LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM (LINK TO MCP)
The communities in general attribute their problems as lack of livelihood opportunities. The main sources of livelihoods of the communities are agriculture and livestock especially among womenfolk. Community has a lack of skill, training skills in natural resource management, agriculture and small enterprises MCP. They have no access to required investment and capacity to start and manage small scale enterprises through manipulating natural resources and enterprises at community level through Micro Credit Programme MCP. It has resulted in poverty that affects their capacity to address issues relate to health, education, economic development and human rights discrimination.
Human and Institutional Development Program
Due to lack of skills and capacity to manage development projects effectively and professionally the community cannot raise required financial resources for long term development in this area. As a result they have not been able to sustain their organizations and projects. There is greater need to build institutional capacity of these small CBOs and NGOs and their staff so that they access resource available under local government development programs and from INGOs.
Education Program
Access to educational facilities in our areas because education systems are very poor in these areas. There are very few public and private sector institutions. Moreover it is difficult for children of many poor communities to access education from these schools because they do not have adequate means of transportation in these areas. Girls in particular have to discontinue education after primary level education because their parents cannot afford to send their daughter to high schools near urban areas due to security reason.
Women Empowerment Program
Women contribute a lot in diversified livelihoods activities but they are often not allowed or encouraged to participate in decision making processes and to manage financial resources. The relegation of females to only being implementers and restricting their initiative taking abilities, not only limit their productivity in the family but in the community as a whole and GDO develop the GVTIs for women. Women develop small business on household level. Violence against women is observed especially in the rural areas. Unless women are provided equal opportunities in education and other development interventions such as health, livelihoods, water and sanitation through women saving groups, Village forums & awareness raising activities.
Geographical Presence
The organization working in two districts Bhakkar and Layyah, Province Punjab, Pakistan.
Area of Expertise
The areas of expertise are;
- Social Mobilization
- Micro Credit Programme MCP
- One Room Shelter
- Education (Basic and Non-formal)
- Livelihood Development
- Agricultural Development
- Capacity Building and Trainings
- Advocacy
- Disaster Management
Core Competence
- Team-work
- Ownership
- Leadership and Cooperation
- Continues improvements
- Responsibility
