1 Full Legal Name: Aurat Association (AA). 6. Integrated Sanitation and Environmental Awareness Project Legal Status: 7. Small Business Creation & Development Registered under the Social Welfare Act 1961 in the Project (SBCDP) year 1994. 8. Parents Teachers Association (PTAs) Formation in Govt Schools. VISION: 9. Reduction of Corporal Punishment. On an unbiased approaches towards religion, sex and 10. Women Empowerment Project for Peace cost struggle for prosperous society on the principle of (WEPP). justice and equality. 11. Women Political Empowerment Project for Peace (WPEP). MISSION: 12. Rehabilitation of Earthquake affecties, & To bring about policy and institutional changes by Shelter Support project along with Debries mobilizing deprived and marginalised communities, Removal Project specially women with a view to creating an 13. Women Empowerment through Education & environment in which communities at the local level infrastructure. may be able to transform their lives through the 14. Reduction of human rights violation through equitable and sustainable use of resources. multi dimensional intervention 15. Uplift Project for Disabled People (UPDP). Organization Outreach: 16. Reduction of Corporal Punishment. Mansehra and Abbottabad Districts (Rural Areas). Project Title: Micro Credit .
Highlight of Projects Aurat Association Donor: has completed and in hand (1996 to 2008) ILO (International Labor Organization) 1. Micro Credit 2. Food for Non Formal Education Duration: 3. Solid Waste Management March 1995 - Continue 4. Women Empowerment Project – PK 118 5. Women Political Empowerment Project Areas: (WPEP). Mansehra and Abbottabad Districts
2 During the Project period the following food items Activities: were distributed and activities completed It was the start of Aurat Association with no experience of Micro Credit Program. As a result it could not 1. Cooking Oil ------6.8 tons, achieve the target. Now at this stage Micro Credit 2. Milk Powder ----- 4.8 tons, Program is very mature replicating (Grameen Bank 3. Lentals ----- 5.1 tons Bangladesh Model). For detail please see last pages “Micro Credit Program”. Started non formal education for women. Imparted different type of technical training to Out Come: women. Through this program 78 men & women were provided Organized 6 women centers in 6 villages micro loans of RS 5,000 – RS 10,000/- and they through food program. established their micro businesses on successful & profitable basis. OUT COMES: Food package motivated male and female 2. Project Title: Food for Non Formal Education . (below poverty line) to trust AA and join both hands to work on other developmental Donor: projects. Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Islamabad. Through non-formal education a large Duration: numbers of women enabled to read and write. March 1996 to April 2002 (7 years) General public (except clergy) appreciated AA Areas: contribution towards helping down trodden 1. Potha 2.Mohalla Kanger 3. Ogra people. 4. Junder Banada 5. Jabri 6. Khatan da Gala 7. Batungi 8. Harala 9. Tanan 10. Dehri
Activities:
3 3. Project Title: Solid Waste Management Attended other UNDP partners working on solid waste management for experience sharing.
Donor: After completion of the project, the task was given to the community to run the program on United Nations Development Program (UNDP - LIFE) sustainable basis.
Duration: OUT COMES: July 1996 to June 1998 (2 Years) At mohallah and town level realized the
importance of solid waste management. Areas: Reduced garbage and also reduced diseases Dab No 2, Mansehra. which were due to ignorance of health care.
Town Committee Mansehra appreciated AA ACTIVITIES: campaign and extended their cooperation by lifting garbage from dumping station.
Sensitized the residents of Mohallah Dab No.2 (10
streets) not to dump or scatter garbage in the streets.
4. Project Title: Women Empowerment Project – PK Imparted training to jobless youth how to run 118. solid waste management program.
Donor: Initially AA appointed workers and supervisors on South Asia Partnership Pakistan (SAP –PK) salary basis but gradually the house holds started
monthly contribution for workers salary. Duration: Started education classes for workers appointed April 1997 to April 1999 (2 Years) for Solid Waste Management Project.
Areas: Linkages developed with local town committee for Union Council Behali, Mansher City 1- 4 & Union disposal of waste at filth station. Council Datta. Staff visited Orangi Pilot Project, Karachi and
got practical knowledge of OPP sanitation
system.
4 Activities: Social Mobilization (Women Groups and Made exposure visits to other organization in Centers formation) replicating Grameen Bank Pakistan and abroad for learning. Bangladesh Model. Started Saving and credit program for women. 5. Project Title: Women Political Empowerment Staff training regarding computer, food Project (WPEP). preservation, accounting & Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). Donor: Heinrich Boll Foundation (HBF), Lahore. Material development (printing of quarterly newsletter) and documentary film. Duration: January 1998 to December 2007 (10 Years) Linkages development with other NGOs and Donors, organized Citizen Action Committee. Areas: District Mansehra, Abbottabad & Haripur.. Awareness (Workshop – Social development and role of NGOs „) Activities: Conducted Gender sensitization workshop. OUT COMES: Material development (Phamplet, Booklets) Motivated male members of different villages to documentary film “Pathos of highland”. allow AA staff to organize women of their Film shows on the rights of women. respective villages. New women center formation in 3 villages. Hand bills against 15th amendment. Organized 4 women centers in different villages Workshop on the role of women and social by entering in village Potha. development. Formation of political action groups. AA staff got different training of social Formation of citizen action committees. mobilization, accounting, management from Workshop on politic and community workers. different organizations.
5 Material development (charts) in respect of Printed book on “Gender Equity in Islam” Women rights. Organized women support groups of all Formation of new women centers. centers. Survey regarding women not allowed to cost Dialogue between parliamentarians and local their vote. elected women. Lecture on law of registration of marriages and Seminar on Inter Faith Harmony. divorces. Preparation of NIC for women in several Workshop “Socio, economic and political villages. condition of Mansehra women”. Workshop on new local bodies system OUT COMES: Workshop to motivate male members to allow Developed material on different political women to contest election. issues and distributed throughout Pakistan. Exposure visit of women to other cities like Developed linkages with other NGOs working minded women NGOs. on women political rights Organized elected women groups to get Different support groups like lawyers, NGOs, honorarium and developmental budget. elected local women groups, parliamentarians Joint meeting of elected women of 3 districts. started moral support to AA. Seminar on human rights situation in Pakistan. Cases of poor victim women were contested Imparted training regarding EDT and and got relief to poor women. handicraft. More women centers and groups were Setting up handicraft center for women. organized in different villages. Seminar on International Women day. 295 women of 3 sub districts motivated / Organized cultural program at local level. trained who became councilors (majority un- Presentation skill training to women counselors. opposed). Food preservation training to women. Women started campaign to get more Health Awareness Training. developmental funds from Govt. Interactive theatre training. Judging the real struggle of AA for right Para legal training. direction, religious fanatics stopped Net-working meeting with local NGOs. propaganda against A.A. Grand meeting of all Centers where Country Representative of HBF participated.
6 6 .Project Title: Integrated Sanitation & Women groups of several villages contacted Environmental Awareness Project. AA to replicate the model in their respective villages. Donor: Swiss NGOs Program Office (SNPO), Islamabad name changed “CHIP” 7.Project Title: Small Business Creation and Duration: Development Program. September 1998 to June 2005 (6 Years & 9 Months) Areas: Donor: Union Council Behali, Union Council Datta, Civil Society Human & Institutional Development Program (CHIP), Islamabad. Formerly known as ACTIVITIES: SNPO. Constructed 640 pour flush latrines in village Potha and settlements. Duration: July 2000 to June 2005 (6 Years) Training imparted to community women regarding health & sanitation Areas: Union Council Behali, Union Council Datta, Union OUT COMES: Council Baal Dhaar (Abbottabad). First time in the history of mansehra women themselves constructed latrines and got training ACTIVITIES: of sanitation and health. Staff capacity building Through this project some women started work (1) Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). as Mason on daily wages. (2) Management of Micro Credit & Finance Peoples of the area do not use open field as (3) EDP - TOT, latrines. (4) Office Management, Health and sanitation condition has been (5) Report Writing, improved. (6) Exposure visits to different organizations for Women of neighboring villages also started learning. similar project in their respective villages.
7 Community capacity building: EDT, BCE, Women increasing their income by running Technical Training, designing, finishing of different enterprises. different items of handicraft. Poultry and live stock. Women respect has been increased and Social mobilization in 5 villages and started women ownership concept has been different small and medium businesses. Making developed. of bell chimes, jewelry box and marketed. Material development. Setting of outlets for sale i.e. Thread Line Gallery, Trend Setter, Aamal Organization 8.Project Title: Parents Teachers Association (Islamabad) Murree and Nathiagali, Local (PTAs) formation in Government Primary Schools. display center. Linkages developed with different organizations Donor: of similar nature in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, World Bank through Govt. Primary Education Sindh, NWFP. Program (PEP) Peshawar. Participated in different exhibition (Lok virsa Shakarparian, and export promotion bureau Duration: and won the prizes. November 1998 to June 1999(8 Months) OUT COMES: 155 women & youth started medium and small Areas: District Mansehra businesses (embroidery, dairy products, live stock, poultry, general store, stationery shop, ACTIVITIES book binding, milk, tailoring, welding, Program briefing meeting with Education Electrician, Plumbering, Wheat straw items, Department, Teachers. vegetable shop, local food shop, bird shops. etc. Module and format development Formation of 47 PTAs in 47 Government AA staff got EDP, training and have become Primary Schools. resource pool, imparting training to other Conducted regular meetings with PTAs; also NGOs on consultancy basis. follow up visits arranged Opened Bank Accounts of PTAs. Business culture is being promoted in the area. Registered PTAs with Education Department.
8 OUT COMES: Formed 20 PTAs in 20 Govt. Primary Schools Linkages developed with community in 47 Conducted Teachers Training regarding villages. CRC,UDHR 4 #
Learnt how to deal with Government Developed and distributed material regarding departments. reduction of punishment.
AA introduced in other areas at large in the OUT COMES: district level. AA got information and experience about worst condition in Govt. schools regarding education system and human rights violation. 9 Project Title: Reduction of Corporal Punishment in Almost in all schools where AA conducted Government Schools. exercises reduced corporal punishment. Drop out rate for the reason of corporal Donor: punishment has decreased. Norwegian Human Rights Fund Duration: February 2006 to January 2007 (One Year). 10. Project Title: Women Empowerment Program for Peace (WEPP). Areas: District Mansehra. Donor: Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Islamabad. ACTIVITIES: Duration: Consultative meetings with education September 2002 to September 2005 (3 Years) department Visited 20 Government Primary Schools and Areas: conducted exercises with students and meetings District Mansehra & Abbottabad. with teachers
9 ACTIVITIES: Linkages developed with other organizations Social mobilization and formation of functional through different programs. literacy schools in 9 villages. Teachers training 11. Project Title: Women Political Empowerment for 2.Poject cycle management, Peace (WPEP). 3. PRA, HID, (all centers) AA staff training regarding teaching Donor: methodology. social mapping, development and Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. (TFD) its kinds, Why development is essential, resource mobilization, problem analysis, self Duration: analysis, conflict resolution, organizational (August 07 to October 07) (3 Months) culture, integrated organizational model, Areas: international relations and external factors. 3 Union Council of Mansehra Districts. Awareness through interactive theatre performance (all centers). ACTIVITIES Awareness celebrated International Women Day. Program briefing in 12 villages regarding Micro Finance Training (Staff and community.) importance of Computerized National Identity AA completed its strategic planning for five Cards. years. Meeting with NADRA. Health Training to Community. Training women how to get computerized Developed library in all women centers. NIC. Women of 12 villages got computerized NIC OUT COMES: from the AA and NADRA mobile teams. Material Development. 240 illiterate women were educated through Functional literacy Schools. OUT COME: 288 women of 12 villages got computerized Built capacity of AA staff by getting different National Identity card. trainings.
10 Developed future strategy with NADRA for Total distribution Phase I: 1272 families close net-working. Phase II – 1695 families Phase III 5000 Printed Awareness Raising Material on Birth families. Registration, Process & Importance of Total villages covered 75 excluding villages Computerized National Identity Cards. settlements.
OUT COMES:
12. Project Title: Rehabilitation of Earthquake Provided employment to local youth. affecties & Shelter Support Program Got experience regarding rehabilitation and Donor: reconstruction in devastated areas. Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Islamabad. Benefited more then 5000 affected families.
Duration: Project Title: Debris removal in Earthquake affected October 2005 to May 2006 (8 Month) area of Mansehra.
Areas: Donor: Earthquake hit area, Mansehra Heinrich Boll Foundation (HBF), Lahore.
ACTIVITIES: Duration: Appointed 102 staff members (temporary basis) November 2005 to February 2006 Training to staff regarding assessment, token (4 Months) distribution, material distribution, carpenter to construct shelter, Organized monitoring teams. Areas: Distributed blankets, utensils, plastic sheets in 4 Earthquake affected area, Tehsil Oghi, Mansehra union councils of earthquake effected area. Material distributed for shelter i.e. G.I.Sheets, ACTIVITIES: thermo pol, blankets, plastic sheets, tool kit H/H Village Malookra (very devastated earthquake kit, wire mesh, stove, shovel, pick axe, mallet. village) was focused to remove the debris. Women and men started to remove the debris
11 on the basis of cash for work, also hand pumps were installed. 3 hand pump were installed, Health improved and deceased diseases whereas debris of 165 houses were removed especially in infants. where affectees started reconstruction. OUT COMES: Provided facility of drinking water more then Most of the NGOs working in earthquake hit 3500 people. area started debris removal as the community basic need. Linkages developed between Affected community got cash by doing labor job. Parliamentarians, law enforcement agencies, general public, intellectuals etc. and AA is playing role of bridge between all stake holders. 13. Project Title: Women Empowerment through Education & Infrastructure. Center women capacity built through technical and management training and they Donor: have been motivated that by using local MISEREOR - Germany resources generate their income.
Areas: District Mansehra and Abbottabad. 14.Project Title: Reduction of human rights Duration: violation through multi dimensional Interventions. March 2006 to July 2009 (3 1/2 years) Donor: OUT COMES: Norwegian Human Rights Fund (NHRF).
320 illiterate women got education up to Duration: primary level. January 2008 to December 2008 (Phase I). July 2009 to June 2010 (Phase II). Mind set of the villagers have been changed regarding sanitation and health.
12 Areas: Capacity Building / Community Training. Ditstrict Mansehra and Abbottabad Capacity building of women & youth through technical and management training. Main activities. Capacity Building: (Para legal literacy) for ADVOCACY & AWARENESS RAISING CAMPAIGN. male and female.
Gender sensitization & Awareness raising MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT Campaign through workshops (for male and
female), Interactive Theatres. Staff Training / Capacity Building / Human and Institutional Development (HID) Material Development.
Linkages Development & Committees Formation Provision of Fuel Saving Stove / Solar Energy
Stove. (The Project is continue / in hand). Linkages development between general public,
intellectuals, target community, sales market etc. 15. Project Title: Women Empowerment through Education & Infrastructure. (The Project is continue / in hand).
Donor: MISEREOR - Germany Areas: 16. Reduction of Corporal Punishment in District Mansehra and Abbottabad. Government & Private Schools (RCP).
Duration: Donor: August 2009 to July 2012 (Phase II) KIOS – The Finnish NGO foundation for Human Rights Finland.
Main activities. Social Mobilization and Center Formation. Duration: September 2009 to August 2010. Vocational Center Formation in 18 villages.
Areas:
13 District Mansehra. 5. Study of GRAMEEN BANK BANGLADESH MODEL and replicated aurat association ACTIVITIES: working Area. 6. Convention on the Rights of Child (CRC). Consultative meetings with education 7. Basic concept of Human Rights. department 8. Social Democracy and Justice. Meetings with student in Government Primary 9. Religious freedom. Schools and conduct exercises with students and 10. PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal). meetings with teachers. 11. EDP (Enterprise Development Program). Formation of 50 PTAs in 50 Govt. Primary 12. Conceptualizing an enterprise Development Schools program Phase I (EDP). Conducted Teachers Training regarding 13. Designing of Interventions for an Enterprise Alternate Teaching Methodologies CRC,UDHR Development Program Phase II (EDP). 4 # 14. Health and Sanitation. Material development regarding reduction of 15. SWOT analysis. punishment. 16. Right integration in programs and projects. Awareness Raising Campaign regarding Child 17. Logical Framework Analysis (LFA). rights through Local Cable & FM Radio. 18. Food Preservation (Jam, Jelly, Detergent Making ). 19. Field Office Management. 20. PTAs Formation. SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF AURAT 21. Latrine Construction / Health and Sanitation. ASSOCIATION STAFF 22. Live Stock Management. Aurat Association staff got the following Trainings from 23. Poultry Management Training. different organizations through different donors. 24. Management of Micro Finance Program. 25. Financial Management. TRAININGS: 26. Functional Literacy Training. 1. Role of NGOs in Rural Development. 27. Textile Painting. 2. Para legal Training. 28. Paper Mashie Training. 3. Gender Capacity Building. 4. Report and Proposal Writing.
14 PUBLICATION OF AURAT ASSOCIATION 16. Audio Cassettes containing human rights 1. Gender Equity in Islam. (English/Urdu). songs in Hindko language. 2. Socio, Economic & Political situation of 17. Wall calendars for Year 2010 containing Mansehra Women. (Urdu). women & Child rights. 3. Local Government System 2000.
18. Video of Theater Play “Kaisa Ghar Kaisey 4. Registration of Marriages & Dissolution of Jannat.” Marriages Laws.
19. Booklets on legal protection for working 5. Violation of Women Rights. women against sexual Harassment.
20. Booklets on Child Rights. 6. Credit Policy of Aurat Association.
21. Booklets on torture against women. 7. Children and our responsibilities.
8. 44 Nos. of Quarterly Newsletters.
9. Birth Registration.
10. Lucent Examples.
11. Computerized National Identity Card.
12. Yours Vote.
13. Gena Aacha lagta hay. HIV/AIDS.
14. Documentary Film “Pathos of Highlands”.
15. Table Calendar 2008
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