Swat Youth Front Opposite Grassy Ground, Saidu Sharif , Swat, NWFP Pakistan Email: [email protected] URL: www.syfswat.org TABLE OF CONTENTS: (1) Background: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 (2) Goal and Objectives of the Project:---------------------------------------------------------- 2 (3) Methodology/ Activities:----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 (4) Details of Distribution Activities:------------------------------------------------------------- 4 (5) Impact of the project: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 (6) Problems faced:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 (7) Sustainability :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 (8) Lesson learnt : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 (9) Case studies:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 (10) Feed backs & Recommendations: --------------------------------------------------------- 9 BACKGROUND: The security forces operation and the displacement at District Swat, NWFP, Pakistan have deprived the women of the area from their sole source of income- poultry and goats as during the complex emergency situation they either sold it during the crisis to support their families or left back in home during the displacement due to transportation hindrance. While the remaining live-stock and poultry either died due to no care and no food or slaughtered by the people remained in the conflict area. To revive and rehabilitate the income sources of the rural women SYF proposed a project proposal “ Rural Women Income Rehabilitation Project” to the Program for Advancement of Gender Equality (PAGE), CIDA, Islamabad, Pakistan to rehabilitate affected rural women source of income and empower them to play an active role in performing their domestic responsibilities. Under the proposed project SYF proposed to provide poultry and goat to the rural women of the most sensitive and affected rural areas of District Swat namely, Tehsil Kabal, Tehsil Charbagh and Tehsil Babozai and hence under the proposed project 1100 hens to 275 women with an estimate of 4 hens to each woman have been provided. Similarly 150 goats were provided to 150 targeted beneficiaries’ families with a ratio of each goat to each woman. The distribution of poultry and live stock was based on the needs and family size of the women and her dependents. The recipient woman was not entitled to receive both goat and hens GOAL OF THE PROJECT: To empower the conflict and displacement affected rural women by reviving and rehabilitating their source of income after their return. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT: To provide emergency assistance in the form of poultry and live stock to the most vulnerable rural women. To ensure income security status of women and to enhance their capacity to carry out their domestic responsibilities and overcome the psychological distress caused by displacement Implement rural income generating activities such as provision of Poultry and live stock for vulnerable groups of the population, such as women's groups, and women and elderly- headed households 2 Page METHODOLOGY/ACTIVITIES : i. Agreement signed on: The Contribution Agreement was signed between Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Islamabad and Swat Youth Leader on 30 September 20, 2009. ii. Cheque Received: One million one hundred ninety nine thousand and two hundred Pakistani Rupees (Rs 1199, 200) received from CIDA Islamabad for the project activities. iii. Joint meeting of SYF’s Board of Directors and Program Staffs: Meeting of Board of Director of SYF and SYF’s Program Staff convened at Head office Building of SYF at Opposite Grassy Ground Saidu Sharif Road Saidu Sharif Mingora Swat to discus and formalize the implementation strategy of the project. iv. Establishment of coordination committee: A coordination committee consisting of three members was formed under supervision of Swat Youth Front (SYF). The committee was responsible for the overall project development, implementation and execution with stake holders. The committee also coordinated with the CIDA Islamabad submitting reports. v. Formation of CDD Committees: SYF project staff had carried out meetings with the community members and community based organizations regarding the project and their involvement in the project activities and hence on each Tehsil level SYF had established three CDD committees. Each CDD committee consisted of one member of CBO/ CCB, one member of the community group, one member from the beneficiaries’ families’ member, one motivated farmer and one member from the local government on Union Council Level and two SYF local volunteers. The CDD along with SYF was responsible for the need assessment, registration of survivors, distribution and monitoring and evaluation of the project activities. vi. Establishment of Selection committee: SYF established a selection committee consisting of two members of SYF Board of Directors, Project manager and each representative from Livestock department Swat and CDD Committee to scrutinize and select the application of the beneficiaries in the targeted Tehsil of Tehsil Kabal, Tehsil Charbagh and Tehsil Babozai. vii. Designing of Application form: SYF project staff had designed an application form in Urdu format for the selection and registration of the targeted beneficiaries. viii. Registration of the targeted beneficiaries’ women: SYF project staff along with female volunteers and members of the CDD was responsible for the selection of the targeted beneficiaries’ women in the rural areas of Kabal, Charbagh and Babozai Tehsils of district Swat. As per criteria outlined in the project proposal the project staffs along with female volunteers and members of the CDD committee had registered five hundred and twenty five (525) beneficiaries. ix. Establishment of Purchasing Committee: 3 SYF had established a purchasing committee consisting of two members of SYF’s Board of Page Directors, one member from district live stock department and one representative from the local government. The purchase committee had invited tenders from livestock and poultry suppliers through advertisement in local newspapers. The committee had passed the tender keeping in mind the price of the live stock and poultry. The selected firm had signed an MOU with SYF to supply the livestock and poultry to the four distribution points according to the given schedule. x. Formation of Distribution committees: The project staff and SYF Board of Directors constituted four distribution committees, consisting of CCD representatives, Local Volunteers and SYF volunteers for the four distribution points. xi. Issuing Distribution token to selected beneficiaries women: SYF volunteers both male and female in collaboration with the project manager issue distribution token to the selected beneficiaries’ women selected by the selection committee in the targeted Tehsils. xii. Signing of MOU with the Beneficiary Women: The beneficiaries’ women had signed an agreement with SYF under which she would be bound that after four months the beneficiaries would hand over four chicks and one goat offspring after an year to another qualified recipients women. SYF would provide the details of the needy women to the beneficiary women and family after each four month. xiii. Evaluation and follow up visits: SYF project staff in close collaboration with SYF Board of Directors, and members of respective CDD Committees was responsible for Evaluation and Follow up visits to evaluate and monitor poultry and goat status and project development. The CDD committees will update SYF on regular basis about the status to avoid the misused of the goats and poultry by the beneficiaries xiv. Case Studies: After the completion of the project SYF female volunteers were responsible to compile the case studies of the women beneficiaries to assess and evaluate the impact of the project. DETAILS OF DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES: As per proposed project SYF has to distribute hens and goats in the rural areas of three Tehsils of Kabal, Charbagh and Babozai, the detailed information regarding the distribution of hens and goats are as following; S# VILLAGE TEHSIL #OF BENEFICIARIES NUMBER OF HENS 1 Kalakali Kabal 26 104 2 Dehrai Kabal 15 60 3 Koza Bandai Kabal 17 68 4 Alam Ganj Charbagh 36 144 5 Dakodak Charbagh 17 68 6 Koot Charbagh 20 80 7 Qambar Babozai 17 68 8 Odigram Babozai 15 60 9 Googdara Babozai 28 112 10 Charbagh Charbagh 26 104 11 Mangloor Babozai 18 72 12 Kookarai Babozai 14 56 13 Akhun Baba Babozai 11 44 14 Haji Baba Babozai 9 36 15 Murghazar Babozai 6 24 Total 275 1100 4 Page While details regarding distribution of goats are as following; S# VILLAGE TEHSIL #OF BENEFICIARIES NUMBER OF GOATS 1 Alam Ganj Charbagh 16 16 2 Dakodak Charbagh 6 6 3 Koza Bandai Kabal 8 8 4 Kanju Kabal 5 5 5 Dehrai Kabal 10 10 6 Kalakali Kabal 12 12 7 Odigram Babozai 10 10 8 Qambar Babozai 5 5 9 Googdara Babozai 11 11 10 Gulbandai Babozai 15 15 11 Charbagh Charbagh 15 15 12 Akhun Baba Babozai 5 5 13 Haji Baba Babozai 10 10 14 Mangloor Babozai 10 10 15 Koot Charbagh 7 7 16 Gwalerai Matta 5 5 Total 150 150 IMPACT OF THE PROJECT: Rural Women Income Rehabilitation Project would be expected to contribute to the provision of means to develop the economic, social and environmental potentials of the Swatis’ women and their