Khwendo Kor PROFILE 2018 PROFILE PROFILE Khwendo Kor team Table of contents Khwendo Kor at a Glance........................................................................................................... 1 KK at a glance ........................................................................................................................... 2 Recognitions............................................................................................................................... 2 Where We Are? .......................................................................................................................... 3 Our Affiliations............................................................................................................................. 4 Governance System ....................................................................................................................5 How we operate.......................................................................................................................... 6 Our Approaches...........................................................................................................................7 Social Enterprise .........................................................................................................................7 Khwendo Kor's Impact.................................................................................................................8 Khwendo Kor's Deen Dunya (DD) Model ..................................................................................13 We help girls realize their Dreams.............................................................................................14 Challenges.................................................................................................................................15 Our Future Plans .......................................................................................................................15 Our Donors and Partners ..........................................................................................................16 Donate Now!..............................................................................................................................16 KK team along with BoD and UKFROK members at KK Strategic Planning workshop at Islamabad - 2017 PROFILE PROFILE Khwendo Kor team Table of contents Khwendo Kor at a Glance........................................................................................................... 1 KK at a glance ........................................................................................................................... 2 Recognitions............................................................................................................................... 2 Where We Are? .......................................................................................................................... 3 Our Affiliations............................................................................................................................. 4 Governance System ....................................................................................................................5 How we operate.......................................................................................................................... 6 Our Approaches...........................................................................................................................7 Social Enterprise .........................................................................................................................7 Khwendo Kor's Impact.................................................................................................................8 Khwendo Kor's Deen Dunya (DD) Model ..................................................................................13 We help girls realize their Dreams.............................................................................................14 Challenges.................................................................................................................................15 Our Future Plans .......................................................................................................................15 Our Donors and Partners ..........................................................................................................16 Donate Now!..............................................................................................................................16 KK team along with BoD and UKFROK members at KK Strategic Planning workshop at Islamabad - 2017 PROFILE PROFILE Khwendo Kor at a Glance KK at a Glance Recognions • KK is a women’s iniave, led by a woman, furthering women rights agenda, in a regional context where Khwendo Kor (KK) is a non-profit, non-parsan 1. KK's Chief Execuve appointed as member of Naonal men sll retain leadership - even in women rights based work. organizaon working in Pakistan since 1993. It was set up Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) 2. KK ranked one of the 300 top NGOs worldwide by NGO • It is an indigenous response to local needs, it reflects the energy and commitment of local people. in response to an urgent need expressed by women for a forum to address their issues. Rightly so, Khwendo Kor Advisor - 2016. • In the wake of shrinking space for civil society (where many NGOs opt to become contractors) KK is 3. KK's Chief Execuve awarded a recognion cerficate and means “Sisters’ Home” in Pashto. It is a parcipatory increasingly becoming relevant as a rights-based indigenous organizaon. medal under the category of "Social Acvism" at "Hunar-E- development iniave which focuses on the acve Hawwa"fesval organized by Tourism Corporaon, involvement of the communies, especially women. KK Government of KP April 2016. works in the areas where health, educaon and income 4. ‘I am the change’ Award by Engro Foundaon 2013 generaon facilies are either non-existent or 5. Named one of 'One Hundred (Unseen) Powerful Women' by dysfunconal and women and the poor are marginalized. One World Acon (UK) -2011 Since its incepon, KK has been working to empower 6. Human Rights Award from President of Pakistan – 2011 women and children in the rural areas through its 7. Internaonal Union for Conservaon of Nature (IUCN) programs of Educaon, Health, Civil Rights and Economic Outstanding Woman - 2007-2011 Empowerment. KK has also been acvely responding to 8. Naonal Fama Jinnah Presidenal Medal - 2010 9. Synergos Fellowship - 2009 emergency needs of people struck by natural and man 10. Internaonal Union for Conservaon of Nature Award - 2007 made disasters across Pakistan. 11. Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize among one of the ‘1000 Since its establishment, KK has evolved into an Women’ - 2005 internaonally-recognized NGO devoted to development 12. Fama Jinnah Award - 2003 13. Human Rights Award from Internaonal Labor Organizaon National Endowment and advocacy. Today, KK is one of the oldest and biggest for Democracy (ILO) - 2001 women-led and women-managed NGO in this region, well 14. The PNC Sitara-e-Imaz 2001, a Naonal Presidenal Award reputed for its service delivery and values in commitment, 15. UN Recognion Awards 2000 for its services in developing accountability, integrity and mutual respect. and promong women’s and children’s rights. 1 2 PROFILE PROFILE Khwendo Kor at a Glance KK at a Glance Recognions • KK is a women’s iniave, led by a woman, furthering women rights agenda, in a regional context where Khwendo Kor (KK) is a non-profit, non-parsan 1. KK's Chief Execuve appointed as member of Naonal men sll retain leadership - even in women rights based work. organizaon working in Pakistan since 1993. It was set up Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) 2. KK ranked one of the 300 top NGOs worldwide by NGO • It is an indigenous response to local needs, it reflects the energy and commitment of local people. in response to an urgent need expressed by women for a forum to address their issues. Rightly so, Khwendo Kor Advisor - 2016. • In the wake of shrinking space for civil society (where many NGOs opt to become contractors) KK is 3. KK's Chief Execuve awarded a recognion cerficate and means “Sisters’ Home” in Pashto. It is a parcipatory increasingly becoming relevant as a rights-based indigenous organizaon. medal under the category of "Social Acvism" at "Hunar-E- development iniave which focuses on the acve Hawwa"fesval organized by Tourism Corporaon, involvement of the communies, especially women. KK Government of KP April 2016. works in the areas where health, educaon and income 4. ‘I am the change’ Award by Engro Foundaon 2013 generaon facilies are either non-existent or 5. Named one of 'One Hundred (Unseen) Powerful Women' by dysfunconal and women and the poor are marginalized. One World Acon (UK) -2011 Since its incepon, KK has been working to empower 6. Human Rights Award from President of Pakistan – 2011 women and children in the rural areas through its 7. Internaonal Union for Conservaon of Nature (IUCN) programs of Educaon, Health, Civil Rights and Economic Outstanding Woman - 2007-2011 Empowerment. KK has also been acvely responding to 8. Naonal Fama Jinnah Presidenal Medal - 2010 9. Synergos Fellowship - 2009 emergency needs of people struck by natural and man 10. Internaonal Union for Conservaon of Nature Award - 2007 made disasters across Pakistan. 11. Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize among one of the ‘1000 Since its establishment, KK has evolved