ANNUAL REPORT 2018

CONTENTS

Who We Are 1

Overview of the Year 2

President Message 3

Chapter 1 - Promoting Livelihood 4

Our Initiatives 5

Altitude 5

Transforming Vulnerability to Proficiency 6

Chapter 2 - Addressing Vulnerabilities 12

Sponsor a smile Campaign 12

Hidden Pearls Remedial Academy (HPRA) 13

Objectives 13

Chapter 3 - Social Mobilization 15

Formation and Strengthening of Community Agri clubs. (CAC) 16

Chapter 4 - Tourism and Climate Change 17

Financial Report 19 WHO WE ARE

WWO is not for profit development and humanitarian organization formed in 1995 in Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) with its programing hubs in Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, and KPK. Our commitment to empower the marginalized and vulnerable women and girls reflects our nature. We work closely with women, girls, and communities and engage them to influence those with power and ensure that poor and marginalized women and girls can improve their lives and livelihoods and are empowered, dignified, and prosperous citizens.

Our Vision WWO has vision of a prosperous, peaceful and just society where everyone has a 1 right to develop and use their skills and potentials, regardless of gender, caste and creed to better able to live respectfully and contribute towards collective good. Our Mission 2018 T We are struggling to end poverty and injustice by creating empowering solution for women and their communities. REPOR ANNUAL — WWO Overview of the Year 1 2 3 4

Short listed Promoting Addressing Social for Liveli Vulnerabilities Mibilization Emergency Hood Through Response & "Sponse Team Enterpenureship A Smile" BY IRC Compaign

2 2018 5 6 7 T REPOR ANNUAL — WWO Climate Participatory Enterprise Change & Enhancement Development Tourism PRESIDENT MESSAGE

WWO has been supporting women through its tangible interventions in the AJK since1995. I feel proud that WWO has raised voice for marginalized groups especially women of the area which did not only reach the echelon of Government of AJK but all the stakeholders and helped forging partnerships with Govt of AJK as well as other organizations. WWO has collaborated with and facilitated Government of AJK in advocacy and policy implementation on women issues with special focus on their economic empowerment despite its limited resources and technical expertise. We believe that economic empowerment of women can unfold many ways in alleviating their status in the society; this will not only bring respect to them but enable them to decide for themselves. Therefore, if we look at the programs of WWO, skill development and entrepreneurship has a special focus, because it will bring economic uplift and independence to women as well as men. I believe that there is lot to be done in this respect but I am positive about role we have played and will continue to play to our capacity along with other implementing agencies until a visible socio economic change is there. 3 Sponsor a Smile is a new initiative taken by my Team, the only reason to start this campaign is to create attention towards their social responsibility to help other to full fill their basic needs. This conpaing has shown great response as several 2018 T families are now been provide with the desired help.

REPOR I wish to see peace full, empowered & Prosperous AKJ in Future.

ANNUAL Thanks & Regards — WWO

Dr. N Seema Jogezai Chapter 1- Promoting Livelihood

Situation The overall pattern of livelihoods in Azad Jammu & Kashmir Are broadly similar. While most of the rural population engages in some agriculture and keeps some livestock, the pre-earthquake economy was very much cash-based and strongly linked to urban centers, not only in those districts, but also in other cities in , and to a lesser extent with other countries through employment and remittances. Urban centers were administrative and service centers, providing both formal and casual employment for people from the villages. Culturally, women have a less visible role in rural society, carrying out domestic work and some agricultural work. Adult men are the main breadwinners, and income earning opportunities for women are extremely limited.

Geography AKJ very diverse situation, which affect the livelihood in different ways:

Altitude: 4

Ÿ Higher up areas get cut off for longer in winter, affecting employment opportunities and access to markets; 2018

Ÿ Lower areas families are able to cultivate 2 crops per year instead of 1 in higher T areas REPOR Distance to urban centers: ANNUAL — villages close to the large city of benefited from more local employment and better access to markets in winter; in villages further away WWO (especially in Neelum, Havile, & Palandhari, district,) opportunities are almost zero, only option for bread winners is to travel in lager cities of Pakistan for labor or work. Our Initiatives Addressing Women Social, economic & religious issues Women in AKJ Have very less participation in generating of income for house hold, due to social, economic and religious barriers. WWO has took Part in improving the lining standard of the population by proposing a project with European Union “Fostering Economic Opportunity for Women in AKJ” WWO Implemented this project throughout the AKJ for TWO Years, and Reached out 35000 rural and urban women of every segment of society.

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Ÿ WWO took part in development of women's Socio & Economic improvement through various initiatives, as WWO signed MOU With AJK Life stock Department for Free Chicks Vaccine & sensitizing women of new market skills 5 and technology Ÿ Signed MOU with PIE Ventures so that the beneficiaries can be equipped with the new era marketing and business skills Ÿ Signed MOU with IT consultants for Women Interested in IT Based JOB (Online 2018 T Earning) Ÿ Organized sessions and workshop with Professional Human Recourse

REPOR Developers for Women interested in Job's ANNUAL — WWO Transforming Vulnerability to Proficiency

In AJK women's condition is more alarming than Pakistan's other areas due to unavailability of resources & opportunities. The socio economic condition of vulnerable women is most awful. Families, having divorced, widowed and disabled women are in more obscure condition. WWO conducted a study in district Poonch; in March 2016 “Voice of Vulnerable in AJK” The study depicts the key findings covering different forms of violence and voice of vulnerable groups. These vulnerable groups are deprived of economic and social services. The study reveals that 94.2% of the total segment is underserved and do not possess any technical or employable skills. This deprivation causes a deep level of marginalization and creating a huge burden on the local and national economy.

The proposed target group is more likely to face physical, emotional, and social abuse. They experience multiple forms of discrimination at societal and individual level. These women are not homogenous group of right holders and have a disadvantaged position in economic status, health, politics, education, and citizenship. The study further examines that 97.3% of divorced women and GBV 6 survivors in the target locations are deprived of livelihood opportunities, market exposure, and local job opportunities. They are also denied from access to social services and even stigmatized by their own families and the communities. 2018 T The AJ&K being the mountainous region with extreme weather conditions augments the situation. There are very less or no opportunities for physically REPOR challenged, widows, divorced and violence victims to get involve in home or self- earnings in order to meet their livelihood needs. The vulnerable women of the ANNUAL

society face more criticism from society as divorce is discouraged in our religion — and widowed are not opted to be married. Same is the case with disabled women of

the society; they are considered a burden in the families where income is already WWO limited.

By considering the extensive analysis and broad based consultation with Women Organizations (WOs) led the foundation for the proposed project. The project “Transforming Vulnerability to Proficiency; linking vulnerable women to decent employment” “anticipated through a joint consultative session with 3 local WOs of the target UCs followed by a detailed participatory analysis of women's livelihoods assets, capacities, and vulnerabilities. Participatory well-being analysis was also carried out to know about the vulnerability perceptions of the target communities. Later on a resolution was passed and submitted by the local WOs focusing on support for vulnerable segment of the community and their basic needs (Attached resolution). WWO conducted a need assessment exercise in the target UC's to identify the scope and possibilities of various income generation opportunities that can be replicated in the targeted areas. Although the literacy rate of target area is high i-e 80% but women access to decent employment is still a great challenge in area due to lack of industry and career opportunities, transportation facilities and other socio economic barriers. Harsh weather conditions and geography of area also makes it difficult for women to go at distant places for employment.

During the need assessment the women focus on home based trades and highlighted the following trades so that they could contribute in improving the economic condition of their families and themselves.

Ÿ Floriculture (GLADIA) value chain Ÿ Seasonal and off season Vegetable Farming

7 2018 T REPOR ANNUAL — WWO WWO fallows participatory management and methodologies to identify, formulate, implement, and monitor all of its development and promotion programs. To achieve this WWO has formed and strengthened local level institutions to enable marginalized and vulnerable women and communities to analyze their own core problems and resources to plan and implement their own development programs.

Total # of participants # of Training

Training on vegetable Training on trained women 130 trained women farming and floriculture farming received post training linked with potential 8 marketing (Gladia) and supports (tools, seeds markets marketing and green fertilizers) 2018 T REPOR ANNUAL — WWO Training Event on Vegetable Farming, eight days training Beneficiary group will be trained on different aspects of seasonal and off-season vegetable production, processing, storage, production of potential vegetables as per climate conditions of area. In these courses covering disciplines will be

Including Value Production Of Production, Addition Seasonal Post-Harvest and Vegetable Processing Marketing

It will be emphasized how to

Off-Season Vegetable Use Of High 9 optimize the available use Production Value Crops / Through Plastic Vegetables Tunnel Farming of limited resources to 2018 T

REPOR increase production of the

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— Off-Season Vegetable English Vegetable resource poor farmers Production And WWO Production Rising Of In High Vegetable Hill Areas Sampling focusing on sustainable

agriculture. Training Event on Floriculture eight days training Beneficiary will be trained on different aspects of

Promotion

Production

Seed Storage

Storing Of 10 Spikelet / Flower 2018 T Packing and Transportation REPOR ANNUAL — Basket Making Techniques WWO

Collective Management and Marketing

These training will help beneficiary for farmers and plans to further strengthen their capacities on production and handling practices of cut flower. Provision of start up support: (Seeds, labor, Tools, & crop management): After the completion of trainings post training support will be provided to trainees so that they can initiate their agriculture value chain, and can earn a good amount for their families. The startup support will cover cost of seeds, tools, manure, cultivation labor cost etc.

Creation and strengthening of backward and forward linkages: WWO will provide the post training trained women inform of linkages market intelligence, weather forecast etc.. For the marketing of produced flowers and vegetables WWO will link these producers to market. WWO has already taken the letter of Support (MOU will be signed after project approval) from PC Muzaffarabad for marketing of vegetables and flowers. WWO will also link this group will other potential markets of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

Formation and strengthening of Community Agri clubs: To provide support to community in terms of production, harvesting, marketing etc WWO propose to establish a sustainable mechanism in proposed area by establishing Community Agri Clubs. These CACs will act as local support centers to farmers. The primary function of the club is to bridge the strong relation between growers and buyers and 11 provide total solution at the local level. These CACs will be an integral part of the local community and will ensure the strong participation of the local farming community through initiating memberships etc. 2018

T CACs are the territory level agricultural clubs that will provide “Total Agricultural Solutions” to its registered member's farmers this solution will include advisories,

REPOR services, risk reduction, provision of technology, Inputs, and situational analysis. CAC will assist the member's farmer throughout the crop cycle, from sowing till harvesting, selling, branding, and marketing. ANNUAL — The typical services of the CAC will include provision of modern agricultural WWO implements, e.g. (Tractor, Plowing Machines, Threshers etc.), provision of quality natural seeds, green fertilizers and necessary training and know-how, weather updates, new and current rates of commodities and animal feed prices and their availability, updated selling prices of agricultural commodities and technical instructions through collecting information from various Government and private sectors as well as market intelligence. These CACs will be capacitated so that it will continue its operation even after project ends. Chapter 2- Addressing Vulnerabilities

Sponsor a smile Campaign

The campaign was launched in the sight of economic condition of majority of the population of AJK, there was need of such initiative to sensitize community about their social responsibilities, as where one is enjoying all the wealth, & comforts & others are suffering with hunger & disastrous life conditions.

If we add additional issue, disability will take them to the worse condition of life, families have disables persons along with poor economic condition are in much painful condition.

This campaign is launched to lend a hand to those who are most unaddressed in society.

12 Sponsor a Smile 2018 T REPOR Rashan/ Provision Of Grossary Child Shelters to ANNUAL Education Support Homeless — WWO

Campaign's out put

Monthly Rashan / 27 Children 8 homeless Grocery Support Sponsored for Families got for 50 Families their Education shelter Hidden Pearls Remedial Academy (HPRA)

WWO Sensitization Program helped in achievement of this unique idea, one of our District forum member took an initiative for disable children and set up the schooling environment for slow learner children in Muzaffarabad.

HPRA is a unique, innovative and first institution of its kind in AJK that is started on felt need parents of children with learning difficulties. The program address the gap of remedial education in existing education system and offers a pedagogical approach which adapts to level of child either he/she is facing learning difficulty due to teaching practices, special needs instead of their grads or age and reintegrate to mainstream education with required learning outcomes by utilizing and polishing the existing resources at affordable cost and dynamic delivery mechanism.

HPRA is for the students who are falling behind academically and don't fall with in 13 normal range of academics and social styles. Those students who present a moderate and persistent learning differences or challenges. HPRA caters the needs of children suffering from specific learning difficulties like delayed milestones, dyslexia, ADD, ADHD or poorly performing in School. 2018 T We are offering specifically designed programs to accelerate the child learning by

REPOR catering the specialized educational needs of children with learning problems in supervision of Child psychologists and highly expert educationists. Our teacher to

ANNUAL student ratio is 3:1(one teacher for three students) — Objectives WWO

Ÿ To create an effective environment of learning for maximum and optimal utilization of students potential to be productive citizens. Ÿ To enable students to join the mainstream education system.

Chapter 3 - Social Mobilization

WWOP through its social mobilization program managed to involve local institutions, leadership and local people to raise awareness for resolving social problems with self help and minimum available resources for pursuing common goal of reducing poverty. The social mobilization approach of WWOP is unique in a way that it ensures valuable participation of women, poor and marginalized groups as decisive stakeholders unlike other organizations as they view them as vulnerable contributors in the projects.

Social Mobilization Section Women Welfare Organization thinks social mobilization as the cornerstone of its programs and has a separate Social Mobilization Section, which has trained and motivated staff for carrying out social mobilization program. The major thrust of the Social Mobilization Section (SMS) of Women Welfare Organization is to motivate people who have been excluded from development process through its social mobilization teams. These teams raise awareness in communities about their basic human rights, poverty, environment degradation, 15 Natural resource management, sustainable livelihood, income generation activities, gender disparities, and social injustice. The Social Mobilization Teams (SMTs) come up with practical solutions to lessen the problems of local people and convince them to participate in the organizational programe for their own good. 2018

T Social mobilization teams provide information about the projects and their benefits and how these projects will serve them. Willing women and men are mobilized to form community organizations and larger alliances at cluster level so that they can REPOR raise their voice for their rights. ANNUAL

— Being grassroots organization WWOP has an upper hand of having firsthand knowledge of the issues and problems of the people and their developmental

WWO needs and puts it in a position to look for viable solutions in consultation and participation of local men and women. Formation and strengthening of Community Agri clubs.(CAC)

Transforming Vulnerability to Proficiency Project WWO has planned to provide support to community in terms of production, harvesting, marketing etc WWO propose to establish a sustainable mechanism in proposed area by establishing Community Agri Clubs. These CACs will act as local support centers to farmers. The primary function of the club is to bridge the strong relation between growers and buyers and provide total solution at the local level. These CACs will be an integral part of the local community and will ensure the strong participation of the local farming community through initiating memberships etc.

CACs are the territory level agricultural clubs that will provide “Total Agricultural Solutions” to its registered member's farmers this solution will include advisories, services, risk reduction, provision of technology, Inputs, and situational analysis. CAC will assist the member's farmer throughout the crop cycle, from sowing till 16 harvesting, selling, branding, and marketing.

The typical services of the CAC will include provision of modern agricultural 2018 implements, e.g. (Tractor, Plowing Machines, Threshers etc.), provision of quality T natural seeds, green fertilizers and necessary training and know-how, weather updates, new and current rates of commodities and animal feed prices and their REPOR availability, updated selling prices of agricultural commodities and technical instructions through collecting information from various Government and private ANNUAL sectors as well as market intelligence. These CACs will be capacitated so that it will —

continue its operation even after project ends. WWO

WWO staff will facilitating newly formed CAC in setting Terms and conditions for membership, duties of office bearers, promotion of volunteerism and assigning tasks to responsible persons etc.

During the project WWO will organize training events for capacity building of CAC in market linkages, collection of production, packaging, collective marketing, record keeping and money handling skills to make it more effective , functional and sustainable . Chapter 4 - Tourism and Climate Change

The State of Jammu and Kashmir embodies the poetry of nature, which no human language can interpret in words. Majestic ice capped mountains, verdant woods, lively rivers and placid lakes form the landscape of the state. Its snow-covered peaks, dense forests, winding rivers, turbulent foaming streams, wheat scented valleys, velvet green plateaus and climate varying from arctic to tropical, all join together to make it an excellent tourist attraction. Valleys like Neelum, Jhelum, Leepa, , Mehmood Gali, , Ganga Choti, , Banjonsa,Valley Binah, Khoi Ratta, Tata pani, Samahni, Mangla lake and Baghsar unfold delightful scenic beauty and provide a feast of pleasure to a discerning tourist's eyes.

Azad Kashmir is also blessed with a varied mountainous landscape ranging from low hills to high mountains (2000 to 6000 meters) most suitable for soft to medium adventure tourism. The area provides excellent opportunities for rock climbing, trekking, mountaineering, summer camping and hikes. Moreover blessed with 17 large number of rivers and streams, the state offers great potential for white water sports like rafting, canoeing and kayaking.

Azad Kashmir is bestowed by nature with exquisite natural beauty and has great 2018

T potential for development of tourism. The picturesque beauty of its valleys, dense forests, winding rivers, turbulent foaming streams , majestic towering mountains, bracing Climate, historical & cultural heritage, holistic shrines & festivals and REPOR diversity of flora and fauna all go together to make it an excellent tourist resort.. The area is full with variety of landscapes. Hiking and tracking sites, trout fishing in the ANNUAL

— frozen waters of the Neelum River and the remains of the Buddhist civilization in the Sharda Valley are other areas of tourist attraction. The beautiful wood work, the

WWO famous Kashmiri handicrafts, traditional Kashmiri foods and above all a clean and pristine environment presents other areas of delight for the tourists on this 'heaven on earth'. The custom rich and traditional Society of AJK is also a subject of anthropological value. The State of Azad Jammu & Kashmir contributes a distinctive cultural entity developed by its people, which is profoundly different from the rest of the Sub-Continent.

Its mountain terrain and wide valleys decanted harsh terms on the development of its culture. This is why the people of Azad Jammu & Kashmir have developed into a persistent hard-working, non-aggressive race which leads a simple & frugal life. Their dances, music, dress, traditions, jewelry, handicrafts and performing arts all are windows to their character.

Tourism has established itself as an important industry in the world. It has proved its effectiveness in economic uplift as well as in introducing historical and traditional heritages. Besides other benefits, Tourism is a growth industry and grows faster than most other exports oriented industries. Tourism industry may promote a better image of the country and thereby enable it to achieve other objectives. Tourism can be an instrument of a process of transferring wealth from richer parts to the poorer parts of the country and securing a more equitable distribution of wealth. In Azad Jammu & Kashmir potential-wise, after hydro power, tourism can be described as the other main resource.

Due to all these reasons WWO has passed resolution for the addition of core program “Tourism & Climate Change”. WWO has plan to target the area with new approach idea with equipped new technology which will take tourism of AKJ to new 18 and wealthy resource.

We are planning to sign MOU with AKJ Ministry of Tourism open new windows for 2018

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