Youth in Action BalochistanORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE

Regional Program Office at Quetta:First Floor, at Balochistan Boy Scouts Association Headquarters Hali Road Quetta Cantt:Head Office Address:Ward No. 3 Food Colony near WAPDA Office Dera Murad Jamali District NaseerabadCell: 0332-7985945 Phone# +92 81-9201477 Fax# +92 81-2823975 Email: youthinaction2001@ymail.com, youthinaction2007@gmail.com, website: www.yiabpk.org

Youth in Action Balochistan (YIAB) is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-political, development, advocacy and youth led organization dedicated to working with the deprived, neglected oppressed rural communities to fight against poverty and injustice. We strive, we engage effectively all the low-income communities in the fight against poverty. We are committed to serving the people in need, regardless of their religion, race or gender.

In 2007 a group of educated, dynamic and like-minded youth working in the development sector, got together to establish an organization, for addressing the most urgent and pressing needs of the people of Baluchistan. True to this spirit the organization was named Youth In Action Baluchistan (YIAB).

Considering their association with the development sector the group was cognizant of the plethora of problems plaguing the province. Consequently, the organization’s focus was not kept limited either in in terms of geography or sector. Whilst operating in different districts of the province, YIAB has been carrying a range of interventions in the areas of microfinance, education, health & hygiene, youth & women empowerment, emergency response & preparedness, governance, free legal aid, human rights, etc.

The type of activities undertaken by the organization range from capacity building to service delivery, with focus remaining on the deprived and marginalized segments of the society. Whereas in terms of operations what characterizes YIAB’s functioning are its efforts to (a) enlist involvement of the locals when initiating activities at the grass root level; and (b) mobilize women for bringing peace, tolerance, and development in society. Although a somewhat new entry in the development arena, YIAB – owing to the linkages of its members with national & international funding agencies – enjoys a diverse portfolio, characterized by partnership with organizations like Orix leasing Pakistan, USAID, UN-FAO, UN-Habitat, UN-WOMEN, Ministry of Human Rights & Rural Development Department, Government of Baluchistan, Baluchistan Education Foundation.

VISION“An enabling environment for the realization, respect, and protection of

fundamental human rights among youth and develop their leadership qualities to make them active contributor within the society”

MISSIONThe mission of YIAB is to contribute to the education of young people,

through a value system based, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society

LAW UNDER ORGANIZATION HAS REGISTERED Registered with Government of Balochistan (Pakistan) under Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control) Ordinance 1961 (XL VI of 1961) 1961 under the registration No B-240/EDO/CD dated 13th September, 2007 Registered with Provincial Disaster Management Authority PDMA Baluchistan registration number #207

EUROPE AID ID NUMBER: PK-2013-FTF-2206158168

US GOVERNMENT DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBER: D-U-N-S 645716817NCAGE CODE STS69

CORE VALUES Community Focused

We are community focused organization we evolve the poor communities in planning and implementation of all the development and advocacy programs.

Accountable and Transparent

The resources at our disposal are not our own. We are truthful to the purpose for which the resources are given and manage them in an accountable manner that brings maximum benefit to the poor.

Poverty Reduction

We are committed to ending poverty by providing both capacity and opportunities for the poor and low-income communities, reducing intra- and inter-sectorial income inequalities to reasonable levels

PROGRAMMING APPROACH

YIAB’s mission is to deal with the fundamental basis of poverty and discrimination so that all people can benefit from their basic human rights. Our projects aim to assist long-term sustainable change in communities and to achieve this we apply following approaches:

Work through integrated approach that combines economic, social, political development and advocacy to address the root cause of poverty.

Focus on community empowerment rather than service delivery. Develop local level intuition and build partnerships with communities in order to enhance

their capacity to sustain positive change.

STRATEGY

We are working on three interrelated dimensions that include Economic, Social and Political. To eradicate poverty and improve the quality of life of the poor and low-income communities, YIAB employ a holistic and integrated approach coupled with long-terms economic aid, environmental security and partnership development.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Last 08 years, we effectively engage the low income youth, communities and are committed to serve youth and people in need regardless of their religion, race or gender. YIAB’s area of expertise in community development includes.

Social MobilizationSocial Mobilization is at the heart of everything we do. Wherever YIAB works, whether expanding its regular core programme, implementing donor-funded projects, or responding to disasters, the principles and practices of social mobilization remain the same. These are: establishing mutual trust; understanding that there are mutual rights and responsibilities related to accountability and transparency; observing the principle of benefitting the youth and communities at large, rather than individuals, and ensuring that the poorest and most vulnerable people are included in the programming.

We work with rural youth and women to release their potential abilities and skills so as to build their knowledge and enable them decide their own development priorities. We also help youth to find the resources they need to meet their identified needs. The purpose is to break the cycle of poverty, both economic poverty and ‘poverty of opportunity’. When youth come together for a common purpose – which is ultimately village wide socio-economic development – they are in a stronger position to bring about sustainable improvements in the quality of life.

The first step of our approach to addressing development problems is to organize youth into village level organizations known as Youth Development Organizations (YDO) YIAB’s integrated community development approach works through boosting active youth participation and further farming multi-functional youth groups under YDO i.e. Enterprise Development Group, Men Support Group, Women Support Group, Farmer Support Group, Health Committee, Women Health Committee, WASH committee, Education Committee, Disaster Management Committee and Child Protection Committees that are then able to identify and address local issues. We refer to this

process as Social Mobilization. We assume that local Youth know best about local problems and that, in partnership with YIAB, they have the talents and willingness to plan and implement local development. Mobilized Youth work as ‘platforms’ for local development, helping to bring together communities, knowledge and resources.

Microcredit Enterprise Development ProgramYIAB’s micro-credit and enterprise development program is implemented through strong process of social mobilization. The program employs group lending methodology. YIAB is aiming to provide access to quality financial services to improve the household living standard through building the capacity of target communities in enterprise development, vocational and managerial skills. YIAB provides small productive loans to the needy and poor people residing in both urban and rural areas under the umbrella of MC&ED product of Commerce/Small Trade an acquisition of livestock and agricultural purposes.

EducationYIAB’s education programs target primary or middle grades and square measure enforced through each the formal education system, and informal learning environments. Informal learning environments give basic education to communities that have culturally been excluded from schooling and strengthen parent and community organizations to become a positive force for up education.

HealthYIAB believes that people should be empowered to make their own decisions and solve their own problem. YIAB supports a comprehensive community health program to reduce the number of newborn and maternal deaths in the remotest rural areas of Balochistan. We provide curative, preventative or even palliative solutions.

Water and SanitationWater, sanitation and hygiene underpin a hefty portion of our destitution battling improvement ventures. We work with our target communities to give long haul, financially savvy results that can decrease levels of marginalization and sickness. Giving safe water can enhance general well-being and lessen the weight on frequently constrained health resources. Giving clean water, toilets and personal hygiene awareness and education at school can even increase the student enrollment, lessening absenteeism through ailment

and raising instructive execution. This could be especially noteworthy for adolescent girls. Schools assume a vital part serving to change state of mind towards hygiene inside their more extensive communities

Food SecurityYIAB works through local communities partners (YDOs) to implement food security programmers of the most food insecure and vulnerable rural farmers in Balochistan. The objective of this program is to enhance the family prosperity through agro-ecological advancement. The organization’s haul objective is to reinforce the capacity of most marginalized farmers to take control of their own development.

Good Governance and Democratic DevelopmentYIAB is building civic and democratic organizations at grass-roots level for awareness rising, promoting citizen participation and helping them engage in the country’s political process. The organization provides technical assistance in civic and voter education, encouraging women participation in country’s electoral process.

YIAB promote the integrity of electoral and political processes of the country by mobilizing citizen participation. YIAB’s election-related activities are tailored to achieve democratic governance, mitigate potentials for political violence, and improve the lives of people.

CROSS CUTTING THEMES

Women Rights and EmpowermentGender equality and women empowerment are the mandatory work of YIAB. Most importantly, Gender Equality is a matter of human rights. It is likewise a driver of sustainable change in the society. We at YIAB believe that the vision of human development will not be advanced unless women and young girls of the society can completely understand their rights in all circles of life. To make this happen YIAB has integrated Gender equality and the empowerment of women into every aspect of its programing work to end violence and inequalities from the society.

People more likely to live in poverty are women. Around 70 % of the world populations living in poverty are women, simply on the grounds of being women.

Emergency Response and PreparednessWe work with disaster affected communities to building their resilience and reducing their vulnerability to all type of disasters. Women and children remain in our special focus during our work; we involve them in the process of building local resilience and reducing the vulnerability of the disasters. We build disaster resilience through conducting variety of trainings for DRR, Information/IEC material and awareness rising campaigns.

Planning, Monitoring Evaluation and ResearchPlanning, Monitoring Evaluation and Research (PMER) unit is a program support unit of YIAB that Provides Support for program development, implementation, evaluation and research.

YIAB’s Donors and Partners- Variance Reduction International- USAID- Beyond Violence UK- IFI-Europe- UN-WOMEN- Benazir Income Support Program- UN-FAO- SPO- Strengthening Participatory Organization- Balochistan Education Foundation- UN-Habitat- Regional Directorate Ministry of Human Rights Balochistan- Government of Balochistan (Education, Health, Youth Affairs)- Provincial and National Disaster Management Authorities- Turkish Red Crescent Society

Memberships:- Member of District Health Management Committee- Baluchistan Education Foundation (BEF)- Balochistan Civil Society Network- South Asian HIV & AIDS Network- Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)- WASH, Shelter, Health, Protection Clusters Member at Provincial and National

Level- Help-age International Disaster Preparedness Network Member- Citizen’s Community Board Naseerabad and Jaffarabad Member- Pakistan Humanitarian Forum-PHF- Affiliations with Baluchistan AIDS Network, NGO Network for Political

Participation and Gender Based Violence Working Group- Child Rights Movement Pakistan member at National and Provincial Level

Ongoing and Completed ProjectsS.No.

Project Thematic Area

Donor/ Funding Source

Project duration

(From – To)

Total Budget

(Rs.)

1 Microfinance and Enterprise Development Program in District Naseerabad

Microfinance Orix Leasing Pakistan

1 Jan- Dec, 2015

0.5 million

2 Improving Female Turnout rate in General Election 2013 at Killa Abdullah District

Democracy USAID-Citizens Voice Project/Asia Foundation

18th March-October 30th

2013

1,786,750

3 Capacity Building of Farmers and Line Departments Officials on Disaster Risk Management and HLV Formulation at Jaffarabad and Naseerabad

DRM UN-FAOJuly 1st -15th

August, 2012

60000/=

4 Development Partner with SMEDA Early Recovery Project at flood affected UCs of Naseerabad

Livelihood Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority

28th June,2012- 31st December, 2012

Nil

05 Baseline Study on Disaster Resilient Cities in four districts of Balochistan Quetta, Usta Mohammad, Loralai and Khuzdar

DRR UN-Habitat 1st-28th Feb, 2012

200000/=

06 Baseline Study on Women and Peace at District Naseerabad and Zhob

Women Empowerment

UN-WOMEN 15th Feb-15th March, 2012

200000/=

08 Established Free Legal Aid Center for Victims of Violence at Kamran Law Firm Quetta

Free Legal Aid Regional Directorate Ministry of Human Right Baluchistan Quetta

1st Jan, 2008- 31st Dec, 2010

1500000/=

10 Food Distribution amongst Flood Affected Families of Jaffarabad District

Food Security Turkish Red Crescent

1st September-30th Oct, 2010

300000/=

11 Trained 1000 school and community students on Life Skills Based Education

Education Youth in Action Balochistan

1st April-30th July, 2010

300000/=

12 Economic Empowerment of vulnerable women through skill development

Skill Development

Youth in Action Balochistan

1st Jan-31st December, 2009

1200000/=

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