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Published by: LASOONA (Communication & Documentation Unit) Printed by: Printing World This publication is available in electronic form at www.lasoona.org/publications/1 Annual Report 2012 Society for Human & Natural Resource Development www.lasoona.org Contents 2 Acronyms 3 Foreword 5 What We Believe In 6 How We Do It 15 Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods Program 33 Integrated Water Resource Management Program 41 Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Program 51 Climate Change and Environmental Management Program 54 Cross Cutting Themes 59 Knowledge Management 63 Human Resources 64 LASOONA Staff in 2012 69 Projects Implemented in 2012 70 Locations of LASOONA Offices 71 Partners and Donors in 2012 73 Financial Overview 2012 LASOONA Annual Report 2012 01 Acronyms KPK Khyber Pukhtunkhwa giz Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) UCs Union Councils LFFS Livestock Farmer Field School WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene WEs Women Embellishers WEGs Women Embellishers Groups ToT Training of Trainers FSAs Female Sale Agents IDPs Internally Displaced People PDMA Provincial Disaster Management Authority PDM Post Distribution Monitoring FGDs Focus Group Discussions PM Program Manager MEAL Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning LDC Learning and Development Center PCP Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy CP Child Protection CSA Child Sexual Abuse CPC Child Protection Committee SPC Self-Protection Committee BLA Base line Assessment BBCM Broad Based Community Meeting SC Save the Children WBDC Women Business Development Centre WHH Welthungerhilfe LASOONA Annual Report 2012 02 Foreword It gives us great pleasure to present the The Year 2012 was a year of considerable Annual Report 2012. The report reflects progress for the organization in many very good progress, physical and ways. LASOONA expanded the number of financial during the year. Despite the activities in a variety of areas, intensifying various uncertain and unfavorable its engagement with numerous situations, LASOONA with the grace of stakeholders. All that achieved was not Allah Almighty succeeded to survive and possible to be achieved so effectively surpass the set targets of 2012 quite without the generous support of various peacefully and successfully. How that funding agencies. happened and become possible, it was not a magic rather tireless effort of all We are grateful to our partners and concern. donors for maintaining adequate frequency in provision of funds to us, As you know, we have never thought of which enable us to make the progress LASOONA as a conventional organization. timely. Thanks goes to them for their in Our success has come from our time and valuable support. willingness to face challenges and the tireless work of our employees to render Secondly, over the last three years (B/W high quality of services to the people in 2009 & 2011), LASOONA remained need. We never try to identify trends to confined to the activities of emergency follow. Instead, we focus on writing our response and rehabilitation only. It was to own future and by doing so we have serve those affected due to the heavy achieved a very promising reputation in flood disasters and conflict. In 2012, while the region. recovery was still the main priority of all concern, LASOONA succeeded in transition from recovery to long-term development This is not to say we have not had programs and services. mishaps. In fact, it happens usually with any other organization as well. However, Above all, we would like to share very we do have the trend to acknowledge our proudly that, we have been able to invest wrongdoing for improvements. As a in developing our second five years result, we have had to work hard to make amends and strengthen our governance Strategic Plan (2012-2017). We have now and our organization. a living document in hand that aims to LASOONA Annual Report 2012 03 Foreword guide the organization in establishing new We would also like to take the opportunity initiatives and priorities for action. One of to acknowledge the contribution of our the important recommendations in the members, and directors who have been Strategic Plan was to expand our always helpful in our efforts for growth. operations beyond Malakand Division. I Also, the real credit of our achievements feel it worth to mention that we goes to our village partners and our successfully initiated a project for the dedicated staff members, particularly Internally Displaced People of KP in those who paid importance to loyalty with District Nowshera and one project initiated LASOONA over the attractions been in Diamir District of Gilgit Baltistan. offered to them elsewhere. We are committed to expand the circle of The board imposed strict, uniform policies services further in years to come. Our with centralized oversight. We've main focus will be KP and FATA in improved employee training and exposure particular, while other districts of the visits. We've also imposed more auditing country in general. Similarly, during the and testing, so that we can fix any year, we were able to develop some new problem by identifying it early. The Board partnerships with like-minded is confident that with grace of ALMIGHTY International organizations such as ALLAH LASOONA will progress more in Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH), Save years to come, will attract further the Children and GIZ while at the same program funding, and build new time we have strengthened our partnerships to achieve its goals and relationships further with our long- objectives. standing partners like Welthungerhilfe, The Board and Management are making Oxfam, Malteser International and every effort to maintain the earned status Agribusiness Support Fund. In addition to and reputation of LASOONA into a leading the two ongoing projects, six new projects regional organization. Our thanks go too are initiated with the kind support of these to a very keen and supportive Board. partners, out of which three projects were Every member brings enthusiasm, completed successfully till the end of knowledge, and considerable dedication to 2012. the Board table. Azam Khan Syed Iqbal Hussain Executive Director Chairman LASOONA Annual Report 2012 04 What We Believe In “LASOONA: Society for Human and It works with a spirit to serve Natural Resource Development” is humanity without any discrimination a national, multi-disciplinary, on the basis of gender, caste and development oriented and non- creed. While committed to the well- profit making organization. being of masses, LASOONA has the LASOONA affirms to be committed history of working with all to wellbeing of masses through segments of society even with little promoting ecologically sound resources and expertise, thus development in remote and becoming a role model at local level. impoverished pockets of Pakistan So after its more than a decade in general and Khyber history, LASOONA felt it necessary Pukhtunkhwa (formerly North West to work as an Institution with an Frontier province -NWFP) and FATA extendedAnd holistic philosophy of in particular. participatory development to help the deprived and marginalized LASOONA is a Pushto word, segments of society to have an meaning “Hands”. LASOONA was access to the basic means of established in 1997 by a group of livelihood together with improved highly motivated and civic-minded social services at local level. people. It formally registered under societies' act of 1860. By the Furthermore, LASOONA practices time of establishment, the Social Guidance Approach to ensure founding leadership laid the the participation of beneficiaries and foundation of LASOONA with the other stakeholders and for creation premise of promoting ecologically of a cadre of selfless, honest and sound development. LASOONA is dedicated volunteer activists from also certified /accredited by within the community who, in turn, Pakistan Center for Philanthropy are given the responsibility to lead (PCP). For more than a decade, their community. LASOONA enjoys the history of LASOONA has also proven its worth being a civil society organization is when Pakistan was shook by strenuously working for the earthquake, conflict and flood conservation, promotion and disasters and took a step forward by sustainable management of natural including disaster risk management resources and has had been and climate change in its thematic advocating the participatory focuses to reduce the risk of future management of natural resources calamities. as a mean to livelihood security. LASOONA Annual Report 2012 05 How We do It Organization Structure auditor. The Board also approves or To achieve our objectives, we have delegates to the Executive Director, the organized ourselves into a General Body, contracts signing and binding with the Governing Body (responsible for policy donors. The Board is responsible for the decisions), Managing Committee (day-to- approval of uniform policies and day administration of LASOONA) and a procedures and monitoring compliance to dedicated cadre of volunteers, social its implementation. The Board of workers and like-minded individuals who directors’ makes hiring and Firing of support our efforts. We have a personnel Executive Director. The Executive policy, which is followed to eliminate Director, for guidance and coaching in hierarchy in the organization, an programme, Operational and governance investment policy and a policy on related matters of the organization, also purchase