIX A - TIME LINE (First Year)

Month One

Advertising of Project staff positions
Meetings with community leaders
Meeting with university administrators
Month Two

Interviewing of candidates for Project staff positions
Finalizing location of Center
Month Three

Selection/hiring of Project staff members
Preparation for Center operation
Month Four - Six

Preliminary advertising of Center operation
Hosting community meetings at Center
Collection of baseline data on mothers of young children
Recruitment/selection/training of student volunteers
Month Seven - Twelve

Conducting of regular formative evaluation
Final summative evaluation at end of twelfth month


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APPENDIX B - Resume of Harjono Soemadji (Project Director)

PROJECT DIRECTOR
Harjono Soemadji

Title:

Faculty Member/Lecturer
Department of Food and Nutrition
Universitas Pembangunan Pertanian
Kota Emessu, Malnesia

Experience:

Education:

B.S. Universitas Pendidikan National (Secondary Teacher Education) 1987
M.S. Universitas Pembangunan Pertanian (Food and Nutrition) 1989

Teaching:

Instructor/Teacher - Emessu Scientific High School 1989-1994

Department Chair - Emessu Scientific High School 1992-94

Junior Lecturer - Universitas Pembangunan Pertanian, Department of Food and Nutrition 1994-1996

Lecturer - Universitas Pembangunan Pertanian, Department of Food and Nutrition 1996-Present


Publications/Presentations:

Soemadji, Harjono, Mother's Influence on the Nutrition of their Young Children, Master's Thesis, Universitas Pembangunan Pertanian, 1989.

Soemadji, Harjono, A Study of Mother's Nutritional Needs in the Kota Emessu Region, Publications Center, Universitas Pembangunan Pertanian, 1995.

Soemadji, Harjono, The Problem of Malnutrition Amongst Children in the Kota Emessu Region, Paper presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Health Conference (SEAHEC), 1996.

Soemadji, Harjono and Soemardi Hadisubroto, Understanding the Effectiveness of the Student Service Scheme, SERMAH Educational Development Center, Universitas Pembangunan Pertanian, 1997



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APPENDIX C - PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE

For the past 10 years I have had a strong concern for the health of young children in the Kota Emessu area. This is the area in which I was born and raised. Through my studies at the University and my practice as a teacher and lecturer I have come to learn that it is possible to alleviate the problems of malnutrition through well designed and meaningfully focused educational programs.

The challenge to the creation and operation of these programs, however, is twofold. First, there does not exist the teaching materials to assist mothers of young children in understanding how to improve nutritional intake and the effect that nutritional intake has on the health and welfare of their own children. And second, there does not exist a group of trained facilitators to assist in delivering this information in a timely and meaningful manner.

Research suggests that the most powerful way to affect the health and welfare of a young child is through the improved understanding of the child's mother. This project will focus on the development of teaching materials and a system for helping mothers of young children learn appropriate food and nutrition information to help in the development of their children. And, it will occur in a local community location, close to where these mothers of young children are living.

Further, the Project will build upon the very successful SERMAH program as a way to involve university student volunteers in the offering of services to mothers of young children. In addition to using these volunteers as a viable form of manpower for the offering of service, the Project will work to help these volunteers learn meaningful food/nutrition information and also techniques for effectively teaching this information to adults - a knowledge base that is certain to help them in their future endeavors.

Harjono Soemadji





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This section provides a list of NGOs geared towards working for women, and the promotion of human rights in Pakistan. This list is by no means exhaustive and is only supposed to serve as a starting point. For a comprehensive list of NGOs in Pakistan please refer to Pakistan NGO Resource Directory at http://saewak.7p.com/pakngo.htm or www.net-ngo.com
The information for this list was taken from various web sites and the Directory of Intermediary NGOs in Pakistan compiled by NGO Resource Center in 2000.
Service Delivery NGOs:
Aahung
Adult Basic Education Society Education
Agha Khan Health Services Pakistan Health
All Pakistan Women's Association Health and Economic Welfare
Association for Creation of Employment (Economic Welfare, Micro Credit)
Baanh Beli (Education, health and Economic Welfare)
Bedari (Psychological Welfare)
Behbud Association
Bunyad Literacy Community Council
Caritas (Education, Vocational Training)
De Laas Gul Welfare Program (Vocational Training)
Development Association of Youth Balochistan (Health)
Family Planning Association of Pakistan (Health)
Health and Nutrition Development Society
Health Education and Literacy Trust (Education and Health)
Kashf Foundation (Micro credit)
Khwendo Kor - Women and Children Development Program
Marie Stopes Society
Maternity and Child Welfare Association of Pakistan
Maternity and Child Welfare Association, Sindh Chapter
Mothers Trust National Research and Development Foundation
National Rural Support Programme
Orangi Charitable Trust
Organization for Participatory Development
Pakistan Federation of Business and Professional Women
Pakistan Foundation Fighting Blindness
Pakistan Women Lawyers Association
Rozan
Sungi Development Foundation
War Against Rape
Advocacy and Research Oriented NGOs
Applied Social Research
Aurat Publication and Information Service Foundation
Simorgh- Women's Resource and Publication Centre
Shirkat Gah- Women's Resource Centre
Sustainable Development Policy Institute
Women's Action Forum
Human Rights
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
Citizen's Commission for Human Development
The Network for Consumer Protection
Service Delivery NGOs:
Aahung (registered in 1995 - Health) Its areas of operation are Sibi, Peshawar, and Gujranwala.Major projects undertaken include Karachi Reproductive Health Project (1995-99) and AIDS Awareness Programme (1997-1999) For further information email: krhp@cyber.net.pk
Adult Basic Education Society (registered in 1972) EducationIts areas of operation are Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Gujranwala and Lahore. Major projects undertaken include Non-formal Education for Girls (1998-2001) in the Gujranwala Division and Multi grade Teaching Training (1998-2001) carried out in the Rawalpindi Division. Further information at: http://abes.cjb.net
Agha Khan Health Services Pakistan (est. 1924 registered in 1986) HealthIts areas of operation are NWFP (Mardan, Peshawar and Chitral), Punjab (Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur), Sindh (Sukkur, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Karachi) and Balochistan (Gawadar). Major projects undertaken with regard to women include implementation of Family Health Program (2000) and Reproductive Health Program (2000). For further information email: akhspho@cyber.net.pk
All Pakistan Women's Association (est. 1949, registered in 1965) Health and Economic WelfareAPWA is a non-political organization whose fundamental aim is to safeguard the moral, social and economic welfare of women and children in Pakistan. Further information at: www.un.org.pk/unic/apwa.htm
Association for Creation of Employment (est. and registered 1997) (Economic Welfare, Micro Credit)Its areas of operation are Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat and Bannu in the NWFP. Major projects undertaken with regard to women include Training and Employment of Women (1997). The thematic area for this project was business and micro credit and it was carried out in Hazara (NWFP). Further information at: http://acepakistan.bizland.com
Baanh Beli (established and registered 1987) (Education, health and Economic Welfare)Its area of operation is Sindh (Mirpurkhas and Karachi). Major projects undertaken with regard to women include Village community Development Project Nagarparkar (1992-99) which focused on saving and credit, female education and female health care; Central Tharparkar Village Community Development project Taluka Mithi and Diplo (1996-2000) which had female education as a thematic area; Northern Tharparkar Village community Development Project (1996-98) which focused on female education and Rural Karachi Ujagar Project (2000) which focused on developing primary schools for girls and female health care. For further information email: mnj@cyber.net.pk
Bedari (est and registered 1992)(Psychological Welfare)Its area of operation is the federal area. Major projects undertaken with regard to women include Crisis Counseling program, which focuses on domestic violence and theater performances in villages, and the Self Growth Program for Women. For further information email: mybedari2002@yahoo.com
Behbud Association (1970)Its efforts are concentrated on women's development in health, education, vocational training and income generating schemes. Its area of operation is Sindh (Karachi). Major projects undertaken with regard to women include Education Project (1971), Skill Training (1971), Distress and Rehabilitation (1971), Health (1976) and Reproductive health (1985). All these projects were carried out in Karachi.
Further information at: http://xiber.com/behbud
Bunyad Literacy Community Council ( est. and registered in 1994)Its area of operation is Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur). Major projects undertaken with regard to women include Women Development Project (1998) carried out in Multan/Hafizabad, and Women's Empowerment for Poverty Alleviation (1999).
Further information at: www.brain.net.pk/bunyad
Caritas (est. 1965, registered 1980) (Education, Vocational Training)Its area of operation is all of Pakistan. Major projects undertaken with regard to women include Social Awareness for Women ( 1998), Handicraft Centers for Women ( 1998) and Education for Working Girls (1998). All these projects were carried out in Punjab (Lahore).
Further information at: www.brain.net.pk/~caritas
De Laas Gul Welfare Program (est in 1976, registered in 1988) (Vocational Training)Its area of operation is the NWFP (Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, DI Khan) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas ( Bajaur Agency, Mohmand Agency , Khyber Agency). Major projects undertaken for women include Training of Rural Women in Tailoring (1997 to date). It is being carried out in villages of Peshawar, District Swabi and Bannu. For further information email: delaasgul@hotmail.com
Development Association of Youth Balochistan (est. 1994, registered 1995) (Health) Its area of operation is Balochistan (Quetta, Sibbi). Major projects undertaken for women include Female Reproductive health Project (1998-99) carried out in Sibi. For further information email: rehman@day.qta.sdnpk.undp.org
Family Planning Association of Pakistan (est. 1953 registered 1965) (Health) FPAP came into being with a commitment to responsible parenthood. Later on it enlarged its scope to cover complete sexual and reproductive health of the whole family. Its areas of operation are NWFP (Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat), Punjab (Sargodha, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur), Sindh (Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Karachi), Balochistan (Quetta, Mekran) and Islamabad. Major projects undertaken for women include Unsafe Abortions Project (1998), Norplant Implants (1997) and Men as partners (1999).
Further information at: www.brain.net.pk/-fpapak
Health and Nutrition Development Society (est. 1979, registered 1993)HANDS is working along with Community Based Organizations through primary and secondary health care, education promotion, community mobilization, gender development & micro credits programs. Its area of operation is Sindh( Sukkur, Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad, Karachi). Further information at: www.hands4t.com
Health Education and Literacy Trust (est. 1987 registered in 1994) (Education and Health) Its area of operation is all over Pakistan. Major projects undertaken for women include Female Community development Project (1998-2000) and Badian Female Health and Education Project (1998-2000) and a case study on Impact of Literacy on Women undertaken with UNESCO in 1993. For further information email: heal@one.net.pk or healtrust-pk@yahoo.com
Kashf Foundation (est and registered in 1996) (Micro credit)Its area of operation is Punjab (Lahore). Kashf Foundation was inspired by the success of the Grameen Bank in reaching out to poor women and is the first such replication of the Grameen Bank in Pakistan Its mission is to provide cost effective and quality microfinance services to poor women, by adding value to women's existing economic opportunities in order to enhance their role in economic and social decision-making. Further information at :www.kashf.com
Khwendo Kor - Women and Children Development ProgramIts area of operation is the North Western Frontier Province (Peshawar, Karak and Dir). Major projects undertaken for women include the Micro credit Programme( 1994) in Peshawar, and Khajwand Project on Education health and poverty Alleviation in Karak. For further information email: khwendokor@hotmail.com
Marie Stopes Society (est and registered in 1990)Its area of operation is NWFP (Peshawar), Balochistan (Mekran), Punjab (Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Lahore, Multan, DG Khan) and Sindh (Sukkur, Karachi).Major projects undertaken for women include the Reproductive Health Project being carried out in Sukkur, Peshawar and DG Khan. For further information email: mss@cyber.net.pk
Maternity and Child Welfare Association of Pakistan (est 1961, registered 1963)Its area of operation is NWFP (Mardan, Peshawar), Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore and Multan), Sindh (Larkana, Sukkur, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas) and Northern areas (Skardu)Major projects undertaken for women include Male Involvement in Family Planning and Reproductive Health undertaken in 2000 Research project on Acceptability of Contraceptives ((2000). Further information at www.mcwap.cjb.net
Maternity and Child Welfare Association, Sindh Chapter (est 1971 registered 1972)Its area of operation is Sindh (Shikarpur, Khipro, Kunri, Chachro and Karachi). Major Projects undertaken for women include Project on Teaching of Reproductive health in Schools of Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health and a research study on evaluation of Nurses Training in Pakistan. For further information email: mcwas@cyber .net.pk
Mothers Trust (est and registered in 1992)Its area of operation is Sindh (Larkana). Major projects undertaken for women include the establishment of a vocational school (1997), and a micro credit program (1997-98). For further information: ph: 0741-444514
National Research and Development Foundation (est. and registered 1993)Its area of operation is the NWFP (Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, Peshawar and Kohat). Major projects undertaken fro women include Ulema and Women's Rights Project (1998) undertaken in Mansehra an Ulema and Gender Gap in Primary Education (1999) carried out in KohatFor further information email; nrdf@psh.paknet.com or tahseen@nrdf-t.pwr.sdnpk.undp.org
National Rural Support Programme (est and registered in 1991)Its areas of operation are Balochistan (Kech), NWFP (Malakand, Mardan), Punjab (Rawalpindi, Khushab and Multan). D G Khan, Bahawalpur, Vehari, Lodhran), Sindh (Mirpurkhas) and Islamabad. It offers a credit system facility.For further information email: gmnrsp@isb.comsats.net.pk
Orangi Charitable Trust (est 1985, registered 1987)Its area of operation is Punjab (Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Lahore, Jhelum, Multan) and Sindh (Larkana, Hyderabad, Karachi, Thatta, Badin). It offers a credit system facility.For further information phone: 021-6685021/6665696
Organization for Participatory Development (est. and registered 1992)Its area of operation is Punjab (Gujranwala) Major projects undertaken for women include Maternal and Reproductive Health Project (1997-98) and Female Entrepreneurs (1999). It also offers a micro credit facility. For further information email: opd@paknet4.ptc.pk
Pakistan Federation of Business and Professional Women (est. 1954)An advocacy and pressure group with a social welfare and development orientation. Concerned to raise status (including economic status) of women by ensuring equal opportunities in education, training, and employment. Its area of operation is NWFP (Peshawar), Punjab (Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Lahore), Sindh (Hyderabad, Karachi), Balochistan (Quetta) and Islamabad. Major projects undertaken for women include the establishment of a day care center in 2000. Further information at: http://aphy.ku.edu.pk/resources/res2001/afsheen-kamal/w_organization.htm
Pakistan Foundation Fighting Blindness (est and registered 1988)It works for physically challenged people across Pakistan. Major projects undertaken fro women include the Darakshan project: a resource and rehabilitation cetre for physically challenged women. This center prvides free pick and drop facility, free of cost provision of items of personal use such as wheel chairs and white canes; training programs in mobility, identification of currency, vocational training (tailoring, knitting, cooking) etc, medical care and psychological counseling for women with physical disabilities. For further information: www.pffb.org.pk
Pakistan Women Lawyers Association (est. 1980, registered 1981)PAWLA is a non-government organization delivering professional legal services and economic counseling to women by means of networking with legal bodies, the government, donors and NGOs. Its area of operation is NWFP (Peshawar), Punjab (Rawalpindi), Sindh ( Karachi), Balochistan (Quetta). Major projects undertaken for women include Legal Aid Project (1981-2000), Jail Project (1990-2000) and Legal Awareness Project (1988-2000), and a book series "Khawateen aur Qanoon"(Women and the Legal System) Further information at: www.pawla.sdnpk.org
Rozan (est. and registered 1998)Its mission statement is to enhance the self-esteem of all people, especially women and children in order to work towards a society, which is aware, confidant and accepting of itself and others. Major projects undertaken for women include Zeest Resource Center geared towards the issue of violence against women and psychological counseling. Further information at: www.rozan.org
Sungi Development Foundation (est. 1989)Its mission statement is to bring about policy and institutional changes by mobilizing deprived and marginalized communities with a view to creating an environment in which communities at the local level may be able to transform their lives through the equitable and sustainable use of resources. Major projects undertaken for women include credit systems for poverty alleviation.
Further information at: www.sungi.org
War Against Rape (est. in 1989 registered in 1992)Its area of operation is Sindh (Karachi). Major projects undertaken for women include Legal Aid to rape Victims (1998) and Counseling for Rape (1998). For further information email: war@super.net.pk
Advocacy and Research Oriented NGOs
Applied Social Research (registered in 1983)
Asr was set up in 1983 as a multidisciplinary, multidimensional group working towards socio-political transformation. ASR's point of departure has been to reexamine and redefine the political and developmental processes which people themselves identify, articulate and struggle for.For further information email: asr@brain.net.pk and asr@lhr.comsats.net.pk
Aurat Publication and Information Service Foundation (registered in 1986)Some goals of the Foundation are to assist women to acquire greater control over knowledge, resources, and institutions; facilitate women's greater participation in political processes and governance; transform social attitudes and behavior for a responsive and supportive social environment to address women's concerns and development; develop an enabling environment with strong civil society organizations to support women at the community level and district levels; undertake advocacy with public servants and public representatives for gender responsive development planning, supportive legislation and increasing women's access to government services. Major projects undertaken with regard to women include Needs Assessment Among Rural Women in Pakistan (1997 to date); establishment of 3000 information network Centers (1996-2002); Shelter for Women in Peshawar (1995 to date) and Strengthening the Democratic Electoral process in Pakistan with a focus on women's empowerment (1997-2000)Further information at: www.brain.net.pk/~apisf/main.html
Simorgh- Women's Resource and Publication Centre (est. and registered in 1985)A woman's resource and publication center. Simorgh is mainly concerned with women and development and women and religion. It was formed in response to the promulgation of retrogressive and discriminatory legislation, Simorgh¹s main focus was research on women by women in order to free both women and men from the dominance of ideas that support social and economic divisions on the basis of gender, class, religion, race and nationality. Its area of operation is all over Pakistan. Major projects undertaken for women include Violence against Women (1998) and Gender Equality and the Judiciary (1996-todate).
Further information at: www. Spinifexpress. Com.au/fasiapub/Pakistan/sim.htm and http://aphy.ku.edu.pk/resources/res2001/afsheen-kamal/w-organiation.htm
Shirkat Gah- Women's Resource Centre (est. 1975)The group was set up as a pressure cum lobby and consciousness raising group. It was later expanded to include women's development concerns, networking, income generating projects and non-formal education. Some of the issues it focuses on are violence against women, work and women's health and environment. Its area of operation is NWFP (Peshawar), Punjab (Faisalabad, Lahore), Sindh (Hyderabad, Karachi). Major projects undertaken for women include Women, Law and Status: Discriminatory Customary practices Against Women (1993), Women and Sustainable Development: Intergenerational Transfer of knowledge and reproductive health in rural and urban areas (1992). Further information at: www.spinifexpress.com.au/pakistan/shirkat gah and http://aphy.ku.edu.pk/resources/res2001/afsheen-kamal/w-organiation.htm
Sustainable Development Policy Institute (est. and registered 1992). SDPI's mission is to catalyze the transition towards sustainable development, defined as the enhancement of peace, social justice and well being, within and across generations. It is an independent, non-profit, non-government research institute established to provide advice to public, private and voluntary organizations, and to undertake advocacy on issues of public interest. Its research publications on women include "Women and Local Government", "Language and Feminist Issues in Pakistan", "Mohajir Women's Sense of Identity and Nationhood"," Women, Work and Empowerment" and "Afghan Women and the Reproduction of Patriarchy". Further information at: www.sdpi.org
Women's Action Forum (est. -)Strictly speaking this is not an NGO, but a network, which is run by a working committee. It acts as a pressure group, holds demonstrations and collaborates with NGOs on issues related to women in Pakistan. Further information at: http://aphy.ku.edu.pk/resources/res2001/afsheen-kamal/w_organization.htm
Human Rights
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (1986)Mandate includes work for the ratification and implementation by Pakistan of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of other related Charters, Covenants, Protocols, Resolutions, Recommendations and internationally adopted norms; to promote studies in the field of human rights and mobilize public opinion in favor of accepted norms through all available media and forums, and to carry out every category of activity to further the cause; Further information available at: www.hrcp-web.org
Citizen's Commission for Human Development (1985)CCHD is a development organization with multi-sectoral programmes, to achieve and improve the current development goal s towards poverty alleviation, empowerment of the disadvantaged, human and civic ecology and sustainability both in the urban and rural settings.Further information at: www.crm.sdnpk.org/pngo/cchd.htm
The Network for Consumer Protection (1992) Mission Statement: To protect and promote the interest of all Pakistani consumers: by educating them about their rights; by providing them independent information about goods and services; and by informing them about government's performance as protector of their rights, especially the poor consumers. To promote the interest of consumers by facilitating their organization and by advocating for pro-consumer policies that also address structural inequities. The organization also promotes responsible and sustainable consumption practices in society, as well as the development of alternative systems.
Further information available at: www.the network.org.pk

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The NGO Resource Centre operates within the framework of the Civil Society Programme of the Aga Khan Foundation (Pakistan). Based in Karachi, in the province of Sindh, Pakistan, the Centre has been in existence since 1990. Its current mission is to enhance organizational effectiveness and improve systems that promote gender sensitive participatory approaches to sustainable social and economic development. It has a four-pronged strategic thrust to fulfill this mission: a) training to enhance the skills of managers and leaders’ forums to promote awareness on development issues; b) management consulting services for individual civil society organizations to facilitate their development interventions; c) information and research to create greater understanding of the role of civil society organizations, promote quality standards and an enabling policy environment for the civil society sector; and d) communication by disseminating information through target-oriented products to a wide-range of development stakeholders and civil society including community-based organizations, the corporate world, media, academics, public sector officials and concerned citizens. NGORC has been supported by the following organizations and agencies; the European Commission, through the Rural Social Development Programme; the Canadian International Development Agency and the Aga Khan Foundation, Canada through the Pakistan-Canada Social Institutions Development Programme; and the Aga Khan Foundation (USA) and USAID, through the Institutional Management and Certification Programme..

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Benchmarking Measures of Human Capital Performance&Sucession Management
New markets, new customers, and new supply chains all require new approaches to employee management.Benchmarking human capital management (HCM) and succession management practices makes it possible to define superior performance and draw meaningful comparisons with world-class organizations. Keeping in view the above scenario HRDN intends to organize a one day seminar on “Benchmarking Measures of Human Capital and Succession Management” on Friday 27th March 2009 at Iqra University, Islamabad at 1600hrsMore details »

Young Professionals Leadership Programme
NRSP-Institute of Rural Management and Human Resource Development Network have launched a women specific leadership development training programme called Young Professionals Leadership Programme (YPLP). Each year twenty aspirant women professional will be groomed for leadership positions after being selected to take part in the Young Professionals Leadership Programme.

ICMC Info

Programmes and Operations
Core Activities
Introduction

Being uprooted from one's homeland can be a frighteningly swift event, which contrasts sharply with the very often long and arduous journey back home or to a new country.Refugees and displaced persons must constantly be prepared to move at a moments notice to protect themselves and their families, and as a result, rest and a sense of security often seem painfully unattainable.
These fears haunt them throughout every phase of their displacement, and are often combined with ethnic persecution, fear of arrest or incarceration, unemployment, the risk of trafficking, a lack of access to basic services, or even a lack of means to return home.
For over 50 years, ICMC's primary objective through its operations and activities is to assist and protect refugees, migrants and displaced persons in finding this long sought security.ICMC engages with donors to help identify the most pressing needs for a particular group of displaced persons in order to find an individualized, long-term solution for protecting and assisting uprooted persons and their families.
In addition to advocacy, ICMC core activities are:
Voluntary Return and Reintegration
Community Building and Local Integration
Refugee Resettlement and Cultural Orientation
Technical Cooperation with Governments
Counter-Trafficking
Care for the Extremely Vulnerable
Training, Tolerance Building and Community Support
Emergency Relief for the Displaced

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UNFPA(United Nation Population Fund)

Empowering marginalized women
Financing healthier lives in Nepal
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Making motherhood safer for all
Concerted efforts needed to protect Filipino women
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