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Annual Report 2015

Pakistani Hoslamand Khawateen Network (PHKN)

mailto:[email protected],www.phkn.org.pk

PAKISTANI HOSLAMAND KHAWATEEN NETWORK (PHKN) Annual Report

2015

FOREWORD With the Grace of God we have completed the year 2015 and carried out the ongoing activities for the improvement

of Women’s Socio-economic empowerment and development in the region. I feel a great pleasure to share with you

the achievements made by Pakistani Hoslamand Khawteen Network (PHKN) during the year under report. This has

been outcome of the efficient team work and partner organizations including UNDP-GEF-SGP, AF/TAF/GEP-USAID,

Kindernothilfe e.V. Germany, and Government Line Agencies (GLAs) and Communities. The report mainly embraces

the remaining activities of the ongoing projects started in the previous year. The ongoing projects are:

1. Improving Environmental Sustainability and Women Empowerment - Funded by UNDP/GEF/SGP 2. Promoting Improved livelihoods for informal sector workers – Funded by AF/TAP/GEP-USAID 3. Economic and Social Empowerment of Rural Women through Self Help Approach – Funded by Kindernothilfe

e. V Germany

The project on ”Improving Environmental Sustainability and Women Empowerment” Based in two Union Councils of district Haripur; including Nara Amazai and Bait Gali, and activities were carried out in the most vulnerable villages which were under high pressure of firewood cuttings. Through effective Social Mobilization 26 Community Organizations formed. 250 community members were trained in installation of metallic fuel efficient stoves who further trained other community members. Communities were provided 250 metallic fuel efficient stoves for installation in their houses to reduce the excessive use of firewood, reduce gas emission and forest exploitation. The efficient stoves provided consume 50% to 60% less firewood as compared to traditional stoves. Tree plantation campaigns conducted to understand the importance of plantation and awareness raised. School environment clubs established and responsibilities were fixed for cleanliness and healthy environment. Enterprise and NTFP development trainings accomplished and low cost affordable and marketable NTFP products (1000) promoted to provide alternate livelihood opportunities to the poor communities. Sale point established and linkages were developed with buyers and market facilities provided. Hygiene festivals arranged in the schools to aware the youth and exposure visits to other communities conducted. Health & hygiene sessions organized in female communities. Coordination meetings with GLAs conducted and evaluation reports submitted to the donors. Under the project “Promoting improved livelihoods of informal sector workers” six community groups, each having 25 women artisans were formed in six villages of three Union Councils of Rehana, Kot Najibullah and Bakka of district Haripur. In the revised scope of work ‘jasti’ embroidery was selected by MOGH National Consultant for improvement, coordination meetings with MOGH and other stake holders accomplished and skill development trainings of the artisan were organized for prototype development. These trainings included i- Product Ideation and Designing, ii- Product Development and Prototyping, and iii- Sample Production & Input Supplier Integration Workshop, with support of National Consultant GOGH. Artisans from six groups were trained, and Trade Facilitation and Communication Centers established for display and sale of women’s improved products and facilitated linkages with potential buyers. The TFCC also functioned as women-friendly communication hub, catering to the home based worker and other women, where all the necessary information and communication technology (ICT) facilities were made available, free of cost. PHKN Developed Webpage (www.whbw.org.pk) displaying the products made by the HBWs and shared the webpage with National Consultant for linking the page to main website. Replications in six villages of three Union Councils accomplished and Prototypes shared with selected artisans (159). Linkages with social security and benefit schemes were created to benefit WHBWs. Artisans also participated in Expo Islamabad and Lahore present their products. The project “Economic and Social Empowerment of Rural Women through Self Help Approach”, 32 SHGs were formed to stimulate the development process in the mainstream Development, bring the poor segments to coordinate and empower the groups for their own development in the villages. A saving mechanism has been developed to loan out for income generating schemes and other fringed community’s benefits. The SHGs have been linked with social security and microcredit schemes to establish their business and help them to earn livelihoods.

http://www.whbw.org.pk/


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Lastly I am thankful to the donors who supported us in implementation of the project, to work for the welfare of disadvantaged segments of the society. We believe and focus on human respect, dignity, efficiency & effectiveness, mutual trust & cooperation and commitment. The principles served as organizational values. I also praise the efforts of supporters and PHKN staff and communities that accomplished the mandatory activities, and acknowledge their hard work, which made the efforts possible.

Irum Fatima

President PHKN


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INTRODUCTION

Pakistani Hoslamand Khawateen Network (PHKN) is a non profitable, non political and non governmental organization registered under Cooperative Societies Act 1925, Registration # 270 working for the sustainable development in Pakistan with special focus on Khyber PakhtunKhawa (KPK) for addressing the poverty alleviation especially focusing on women empowerment. An autonomous Board of Directors (BOD) governs present PHKN. The board members are highly motivated and committed to work and have taken many initiatives that support community members, especially women to build capacity to work for their own development.

With the passage of time, members and supporters of PHKN have considered the need to reorganize its initiatives and efforts in a more integrated and professional manner so that it could support other communities in neglected areas of KPK. The strategic envisioning of its members has worked well and now PHKN is working at national level and have increased its outreach to other districts of KPK. The development interventions initiated by PHKN are benefiting large number of marginalized communities.

PHKN has now established strong roots in the community and is working as an umbrella organization for 121 Community Organizations (COs) and 50 Interest Group with 2587 members. PHKN has created a culture of participatory development among its target communities. To reduce poverty, injustice and miseries of the marginalized communities in its target areas, PHKN is focusing on livelihood, WatSan, Health, Human & Institutional Development, Education, Women Empowerment, Disaster Management and climate Change.

VISION STATEMENT

A Prosperous Society on the bases of justice, peace and empowerment of marginalized groups with focus on women in KPK.

MISSION STATEMENT

Enhance the role and capacities of rural population to improve their quality of life with equal participation of all.

GOAL

Empowerment of local communities, especially women & marginalized sectors, to increase effectiveness of their collective initiatives at national level.

OBJECTIVES

To ensure organized efforts to the local for making their lives better.

To improve the livelihood conditions of poor communities through integrated interventions in NRM, enterprise development and micro credit.

To provide clean drinking water and building up sanitation infrastructure in remote areas.

To provide health care services in mother and child care, women reproductive health, HIV/AIDs, tuberculosis and other communicable diseases.


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To impart skills and knowledge for improvement in human and institutional development through training and consultancy with NGOs, CBOs, and community groups.

To facilitate women empowerment through interventions for women rights, gender and equal participation with men in leadership and decision-making.

To contribute in developing quality education through enhancing capacity of existing establishments/setups with conscious efforts for increasing literacy in girls and deserving sections of society.

To network with like-minded organizations and forums for collective efforts at local, national and international levels.

PROGRAMM AREAS

Livelihoods Program

Water and Sanitation (WatSan) Program

Health Program

Human and Institutional Development Program

Education Program

Women Empowerment Program

Disaster Management & Climate Change Program

CORE VALUES

Commitment

Respect for Human Dignity

Efficiency and Effectiveness

Mutual Trust and Cooperation


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MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE:

Program

Manager

Project

Coordinator

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Board of

Directors

President/

Ex.

Director

Operationa

l Manager

HR

Office

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Financ

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Office

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Admi

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Office

r

Research/

M&E

Research

Coordinato

r

M&E

coordinato

r

Field

Coordinator

Community

Facilitator


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REPORTING PERIOD: January, to December 2015

1. Improving Environmental Sustainability and Women Epowerment – Funded by UNDP/GEP/SGP

The project has been financed by the Global Environment Facility/Small Grants Program (“GEF/SGP”), implemented by UNDP on behalf of the three GEF Implementing Agencies – UNDP, UNEP and the World Bank – and executed by UNOPS. The project was initiated on 1st December 2013. This report covers the activities planned and completed during the period January to December 2015. The project area is comprised of 2 Union Councils Nara Amazai and Bait Gali in district Haripur in Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The activities accomplished during the year are comprehensively described below:

Training of women on installation of metallic stoves

250 community women were trained in installation of new metallic fuel efficient stoves and provided them support for the stove installation. These Master Trainers further trained & disseminate the intervention to other community women to provide technical backstopping and support them in new technology installation. The communities were very much delighted with getting the training in metallic stoves installation. Social Mobilization and Community meetings

Four (4) Social Organizers (two male & two Female) were hired

for sixteen (16) months to form community organizations in 26

selected villages of two Union Councils Nara Amazai & Bait Gali

of district Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to conduct Grass Root

level meetings and mobilized the communities as regards with

the project prevalence and its innovative interventions in the

selected areas of these vulnerable and neglected union councils,

During the planned period of 1st December through 31st March

2015, meetings were organized and demand generated for

metallic efficient stove from women communities and participation in the enterprises development. Vision

exercises conducted to develop Village Development Plans (VDPs), in which steps formed; social mapping,

village profiling, problems identification and their solutions.

Meeting at Grass Root Level Resource Mobilization meeting

Demonstration & Distribution of Fuel Efficient Stoves

Social Mobilization workshop presentation of Social Mobilization workshop

Map of the Project Area


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Installation of Fuel Efficient Stoves: Women communities were provided with 250 metallic fuel efficient stoves and communities installed in their houses for reduced usage of fuel wood, improved indoor quality, health of women and improved economic wellbeing of the communities. With the installation of Fuel Efficient Stoves, beneficiaries reported that the reduction in usage of their fire wood reduced more than 50% (of the houses benefitted). Their time in collection & carriage of firewood also saved and expenses reduced to minimum. Beside, the houses and utensil are clean and hygienically fit for use. The saved time is used for the

wellbeing of children, accomplishment of pending works left and earning livelihood for the family. Their expenses on the medical component also reduced enormously. Tree Plantation Campaigns Six campaigns on “Save a Tree, Grow a Tree” were organized in 8 villages of UCs Naara Amazai & Baitgali with respective community organizations. The banners and scripts related to Climate change, Environment protection and “Save a Tree, Grow a Tree” were designed and displayed during campaigns at prominent places. School students, teachers their heads and notables from civil societies took part in the activity vigorously. Campaigns were designed with the theme behind:

1. To organize communities in reducing the likelihood of adverse climate change. 2. To promote and aware the communities on the importance of plantation. 3. To promote forest sustainability and healthy environment for human life. 4. To plant and grow the fruit plants in their respective areas for the promotion of income generation and forest plants for Non Timber activities.

The activity accomplished during spring seasons in the months of February/March 2015, in the selected villages of the tow union councils of Nara Amazai and Baitgali. Two Thousand (2000) plants were planted on the lands/houses of the communities. The communities were organized, awareness created for tree plantation and demands generated during the social mobilization meetings. “Save a Tree-Grow a Tree” Campaigns

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Name

of UC

VILLAGES Name of CO No of

Benefi

ciaries

Plants

1 Nara

Amazai

Gari Shah

Muhamma

d

MCO Baidar

Zalmae

28 250

2 Nara

Amazai

Kapla WCO Gulona 30 250 3 Nara

Amazai

Naara WCO

Amazai1

27 250 4 Nara

Amazai

Charwai WCO Bahar 27 250 5 Nara

Amazai

Parba WCO Shadab 25 250 6 Nara

Amazai

Kalilar MCO Kalilar 25 250

Installation and Demonstration of Fuel Efficient Stove

Plantation Campaign–Save a Tree–Grow a Tree

Community at Plantation Work

Plantation Campaign–Save a Tree–Grow a Tree


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Walks organized with the coordination of community organizations of the selected villages, school students, teachers and nobles of the area. Awareness created on the importance of plantation and its protection against excessive uses which otherwise resulting in forest depletion and consequential environmental degradation. At this very occasion the banners, posters on the importance of plantation were displayed at prominent places, pathways and schools. The community members, notables, farmers, school teachers and students participated in the walks.

Formation of School Environmental Club in the area Six (6) School Environment Clubs formed during the year. Awareness Sessions on improvement of sustainable environment conducted with the students of GPS Nara, Chawai, Shingri, Dhoda, Gali and Kapla, etc. More than 40 students including teachers participated in each session. The school administration motivated to perform the activity, a joint session arranged including teachers & students of the schools. The activity started with the recitation of Holy Qur,an. The team

leader PHKN briefed the importance of healthy environment and plantation to keep the environment safe and reduce the chances of likelihoods of climate change. He explained the necessity of health & hygiene for safe life, keeping the school and house clean, disposing off solid waste properly. Students were mobilized through the display of printed cards and banners, they were informed about clean drinking water use necessary to maintain the health, clean utensils and hand washing with soap after meal, playing and attending bathroom, avoiding open defecation and standing water, etc are necessary for Health. Personal hygiene should be managed to safe way for clean house. Waste should be properly managed for safe disposal. At the end groups of energetic 12 to 13 students and 2 teachers was structured as Environmental Club and responsibilities fixed to motivate the surrounding people to keep their houses clean and hygienically safe and healthy environment for their own health. At that very moment the students took steps to keep their school clean. The student groups picked the scattered wrappers and waste papers/material from the school surroundings. Finally the prize / candies were distributed to all the participation students.

Detail of Environmental Club

7 Bait Gali Gahri WCO Gari 25 250 8 Bat Gali Dhoda WCO Dhoda 25 250

To

tal

212 2000

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School Village Union

Council

No. of

student

s

No. of

Teacher

s

Total members of

Environmental club 1 GPS Nara Nara Nara Amazai 10 2 12 2 GPS Charwai Charwai Nara Amazai 10 2 12

Communities Sharing Plantation Campaign

Communities Sharing Plantation Campaign

School boys & girls picking waste papers

School Students picking waste to dispose off


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Media Programs on Environment: To disseminate the information related to environment protection and its affects on climate change, media campaigns were organized. 10 Programs at local media were conducted to highlight the activities under taken in the UCs Nara Amazai and Bait Gali and their impacts on the life of occupants, especially the benefits of the use of metallic fuel efficient stoves which consume 50% less fuel (firewood) as compared to the traditional stoves, and produce more energy for cooking, generate less smoke in the kitchen leaving clean walls and neat utensils, Save time and medical expenses and benefit environment and reduction in the likelihood of climate change, and also has many positive effects on the lives of the people. Less smoke generation save the users from chronic diseases like asthma, lungs cancer, eye infection and likewise other diseases caused by toxic smokes, beside environment conservation. The utensils and walls of the house also remain clean and save. The information disseminated wide spread at different occasions of media talks to create awareness regarding the benefits of fuel efficient stoves and environment conservation.

Design low cost, affordable and marketable NTFP from the tree leaves: The production of low cost affordable and marketable NTFP products is a continuous process and the training sessions were organized to develop 1000 or even more NTFP products for sale to increase the livelihood / incomes of poor communities for better life. Three days training session organized, a master trainer was hired to train the new participants in preparing the products for the purpose of improving livelihoods of the rural communities through designing and promoting 'Non Timber

Forest Products (NTFPs) and environment friendly and economically viable agro-forestry approaches in the selected villages of Union Councils Nara Amazai & Bait Gali. The training made them capable of design low cost, affordable and marketable NTFP products from the tree leaves, and sell out in the market. Few NTFP forest products are: Hand fan, Baskets, floor mat, tissue box covers etc. which are made from locally available tree leaves, roots and shrubs material, with relevance to market demand encouraged communities for tree plantation and taking care of the trees/shrubs.

Visit of the Markets / Market linkages Facilitation to NTFP entrepreneurs Marketing is about effective communication of product sale to the public and creates the environment in which sales can operate. Two visits of markets were conducted to facilitate linkages to NTFP entrepreneurs, each visit comprised of 25 community members. They came beware of the market information of product production and their rates. The purpose of this information was to decide about the business. With the help of all market information system, awareness about raw material and up to the product production, to bring them to the market, to take decisions about market rates, product advertisement, care about customers’ likeliness & dislike attitude and to bring change in the light of changing environment. Consequently, based on

3 GPS Gali Gali Bait Gali 10 2 12

4 GPS Kangrocha Gali Bait Gali 10 2 12

5 GPS Shingri Shingri Nara Amazai 13 2 15

6 GPS Kapla Kapla Nara Amazai 13 2 15

WCOs busy in designing low cost affordable & marketable NTFP


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the information’s achieved, results derived and arrangements made to deliver and provide the results to NTFP entrepreneurs so that they could decide accurately their business.

Visit output:

Developed linkages of NTFP entrepreneurs of selected Union Councils Nara Amazai & Bait Gali with the markets for sale of their handicraft products.

Linkages built up with market information system and awareness.

Information gained about the market rates of sale / raw material.

Awareness about different innovative designs & market demand.

Establishment of the NTFP Marketing Outlet To provide the market facilities to the entrepreneur enterprise women and NTFP producers, a sale plan developed in consistence with project document and an outlet / sale point established at Ghazi for their sale presentation. A group of 25 women was trained on making and marketing of the non-timber forest products (NTFP) from tree leaves, twigs & shrubs and a group of women was also trained in enterprise development, they were linked with market and provided sale point/opening channel where products brought and sold out to the consumers and whole sale dealers. During the month of March 2015, due to market limitations, the outlet / sale point shifted to district headquarter Haripur.

Enterprise Development Training to Women Entrepreneurs (2 days training) Three (3) training events were organized to impart training to women communities of selected Union Councils on enterprise development & management, and were linked with local and regional markets. 20 enterprise women entrepreneurs are selling their products. Technical knowhow and skills transferred to them for sustenance of the project interventions and earning their livelihoods with basic need of the female of the area. They are regularly preparing the products in consistence with the market

demand and value addition.

Health and Hygiene Activities A set of practices performed for the protection of health is recognized as hygiene; in general practices that

prevent spread of disease. Home hygiene pertains to the hygiene practices that prevent or minimize diseases

and the spreading of disease in home and in everyday life setting. Regular hygiene practices are considered

good habits by a society while the neglect can be considered disgusting, disrespectful or even threatening.

During the months of January and March, 07 Health and hygiene sessions were planned and organized by

Female Social Organizers of the project. The activity performed in the monthly meetings of the organizations

and the community women participated in each session round about from 20 to 25. Each session, started by

welcoming address to the participants by the Female Social Organizers, briefing the agenda of the program,

and the importance of home hygiene, and a brief introduction of PHKN organization and UNDP/GEF/Small

Grants Program.

Awareness regarding use of safe/clean drinking water, clean utensils, safe food and edible items, washing

hands and nails with soap, safe disposal of personal hygiene, use of soap after and before meal, after playing

and attending washroom, avoiding open defecation, proper disposal of waste material and waste water were

highlighted for preventing spread of infectious diseases in home and everyday life setting.

WCOs Women Enterprise Training


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Networking meeting with Govt: departments, NGOs

Five (5) Networking Meetings organized with Government Line Agencies / departments including Social

Welfare and Community Development, Cooperative, Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Conservation, Water

Management, Stakeholders from CBOs and NGOs and Civil Societies with regard to smooth functioning of

the project and sharing experiences. Debriefing was given to the participants, notables and community

members for the implementation of the project. The participants fully endorsed their full cooperation for the

execution of the innovative interventions in the selected area. Experiences were shared and new ideas

developed for successful accomplishment of the project activities.

2. Promoting Improved Livelihoods for Informal Sector Workers – Funded by AF/TAP/GEP-USAID

PHKN in partnership with AF/TAF/GEP/USAID implemented the project, “Promoting Improved Livelihoods for Informal Sector Workers” in district Haripur, under the Gender Equity Program- USAID. The selected area included three Union Councils Rehana and Kot Najibullah and Bakka of district Haripur. Women Household Based Workers (WHBW) working in these Union Councils have been identified for improvement of their ‘Jasti’ products. HBWs constitute more than 50 % of the informal

sector and unfortunately this major segment of society has not been able to play its role in the main stream of development process. They produce variety of products but their work is not up-to-date to the market demand and need improvement in consistent with market demand. Value addition and market linkages may earn their income more as compared to their traditional work.

In addition they are not empowered to decide presentation of their products in the open market, while the middle man purchase their products at very low costs. The rights of these house based women workers are not safeguard by law and they are paid below minimum rates. Majority of them live below poverty rate and hardly earn through handy craft products to meet their substantive needs.

There is little professional guidance available to these home based workers for innovative interventions and improvement in their design and develop market linkages of their relevant products and to improve their over all quality of work to earn high return incomes of their products for their livelihoods. PHKN is women based organization and have strong roots at grassroots level and understands the communities’ traditional norms. The activities with the support of United State Agency International Development (USAID) under the Gender Equity Program were implemented; the detail of the achievements is as followed:

Project goals/objectives:

Group Formation in selected village

Group Formation in Process


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Through this sub-grant effort to work with these women to bring innovation into their traditional crafts/products, facilitate development of value chains and optimize marketing opportunities, envisioned. The aims of this sub-grant are to:

Mobilize home based workers, specifically craftswomen and artisans, for the formation of village-level groups/committees;

Work with the home based worker groups/committees to refine their existing skills and make their products market-competitive (with input from an additional GEP partner working on product design and development);

Establish Trade Facilitation & Communication Centers (TFCC) at the district level to act as a marketing/sales/communication point for the home based workers

The ultimate objective of PHKN is to reduce poverty; injustice and miseries of marginalized and disadvantaged segments of society in its target areas through the involvement of all stakeholders.

Overall objective: Increasing women’s empowerment by expanding knowledge of their rights and opportunities to exercise their rights in the workplace, community, and home.

Project purpose: Improved socio economic status of women in the target areas Specific Objectives:

To improve livelihoods of women in the target area through enhancing income generation skills and access to credit.

To provide training to women in economic, political and social spheres of life for improved personal, educational, economic and career development.

To increase awareness and understanding regarding women rights among stakeholders

To improve participation of women in political activities and decision making processes

Expected impact of the grant:

150 women house based workers (WHBWs) of three union councils of district Haripur will be trained in producing the saleable products.

Sets of innovative products will be developed by the beneficiaries.

Skill development and product enhancement workshops will be organized under for the village-level home based workers groups/committees.

New products will be leveraged in the identified markets,

The products will be integrated into the identified market opportunities and establish linkages of women artisans to these facilities.

Justification:

WHBWs constitute more than 50% of the informal sector workers;

Majority of the WHBWs live below poverty line;


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50% women of the district Haripur are not playing their role in the main stream of development process;

They are unable to present their products in open market;

There is little professional guidance available for WHBWs;

High quality product but less return;

Their access to the regional, national and international markets is limited due to traditional norms of the society;

The area is man dominated and WHBWs are unable to take part in decision making at their own;

There is great potential for the improvement of their handicrafts but no attention given either by government or by NGO’s sectors;

Financial constraints;

Traditional handicrafts limit high return.

Project’s interventions: The sub-grant involved: Deliverables

1. Mapping exercise to identify women artisan and existing skill base in district Haripur, 2. Undertake project announcements 3. 150 women home based workers mobilized and organized into 6 village-level group /

committees in district Haripur. 4. Coordination maintained, and support given to, the Product Development & Marketing consulting

firm and the Research consulting firm, 5. Three, 3-day skill development workshops organized for each of the 6 village-level groups /

communities, one per quarter, 6. Trade Facilitation & Communication Center establish, 7. Development of webpage 8. Trial packs containing the required raw material distributed amongst the target women for

improved product development, 9. Sharing of Prototype with beneficiaries, 10. Linkages created with existing social security and benefit schemes, 11. Organizing District-level Advocacy Seminar on WHBW rights and mela for Product Promotion, 12. Undertaking 2-day refresher trainings, 13. Participation of staff and select WHBW IN National Expo / Exhibition, 14. Development of 10 Case Studies, 15. Database developed and maintained to track economic status of women workers (in collaboration

with the Research Consultants)


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Mapping exercise to identify women artisan and existing skill base in district Haripur:

The orientation of the project started with the mapping

exercise to identify the handicrafts and products being

produced in the selected Union Councils; through which the

baseline survey was conducted in six villages of Jamah,

Bhutri(UC Rehana) , Ganjian Kamala(UC KotNajibullah) and

Kalopind, Paharo and Bhera (UC Bakka) and 190 WHBWs

were tested for

their skills level

through Skill Level

Test out of which

150 skilled artisans

were selected, 50

from Union Council Bakka, 100 from Union Councils Rehana

and Kot Najibullah Tehsil. Six groups were formed consisting of

25 artisan members each group, and villages which were known

for these handicrafts were selected. It is well mentioned here

that after consultation meetings with National Consultants

MOGH and GEP Head Office Islamabad, only ‘Jasti’ embroidery

was selected for its improvement and prototype development. The main areas of engagement designed

and revised and once mapping completed, identified women HBWs were mobilized into 6 village-level

committees in the selected villages comprising of 25 women artisans each and totaling to 150. Of these

50 women were selected from UC Bakka and 100 women identified from two UCs Rehana and Kot

Najibullah, which were known for Jasti work and Ghazi was dropped due to having no Jasdti work there.

During this process PHKN conducted informal conversational interviews with these women workers

highlighting their needs and capturing information regarding existing level of skill, available market

avenues, financial returns and access to social security schemes. This baseline information gave pre-

requisite / expected information to plan program activities at a later stage.

Coordination / monitoring mechanism: Coordination meetings held with RDP, who are also working on the enhancement of women workers awareness of their rights and labor laws. A list of women home based workers of the villages of selected Union Councils of district Haripur was shared with them to aware them about their mission for the rights of informal sector and labor laws to ensure the advocacy efforts to empower WHBWs in improving their socio-economic status and increase in their monthly and annual incomes. It was also decided that both the organizations would work in close coordination for the rights of WHBWs. The president PHKN & one BOD member also participated in the Women Workers Convention organized by RDP in participation with Aurat Foundation, on the rights of labor laws in the district.

Coordination meetings attended by PHKN/GEP Staff including Project Coordinator & Finance Officer on

the Branding & Marking Training at Islamabad. The process of Branding & Marking has been adapted & reported accordingly. The reporting formats introduced and applied for reporting of project activities. Three members from PHKN/GEP, two from BOD and one from staff attended opening ceremony organized by MOGH consultants on sharing experiences at Islamabad. The experiences were shared given presentation of PHKN organization focusing on GEP project activities. Experiences were shared with 12 district organizations coming from all over the country which were appreciated by the managing organization & the participating organizations. Future strategies were developed on the experience gained in the ceremony and better results covered in implementation and evaluation. Coordination

Group formation and generating demand

Group formed at village level


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maintained, and support given to the Product Development & Marketing Consulting firm and the Research consulting firm.

AF/GEP-USAID Team Peshawar accomplished monitoring visits at various occasions to monitor PHKN/GEP activities. The program team scrutinized the mapping exercise; baseline survey & skill level tests and delivered directives to PHKN/GEP field staff, which were fulfilled consequently. The PHKN staff conducted; meetings, formed ‘Jasti’ groups, skill level tests and mapping exercise.

Two members from Monitoring Team GEP Peshawar; Ms. Javeria (Finance Officer) and Mr. Umer Khan (Program Officer) regularly monitored the PHKN GEP activities on quarterly basis. They monitored the performance of finance & program activities; including Trade Facilitation and Communication Center (TFCC). The team suggested guidelines to the TFCC’s students during the monitoring visits. TFCC provided with equipments, training material, furniture, mats, banners, telephone, and internet and all communication facilities required for HBWs promotion. Meetings were conducted with artisans groups on regular basis and linkages were developed with local market and social security schemes and financial institutions. Different trainings were imparted at TFCC to develop & improve artisans’ skills. A sale-out point and product display center established at district level for the sale of products fabricated by the artisans of selected villages.

First Visit of Apex Consulting Team: The Apex Consulting team visited PHKN office on dated: 29.01.2015 for the purpose of baseline survey. Thirty two (32) team members visited the group of Ganjian Kamala, where they interviewed artisans and filled 22 baseline forms of HBWs as a pre-test.

The female team members met with HBWs & explained them

about the questionnaire & also told them about the purpose

of pre-testing, the senior team member briefed the Project

Coordinator that purpose of this visit is to check the level of

HBWs that how much skill is present in these groups. She

further explained that they visited different cities for the

baseline survey after this survey they will randomly match the

level & to start work with those groups who have skills but

have low labor cost. They will generate source of income for those groups.

Second Visit of Apex Consulting Team: The second visit of Apex consultant to the PHKN office was on 11th& 12th of Feb, 2015. Three team members visited PHKN office & then visited to the Ganjian Kamala group on 11th Feb, 2015 for another baseline survey process. They also visited groups of Union Council Rehana (Butrri & Jammah) on 12th Feb 2015. The target was to interview the artisans and fill maximum 30 baseline forms. They interviewed and filled 15 forms from the HBWs of Ganjian Kamala, 8 forms from Jammah group and 7

The apex team pre-test baseline survey

the apex second team interviewing artisans


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from the HBWs of village Butrri. PHKN facilitated the visit of Apex team.

150 women home based workers mobilized and organized into 6 village-level group / committees in district Haripur PHKN in its program included three selected Union Councils of District Haripur. Six (6) villages including Jamah & Buttri from Rehana UC, Kot Najibullah & Ganjian Kamala from Kot Najibullah UC, and Paharo, Kalupind and Bhera from Bakka UC were identified for the improvement and development of Jasti products. The orientation of the project accomplished with the mapping exercise, conducted Skill Level Tests, Baseline Survey Test and identified 150 WHBW’s in total. The areas which were known for the ‘Jasti’ embroidery were selected as per revised scope of the work. WHBWs were mobilized and organized into 6 village-level groups consisting of 25 artisan members each totaling to 150. These were organized by involving community leaders and community based organizations in a consultative manner. The groups were maintained & strengthened through regular meetings and market survey to keep them informed with market rates and demand. Market visits of Haripur and Hassan Abdal markets were organized and leading members were taken to the markets to become aware of the material, rates and market demand that further disseminated the market information to other members of the groups. Similarly, the groups were connected with social security schemes and other relevant micro credit schemes available in district.

Coordination maintained, and support given to, the Product Development & Marketing consulting firm and the Research consulting firm, Meantime, coordination maintained with National Consultants to develop prototypes of new/improved products and train the target HBWs to enhance their creativity and able them to design and make market oriented, innovative and more profitable products. Training schedule and pre-requisites were discussed for further arrangements and keep well informed the target groups.

Three, 3-days skill development workshops organized for each of the 6 village-level groups / communities, one per quarter,

First TOT: Product Ideation and Designing Training Workshop: The first skill development training facilitated by National Consultants MOGH, organized by PHKN at Red Chilli Restaurant Haripur on dated 3rd & 4th February, 2015. Two trainers from MOGH delivered training on skill development.

The purpose of the training was skill enhancement and product demonstration

to analyze product and skill potential of Home Based Working Women and to conduct product brainstorming, ideation and design processes with a group of selected Home

Based Working Women. 11 artisan members of the 6 groups attended the training.

The training was based on Product Ideation & Color Scheming. The main theme of the training was

Color wheel that the color wheel or color circle is the basic tool for combining colors. It is designed so

First TOT facilitated by National Consultant

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that any colors you pick from the wheel, it will look good together. The most common version is a wheel

of 12 colors based on the Red Yellow Blue (RYB) color model. The color wheel is divided in two halves i.e.

the colors on half wheel are used in summer season and on the other side of the wheel the colors used

in winter season. There are a number of color combinations that are considered especially pleasing.

These are called color harmonies or color chords and they consist of two or more colors with a fixed

relation in the color wheel. In the wheel White, black and gray are considered to be neutral colors.

Second TOT: Product Development and Prototyping Training Workshop: The second TOTs has been organized by PHKN and conducted on dated 16th to 18 April 2015, in collaboration with the Grant Holder Peshawar & National Consultant / MOGH. The representative of Grant Holder Peshawar also

participated in the 3 days training and shared monitoring and experiences with the participants. Ten (10) WHBWs from five groups participated in the training and took keen interest in the training. The trainer explained about product development process and prototyping. Trainer further briefed that all

successful designers have their own personal design process. There are different ways of bringing up these ideas into

actualization. The design process leads us to build unique collection around our own inspiration and research. The design process can be divided into five stages of development.

Inspiration Development

Research and Development

Product Design Development

Textile and Fabric Development

Design Collection Development Designer briefed about marketing that marketing is the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research, advertising and trade mark. She explained six components of marketing i.e. product /service, place, price, packing & packaging, promotions and entrepreneur. She explained whole of the training contents by giving different examples.

Third TOT: Sample Production & Input Supplier Integration Training Workshop: PHKN organized and accomplished Third TOT supported by National Consultant MOGH on dated 15th to 17th September 2015. Thirty (30) female artisans from six groups participated and took keen interest in the training. The trainer explained about business and production management. Trainer further explained the different ways to start new business. She briefed to the artisans to start your own business in a profitable way. She further briefed the opportunities and challenges of the business.

Trade Facilitation & Communication Centers:

Product Development & Prototyping

Group photo of participants

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PHKN established Trade Facilitation & Communication Centers (TFCCs); one at Haripur and one at Ghazi. The proposed Community Training & Resource Centers acted as the field offices of PHKN and provided facilitation for vocational training to the beneficiaries, on Tailoring, Embroideries, Computer and Beautification Skills to the HBWs as well as other women of the area. The TFCCs included a marketing space (marketing outlet) for display and sale of women’s improved products and

facilitated linkages

with potential buyers. The TFCC also functioned as women-friendly communication hub, catering to the home based worker and other women, where all the necessary information and communication technology (ICT) facilities were made available, free of cost. The trainings included vocational trainings for Tailoring, Computer and beautification at Haripur Center, while vocational training at Ghazi included Tailoring, Embroidery and Computers courses. The

duration of the training was of three months,

having two sessions per working day, & the timings of the day was 09:00 to12:00 for first session and 13:00 to 16:00 for second session. Almost three batches were completed for the trainings. The Trade Facilitation & Communication Centers (TFCCs) have been equipped with Equipments, Tools, Tailoring & Embroidery Machines, Seating Chairs, Mats, Cameras, Project Banners, White Charts, Markers, Working Space and Communication Technology (Telephone & Internet Connections), etc. PHKN also provided Printer, Multimedia and Internet facilities, developed the registration forms for these courses and kept record of attendance and data.

The purpose of providing these facilities in the centers was to facilitate the beneficiaries to download new designs, embroidery books, catalogues, etc. which helped them in designing their innovative products. The project also provide physical resources including furniture and fixture, necessary books and Catalogs, etc. and maintenance and technical assistance on regular basis. The equipment’s purchased, building & teachers hired for technical support & practical implementation to train the HBWs. Further with the support of National Consultants they developed prototypes of new/improved products. The activities were preplanned on monthly

basis & have been provided with Trial Packs & deliverable completed in accordance with the action plan.

Vocational Training at work

Machine Embroidery Training

Participants in Computer Training Course

Computer trainees at work


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Development of webpage:

Website: www.whbw.org.pk

PHKN Developed Webpage displaying the products made by the HBWs women and shared the webpage with National Consultant for linking the page to main website. This will extend outreach of indigenous products made by the women home based workers to wider markets both nationally and internationally.

Trial packs containing the required raw material distributed amongst the target women: Trial Packs have been distributed in six groups of selected villages. The items provided in the trial packs are scissor, needles, fabric, frames, butter paper and sample. The artisans fabricated different Products i.e. shawl, stoles, kurta, frames, bangles, pouches, & mobile cover etc. and made 165 items.

Trial Packs collected back from six groups of 150 artisans after preparation of products. The artisans developed the products of given samples on a very short period of time. Selected products sent to the designer for further refining of the products made by artisans. MOGH designer given samples to artisans back for finishing and 145 prototype products finishing completed through local women. Trail Pack distribution has been started from 26th October 2015 and has been developed and completed on 25th of November 2015.

Sharing of Prototype with beneficiaries: Replications in six villages of three Union Councils have been completed.

1. Replication on First TOT: Product Ideation & Color scheming: Replication has been completed in six groups, the master trainers explained the colors wheel to the

artisans that how they choose the colors for summer & winter in color matching. The artisans showed their interest in the training and appreciated the efforts of PHKN/GEP team that with regular follow up visits the team has sustained

the group till fifteen months of the project. All the artisans were in high spirit and were eager to sustain their groups and know how about the innovative interventions and they will remain in contact with PHKN/GEP for further work.

2. Replication on Second TOT: Product Development & Prototyping: Replication also has been completed in six groups of Jammah and Buttri of Union Council Rehana, Ghanjian kamala group of UC KotNajeebUllah and Kalupind, Bherra & Paharro of UC Bakka. The master

Trial Packs containing required materials

Sharing of prototype with groups Rep: Product Ideation & Color scheming

http://www.whbw.org.pk/


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trainers explained that how they develop the product. They briefed that, choose different color schemes which suit on the fabric used in the product and make a sample of market demand. The artisans made

different designs with different embroidery to show that they have multi skills.

3. Replication on Third TOT: Sample Production & Input Supplier Integration: Replication on third TOT workshop completed with six villages of three Union Councils. The master trainers explained about business management and different techniques how to start business. The artisans were interested to gain knowledge about the techniques to run their businesses by their own resources.

Linkages created with existing social security and benefit schemes: From 19th October to 20th November 2015, PHKN linked the artisans of selected union councils with micro credit and social security schemes; with Kashaf Foundation & Ghazi Brotha foundation. PHKN/GEP team decided to conduct market survey and pay a visit to different banks and foundations to get their criteria for the selected artisans of the targeted areas of UC Rehana, Kotnajibullah & Bakka to develop linkages. PHKN/GEP Team members; Project Coordinator and Social Organizers visited different Banks and micro credit schemes foundations for getting the information about their criteria, and to develop the linkages of 150 “Justi” embroidery artisans with shopkeepers and social security schemes.

The Artisans (Home Based Workers) of 6 villages namely; Jammah, Buttri, Ghanjian Kamala, Kalupind, Paharro and Bherra have been divided in to 3 groups. The groups visited separately along with Project Coordinator to make linkages with Kashaf Foundation &Akhuwat Foundation. 21 artisans made linkages with these two foundations from the groups. The other members of the group were linked with these foundations when the teams of these foundations were visited to their villages and gave orientations on their criteria. So after team visits 150 artisans from six groups were linked.

Kashaf Foundation team described their criteria to the Project Coordinator where she found that they provide skill enhancement training facility to their members that how to start business. They also provide different trainings on linkages, color scheming and on business startup, all these trainings they provide are free of cost. The Project Coordinator motivated the remaining group artisans to make linkages with this foundation as they provide many opportunities for successful business. The artisans showed their interest in developing linkages.

The artisans also visited the local markets of Haripur to create linkages with different Justi embroidery shops.

Replication of third TOT

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The visited Banks and Foundations are mentioned below:

Sr.

No

Name Criteria

1 Kashaf

Foundation

Kashaf Foundation release loan of 10 to 30 thousand for the first time. Their criteria are the artisan must have running business of three months.

They release the loan with an individual’s own reference not of the reference of any organization or any other institutes.

If they release the loan with any organizations reference they must need approval.

They actually do not disclose any personal information with the organizations of any individual.

They also provide training facility that how to start business to the members who are linked with them which is free of cost.

They provide different trainings on linkages, color scheming, how to start business.

They receive interest of 2200 with the loan of 10000.

The time duration to return loan is two years.

2 Akhuwat

Foundation

It is basically a microfinance foundation.

They give loan which is free of interest.

Their main criteria are that they give loans on the distance of 3-6 km.

They give 15 to 20 thousand loans at first time then on second time it is increased to 50 thousand.

3 Finca Bank Its main criteria are the running business of 2 years.

Business transaction must be of cash transaction.

It does not matter to have reference of any organization.

Influential reference should not be accepted.

Proper business setup must be required.

It’s must to have individual business.

They give loan with in the limit of 30 km.

Their monthly income is 5420.

The total of interest is 15000.

Guarantor must be from the individual person side not from any organization.

4 Waseela

Bank

It is micro-finance bank.

They give loans for agriculture, livestock and for business start up.

Two years of running business must be required.

They release loan of 25 to 50 thousand for the first time.

27% is the interest.

5 Ghazi

Brotha

Foundation

Their criteria are not to give loans to the blood relations.

Loan would be given only of one person from the family.

10 to 20 thousand loans they are given for the first time.

The loan would be returned in 10 months.

2 thousand installments per month.

Their loan is free of interest.

Their targeted areas are Bakka, Pania, Dingi and also included KotNajeebUllah and Rehana Union Councils.

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Market Linkages 16th to 18th November 2015: PHKN-GEP team Haripur visited the targeted villages as per scheduled of market survey and a joint visit of local markets Haripur and Hassanabdal conducted in accompany of groups selected committee members. The first visit was apprehended with the community members of villages Jammah & Buttri. The team visited Local Market of Haripur. Three Home Based Workers of each group participated in the local Market Survey. The artisans visited different Boutiques, Jasti

& raw material shops. Discussions made with the owners of the shops. Boutique owners briefed that the jasti/khaddar work is limited in the Haripur market and the trade on this occupation is being carried out at bigger markets like Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi & Faisalabad. At present order for this employment could not be placed for artisans in Haripur. He further explained that we carry out business of readymade machinery work, purchase from bigger wholesale markets, like Rawalpindi & Lahore and sale at Haripur.

Market Linkages Activity on 16th to 18th November 2015: The Jasti/khaddar shopkeeper (Waheed Cloth House) demanded the samples of completed work on jasti/khaddar and after examining the samples he will place order for work; like black shawls and three piece suits. The other Jasti/khaddar shopkeeper (Khadar Shop) also has given likewise response for jasti/khaddar work of artisans. The second group of village KotNajeebUllah & Ganjian Kamala visited to the local market of Haripur. Three Home Based Workers of each group took part in the market survey. The artisans visited different Boutiques, The artisans showed their products samples to the shopkeepers by means of which shopkeepers were inspired with their work and solicited them for the orders placement.

Third group of village Bherra and Kalupind of Union Council Bakka Visited the Local Market of Hasanabdal

& Haripur. Selected committee members of Women Home

Based Workers (WHBW) visited different boutiques; they

showed their samples to the shopkeepers but shop keepers

wanted to purchase at a very low cost. The shopkeeper (Ali

Cloth) also briefed that there is limited work of Jasti/Khadar

because customer demands machine embroidery work.

Meetings conducted with community groups of village Jammah,

Butrri, KotNajibUllah & Ganjian Kamala, Bherra and Kalupind

regarding market survey and the members who conducted

market survey explained them about the market status. The selected artisan for Designing & Marketing

explained the participants of their groups about the market visit of boutiques, embroidery and raw

material shops. They briefed them that boutiques owner denied to serve orders as they only purchase

machinery embroidery work from bigger markets like Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Karachi and Lahore. While

embroidery and raw material shop keepers demanded samples of products for examination and after

the sample examination they could place order for product preparation.

Market Survey conducted by artisan groups

Market Survey by second group

Market visit of third group


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Participation of President & Project Coordinator at Closing Meeting: President PHKN and Project Coordinator participated in coordination meeting held on 27th November 2015 at Islamabad. The Project Coordinator gave brief presentation on the sustainability of project activities after the completion of project. President PHKN also shared experiences regarding project sustainability. The president further briefed that PHKN has its own follow up mechanism to sustain the project interventions and have contacts at grass root level.

Participation of staff and selected WHBW IN National Expo / Exhibitions: National Expo held on 28yh November 2015 at Islamabad, organized by the GEP National Consultant, 18 WHBWs participated in the National Expo along with Project Coordinator & PHKN team and displayed the products developed by the groups. The artisans presented their stallof ‘justi’ prototype products which were developed by the distribution of trial packs. This provided women home based workers the opportunity to launch their newly developed products, and

understood the opportunities available in different markets, bringing together of ideas on innovative usage of crafts and also developed networking and linked up with buyers and other women entrepreneurs. The artisans were much enthusiastic and happy to participate in the National Expo and ensured their presence in other events too. During the month of December 2015, three women artisan

workers including one staff member participated in SAARC

Exhibition Lahore from 4th to 6th December 2015. GEP Products

furnished by the artisans of selected Union Councils of district

Haripur were exhibited and two stall were installed, showing

standees of GEP project, Brochures and paper bags, Jasti

Embroidery of different samples, like; shirts (half & long shirts)

shawls, patches, stole and different decoration pieces.

On the first day inauguration ceremony was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Mushtaq Abbasi, and paid

a visit of the stalls and appreciated the efforts made by different organizations. On the second day

Semi Kamal Chief of the Gender Equity Program visited the exhibition site and inspected stalls

established by different organizations. She also visited PHKN/GEP stall and very much appreciated the

products developed by the artisan of Haripur district. Participants from all walks of life visited the

exhibition and interested customers purchase the products. The exhibition ended with a vote of thanks.

Project Coord: Closing Meeting Islamabad

Participation at National Expo Islamabad

Participation in SAARC Exhibition Lahore


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Organizing District-level Advocacy Seminar/Mela on WHBW rights and Enterprise Promotion:

First Session of the Advocacy Seminar on 30th November 2015: In pursuant to the requirement of agreement with the donor a provincial level Enterprise Mela / Advocacy Seminar for product promotion of Women House Based Workers (WHBWs) to advocate favorable policy support and propagate informal workers’ rights, one day provincial level seminar along with Mela (marketing fair) for product promotion was organized, at Usman Marriage Hall Haripur.

Participants of public stakeholders at district level and provincial policy makers participated in the event with enthusiasm, which included Deputy Commissioner and other district administration, Govt: Line Agencies, Deputy Secretary Social Welfare, Ushr& Zakat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, INGOs, NGOs, National Building Departments, Banks, WHBWs, Selected village level groups, Social Activists, Civil Societies and Media Persons. PHKN coordinated all stakeholders for Enhancing women workers awareness of their rights and labor laws.

At the very set Deputy Commissioner; the chief guest of the event, inaugurated the opening ceremony of the Mela and inspected different enterprises stalls launched by HBWs and other entrepreneur / institutions. He appreciated the work of local handicrafts very much, especially “jasti” work of HBWs. After opening ceremony and visits of stalls, the chief guest chaired the seminar. Different invited guests spoke on the rights of WHBWs, Mr. Maqbool-u-Rehman, Deputy Secretary Social Welfare, Ushr& Zakat Govt: of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa addressed the Seminar participants, assured the appropriate steps to be taken at government level for the safeguarding of the rights of informal sector workers, especially women workers including WHBWs. He also disclosed that in this respect a draft has been prepared for approval from the Provincial Assembly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The Chief Guest; Deputy Commissioner Haripur while addressing the seminar audience welcomed the efforts of WHBWs for the revival of traditional handicrafts, especially ‘Jasti’ work which is well-known all over the world and is specially vogue in this region. He also appreciated the efforts of Donor and PHKN organization who organized the exhibition of Mela / Seminar and given exposure to the products fabricated by WHBWs. He complimented that our women are not less than the women of the world. He directed the media persons to give full coverage of the Mela / Seminar in their daily News-papers.

Giving closing remarks to the guests and participants, PHKN President pointed out that the Provincial Mela / Seminar was organized in close collaboration with the GEP and MOGH national consultants / firm and the prototypes developed under new ideation by the selected village level women (150) of Union Councils Rehana, KotNajibullah and Bakka, of district Haripur. She expressed gratitude and showed appreciation to all, especially the Chief Guest and Provincial Deputy Secretary Social Welfare, Ushr& Zakat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with honor.

At the end prize and shields distribution ceremony was held and tributes were paid to the stakeholders; including Government, Line Agencies, Honorable Guests and prominent participants who

D.C Haripur inaugurating the Ceremony

WHBWs displaying their innov: products


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made possible the event successful, and to encourage their efforts and participation, they were awarded shields. Second Session of Advocacy Mela/Seminar on 30th November 2015: In the second session of advocacy seminar; Deputy Secretary Social Welfare, Ushr& Zakat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was the Chief Guest, different participants from guests presented their views and comprehensively discussed the rights of informal sector workers, especially the rights of Women House Based Workers (WHBWs) and insisted to bring affective Law and its implementation to save their rights and concerns over the middle man, whole sale dealers and factory owners / holders. Open Forum discussion concluded to enhance the revival of handicrafts and protect the rights of Home Based Workers and safeguard at work places.

The basic objectives of the event were to promote the local handicrafts, to develop linkages and promote public/private partnership. A wide spread awareness, advertisement and dissemination about the prototype products / interventions through the “Enterprise Mela / advocacy Seminar for the promotion of Home Based Workers (HBWs)” and their rights protection achieved. The views of artisans were also taken and Souvenirs among the artisans distributed.

In the closing remarks Deputy Secretary Social Welfare, Ushr& Zakat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, expressed that he has been very much pleased and impressed by the handicrafts prepared by the WHBWs and their innovative work for the revival of ‘Jasti’ embroidery which is known all over the world. He also appreciated the coordination of PHKN and AF/GEP-USAID in managing the event and bringing together all the stakeholders, to realize the importance at public/private partnership. He further promised to take appropriate measures in formulation of Law about the protection and safeguard of the informal sector workers labor laws. He disclosed that to this context a draft is ready for the approval from Provincial Assembly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

At the end Irum Fatima President of PHKN paid homage to all the stakeholders, and the session

adjourned with a vote of thanks.

Enterprise Mela & Advocacy Seminar News links are given below:

News Link:

http://epaper.tribune.com.pk/DisplayDetails.aspx?ENI_ID=11201511300092&EN_ID=11201511300060

&EMID=11201511300011

http://e.thenews.com.pk/pindi/12-1-2015/page3.asp

The President PHKN expressing her views

Closing Remarks by President PHKN

http://epaper.tribune.com.pk/DisplayDetails.aspx?ENI_ID=11201511300092&EN_ID=11201511300060&EMID=11201511300011

http://epaper.tribune.com.pk/DisplayDetails.aspx?ENI_ID=11201511300092&EN_ID=11201511300060&EMID=11201511300011

http://e.thenews.com.pk/pindi/12-1-2015/page3.asp


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Undertaking 2-day refresher trainings: The activity has been reframed due to short & limited time left for the completion of the project and

replaced with finishing of the prototype product and 145 products were finished locally from women.

Database developed and maintained to track economic status of women workers: In collaboration with the Research Consultants, PHKN has developed a database of women artisans that have been facilitated under the project,; including specific information collected through skill level test, baseline survey of each beneficiary, recorded level of financial status prior to the project inception, trainings provided, linkages created with social security schemes and other financial institutions. The data collected has been kept with PHKN insuring the integrity of the database.

Beneficiaries direct and in direct detail of all trainings and other activities:

Sr # Deliverables Date Venue Number of Participants (Male & Female) Direct

Beneficiaries

In direct beneficiaries ( Radio program

etc)

1. Trade Facilitation & Communication Center Haripur:

Vocational Training

Computer Training

Beautification Training

Display Room

Trade Facilitation & Communication Center Ghazi:

Vocational Training

Computer Training

Embroidery Training

Vocational Training center Bakka:

10th Nov: 2014 to 31 March 2015 20th Oct: 2014 to 30th Sept: 2015 1st January 2015 to 31st Oct: 2015 1st Aug:2014 to 31st Oct; 2015 17th Nov:2014 to 31st March 2015 17th Nov:2014 to 31st March 2015 24th Nov: 2014 to 31st March 2015 1st Aug: 2015 to 31st Oct: 2015

Haripur PHKN Office

-Do-

-Do-

-Do-

PHKN/GEP Office Ghzai

-Do-

-Do-

Village Kalopind UC

Bakka

90 Female artisans 96 Females students 45 Females artisans 150 Female artisans 51 Female artisans 33 Females students 10 Female artisans 15 Female artisans

90 families of 675 members 288 Females 450 Females 300 Females workers 51 families of 357 members 99 Females students 100 Females workers 15 Families of 120 members


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Others Engagements:

Meeting On Revision of LOG at Islamabad: The President PHKN along with Operational Manager attended the meeting with Aurat Foundation-

USAID-Gender Equity Program at Islamabad. The purpose of the meeting was to review the LOG frame

of the activities of GEP Project for the remaining period. Consequently, three areas/villages of U/C Bucca

for Justi skill were identified by PHKN and reported to AF/USAID/GEP for approval, which was principally

approved by AF/USAID/GEP.

As per our log PHKN started the project activities by conducting an initial mapping exercise in selected 6 villages of three Union Councils to identify the handicrafts and products being produce in these areas. PHKN also identified women home based workers that are involved in the production of various products based on traditional skills. During the process PHKN conducted informal conversational interviews with these women workers highlighting their needs and capturing information regarding existing level of skill, available market avenues, financial returns, and access to social security schemes.

Previously, PHKN developed the baseline tool and shared with GEP Head Office for review within the first four weeks of project startup. As per our log it was mentioned that to identify three skills in selected union council’s i.e. Justi, Cross Stitch and Crochet which have been identified by the PHKN workers. Four groups were identified in the two Union Councils of Haripur (Rehana & KotNajeebUllah) and two groups were identified in Union Council Ghazi one group for crochet and one for cross stitch. PHKN also shared mapping exercise report with the MOGH consultant on 18th September, 2014 in which the results of all the three skills were mentioned in the report.

PHKN team awaited for the MOGH trainings on these three skills, but on 12th January 2015 when the Director M&E visited PHKN office and informed that only one skill i.e. Justi selected for PHKN and asked about consolidated report of MOGH which was not shared with us till 12th January 2015. Consolidated report was shared with us after the visit of Director M&E. She asked us to drop Ghazi or form two groups of Justi skill there. The President PHKN clearly explained that there is no concept of justi in Ghazi, i.e Jasti skill does not prevail in Union Council Ghazi.

2. Training on Product Ideation & designing

3rd& 4th February 2015

Red Chilli Restaurant

Haripur

11 Female Master Trainers from artisans of selected villages who further trained 139 group members.

150 Artisan’s Families of 1050 members of selected villages

3 Training on Product Development and Prototyping

16th to 18th April 2015

PHKN Office

10 Females artisans from selected villages who further trained 140 group members


4 Third TOT on Sample Production and Input Supplier Integration

15th to 17th September 2015

Roti Hut Sheranwala

Gate Haripur

30 Female artisans from 6 groups of selected Villages who further trained 120 group members



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PHKH conducted meeting with the Aurat Foundation Staff; including Director M&E, Capacity Building Specialist Officer and Grant Holder on 4th Feb 2015, to discuss about the LOG revision in this meeting we have decided the following points those are mentioned above.

Groups Formed In Bakka Union Council: As per revised scope of work, three groups of Justi formed in U/C Bucca. Skill level test completed and

baseline survey conducted. Three selected villages are Kalupind, Purana Bucca & Paharo for Justi work. Each group consisted of 25 members. All the members were expertise in Justi skill.

International Women’s Day: PHKN celebrated international women’s day on dated 14th March 2015. Trainees from vocational and computer class took part in different Tablos, Speeches, and Nazams. After the ceremony Chief Guest distributed vocational course completion certificates to the trainees.

Outcomes of the Project: Formed six groups in three Union Councils i.e. Rehana, Kot Najeeb Ullah & Bakka

Two TFCC established one at Haripur and one at Ghazi

Three courses were introduced at TFCC’s i.e. Vocational, Computer & Beautician course

159 were trained in vocational course, 71 were trained in Computer Course and 49 were trained in Beautician course

Provided 150 prototypes to 150 artisans of six village’s level group.

Twelve (12) female artisans were trained as master trainers on Product Ideation & color scheming, Product Development & Prototyping and Sample Production & Input Supplier Integration

Capacities of 4 staff members of PHKN were developed in report writing, record keeping, monitoring and evaluation, administration skills and Branding & Marking techniques

Linkages of 150 artisans were developed with social security and micro-credit schemes

Opened three vocational centers at artisans door steps in Union Council Bakka

64 female artisans were trained in vocational courses of Union Council Bakka

Conclusion For the first time skill level test and baseline survey of informal sector workers (WHBWs)

conducted and solid data maintained on the Jasti, Croatia, and cross-stitch embroidery work in district Haripur.

AF/GEP/USAID sub-grant played an essential role in mitigating the problems of WHBWs in promoting their products on an innovative approach.

Provided professional guidelines to the WHBWs to bring innovation into their design develop market-relevant products and improved the overall quality of their work, and integrated their products into high-return.

Provided opportunities of entrepreneurship skills and knowledge of market trends.

Village level groups / committees formed to mobilize HBWs and artisans.

Improved social and economic empowerment of WHBWs and creativity to achieve their rights and self decision willpower.

Project Challenges & Mitigation Strategies

The releases of project funds were always late due to which field work suffered badly and affected credibility of the project.


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In the initial documents three skills i.e. Jasti, Croatia, and Cross Stitch were approved to identify 150 artisans in selected two Tehsils; Haripur and Ghazi of district Haripur and form 6 groups each having 25 members in 6 villages.

After an exhausted work on Mapping Exercise; skill level test, baseline survey and mobilization on the three embroideries completed and only one Jasti embroidery was selected by the National Consultants and Ghazi Tehsil was dropped due having no Jasti work there.

Dropping of Tehsil Ghazi and group formation degraded the credibility of the project.

The consistency of the groups came doubtful as no work orders were given to the groups for a longer time.

The scope of work changed to only Jasti work at very belated stage while the other two embroideries were dropped.

The National Consultants started their work on training at very much delayed stages, due to which many of the planned activities could not performed easily and left for realignment.

With the provision of prototypes the groups became active and took part enthusiastic way.

Way Forward / Sustainability: It is pre-requisite, that business requires Skill, Knowledge, Innovation and Experience to take

initiatives for establishment of business. Here the skill, knowledge and innovation has been provided to the WHBWs and created opportunities for their livelihood earnings. It is for the beneficiaries to get benefitted from the learning, skills-enhancement and opportunities provided by the AF/GEP/USAID sub-grant. As the artisans are already in practice of products production, the GEP interventions will maintain their sustainability.

PHKN being a partner organization of AF/GEP-USAID provides a platform to WHBWs to link them with markets and whole sale buyers

PHKN in consultation with National Consultants have developed a web-site for WHBWs product promotion and is always ready to help them.

The work stands community based, including the groups members from the same vicinity, will surely make it possible the GEP innovations sustainability for their own livelihood earnings.

Lessons Learnt: The project interventions highly captivated the WHBWs skills.

The National Expo at Islamabad and SAARC Expo at Lahore very much inspired the artisans and they are willing to participate in the national expo, in future.

Business management and marketing techniques boosted the HBWs will not to sell their products at low cost rate, and are desirous to sale their products at high return markets.

Women mobility issues in the suburb areas always created hurdles in the promotion of products development.

The area is man dominated and women are restricted to stay at home.

Due to discriminatory attitudes women are not allowed to start business independently and go outside the home.

Introduction of new prototypes promoted the incomes of the poor, marginalized and underprivileged community groups.

Social mobilization is effective process to mobilize the artisans in formation & development WHBWs groups.


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3. Economic and Social Empowerment of Rural Women through Self-Help Approach-SHG Program-Funded by Kindernothifle

Kindernothilfe is a development cooperation organization supporting towards an environment in which all children enjoy their rights regardless of their social, economic, political and religious backgrounds. Initiatives are taken to work with the poor families, focusing on poorest of the poor, to identify and address the causes of poverty.

PHKN in partnership with Kindernothilfe implemented project, “Economic and Social Empowerment of Rural Women through Self Help Approach” and achieved significant results in influencing the project based on the principals of Self Help Approach; understanding the Social, Economic and Political Empowerment of Women who are the poor segments of the society. Union Council Bakka has been selected as the target area for implementation of the KNH activities. To this context, under Self Help Approach (SHA) Concept, so far 32 SHGs groups formed up to the end of December 2015 in selected villages of Union Council Bakka; which are working by providing women, who are living in poverty, with SHG tools for making changes in their own lives based on their own priority needs at their own pace.

Objectives:

Objective 1: To organize rural women into Self Help Groups in 15 villages of Union Council Bakka

Result 1: 30 self help groups (SHG) are formed, structured and sustained through regular community interaction and habit of saving. Activities:

Community profiling/baseline survey

Formation of formal SHGs in 15 villages

03 self help groups (SHGs) are formed

Training on community organization and SHA approach

Objective 2: To impart different skills to the members of SHGs to start or strengthen their groups

Result 2: At least 180 members of SHGs have been trained in basic bookkeeping, accounting and leadership skills.

Activities:

Training on SHG Module I by NC (5 days training)

Training on SHG Module II by NC (5 days training)

Basic bookkeeping and accounting training (60 members of SHGs)

Objective 3: To increase the awareness level of women on critical social topics to enhance yheir role in the society.

Result3: Knowledge and awareness increased among 550 women that resulted in less cases of violence against women in the communities

Activities:

Organize at least five important international (UN) days with the members

Organize awareness raising sessions with members on different topics of hygiene, violence against women, and social activism for development


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1.2. How many children are supported through the project, how many are reached by campaigns etc.? Has

the number of children in the project (not only sponsored children)1 increased or decreased, has there been a major fluctuation, and if so why (cause, such as, for example, migration, natural disasters etc.)?

The following table shows the number of children’s reached through project:

Number of children increased: Boys from 362 to 594 = 232 # Girls from 301 to 562 = 261 #

1.3. Which external factors and events have had a special influence on the work of the project? Examples: child and youth politics, educational system, improvement of the infrastructure, war, natural disasters, epidemic diseases, social problems in the project area (not in the country as a whole), reasons for sponsored children leaving the project.

NA 2. Work in the project 2.1. Which activities have been carried out during the past twelve months? Please report in detail about any success/progress made so that the reader can see that his/her support is valuable and also important and necessary in future. In addition, please describe how the participants experienced the progress, what kind of activity they took part in and whether it had an impact on their holistic development and their future. Special campaigns/measures or courses (in general and in relation to KNH’s annual topic) might also be mentioned here.

The following activities performed during the period under report.

Baseline Survey of fifteen villages of UC Bakka

Project Profiling of 15 selected villages

Social Mapping for establishment of 32 SHG groups

Wealth Ranking for 26 SHGs

Resource mobilization 32 SHGs

Health and hygiene sessions completed in 26 groups, where 520 females attended the sessions.

First Aid sessions on epilepsy, heart attack, asthma, fainting, unconsciousness, bleeding wound etc. completed in the 19 SHG groups

Goal setting 19 SHGs

Regular weekly meetings of 32 SHGs

Name of Project Area

Bakka Union Council

Number of children in Households of SHG members

Last report(2014) Current report(2015)

boys Girls boys Girls

Total 362 301 594 562


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Skill Development Trainings (Nursery management, Enterprise development, food preservation) for 13 SHG members

Linkages Development with local financial institutions, micro-credit and social security schemes

Established 12 vocational centers and trained 180 girls in sewing, knitting, drafting, designing

Established 32 SHGs at grass root level to lead and empower the people on Self Help Approach (SHA),

Increased people’s self-confidence, developed self-reliance and helped people to set their own agenda – unlashing their potentials, and self decision maker for their own development without external help.

People supported by three folded supportive principals of social, economic and political empowerment.

Enabled the poorest people to argue and know their rights as human beings, citizens and as equal participants in the mainstream of civil society.

Introduced saving mechanism to improve their economic condition, social dimensions include affinity trust, participation and mutual responsibilities, their participation in groups strengthening them politically.

Increased the number of SHGs up to 32 SHGs as against the target of 30 SHGs

Awareness in understanding Social Help Approach-Concept

Celebrated International events (International women day on their rights, Children Day)

Participation in National EXPO and SAARC Exhibitions as enterprise entrepreneur.

Training of 35 members of SHGs on Basic book keeping and accounting

Enterprise Mela / Advocacy Seminar for product promotion of Women Artisans to advocate favorable policy support and propagate informal workers’ rights

Mr. Mehmood Elahi General Secretary (G.S) I joined PHKN on 1st March, 2008 and am still working in the organization and worked for the well-being of poor, marginalized and underprivileged communities, with focus on women development. PHKN under the guidance of Ms. Irum Fatima took many initiatives by taking on board district administration and all stakeholders in implementation of projects on Gender Equity Program-and promoted improved livelihood of Informal Sector workers (HBWs) and worked for their rights, organized Rural Women into Self Help Groups, and promoted environmental sustainability and women empowerment of vulnerable areas of the district. Beside she took inventiveness and provided opportunities for the improvement of People with Disabilities (PWDs). She also organized enterprise and vocational trainings for hundreds of girls and women who earn their income and support their poor families.

The organization supported and inducted me as a part of its governing body and designated me as a General Secretary (G.S). Being a senior member of team I really appreciate the President Mrs. Irum Fatima for her efforts in order to promote the organization, she is an ambitious, hardworking and highly committed individual and works very hard, which strengthened the overall strategic position of the organization. I would like to show appreciation to the president and core team for their kind coordination and support. I wish lot of success for PHKN.

Samina Naz Finance Secretary


2015

I joined the Pakistani Hoslamand Khawateen Network (PHKN) / Local Support Office (LSO) in January 2004, as a Credit Officer. I worked passionately in the Local Support Office to facilitate the WCOs in small credit schemes. I also worked in Farm Forestry Support project (SDC-IC) and Improvement of Local Embroidery funded by AHAN and attended Expo-Exhibitions at Regional, National and International Level at Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. The organization promoted and inducted me as a part of its governing body and designated me as a Finance Secretary. I personally learnt a lot and gained experience for which I appreciate the efforts of Mrs. Irum Fatima President of the organization and her core team, they guide me in all aspects of my carrier with PHKN.

Mr. Imran Iqbal Consultant

I joined PHKN as Program and Finance Manager during the month of August 2014, in the project,” Promoting Improved Livelihoods for Informal Sector Workers” funded by AF/TAF/GEP-USAID, in district Haripur. I supervised overall project’s Financial Management and Human Resource, Revision of policy document for Financial and Operational Management of the organization. During my tenure in PHKN I found committed employees, having qualities that enable to accomplish organizational mission. This was only due to the ruthless efforts of Mrs. Irum Fatima President PHKN, she has competence to improve the organizational strength and growth. The staff members of PHKN are hard working, punctual, cooperative and eager to learn. I wish them endure success for their future.

I am also thankful to the Management of PHKN and Board of Directors and staff who given me this opportunity to enhance my professional ability. I cannot forget to give special thanks to the president of PHKN; Mrs. Irum Fatima who coordinated with me on every occasion.

Ms. Aniqa Khursheed Admin & Finance Officer I am Aniqa Khursheed joined PHKN in July 2011 as Finance Assistant and worked for the organization passionately and organization promoted me as Admin and Finance Officer and now I am enjoying my Job here in PHKN with satisfaction and pleasure. I got a lot of experience in the organization. I wish a lot of success for the organization. I appreciate the leadership, experience, and dedicated work of Ms. Irum Fatima President / Executive Director of the organization.

I express my gratitude and appreciation to Ms. Irum Fatima and her core team who supported and provided me lot of opportunities to explore myself and to work well. Mr. Nabeel Ahmad Social Organizer

I joined my duties in Pakistani Hoslamand Khawateen Network (PHKN) in June 2013 as Social Organizer and worked in Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF) project as Field Coordinator and conducted capacity building trainings of local farmers on Livestock Management, vaccination and De-worming of livestock in district Haripur. Coordinated “SAHIL” Campaigns, “Alif Ailan” Campaigns, House Hold Survey and Awareness Sessions, I also worked in UNDP/GEF/SGP project on “Promotion of Environment Sustainability and Women Empowerment”. I got a lot of experience and learning, which is only due to outstanding and dedicated work of Ms. Irum Fatima President / Executive Director of the organization.


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I pay my gratitude to Ms. Irum Fatima and her dedicated team, who supported and guided me at each and every time and provided me opportunities to become acquaintance with field experience and research innovative interventions.

Mr. Raja Adnan Social Organizer

I joined PHKN in the month of October 2013 as numerator and data punching officer in House Hold Survey Project Supported by Professor Takashi Kusovo, Hitotsubashi University Japan, Tokyo. I worked dedicatedly and organization promoted me as Social Organizer in the UNDP/GEF/SGP project on “Promotion of Environment Sustainability and Women Empowerment”. I got a lot of experience and learning, which is subsequent output of the innovative interventions carried out by PHKN; the esteemed organization and the leadership of Ms. Irum Fatima President of the organization.

I pay thanks and gratitude to Ms. Irum Fatima and her devoted core team who supported and guided me each and every time in accomplishing the assignments and learning innovative techniques.

Tehmina Afzal Project Coordinator

I joined the PHKN on 11th August 2014, as a Project Coordinator in the project, “Promoting Improved Livelihoods for Informal Sector Workers” in district Haripur, under the Gender Equity Program, and Funded by AF/TAF/GEP-USAID. I have also worked in the project, “Economic and Social Empowerment of Rural Women through Self Help Approach-Funded by Kindernothilfe e. V Germany and BECS Project supported by Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. I have been committed with some other organization, if I compare my performance in PHKN with the rest of other organization, I can say this that the organization has provided me lot of opportunities to explore myself and to work well.

I am very thankful to Ms. Irum Fatima and the core team they supported me and involved me in different activities and due to these activities I got chances to work in different spheres. Due to these activities I learnt many things.

Ms. Perveen Social Organizer

I joined the PHKN in July 2014, as a Social Organizer in the project, “Promoting Improved Livelihoods for Informal Sector Workers” in district Haripur, under the Gender Equity Program, Funded by AF/TAF/GEP-USAID. Skill Level tests conducted and deserving artisan identified for work, established Trade Facilitation and Communication Center (TFCC) at Ghazi as per project document I have been committed with some other organization, if I compare my performance in PHKN with the rest of other organization, I can say this that the organization has provided me lot of opportunities to explore myself and to work well.

I want to thank Ms. Irum Fatima (President) PHKN and her core team that they guided me and supported me everywhere when I needed their support.

Faria Sultan Computer Teacher


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I joined the organization in September, 2014 as a Computer Teacher in Trade Facilitation and Communication Center (TFCC) in the project, “Promoting Improved Livelihoods for Informal Sector Workers” in district Haripur, under the Gender Equity Program, Funded by AF/TAF/GEP-USAID. The organization provided me lot of opportunities to learn new things and techniques. This has been achieved with the coordination of PHKN Team and its Management.

The staff members of PHKN are hard working, punctual and cooperative. Personally I would like to thank Ms. Irum Fatima (President) and Mr. Mehmood Elahi (General Secretary) who guided me in every moment and provided me opportunities in order to groom myself.

Ghazala Vocational Teacher

I am working here since September, 2014. I joined the PHKN as a Vocational Teacher in Trade Facilitation and Communication Center (TFCC) in the project, “Promoting Improved Livelihoods for Informal Sector Workers” in district Haripur, under the Gender Equity Program, Funded by AF/TAF/GEP-USAID, and given training to the trainees on Designing, Cutting, Drafting and sewing. The organization has given me a lot of exposure.

I want to thank Ms. Irum Fatima (President) PHKN and her core team that they guided me and supported me everywhere when I needed their support.

Documents

Pakistani Hoslamand Khawateen Network (PHKN) Report 2015.pdf · PHKN / Hidayatullah House, Shell Pump Street, Noor Colony, opposite TIP Barrier Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Phone #