Annual Report 2008
karakoram area development organization
Karakoram Area Development Organization (KADO) Head Office Aliabad , Hunza , Northern Areas of Pakistan, Phone : (92-5813)-455816/458135 Fax : (92-5813)-455813 Email : [email protected] Web : www.kadohunza.org
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CONTENTS
CHAIRMAN’s MESSAGE 2
FOREWORD BY CEO 4
KADO OVERVIEW 5
Harnessing Culture for Development and Empowering PROJECTS OVERVIEW FOR 2008 8 People through Knowledge and Opportunities FINANCIAL SUMMARY 27
PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT OF WOMEN HANDICRAFT COMPANIES 28
KADO ORGANOGRAM 29
PARTNERS AND INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATIONS 30
CHAIRMAN AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS 31
KADO AGM 32
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I am pleased to share that KADO is making a rapid progress on its way to achieve the vision that was envisioned by our board and members i.e. to contribute towards developing a healthy society which is culturally, economically, socially and spiritually balanced. I am proud and confident in saying that our journey to achieve the vision is continued and KADO has made outstanding progress in terms of attaining and striking a balanced development. Some of the interventions have produced great results such as enhancing cultural identity through the promotion of handicrafts, music and traditional rugs rehabilitation of special people through work therapy, socio- economic empowerment of women through entrepreneurship, Sher Alam Chairman KADO protection of local physical environment through solid waste management and facilitating development process through information and communication technologies.
With the blessing of Allah and service by men and women, KADO affiliates, philanthropists, community, artisans and donors, KADO achieved its set short-term goals rather over achieved, CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE and set a new direction for long-term interventions and investments.In this context, KADO will be engaged in further improving the quality of life of people and also to help accelerate the institutional development along with the private sector growth and promotion of social and economic activities, building on local physical and human resources.
Despite these successes, the challenges are also enormous to initiate new projects and to make the existing projects sustainable, especially sustaining and expanding the Rehabilitation Centres for special people. We are, however, confident about community participation and encouragement and valuable contributions of philanthropists, corporate entities, Government of Pakistan and other international donors to develop synergies for the sustainable development of the region.
I would like to thank SDC, IDRC, GKP, Northern Areas Administration, local philanthropists, general members and Board for their valuable contributions and services, to make our world beautiful. Indeed these efforts have made good impressions while improving the conditions of the underprivileged and KADO is further committed to its cause, people and society and seek your assistance and wisdom continuously and from time to time. We will keep on striving hard, day in and day out, to achieve our goals and to ensure that every day we achieve effectiveness in our results and relationships. KADO will keep on contributing, as an active part of civil society organization, until there is need and the need is likely to grow.
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KADO is a nice chapter in the history of local governance and contemporary institutional development in Hunza and Northern Areas (Gilgit Baltistan) of Pakistan. It is nice, because it demonstrated the potential of local people, the spirit of local volunteerism, resources and expertise in order to create socio-economic value for the society by integrating and embracing marginalised and poor segments of the society. It started with a small handicraft society, formed and nurtured by a group of people included; entrepreneurs, social workers, philanthropists and professionals primarily with the aim to protect and promote handicrafts but over the years it expanded in scale and scope on the basis of community needs and Ghulam Ali CEO KADO demands.
KADO is constantly engaged in creating public value and believes in creating value for the society as its one of the important tasks, therefore, it puts its energies and resources in one place in order to attain maximum results. Although, value creation is not a simple task but FOREWORD BY CEO the recipe of commitment, hard work, right ideas, right people and right mechanisms make it easier. Fortunately, KADO remained successful in developing an ideal combination and willing to develop further as it intends to do more and more in the future as a strong civil society organization while fostering private sector growth, advancing social and economic opportunities and stretch the income and employment opportunities to disadvantaged segment of the society.
I am pleased to introduce our first and foremost formal published Annual Report 2008. The aim of this annual report is to make information easily available and accessible to our valuable community, stakeholders and donors. In the last many years, KADO disseminated information in the form of specific reports, notes, presentations and through websites etc. However, to further improve and professionalise our information disclosure and reporting, we have published formal Annual Report and this effort will be sustained in years ahead too.
I am grateful to all our supporters, contributors, and donors individually and collectively for their support, encouragement and advice, without which it would have not been possible to achieve important milestones. We also look forward to seek the assistance and wisdom of our stakeholders in order to materialise our dreams and objectives. Our dream has always been to develop ‘synergy and effectiveness’ between Government, civil society, private sector, community and also among the available resources to creates better opportunities to improve the lives of so many but especially the marginalised and poor.
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The idea of ‘developing independent and autonomous institution of the people at Hunza valley and the larger Karakoram levels’ was envisioned in the early 90s by
a group of like-minded literati and social activists based on the experiences of village Vision and local level institutional efforts. This vision was translated into action by forming Karakoram Handicraft Promotion Society (KHPS) during 1995, in order to protect, promote and harness the traditional handicrafts for local development. The need “A healthy society which is socially, culturally, economically for the protection of handicrafts was felt desperately due to the influence from and spiritually balanced” external world and rapid change process in the region. The project improved the skills of the artisan and increased access to cash income for more than 3,000 women artisans in embroidery. The project created a new brand - Thread Net Hunza (TNH) - for women made handicrafts, which resulted in the formation of 5 independent Mission women owned private limited Companies and 2 independent women carpet and fabric businesses. The project documented the traditional handicrafts as a book
KADO OVERVIEW titled “Lifting the veils on Northern Areas: Motifs and Designs of Embroidery”. “To develop local capacities for equitable and sustainable development”
As the project got an acceptable speed and recognition amongst the community, many other ideas floated by community and AKDN agencies in Environment and culture. For that purpose, two projects started, one with the name of HEC (Hunza Environmental Committee) in the domain of Environment and other HACF (Hunza Objectives Art and Cultural Forum) in the domain of Culture and Heritage. This notion turned out to be an important milestone in the form of converting a small initiative into a 1. To facilitate delivery of quality social and economic services through public
reliable and trusted development organization to work beyond handicrafts by and private sector partnerships. KADO OVERVIEW expanding its vision, scope, scale and governance, culminating in the birth of 2. To build the capacity of private sector for accelerating economic growth in Northern Areas. Karakoram Area Development organization in 1998 with the vision to develop a 3. To build the capacity of key stakeholders for good governance in Northern healthy society. From there onwards, it has managed projects on a wide range of Areas. themes including rehabilitation of special people, information and communication 4. To develop profitable enterprises in food processing, IT, tourism, hydropower technology, handicrafts, culture, gems, knowledge management and good governance. generation and gemstones. 5. To expand the use of ICT in education, employment creation and poverty reduction. KADO, in a span of a decade gave a right footing for local development while 6. To develop KADO as a good governed civil society institution with synergistic carrying the broader development mandate and by adopting the strategy based on collaboration between the social and commercial arms of the organization. the local needs, values and ethical compatibility and integrity. The sheer scale and 7. To work for the rehabilitation of special people and their integration into size of KADO projects and programmes, and the effect of KADO as a local institution, the society. capable of developing and retaining quality human resources, both men and women, 8. To protect and promote cultural and environmental assets of Northern Areas. professional and volunteer, speaks of its impacts and positive contributions to the well being of the vulnerable groups including artisan, women, artists, youth and persons with disabilities.
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PROJECTS OVERVIEW FOR 2008
1) Karakoram Development Resource Centre (KDRC)
2) Thread Net Hunza and Women Entrepreneurship/KHDP SDC Officials at KADO Gems Center, Karimabad Hunza 3) Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D)
4) Women Vocational Training (IT Skills)
5) Rehabilitation of Special People
6) Hunza Environmental Committee (HEC) 7) Gems Cutting and Polishing
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1. KARAKORAM DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE CENTRE (KDRC) component of HIS is the documentation of the profiles of 1,200 business entities in Hunza valley with the support of Aga Khan Economic Planning Board for Hunza. The purpose to initiate KDRC was to continue the successful promotion of development The most important aspect of this system is the interactive Visual Baisc 6.0 , MS- and private sector initiatives after SDC’s pull-out from KADO as the major and Access and SPSS-based (Statistical Software for Social Sciences) software which longest partner of the Karakoram Handicraft Development Programme (KHDP). The stores and manipulates the data for better reporting purposes. main objectives of KDRC are to develop and implement a new organizational Table: Details of Trainings in HIS development (OD) plan including organizational strategy, structure, management Male Females Total processes and HRD plan and to test the efficacy of different innovative ideas as Enumerators 41 108 149 action research projects for further implementation and replication. The main focus of KDRC during the year 2008 remained on the implementation of HIS & SPSS 25 15 40 the OD plan developed during 2007. Furthermore, KADO identified, experimented Total 66 123 189 HIS traning partcipants and successfully implemented different innovative ideas in Knowledge Management In order to regularly update the database and E-Governance. and to ensure best utilisation of the database, seven localized information stations and one 1.1 Knowledge Management (KM) centralized database hubs/points were KM comprises of a range of practices used by organizations to identify, create, developed at union council levels. Computer represent, and distribute knowledge. While the term is mostly used for managing systems with HIS software were installed at knowledge within an organization, KADO’s knowledge management program has each hub. Twenty five (25) youth were fully a greater external focus with the objective to empower the local community through trained both in HIS and SPSS software to knowledge creation and dessimination.The knowledge management component assist the local and central information hubs successfully completed projects including Hunza Information System (HIS), fostering in generating reports and update of the local media production units and publication of the first development journal. statistics.
Hunza Information System (HIS): Polcy mannual has been developed in order to dessiminate the required facts and The project aimed at to develop a comprehensive, centralized, rigorous and figuers at different levels.KDRC during the year facilitated about 14 organisations, consolidated statistical database of Hunza valley in order to facilitate the development HIS main page researchers and students by providing required data. practitioners, researchers, policy makers, students and Ethnic distribution of Hunza 1% (HIS sample report) other relevant stakeholders for balanced and informed HIS is expected to play a central role in developing social capital, decisions, plans and development. sharing and acquiring knowledge, and stimulating innovation through effective management of local information. 12%
KADO initiated the door-to-door household survey of Burushaski Local Media Production Units: more than 7,000 households in Hunza valley during Wakhi Media is playing a pivotal role in knowledge creation and 22% August 2007 which was finally completed during 2008. Shina dissemination as well as in creating awareness among 65% The survey covered about 30 different main socio- people regarding critical issues such as health, education, Domaki economic indicators/sectors. About 149 (male 41, female art, culture, economy, business, development and early 108) trained enumerators, Boy Scouts, and Girl Guides childhood etc. The local cable networks in central and other from the 45 highly scattered villages of Hunza valley main towns of Hunza have 60% coverage of the households were involved in the process. An important with an increasing trend. Similarly, about 60% households having TV at home. This offers a cheapest and easy way to
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reach a large number of people within a short period of time. international programmes. The production units have started to organize and boardcast talk shows, interviews, docu-dramas and other programmes on different KADO trained 35 youth (30% females) in script and creative writing, cinematography, sectors including counselling on health, education, nutrition, entertainment, art, production management and other related fields through highly qualified professionals culture, music, literature, drugs, youth, senior citizens concerns, economy, online from National College of Arts, Lahore. This was aimed at developing and strengthening training, good governance and business development etc. potential local media groups to work for the documentation, promotion and dissemination of cultural heritage and to create massive awareness about different The feedback from the community is much appreciative and are very much development issues among the local communities. The other objective was to stir enthusiastic about the channel and expecting more. interest among the youth to pursue careers in media related fields and also to create local income and employment opportunities and to enhance the entrepreneurial Karakoram Knowledge Highways-KKH abilities among the community through sensitization. Different regional and international development organizations are extensively
The training resulted in formation of two different independent media groups as engaged in producing a variety of knowledge in the Northern Areas (Gilgit-Baltistan) “Divaako Productions” in Central Hunza and “Nerew Productions” in Upper Hunza, of Pakistan but such a sporadic and site-specific efforts are still unknown and Local Youth during a unfamiliar to other researchers, academics, students and development professionals. training session with the objectives to preserve and promote local cultural heritages and educate local community on a variety of issues, critical for Most of the efforts are restricted within some organizations, libraries and individuals overall development of the region. and are not readily made available to others. Accessibility is thus the main obstacle The first Issue of KKH a media studio with basic equipments necessary in the evolution of knowledge. KDRC thus started to publish for film production and is playing its role to create the first quarterly development journal in the history of the linkages for the production units in order to increase Northern Areas of Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan) as “Karakoram their resource base and ensure sustainability. Knowledge Highway-KKH” in order to facilitate knowledge dissemination to help assimilation and further growth of The local business community is also the client knowledge in the region. and recipient of such services to promote their own It is believed that this product like others, will have perennial businesses, products and services through impact on the society as it intends to provide information on advertisement and promotions in local language variety of subjects to help and cater the information needs of within the local context. students, researchers, scholars, youth, elderly, men, women, development associates, scientists, donors, local organization, Divaako Productions purchased a cable channel named as “SUJO HUNZO” to broadcast different Government, non government organization and private sector. programmes in local Burushaski language. The Most importantly, it will keep youth informed and intact with duration of broadcasting programmes through this local channel is initially about the society not superficially but with concrete details regarding 2 hours from 9 pm to 11 pm on daily basis. Similarly, “NEREW Productions” is also the subject matters so that they contribute to society more developing and broadcasting different programmes in local Wakhi language. The in years to come. It will help fostering knowledge networks cable networks are thus best utilised to provide and attain quality information and paving a way towards knowledge society. Through such regarding the socio-economic, cultural and development aspects of the life of efforts, KADO is optimistic to have a lasting impact in the individuals to harness a collective vision for the better future of the area and society. mountain regions of Karakoram-Himalaya-Hindukush and Pamir (KHHP). The Production units, within a short period of time, developed about 10 documentaries on different themes and also made coverage of 20 different local, regional and
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1.2 E-Governance groups and stakeholders in Hunza so that a common approach and a framework In the quest for governments to become more responsive and accessible, E- for collective action could be developed to address long-term development challenges governance is being looked upon as an accepted methodology by involving the use in the valley. of IT to improve transparency, accountability and to provide accurate and speedy information to citizens and improve administrative efficiency and public services. KADO is now acting as the Secretariat for this Forum. Consultative meetings were Websites could be used as a powerful channel to facilitate E-governance by providing held at KADO to discuss issues critical for the development of Hunza. The website all possible government information right on the users’ desktop. of the HDF was also developed as www.kadohunza.org/hdf KADO developed the first E- governance website for the office of Assistant Commissioner, Hunza in order to make all sort of relevant information and data Development Services online at www.achunza.org. KDRC during 2008 facilitated local organisations by developing 8 proposals, 25 letters and applications, 10 banners, 3 brochures and 5 websites without charging www.achunza.org The information includes forms, formats, service fees. instructions, resources, statistics about the valley, Government announcements and Trainings and Capacity Building notifications, annual development plans, price KDRC organised about 5 different trainings and workshops during 2008 in order to list, transport fare lists, electricity schedule and develop the capacities of local development organisations in governance, planning other basic details. The other institutions (political and management. and civil society) will be gradually encouraged to share information so that a culture of KDRC hosted a five-day ‘Training of Trainers’ in collaboration with ICIMOD during accountability and transparency is endorsed. May 2008 on Advocacy with the objective to equip the participants with advocacy The idea is to experiment on the concept and tools, strategies and techniques to undertake advocacy campaigns for the mountain its implication that how government and citizens communities. About 25 representatives from 12 Government and NGOs from all Advocacy Training Participants can be brought together and how citizens are over the Northern Areas (Gilgit- more empowered to get the benefit from better Baltistan) participated the workshop. services of Government. It would take a lot of commitment and planned efforts on the part of the governments to make the The staff and board members of KADO concept work and bear fruit. KADO looks forward to have the first prototype a during the year participated in about success and its efficacy will be explored, though it is believed that it is a small step 10 international seminars, conferences but it is very important step towards improving governance. and workshops in Germany, Srilaka, Nepal, China, Malaysia, Dubai on 1.3 Development Resources and Services variety of themes. KDRC during the year played its role in developing the capacity of local organizations The Social Sector Developmnet by facilitating the provision of specialised services and development resources to Manager (SSDM) KADO successfully local commuinty. completed a one-year Advanced Professional Training “Planning and Secretariat for Hunza Development Forum Management for Sustainable Regional This consultative forum was evolved during the first multi-stakeholder forum held Development in Mountain Regions” organised by InWEnt-Capacity building International in Hunza from August 23-24, 2004 by AKRSP in collaboration with KADO. The in Germany. This programme was also participated by two staffs of AKRSP and one purpose was to initiate a public deliberation on the major development issues each from Planning and Development Department (P&DD) involving diverse
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Northern Areas and Naunihal Development 2. THREAD NET HUNZA AND WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP/KHDP Organisation (NDO). The training participants organised a workshop on “Practices and Experiences in Alpine Europe; A model for regional development in Northern Mountains in Pakistan”, as a transfer project. This workshop was participated by about 35 high officials and representatives of Government departments, international and regional NGOs, conservation committees, local support organizations, political institutions and private sector. The objective of the workshop was to give new perspective in understanding change management and regional development in NAs
Participants of the workshop based on best practices in Alpine region of Europe.
Similarly, the Chairman, CEO, Private Sector Development Manager and Communication Officer also participated the InWEnt national change management training programmes held in Gilgit.
1.4 Micro Health Insurance KADO facilitated the First Micro Insurance Agency (FMiA) to implement the micro health insurance product in Hunza. During 2007, KADO registered 1,073 families (3,653 individuals) in Central Hunza for health insurance The seed of present day KADO was sown in 1996 through Karakoram Handicraft through female community agents. About 1,801 individuals Development Project (KHDP) which pursued in unison many of the core objectives of KADO like enterprise development, revival of traditional arts, empowerment and benefited from the OPD services of Aga Khan Extended Health capacity building of women (artisan) and integration of special people. The Project Centre, Aliabad, Hunza. 271 ensured individuals benefited while helped women artisans to raise their living standards in rural areas. The project admitted in the centre[s] whereas 2 persons received death introduced massive innovations in product design, development and eased the claims. market access for small producers. The capacities of local women was developed in business planning, management and leadership. During 2008, KADO registered 1,200 families (4,375 individuals) from Central Hunza (excluding Hyderabad) and Shinaki (lower One of the interesting parts of the KHDP exit phase 2006 – 2008 was the ownership Insurance Card Hunza) for the health insurance product. of the embroidery business transfered to the women - the previous staff of KADO regular and wage earners. Four of the companies were formed from the secondary 1.5 Networking and linkages production units (Hyderabad, Mayun, Nairabad, and Ghulkin) and the fifth from the KDRC facilitated the visit of about 20 local, national and international delegates during central production and marketing group during the project phase. 2008. The purpose of establishing these companies were to promote profitable, culture-
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sensitive and environmentally sustainable micro-enterprises creating village-based 3. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT (ICT4D) income and employment opportunities for artisans, women, small producers and the special need members of the community. During 2008, the business groups continued their businesses independently after formal registration under companies Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are creating unprecedented ordinance in 2007 as below. opportunities to increase both outreach as well as quality of essential services for Tourists acccessing internet at KADO Cafe, Karimabad communities across the world. With appropriate 1. Women Arts and Craft Pvt Ltd, Karimabad use of ICT, it is now possible to help local 2. Dar-ul-Hunar Pvt Ltd, Nasirabad communities improve their access to education, 3. Bibi Khadija Handicraft Pvt Ltd, Mayoon skill enhancement, and health and income 4. Silk Route Handicraft Pvt Ltd, Ghulkin generation services 5. Karakoram Handicraft Pvt Ltd, Karimabad Keeping this in view, KADO has been The Gulmit Carpet Center and Ganish Fabric Center also continued their successful experimenting with innovative ways of using ICT operations as independent companies. for development since the year 2000.
The companies managed their own businesses independly including production and The major intervention in this regard was the Artisan at work in Gulmit marketing as second year of their formal business. The companies further developed IDRC funded project as Information and Carpet Center linkages with the 3000 Communication Technology for Rural Development women artisans which (ICT4D), aimed at demonstrating the use of were organised in information and communication technology for Primary Production Units the promotion of sustainable livelihoods and (PPUs) during the project extradition of extreme poverty in the remote mountainous villages. The major phase. Thread Net Hunza components of this project included provision of internet services and action researchs remained under the on e-village, e-school and business incubation concepts. ownership of KADO in KADO consolidated the action research component during early 2008. Proposals order to control the were submitted to dfferent donor agencies in order to replicate the action research quality of products being in other parts of Northern Areas. The KADO Internet Service Visitors details KADO marketed under this NetCafe 2008 8000 trademark. (KIS) which fulfilled the long lasting dream of people of Hunza and Nager to become a part of global information society, with 7000 Male The main challenges establishment of ISP in Hunza continued to provide internet 6000 remained in designing, services in Hunza and Nagar valleys. KIS remained the only 5000 Female marketing and book internet facility in Hunza and Nagar valleys from 2004 to 2008. 4000 keeping. KADO provided SCO started provision of internet during 2008 in a very subsidized 3000 overall supervision and rates however the demand for KIS services remained higher helped in book-keeping, due to quality in service delivery. The project provided fifty 2000 marketing and linkage percent discounts on tariff for the educational institutions and 1000 creation for the very nominal charges for Allama Iqbal Open University and 0 companies. Virtual University students. Local Visitors Foreign Visitors KIS helped promoting businesses in the region. An assessment
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that carried out by independent team in KADO recorded an average of 30.51% net 5. REHABILITATION OF SPECIAL PEOPLE improvement/growth in tourism, business, services and other sectors due to the provision of internet.
The internet café/distance learning centre Karimabad provided internet facilities for tourists and those locals who cannot afford this facility at their houses. Local students improving their education and qualification through distance learning were specially facilitated at this centre.
4. WOMEN VOCATIONAL TRAININGS (IT SKILLS)
During the early 2008, KADO and the Planning and Development Department (P&DD) Northern Areas handed over the 34 IT Centres to School Management Committees (SMCs), in order to continue proper utilization of the resources. These centres were established under presidential package as ‘Women Vocational (IT) skills training in all six districts of Northern Areas. The project aimed at to develop a cadre of female human resources equipped with knowledge and skills in Information Women during training in Govt.High School technology in order to access social and economic opportunities. Haramosh Gilgit KADO was selected as an implementing partner on the basis of its work for women empowerment through handicraft project and its experience as the only organisation of Northern Areas to implement a successful information and communication technology project. KADO trained 4,208 women from all over As part of its obligation to improve the living conditions of the disadvantaged groups Northern Areas as compared to the actual and ameliorate their human rights situation, KADO is providing ‘work therapy’ to around 85 special persons (60 men and 25 women) at Sharma Rehabilitation Center target of 3,400. The training helped the (SRC), Hyderabad and Women Rehabilitation Center (WRC), Karimabad. This is a educated unemployed women to easily social safety net for special people, majority of them having backgrounds of the embark on jobs or income generating poorest of the poor families. activities.
According to KADO Survey, there are about 1,200 people with various disabilities The project offered KADO the opportunity in Hunza valley who need care and special services. The highest percentage of to develop a strong relationship with the disabilities i.e. 35% pertains to physical disabilities followed by hearing/speech Northern Areas Administration and other 34%, mental retardness 19% , visual 11% and 0.6% having multiple disabilties. community institutions throughout NAs. KADO is now working with P&DD for KADO has been working since 1996 in rehabiliation of special people which helped extension of the project in order to expand its benefit in the region. it earn recognition and credibility among communities and in both public and private sectors as an organisation specializes in working with special people.
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KADO trained special people in vocational and income earning skills and developed market for their products so that they could live an honourable and dignified life 6. HUNZA ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE (HEC) as productive members of the society. Work has been categorized according to the capacity of the special people, attaching them to various processes of work ranging from local rug weaving (Sharma), embroidery work, spinning, sewing stitching to playing local musical instruments.
A website www.rchunza.org was developed to mobilize resources for rehabilitation of special people. KADO staff is also regularly contributing part of their salaries for the rehabilitation centres.
These centers are now functioning with the support of Hashoo Foundation, local community and other philanthropists.
Speical Women at work in WRC, Kariamabd The impact of the activities on their mental and physical activeness is assessed regularly and opportunities are provided for socialization and integration in the society. In order to diversify their skill base and provide opportunities for entertainment and ‘spiritual therapy’, 4 special men have been trained in traditional music and around 20 in traditional dance, dramatics and indoor games. This special band of entertainers, ‘The Silk Route Special Band’ receives much appreciation on various festive occasions (festivals, weddings, visits by dignitaries etc.) and earns income and acquires confidence and merit.
The rehabilitation project is a unique blend of therapy, training and income enhancing Rapid urbanization, infrastructure development, changing lifestyles and increasing Keep Hunza Clean moot during WED 2008 opportunities, besides opening vistas for volume of cross border trade has started posing a number of environment related socialization, integration and entertainment challenges and threats in Hunza valley as well as in other parts of Northern Areas. and sensitize the communities of their social One of these relates to a rapid increase in the amount of solid waste being generated responsibilities. in and around urban centres, in abscence of muncipality.
The completion of the construction of rehabilitation centre building, granted by the Realizing the importance of this issue, KADO, started service delivery in solid waste Federal Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education will provide more space and facilities to extend services to a wider spectrum of special people from upper management (SWM) in 1997 under Hunza Environmental Committee (HEC). HEC and lower Hunza as well. KADO’s efforts have produced tangible impact in streamlining is a community response to the civic needs of the growing tourist and business and giving them a dignified life imprinting healthy signs across the society. KADO towns of central Hunza, where in the absence of any Municipality, the issue of solid is open to share its experience and building cooperation to scale up the project waste management was getting out of control and there was no mechanism to activities with the interested partners in promoting healthy and noble values in the arrest the situation and manage the problem. HEC executes the first and only society. community-based municipal agency in the country.
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WED 2008 at Sost HEC mobilized the local community and the business people and sustains operations Table: HEC Registered Users and Fee Structures 2008 through fee for-service. Its approach to solid waste management is distinctive in that it Details Registered Users Fees/month has used the voluntarism of a local NGO, with Shops 44 50-100 the social responsibility of the private sector Restaurants 44 250- 800 and has ascertained close cooperation from Hotels 35 300-2500 the local government. At present, HEC is Cabins 50 20- 100 involved in Solid Waste Management Project Barber Shops 8 150-300 (SWMP) and Environmental Awareness Butcher Shops 7 200-300 Programmes. Vegetable Shops 12 50-200
The SWMP service covers around 8 villages Poultry Shops 20 150-400 (including the two larger towns of Karimabad Auto Workshops 13 100-300 and Aliabad) in central Hunza with a total Houses 110 50-200 population of around 50% of the total Offices 22 50-600 population). Schools/Colleges 38 100-500 Hospitals 5 250-2,530 HEC is playing a vital role in creating Clinics 6 50-250 awareness regarding the environmental issues in Hunza and other parts of Northern Banks 15 50-300 Areas. World Environment Day (WED) was celebrated on June 5 with the support Mosques/Community Centres 46 Voluntary contribution AC Hunza inagurates of WWF, local administration, Ismaili Volunteer Corps, Boy Scouts, Girls Guides, traffic sign boards in Total 886 Aliabad Hunza Business Association and schools. The project conducted awareness programme and special campaigns against wall-chalking, HEC, during 2008, installed traffic sign boards in Aliabad main market with the over-weight chicken, drugs and other issues support of Jan Alam, District Councilor in order to channelize the flow of traffic. The with the support of local partnerss. Councilor also helped KADO in terms of salary to one Environmental Assistant. Almost 90% of the SWMP clients are from the business community; shopkeepers, HEC organized frequent dialogues and traders, cabins, hotels, restaurants, barbershops, auto workshops etc. Other clients discussions with political representatives, include institution and organization like; hospitals, offices, schools, colleges, banks, government officials, social activists, butcher Imambargahs & Jamatkhanas (community centres) and Mosques, and individual shop owners, chicken shop owners and other households near the roadsides. By the year 2008, the total number of users has relevant stakeholders to develop proper reached 1,491 (886 registered and 650 unregistered). hygienic mechanism for these businesses. On the occasion of WED, documetaries and special talk shows were telecasted through the local TV channel Suju Hunzo. HEC is lobbying with Government in order to declare major towns of Hunza as Municipality. HEC with the help of local administration imposed ban of all type of wall chalking.
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7. GEMS CUTTING AND POLSIHING Training details during 2008 30 The Northern Areas of Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan) is at the confluence of three world KADO is facilitating to form Gems & Mineral Association, 30 A women during the Gems famous mountain ranges - Himalayas, Hindukash, and Karakoram - which hide Hunza in order to formalise this sector and also lobby for the Cutting and Polishing training session inexhaustible mass of gems and minerals in their depths. While gems and precious ownership of local communities in mining. The trained women 25 stones mined from these areas find their way from this centre are now working as master trainers in other 20 into the markets around the world, but mostly centers established by Rupani foundation, AKRSP and 16 14 in raw form. This deprives the local communities government department in other parts of Northern Areas 15 as well as the country from getting a fair share (Gilgit-Baltistan). 10 in gems business. Keeping this in view, KADO with its partners, which includes Rupani The gems industry in the region is very loosely structured 5
Foundation and AKRSP, established a Gems (the value chain is not developed and knitted properly) as 0 Cutting and Polishing Center (GCPC) in Hunza a formal industry in the first place and the capacities at each Male Female Total where local youth - both men and women - are level also lacks to make any significant economic impact in being trained in the art of cutting and polishing the region. KADO thus plans to work in gems sector as a of precious and semi precious stones. KADO is whole including mining, extraction and quarry, processing also actively engaged in awareness raising and and value addition, marketing and diversification. lobbying activities to increase value addition in this sector. Gems Cuts and Products Blue Topaz (Cushion Checker Cut)
The aim of the centre is to produce skilled and technical experts and also to help facilitate the value chain of the sector there by increasing the potential to develop the Gems and Jewelry sector. By the end of 2008, the Center produced 40 (30 women,10 men) trained people in gems cutting and polishing. From the opening of the centre an initial breakthrough is witnessed in order to benefit local people socially Color less Quartz (Simple Heart Cut) and economically.
The Master Trainer also received advance training in gems cutting and polishing from Srilanka. A production unit, with six trained women, has started to produce marketable products in gems and jewellery. An artistically décor display centre has eased marketing component of the products. Products blend of gems and handicrafts have a good appeal and demand in national market. The centre has received initially a demand of 15,000 pieces of Lapiz Lazuli from England.
KADO and Rupani Foundation jointly conducted Gems market survey of all major Citrine Quartz (Octagone Cut)
cities in Pakistan in order to findout market niches of different products in this Gems and Handicraft blended Friendship Band sector.Rupani Foundation also facilitated a team from KADO to study the gems sector in Srilanka. www.kadohunza.org www.kadohunza.org 27 KADO ANNUAL REPORT 2008 KADO ANNUAL REPORT 2008 28
FINANCIAL SUMMARY* Profit and Loss Statement of Women Handicraft Companies
1. Karakoram Handicraft Pvt. Ltd.
2007 2008
Sale 917,650 1,259,967
Profit (480,617) 262,433
Production 760,000 1,030,264
2. Women Art and Craft Pvt. Ltd.
2007 2008
Sale 465,706 609,940
Profit 192,417 146,557
Production 313,540 644,343
3. Darul Hunar Pvt. Ltd.
2007 2008
Sale 110,356 330,701
Profit 14609 9324
Production 160,497 295,738
4. Bibi Khadija Handicraft Pvt. Ltd.
2007 2008
Sale 253,813 240,517
Profit 64886 (68,416)
Production 94,803 193,116
5. Silk Route Handicraft Pvt. Ltd.
2007 2008
Sale 189,838 186,670
Profit 106,048 123,799
Production 94,803 197,220
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KADO ORGANOGRAMME PARTNERS AND INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATIONS
KADO works with many regional, national and international partners. It also works closely with different government departments and ministries. In addition, the local community provides substantial support. The below listed Organizations have provided their supports to KADO in implementation of different projects.
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Planning and Development Department, Northern Areas (Govt. of Pakistan)
Ministry of Special Education (Government of Pakistan)
German Embassy
Low Cost leader Inc. USA
Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)
Bait-ul-Mal (Govt. of Pakistan)
Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)
Aga Khan Agency for Micro Insurance
Rupani Foundation
Hashoo Foundation
WWF-Pakistan
IUCN-Pakistan
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Ministry of information Technology (Govt. of Pakistan)
Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB)
Cyber Net
World Bank
Bytes for All
Comsats
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Chairman and Board of Directors
KADO Annual General Members
Sher Alam Amjad Ayub Chairman Vice Chairman 1 Ainul Hayat 14 Naushad Tahir
2 Didar Ali 15 Yasmin Ali
3 Lal Bano 16 Ali Ahmad
4 Iftikhar Hussain 17 Izhar Ali Hunzai
5 Tajul Nisa 18 Muzafar ud Din
Hoor Shah Jan e Alam Amamullah Khan 6 Ghulam Amin Beg 19 Safiullah Baig Director Director/ Head Rehabilita- Director/ Head Hunza Environ- tion Centers mental Committee 7 Shaukat Ali 20 Ikaramullah Baig
8 Abdul Malik 21 Sarbaz Khan
9 Noor-ud- Din 22 Asghar Khan
10 Noorani Bano 23 Ghulam Abbas
11 Dr. Khawaja Khan 24 Almas Nadeem
12 Kaneez Fatima 25 Dr. Pervaiz Ahmad Fouzia Zahid Muhammad Muzafar Ghulam Mustafa Director/Head ICT4D Director Director 13 Muhammad Din 26 Amir Hussain
Mubarak Hussain Shama Miraj Farhat Bano Director Director Director
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ACRONYMS
AGM Annual General Meeting AKCSP Aga Khan Cultural Services Pakistan AKDN Aga Khan Development Network AKF Aga Khan Foundation AKAM Aga Khan Agency for Micro Finance FMiA First Micro Insurance Agency AKRSP Aga Khan Rural Support Programme BDS Business Development Services BDSPs Business Development Service Providers BOD Board of Directors CBOs Community Based Organization CEO Chief Executive Officer GKP Global Knowledge Partnership HF Hashoo Foundation HDF Hunza Development Forum HIS Hunza Information System ICT4D Information and Communication Technology for Development IDRC International Development Research Centre IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature ISP Internet Service Provider IT Information Technology KADO Karakoram Area Development Organization KHDP Karakoram Handicraft Development Programme KDRC Karakoram Development Resource center KKH Karakoram Highway KKH Karakoram Knowledge Highways KIU Karakoram International University KM Knowledge Management LDOs Local Development Organization LG&RD Local Government and Rural Development NGOs Non Governmental Organizations OD Organizational Development P&DD Planning and Development Department PPU Primary Production Units SDC Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation SPU Secondary Production Units SRC Sharma Rehabilitation center SCOM Special Communication Organization Mobile services TNH Thread Net Hunza WRC Women Rehabilitation Centre YPO Yearly Plan of Operation
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