Muslim Aid Pakistan Field Office · Tharparkar Emergency Response 2014 Livestock Support to Flood Affected Communities in Jhang ... Early Restoration of Agri-Livelihood and Food Security

2014Muslim Aid Pakistan Field OfficeAnnual Report

Our Geographical Outreach

RawalpindiRawalpindiRawalpindi

Neelum

Forward Kahuta Forward Kahuta Forward Kahuta

ChakwalChakwalChakwal

Pattoki

Bagh Bagh Bagh

BalakotBalakotBalakot

MansehraMansehraMansehra

Kalabagh Kalabagh Kalabagh

IslamabadIslamabadIslamabad

GilgitGilgitGilgit

MurreeMurreeMurree

Karachi Karachi Karachi

LahoreLahoreLahore

BannuBannuBannu

TharparkerTharparkerTharparker

JhangJhangJhang

Qamber Shadadkot Qamber Shadadkot Qamber Shadadkot

DaduDaduDadu

MianwaliMianwaliMianwali

RajanpurRajanpurRajanpurJampurJampurJampur

Chinot Chinot Chinot

KarakKarakKarak

PeshawarPeshawarPeshawar

Kohistan Kohistan Kohistan

Battgram Battgram Battgram

ShanglaShanglaShangla

Turbat (Balochistan) Turbat (Balochistan) Turbat (Balochistan)

Gujranwala Gujranwala Gujranwala

Haweli Haweli Haweli

SangharSangharSanghar

Beneficiaries3,37,98827 Districts


Table of ContentsVision, Mission & Values

Message from Country Director

Education and Child DevelopmentStreet to School ProjectRainbow Family ProgrammeChild Development CentreMuslim Aid Girls High School – PattokiHope for Future

Emergency ResponseEmergency Response for TDPs in BannuTharparkar Emergency Response 2014Livestock Support to Flood Affected Communities in Jhang

Health ProgrammeMuslim Aid PIMA Hospital — MansehraMuslim Aid BARDASHT Hospital — TarnolMuslim Aid Basic Health Unit — Chaklala RawalpindiSafe Birth Safe Lives (SBSL) — Qamber Shadadkot

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene-WASHSouth Asia WASH Result Program (SAWRP) — Rajanpur Sanitation Programme at Scale in Pakistan (SPSP) Phase-II — RajanpurWASH services in Government Schools — RajanpurWater for Life Programme

Integrated Development InitiativesEarly Restoration of Agri-Livelihood and Food Security — RajanpurOne Roof Shelter — Qamber Shahdadkot

Economic EmpowermentMicro Enterprises Development ProjectSkill Development Centres

Seasonal ProgrammesWinter Package for IDPs Feed The Fasting Sacrificial Meat Distribution

Financial Statements

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OUR VISIONA world of peace, compassion and justice where all people achieve fulfillment.

OUR MISSIONTo tackle poverty and its causes by developing innovative and sustainable solutions enabling people and their communities to live in dignity and independence.

OUR VALUES

Accountability:We hold ourselves accountable for our actions. We hold others accountable for their actions.Justice:Each person has the right to live and be treated with dignity. Justice is achieved by considering the rights of others and the respect they deserve, regardless of ethnic background, sexual orientation, gender or religion.Empowerment:To empower people in order to unleash their potential.Compassion:A person cannot be compassionate unless he/she is sensitive to others' needs and conditions.

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It's my immense pleasure to present the annual report 2014 on behalf of our board members and Muslim Aid team. The report is based on Muslim Aid's diversified interventions in humanitarian and development sectors during the year 2014.

Muslim Aid undertook emergency response for famine hit people of Tharparkar in Sindh, flood affected communities in Jhang (Punjab) and TDPs of North Waziristan Agency in Bannu, in addition to ongoing developmental projects across Pakistan. Muslim Aid mainly focuses on rapid humanitarian interventions and long term development programmes to build self-sustained and resilient communities hence enabling people live their life with dignity and grace.

Besides emergency response, Year 2014 witnessed us working on long term development programmes in core thematic areas of WASH, Health, Education & Child Development, Economic Empowerment and Integrated Development Initiatives. Our seasonal support programme enables us to share the Barakah of Islamic festivities with the poorest segment of our society. “Feed The Fasting” and Qurbani meat distribution not only brought smiles on the faces of neglected communities but also ease their sufferings during these Islamic occasions and contribute to address the malnutrition issues. Muslim Aid has further focused and executed the projects for Livelihood, Interest Free Microfinance, Educational support programmes for out of school children, Mothers and Neonatal Child Health, Nutrition and Reproductive Health Care Programmes aiming to contribute and preparing better to deliver towards the forthcoming Sustainable Development Goals the SDGs .

We strongly believe that we can lead to positive change in the society only through dedication, commitment, selflessness while working for downtrodden communities with participatory approach. Our strong M&E mechanism enables our team to monitor the long lasting impact of project interventions and assure quality of services for target communities and make ways to sustainable development and upliftment of the marginalised families.

I acknowledge the efforts of my team on the completion of 10 years of services in Pakistan since 2005 and 30 years across the globe. I would like to thank our institutional and corporate donors for their trust, support and lending hands to reach the unreached, and special thanks to our Trustees for sharing their vision, continuous guidance, support and facilitation for effective execution of our programmes.

Khobaib A Vahedy

Country Director

Message from Country Director

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Education and Child Development

Education and child development have always remained on top priorities of Muslim Aid programmes. Many children in Pakistan are denied their fundamental right to education, owing to many a reason involving poverty, accessibility issues, conflicts, and lack of awareness. Such marginalised children become vulnerable to sexual abuse, crime and violence. Also they are prone to drug addiction and thus end up in despair.

Muslim Aid specially designed a number of interventions in the field of education and child development in a quest to secure future of our next generations. Implementing strategies for educational programmes encompass extensive research, advocacy, counseling, networking and capacity building.

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Street to School ProjectNumber of out-of-school children is alarmingly increasing by every passing day. According to Pakistan Education Statistics Report 2013-2014, 6.2 million children at primary level are out-of-school. Poverty, conflicts and lack of access to basic needs force these children to work in the streets or become prey of crime, abuse and violence. Muslim Aid introduced Street to School (STS) project in 2009 to put efforts to streamline the lives of uneducated street chi ldren. Chi ld Care Centres were established with a concept to induct street children in KG-1 and provide them education up to primary level. Muslim Aid also puts emphasis on rationalizing parents of street children to motivate them for sending their children to CCCs. Awareness sessions and meetings are regularly conducted to fulfill this objective. Muslim Aid mainstreams these children after Grade-5 into government educational institutions with financial assistance. Since beginning of the project, around 45 children have been mainstreamed into government schools. Accelerated Learning Programme is in place as all children belong to different age groups and were previously doing odd jobs to earn livelihood. Moreover, Muslim Aid gives special importance to the healthcare of children studying at CCCs. We arrange periodic health screening camps within the premises of CCCs to keep a check on physical condition of a child.

Key Achievements 310 students successfully completed

their sessions from KG-1 to Grade-5 during year 2014 at two Child Care Centres in Barma Town and Tarnol, rural areas of Islamabad.

181 male and 193 female community members, mostly parents of enrolled students, were also imparted on trainings during awareness sessions.

10 out of 14 successful students were mainstreamed into government schools during 2014. Parents of 4

students opted to enroll their children in religious institutions.

Ten events were organized to mark national and international observance (days) on different themes. All 310 children participated in the activities.

261 students went through health screening at CCCs. 140 were diagnosed with minor illnesses and were treated at the camp. 45 students were referred to hospitals for further diagnosis and treatment. 76 were declared medically fit during screening.

Rainbow Family ProgrammeMuslim Aid initiated a unique child assistance initiative “Rainbow Family Programme” in 2007 with an aim to help destitute children continue their education and meet basic needs of food, clothing and healthcare. The concept behind RFP is to e x t e n d s u p p o r t t o d e p r i v e d a n d disadvantaged children who are orphans, living in immense financial hardships, and vulnerable to exploitation, abuse and injustice. Children are chosen for RFP assistance after need assessment and then being provided quarterly monetary support that is sufficient to provide cover for school fee, books, uniform, individual food expenses and clothing. A child gets this assistance until he or she is 18. Children are m a i n s t r e a m e d i n t o g o v e r n m e n t educational institutions. Currently children from Bagh, Neelam, Forward Kahuta, Balakot, Mansehra, Kalabagh, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Gilgit, Murree and Karachi are getting RFP support.

Child Development CentresChild Development Centre is a linked initiative of RFP. Children who are receiving RFP support have an additional advantage of gett ing coaching, learning and interactive opportunities at safe and secure c e n t r e s e s t a b l i s h e d w i t h i n t h e i r communities. More than 200 orphan and destitute children were enrolled in two CDCs in Golra Islamabad and Johar Town Lahore. Attending CDCs significantly

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Muslim Aid introduced Street

to School (STS) project in 2009 to

put efforts to streamline the lives

of uneducated street children

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i m p r o v e d c h i l d r e n ' s e d u c a t i o n a l performance and confidence to achieve higher goals.

Key Achievements 514 children comprising 241 girls and

273 boys received RFP support during 2014. 326 of total children were orphans while 188 children belonged to underserved and neglected families.

Progress reports of 536 children were shared with the Muslim Aid UK Head O f f i c e to i m p rove c h i l d - d o n o r communication and update donors on child's educational overall progress.

10 percent children completed their primary education during 2014, while 7 percent passed middle exams, and 4 percent completed their secondary level education.

Three more children were inducted for RFP sponsorship in 2014.

Six cluster meetings were organized in Bagh, Rawalpindi, Murree, Forward Kahuta, Islamabad and Karachi to sens i t ize parents for enhanced cooperation for children's education, importance of healthcare and adopting hygienic practices and aligning lives with child development perspectives in the community.

Random monitor ing vis its were conducted to observe the progress and

benefits of RFP support. 225 children were visited during random monitoring process.

Muslim Aid presented Eid gifts to RFP sponsored children and their siblings in eight clusters. RFP children in two clusters were given cash support.

A child protection training workshop was also conducted for capacity building of staff. Trained staff also sensitized families and community m e m b e r s o n c h i l d a b u s e a n d preventive methods to protect children from abuse and violence.

Muslim Aid Girls High School – PattokiStriving to bridge the gaps poverty has c r e a t e d i n e d u c a t i o n s e c t o r f o r marginalized communities, Muslim Aid started a high school for girls in village Kot Muhammad Pura of Tehsil Pattoki in District Kasur. The school is a testimony to our commitment “Education for All”. Established in 2011, the school provides quality primary and secondary education to children of deprived and low income groups of the surrounding communities with special emphasis on girls' education at a nominal cost. The school has qualified teaching staff with purpose-built building, playground and transport facilities. Currently 119 girls and 175 boys are enrolled in the school.


The concept behind RFP is to

extend support to deprived and

disadvantaged children who are orphans, living in

immense financial hardships, and vulnerable to

exploitation, abuse and injustice

Progress of students is shared with parents in monthly parent-teacher meetings.

Key achievements 114 new students were enrolled during

admission campaign for year 2014. 235 students appeared in final term

exams of session 2013-14 in March 2014.

300 students took part in the first term exam of 2014.

12 teachers were trained in Lesson Planning workshop.

Hope for Future In June 2014, Pakistan Army's operation against militants in North Waziristan Agency and adjacent areas resulted in mass displacement from the conflict zone. Over a million people fled North Waziristan anticipating ground offensive, with many moving towards nearby towns of Bannu, tens of thousands crossing into Afghanistan and many thronging to safer districts of KPK. These TDPs are now residing mostly in host communities, with their children, in the government schools, camps and some in rented houses.

Children of these families had to abandon their education to relocate to Bannu and other parts of KPK. This could have endangered their career as there were no adequate educational facilities for TDPs en masse. Muslim Aid reached out to provide relief and humanitarian assistance to TDPs adopt ing mul t ipronged approach . Temporary Learning Centres were formed in host communities of Bannu to bridge the educational gap children of TDPs were destined to face in coming months. In addition to starting educational facilities for children, Muslim Aid conducted specially designed psychosocial trainings for teachers of children of TDPs.

Key Achievements 1752 girl and 1280 boy students were

benefitted from TLCs and counseling sessions during 2014.

Psychosocial trainings were arranged for 75 teachers of TLCs. Teachers were trained on various topics i.e. child rights, right to education and counseling techniques.

Teachers continuously held counseling sessions with children and their parents living in TDP camps in Bannu.

Muslim Aid reached out to

provide relief and humanitarian

assistance to TDPs adopting

multipronged approach

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Emergency Response

Responding to emergency situations caused by natural calamities or conflicts is one of the core objectives of Muslim Aid work. Muslim Aid always organises, coordinates and directs available resources in systematic manner for prompt and effective emergency response.

Our efforts have always resulted in significant relief to affected communities. Our emergency response interventions focus on quick relief activities and planning and implementation of projects for rehabilitation and disaster risk reduction.

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Emergency Response for TDPs in Bannu

Emergency Shelter SupportFol lowing Pak istan Army's mi l i tar y operation in North Waziristan Agency, residents of NWA migrated en masse to cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Bannu. Their primary need was to have shelter to spend their days of displacement in host communities. Muslim Aid put forth its efforts to provide relief to distressed TDPs. Rapid need assessment surveys were c o n d u c t e d a n d m o s t d e s e r v i n g beneficiaries were identified. Muslim Aid then distributed tents to 1000 families. This was though temporary shelter but it helped the beneficiaries who were earlier living with no such support and were prone to adverse effects of harsh weather conditions. Shelter support provided relief to around 6212 individuals including 2886 girls and women.

Monetary AssistanceSince TDPs migrated to host communities in haste and suffered huge losses of livestock and valuables, a cash grant package was introduced to enable TDPs address their urgent necessities. Need assessment was conducted and poorest families were selected for monetary assistance. Two cash distribution events were arranged in Baka Khel camp and Bannu camp where cheques of Rs. 10, 000 were given to 404 displaced families including 88 female headed families and 36 disabled heads of families.

Livestock SupportThe main source of income of the people of NWA is livestock. TDPs have brought along their livestock to host communities. Owing to harsh weather conditions and inflow of TDPs in large number, they faced scarcity of green fodder for their livestock. Muslim Aid distributed livestock inputs to 9084 selected individuals residing in host communities of Bannu. These inputs

comprised fodder, food supplement and other necessary kits along with vaccination and medicines to make sure their livestock, their key source of livelihood, remains alive and productive.

Tharparkar Emergency Response 2014In March 2014, news started coming about emergence of famine like situation in District Tharparkar of Sindh after severe drought hit the region. Famine affected thousands of families and resulted in rapid increase in deaths, particularly children dying of malnutrition. Famine forced many families to migrate from the area. Muslim Aid promptly responded to the situation and started its interventions to provide relief to affected families.

Major Activities Eight medical camps were established

where 1100 patients benefitted from OPD facilities every month. Totally 6600 patients were treated during severe emergency situation.

Free medicines were given to 5500 patients in BHU Chechari. Laboratory facilities were also provided to the patients.

1400 patients were treated by Muslim Aid Mobile Health Clinic in Tehsil Islamkot of Tharparkar.

Overall 7064 persons benefitted from Muslim Aid Emergency Response interventions from April 2014 to September 2014.

Livestock Support to Flood Affected Communities in JhangMuslim Aid was not only the forerunner in reaching out to people of Jhang stranded in flood water in 2014 but also started long term rehabilitation programme for the flood affected communities. Since flood waters inundated nine union councils of Tehsil Athara Hazari, domestic animals were

Overall 7064 persons benefitted

from Muslim Aid Emergency Response

interventions from April 2014 to September

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killed and crops were destroyed. Disease outbreak spread havoc in the communities forced to live under open sky.

Muslim Aid Pakistan designed Food Shelter Livelihood (FSL) project for flood affected community of Tehsil Athara Hazari. MAP—FSL project strengthened capacity of locals and enhanced sustainability through the provision of agriculture and livestock inputs.

Key Achievements Muslim Aid provided Rabbi crops seeds

and fertilizers to 100 flood affected

farmers and distr ibuted k itchen gardening vegetable seed packages among 250 families.

We conducted training for capacity building on organic farming.

200 families were given Feed packages for their livestock.

MAP technical team in collaboration with Livestock & Dairy Development Department vaccinated and de-wormed around 14000 ruminants against foot and mouth diseases, pesticides, parasite and external and internal parasites of large and small animals.

Muslim Aid provided Rabbi crops seeds and fertilizers to 100 flood affected farmers and

distributed kitchen gardening

vegetable seed packages among

250 families

Emergency Response

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Health Programme

Access to quality healthcare service is a fundamental right of every citizen. Unfortunately condition of healthcare facilities for all is not very encouraging in Pakistan. People are either having no access to such facilities or it's beyond their reach to afford better healthcare services.

Muslim Aid, as part of its long term commitment for sustainable development, stepped in to come up with solutions to ease access to healthcare services for the most impoverished and neglected communities. Muslim Aid not only provides medical relief during emergencies and natural disasters, but also strives to deliver continual healthcare services to the needy community members.

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Muslim Aid PIMA Hospital — MansehraMuslim Aid established a multidisciplinary hospital in Mansehra subsequently after dreadful earthquake of 2005. Since then the hospital has earned a reputation of quality healthcare facility in the region. With state-of-the-art OPD, IPD, laboratory and other diagnostic services in a purpose-built building, the hospital caters diversified hea l thcare needs o f margina l i zed communities on an affordable cost. With the provision of mobile health unit and regular medical camps for free treatment of poor patients, the hospital is one of the only few quality treatment facilities in the area. The hospital also acts as a referral centre for diverse medical requirements. Mother and child care coupled with vaccination services is a flagship component of medical care at Muslim Aid's hospital.

Muslim Aid BARDASHT Hospital — TarnolTarnol is a suburban locality of Islamabad where most of the residents are poor who depend on odd jobs and small businesses for their livelihood. To provide standardized healthcare facilities to residents of Tarnol, Muslim Aid launched a healthcare centre in March 2013. The centre is now a busy destination for medical care of underserved local community.

Muslim Aid Basic Health Unit — Chaklala Though Rawalpindi is a city that offers a range of public and private healthcare services to its inhabitants, there are still i m p o v e r i s h e d a n d u n d e r s e r v e d communities who cannot afford to travel to tertiary healthcare facilities or face challenge of affording treatment cost at these facilities. Chaklala is relatively an area of mediocre residents and poor families. Muslim Aid established a BHU with an objective to

provide cost effective basic medical care to the residents with special emphasis on c a t e r i n g t o h e a l t h c a r e n e e d s o f disadvantaged community members. This facility addressed basic health needs of the community during 2014.

Major Services Mother and child health services. Curative and preventive healthcare

facilities. Awareness sessions and counseling for

m o t h e r s , i m m u n i z a t i o n a n d vaccination.

Growth monitoring of children. Disease surveillance and treatment. Provision of essential and lifesaving

medicines.

Safe Birth Safe Lives (SBSL) — Qamber Shadadkot Muslim Aid designed SBSL project to provide medical care and prevention awareness to flood affected communities in Qabmer Shahdadkot. Three union councils consisting Qubo Saeed Khan, Bagho Daro and Hazarwah were selected for SBSL project. 13630 individuals including 8500 women and 1500 girls were aided through SBSL project.

Key Achievements Successful arrangements for 92 safe

deliveries. 415 female community members were

treated for menstrual problems. They were also sensitized on safety and hygiene.

13233 patients were treated through OPD services.

24 health awareness sessions were arranged with an aim to promote preventive and healthy living.

Health & Hygiene (HH) kits were distributed among the community members.

13630 individuals

including 8500 women and 1500 girls were aided

through SBSL project

Health Programme

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene-WASH

Access to safe drinking water and hygienic sanitation facilities is extremely difficult for most of the Pakistanis, particularly those who are living below poverty line. 41 million Pakistani people lack access to latrines, while 16 million have no access to safe drinking water. Thousands of children die every year due to diseases caused by unsafe drinking water and poor sanitation.

Muslim Aid designed projects to provide WASH services to marginalised and indigent communities to raise their standards of living and avoid harmful impacts of water-borne diseases and unhygienic sanitation practices. We took measures to scale up sanitation facilities in flood-hit areas.

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South Asia WASH Result Program (SAWRP) — Rajanpur SAWRP was started in June 2014 in four Union Councils of Tehsil Jampur in District Rajanpur to uplift community's living standards with an easy access to safe drinking water and practicing hygienic standards through sanitation services. These interventions helped in decreasing health burden by minimizing the risks of water-borne diseases and issues related to p o o r s a n i t a t i o n i n t h e t a r g e t e d communities.

Key Achievements Participatory Rural Appraisals (PRAs)

were conducted in 160 Villages to trigger the community to construct latrine on self-help basis. 160 village Committees (VCs) were formed for mobilizing the communities.

Capacity building of 960 VCs members (male and female) on Record Keeping at Village level.

160 Community Resource Persons (CRPs) were trained to practice Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS).

Training was given to 42 entrepreneurs to develop supply and demand link with the masons and the community. 40 sanitary marts supported through sanitary items (latrine material).

16 Local Support Organizations (LSOs)

were formed to support VCs at UC level. 3 international days related to WASH

(Global Hand Washing Day, World Toilet Day and World Water Day), and celebration of Sanitation Week at UC level were marked to raise community awareness.

Muslim Aid organised training for the government officials in Tehsil Jampur in which 30 persons from different departments (PHED, Education, Health, TMA, Local Government and civil society organisations) participated.

2500 latrines were constructed on self-help basis to discourage open defecation in targeted community. 320 demo latrines had been constructed in targeted 4 union councils since June 2014.

Six villages certified by the district government committee as ODF in 2014.

29700 beneficiaries of Muslim Aid WASH project in Rajanpur during 2014.

One ODF celebration was conducted to celebrate the Open defecation Free status and provide reward to CRPs and VC members.

6 sanitation schemes (drainage lines) construction in 6 ODF certified villages in 4 targeted UCs.

33 potable hand pump installed in ODF certified villages.

320 health & hygiene sessions were conducted in communities.

41 million Pakistani people

lack access to latrines, while 16 million have no access to safe

drinking water


Sanitation Programme at Scale in Pakistan (SPSP) Phase-II — RajanpurSPSP Phase II was initiated in May 2014 in flood prone areas of Tehsil Jampur in District Rajanpur.

Key Achievements Twelve training sessions were arranged

in selected union councils to sensitize community members on safe drinking water, hygienic s tandards , and d e t r i m e n t a l i m p a c t s o f o p e n defecations.

200 Village Sanitation Committees (VSCs) were formed and mobilised to attain targets of open defecation free villages.

Capacity building of 194 VSCs was done to achieve objectives. 2466 members (482 female and 1984 male) were t r a i n e d f o r s e a m l e s s p r o j e c t implementation.

184 Community Resource Persons (CRPs) were trained to practice Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) triggering tools and facilitating SOs for active participation in project activities.

100 masons were trained to construct low cost sanitation facilities.

151 Community Action Plans (CAPs) were developed through Participatory Rural Approach (PRA). IEC material was displayed in VSCs and one hundred thousand people were approached to raise awareness about sanitation and adopting personal hygiene practices.

106 WASH clubs were founded in schools. 1021 boy and girl students were involved to participate in project activities and raise awareness among fellow students and community at large.

Training was given to entrepreneurs to develop supply and demand link with the masons and the community. 3 sanitary outlets were established by the trained individuals.

155 school teachers and officials of education departments were trained on facilitation of Pakistan Approach on Total Sanitation (PATS) through School Led Total Sanitation (SLTS).

102 latrines were constructed on self-help basis to discourage open defecation in targeted community. 3 demo latrines had been started in 3 selected union councils during 2014.

141690 community members including 32430 women and 36660 gi r l s benefitted from Muslim Aid WASH project in Rajanpur in 2014.

102 latrines were constructed on self-help basis

to discourage open defecation

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WASH services in Government Schools — RajanpurMuslim Aid commenced an initiative to provide WASH services in the government schools of Rajanpur in June 2014. 118 schools in four union councils: Kot Thair, Basti Rindan, Tatar Wala and Kotla Dewan in Tehsil Jampur were selected for provision of WASH services. The objective of these interventions was to improve health and confidence of students in schools through an easy access to safe water and proper sanitation faci l it ies and raise their knowledge and awareness on adopting hygiene practices.

Key Achievements 60 health & hygiene awareness sessions

were held for 1688 students. 40 WASH clubs were formed. 300 club

m e m b e r s w e r e m o b i l i z e d f o r community awareness and promoting hygiene practices.

Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) sessions were held for 947 women and adolescent girls.

385 students, teachers and stakeholders were involved in activities to raise awareness on hand washing on Global Hand Washing Day 2014. World Toilet Day was also observed. 370 students and teachers participated in the activity.

3384 beneficiaries including 2119 girl

students and 959 boy students in the targeted union councils were assisted through WASH services in schools.

Water for Life ProgrammeAccess to safe and clean drinking water is very difficult in remote areas and deserted lands of Pakistan. Muslim Aid designed Dig a Well (DAW) programme to provide an easy access to communities who had no or minimal access to sources of safe drinking water. Through par tnersh ips wi th community based organizations, Muslim Aid implemented DAW interventions for neglected communities. In 2014, Muslim Aid focused on taking care of clean drinking water needs of famine-hit district Tharparkar and Sanghar in Sindh. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, shallow hand pumps were installed not only for marginalised community members but also for TDPs of North Waziristan Agency who migrated to KPK after military operation in NWA.

Key Achievements 219 shallow hand pumps, 20 affridev

hand pumps and 13 open surface water wells were established in Tharparkar, Sanghar, Peshawar and Bannu.

7770 families comprising around 55000 individuals were targeted as the direct beneficiaries of DAW in selected districts.

118 schools in four union councils

were selected for provision of WASH

services


Integrated Development Initiative

To minimize the aftereffects of devastating floods of 2010, Muslim Aid introduced a concept of Integrated Development Initiative (IDI) intended to come up with long term rehabilitation and restoration solutions for flood-hit communities.

Our teams thoroughly conducted need assessment surveys and went through situation analysis process to introduce long term rehabilitation interventions with an active involvement of affected communities.

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Early Restoration of Agri-Livelihood and Food Security — RajanpurAs the aftermath of destructive floods, people suffered huge losses of their crops and livestock. Majority of people in rural areas solely depend on agricultural lands and livestock. The challenge in this regard was to restore their resources of livelihood and support communities who had abandoned all hopes of reintegration. Muslim Aid supported the communities with agricultural inputs, livestock and poultr y suppor t . Moreover, special emphasis was put on their capacity building and infrastructure development for creating more promising opportunities for the affected communities.

Key Achievements Agricultural inputs were distributed

among 400 families including seeds for next cropping season and food stock.

14 integrated crop management

trainings were arranged to give hands-on knowledge on loss reduction and preserving crops.

10 training sessions on poultry farming were conducted for rural women.

Poultry support was given to 300 f a m i l i e s t o e n a b l e t h e m e a r n sustainable livelihood.

233 families were supported with seeds and tools to start kitchen gardening after 6 training sessions for household women. This initiative helped them meet their personal needs as well as improve income.

100 livestock shelters were constructed to support flood affected farmers.

10,000 ruminants were treated and also received veterinary services. Livestock feed packs were given to 300 families.

De-silting and rehabilitation of water channels was done to benefit the affected communities.

Eight relatively small bridges affected b y f l o o d s w e r e r e s t o r e d a n d reconstructed to increase access of local community members and reduce

Muslim Aid supported the communities

with agricultural inputs, livestock

and poultry support


distances. Cash-for-work concept was adopted in this activity to train local community members for rehabilitation of damaged infrastructure during natural disasters. This was also an opportunity for them to earn livelihood, skill development and capacity building for any future needs.

40 Livelihood Restoration Committees (LRCs) were formed and capacity building sessions were held for 100 LRC members to deal with any future untoward situation.

Total beneficiaries of this project included 3712 women, 3428 men, 2475 girls, 2285 boys and 1 disabled member of the community.

One Roof Shelter — Qamber ShahdadkotMuslim Aid designed a project to provide shelter to flood-hit people of Qamber Shahdadkot in Sindh. Majority of the residents live under bread line and hardly

make both ends meet. In addition they were hit by devastating floods for consecutive fourth year. Muslim Aid responded to the emergency in Union Councils of Hazarwah and Kabar in District Q a m b e r S h a h d a d k o t . A f t e r n e e d a s s e s s m e n t , M u s l i m A i d p l a n n e d rehabilitation and development project for the affected communities.

One-roof-shelter (ORS) project was initiated with an objective to provide shelter to the needy families who were living in tents or under open sky. Muslim Aid constructed ORS that benef i t ted around 4800 individuals in worst hit localities.

32 community meetings were also arranged during the course of time to sensitize masses about their rights and responsibilities to protect their shelters. Equally numbered CBOs were formed for active participation of the community m e m b e r s i n r e h a b i l i t a t i o n a n d development interventions.

Muslim Aid constructed ORS that benefitted

around 4800 individuals in

worst hit localities

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Economic Empowerment

Muslim Aid introduced its Economic Empowerment Programme in 2009 with an aim to work for poverty alleviation, enabling people to establish or enhance their business, thus creating more opportunities for economic wellbeing.

Muslim Aid, during last five years, came out to be a key support to such impoverished individuals who wanted to establish their business or expend existing setups.

Muslim Aid Micro Enterprise Development Project (MEDP) and Skill Development Centres (SDCs) are two components of our economic empowerment concept for disadvantaged and impoverished communities.

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Since its inception, more

than 35000 beneficiaries from District

Rawalpindi and Chakwal received

loans

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Micro Enterprises Development ProjectMuslim Aid extends financial assistance to the most deserving individuals to start or grow existing business under MEDP. This results in increased economic empowerment. Interest free soft loans are given to selected individual after careful need analysis and community surveys. Since its inception, more than 35000 beneficiaries from District Rawalpindi and Chakwal received loans and established t h e i r b u s i n e s s e s o r c re a t e d s e l f -employment opportunities through skill development, another initiative of Muslim A i d f o r e c o n o m i c e m p o w e r m e n t interlinked with MEDP.

Key Achievements New loans approved and disbursed to

299 beneficiaries in Rawalpindi and 723 individuals in Chakwal.

Eighty six community awareness sessions in Rawalpindi and Chakwal were arranged. Community was informed about benefits of Riba free micro-financing and how it could help them establ ish thei r l ive l ihood resources. IEC material was also d i s t r i b u te d a m o n g c o m m u n i t y members.

Twelve beneficiaries reimbursed loans as they had established their businesses and were earning sufficient livelihood to support their families and spare a sum for credit settlement.

Altogether 3026 beneficiaries, including 247 women and 3 disabled persons were being benefited through Muslim Aid financial assistance during 2014.

Skill Development Centres

Muslim Aid is running two SDCs in Rawalpindi and Chakwal, where a number of vocational training classes are conducted for poor and needy community members. Our focus always remains on sk i l l d e v e l o p m e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r impoverished women in the community.

Our skill development initiative empowers domestic women and other beneficiaries to start their own small enterprises and generate modes of income through such businesses as wel l as work ing for established enterprises. SDCs inspire the beneficiaries and boost their level of conf idence to help them become productive members of community. In addition, Muslim Aid also conducts regular career counselling sessions with students.

Key Achievements 1413 students were trained in various

skills including sewing and embroidery, beautician courses, textile and fashion designing, computer operating skills and English language courses during 2014.

750 from total trained individuals were from Chakwal, while 663 students were enrolled in SDC Rawalpindi.

Among total 1413; 873 women and 222 girls were trained during year 2014.

Community awareness sessions to sensitize on women empowerment through capacity building were regularly conducted in SDC Rawalpindi and SDC Chakwal during 2014.

Seasonal Programmes

Besides our regular humanitarian and development programmes, Muslim Aid takes steps to help suffering communities through its seasonal programmes. These programmes are aimed at sharing happiness and blessings of Islamic festivities with the less privileged communities. Seasonal assistance activities are usually carried out during the holy month of Ramadan and on Eid-ul-Azha. We utilize Zakat money to help deserving communities. Muslim Aid also arranges distribution of sacrificial meat among the needy and poor communities on Eid-ul-Azha.

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Our seasonal programmes are aimed at sharing

happiness and blessings of Islamic festivities with the

less privileged communities

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Seasonal Programmes

Key AchievementsWinter Package for IDPs This project was initiated to arrange warm blankets for internally displaced persons (IDPs) residing in camps during hard winter season. Zakat funds were utilized to distribute 903 quality blankets to 301 displaced families. 3 blankets were given to each family having 7 to 9 family members.

Feed The Fasting Sharing with poor and underserved people is the essence of Ramadan Kareem. There are thousands of families in Pakistan who do not have enough to feed their children. Muslim Aid reaches out to such families during the Holy Month of Ramadan under the banner of its “Feed The Fasting” programme. Families were carefully chosen after our field teams conducted baseline surveys with local community groups to identify most deserving people. Female headed household families, orphan children, disabled community members and disaster hit families from Chiniot, Lahore, Karak, Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, Mansehra and Bagh received food packages during Ramadan 2014. Food

packs contained all essential food items s u f f i c i e n t t o m e e t t h e d i e t a r y requirements of a family of five to seven persons for the whole month of Ramadan. Overall 1425 Zakat eligible families received food packs during Ramadan 2014.

Sacrificial Meat DistributionMuslim Aid, with a concept of sharing joy of festivals with the most deserving communities, designed and implemented Eid-ul-Adha animal sacrifices (Qurbani) and sacrificial meat distribution among impover ished and disadvantaged families. This programme was implemented in collaboration with local civil society organizations in cities and rural areas of Bannu, Peshawar, Kohistan, Battgram, Shangala, Karachi, Turbat (Balochistan), I s l a m a b a d , G u j r a n w a l a , L a h o r e , Rawalpindi, and Haweli AJK. Most of the beneficiar ies were f lood affected individuals in Punjab and KPK regions. TDPs of North Waziristan Agency, who left their homes during Operation Zarb-e-Azab to reside in Bannu, were also included as beneficiaries. Total 17409 i n d i v i d u a l s b e n e f i t t e d f ro m t h i s programme.

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