Project Proposal

1500 Poor tenant women/ widows and girls Economic Empowerment

Program

Total Project Cost: 29211 US$

Requested Amount: 25000 US$
Merit Witness Share: 4211 US$

Implementing Organization: Merit Witness (Mobilization for Empowerment and Roots for
Inter Co-operation).

Contact Person: Mr. Naseer Khan

Finance Secretary/ Merit Witness

Address: Office No# FF / 773, Deans Trade Center, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan
Phone: +92-91-5603206
Mob: +92-336-9410221

Email: Merit_witness@[Link]
[Link]@[Link]
Website: [Link]
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Brief Information About the Organization:

Bank Information:
Bank Name: The Bank of Khyber, KPK, Pakistan
Account Title: Merit Witness
Account No/ IBAN: PK 44 KHYB 0010000006372008-PLs 06372-00-8
Swift Code: KHYBPKKA
Branch Code: 010
Bank Address: The Bank of Khyber, G.T Road Branch, Afandi Tower, Opposite Gul
Bahar Police Station, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.

Executive Body:
[Link] Khan (Chairman)
Mr. Kaleemullah (President)
[Link] khyal (General Secretary)
Mr. [Link] (Finance Secretary)
Mr. Jalal uddin (Legal Advisor)
Dr. Fayazul Maula (Health Secretary)
Mr. Muhammad Shakeel (Press Secretary)

Board of Directors:
Mr. Ghulam Habib
Mr. Zafar Iqbal
[Link] Khan
Ms Saba Urooj
Mr. Hayath Shah
Mr. Fazle Qadir
Mr. Sabz Ali
[Link] Zaman Qadri
Mrs. Saima Aamir
[Link] Saeed

Legal status of Organization

Merit Witness is non-profitable, Tax Exempt, Charitable, non-governmental, non Political

and non Religion organization registered under Societies and companies Act under
ordinance 1860, in 2002, Having Registration No. 687/5/2940 is committed to help the
underprivileged population anywhere in KPK Province, FATA, FANA and Azad
Kashmir. It also provides trainings to public, private, and voluntary organizations. This
organization operates independently of any political and cultural influences. As a non-
governmental organization Merit Witness, intervenes both in situations of disaster and
non-disaster for sustainable development of the marginalized population restoring their
autonomy in the society.
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Mission

To undertake initiatives for an improvement in the quality and equality of life and uplift of
marginalized and vulnerable communities by means of human rights, health and social
change, Bring about a positive social change by organizing marginalized social groups
and mobilizing community resources for ensuring economic, political and social security
natural resource management on grass root level.

Vision

To reshape the world with real democratic values where people live healthy, educated
with a feeling of free & safe lives. Where quality of life of people is a right not a privilege,
where people may spend their lives creative and thriving rather than surviving
victimization and grievances from atrocities/extremists.

The organization believes in an indiscriminative culture based on color, creed, sect and/or
religion including gender. It is committed in upholding human values and promote
building of a just civil society where every human being lead a long, healthy, creative life
and enjoy a decent standard of living, freedom ,dignity, self-respect, tolerance and respect
of each other, Empowerment, through Social Mobilization, Social development with
active community, Participation at Grass Root Level.

It further strives to promote good governance and real democratic practises, inter-cultural
& inter-faith harmony among the masses with tolerance and creating the feeling of LOVE
being a mankind.

Our Core Principals:

The beliefs and standards, under which everyone in the organization operates to carry out
the mission
 We are a membership organization.
 We honor each person’s commitment and energy to our Mission.
 We are not afraid to examine all sides of all issues.
 We cannot be bought.
 We tell the truth about what we discover.
 We serve individuals while reaching the broader population.
 We value the involvement of grassroots activists throughout the country and
around the world to further our mission.
 We encourage people to participate fully in decision relating them.
 We believe access to information is vital.
 We recognize that structural changes in society are needed to accomplish our
mission.
 We are a small but dynamic organization, which uses funding efficiently and tries
to grow.
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Our Values:
These serve as guidelines for our conduct and behavior as we work towards our vision.
 Quality-Our focus is on the people we serve and we will strive for excellence
through evaluation and continuous improvement.
 Caring- we are committed to serving with empathy and compassion.
 Integrity- we are committed to act in an ethical, honest manner.
 Respect- we believe that all people should be treated with consideration and
dignity. We cherish diversity.
 Responsiveness- we strive to be accessible, flexible, transparent, and to
demonstrate a sense of urgency in our resolve and decision-making.
 Accountability- we are committed to measuring, achieving and reporting results,
and to using donor money wisely.
 Teamwork- we are committed to effective partnerships between volunteers and
staff and we seek opportunities to from alliances with others.
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PROJECT TITLE:
1500 Poor tenant women/ widows and girls Economic Empowerment Program

PROJECT DURATION: The Proposed Project duration will be for 12 months.

TARGET AREA: Union Council Mayar and Toru, District Mardan, KPK Province of Pakistan

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Union council Mayar and Toru have a population of more than 75,000. Majority of the people are
laborers, and average household earns around 8,000 rupees for a family of 5-6 people (less than $1
per person per day). Most people are in debt to moneylenders or shopkeepers, and have accrued
debts equal to many months worth of salary which they cannot possibly repay on their subsistence
incomes. Literacy rate of this area is low (primary school attendance is around 30%), and health and
sanitation are generally poor. The target population is deprived completely from high quality of
education and Skill development Institutions. Poor tenant Women and Girls are the Basic Target
Group of the Organization and for their Welfare and Development, Education & self income
generating activities is the main focus of Merit Witness Plan and need of today. For this purpose
one (1) Skill Development Center for Rural Women is being proposed to be established in the
remote rural area of District Mardan i.e. Union Council Mayar and Toru surrounded by different
villages. The total populations of these two Union Councils are about approx. 75,000 including 52%
of Women. People of rural areas are as needful as the people of cities and there is a great need of
establishment “Skill Development Center” for Women in these areas. This will definitely generate
the income sources for over all female population specially as to able them to participate in National
Progress & earn their living for better life.
NEED OF THE PROJECT IN THE AREA:
Due to aging customs & tradition/ religious taboos, feudalism & male dominating society,
ignorance and illiteracy are the major problems that can be handed if there is social change in the
community. They need to have self income generation resources other than the routine source of
income (Agriculture) which is not sufficient for the requirement of daily life. Keeping in view the
gravity of the solution, establishment of “SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE FOR RURAL
WOMEN” aiming to address above mentioned problems / issues is important and urgent so that the
target beneficiaries’ especially rural tenant women / widows and girls must have Vocational Skill
for their own source of income at their home.
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PROJECT GOALS:
To provide skill development and income-generation in the proposed union councils, so they
become the proactive, autonomous and economically empowered individual of the society.

Objectives of the Project preferably in quantitative terms:

The overarching objective of this project is to improve the quality of life of Women through
providing basic technical training & Economical Trading.
The specific objectives are following:

 Poverty Alleviation and decrease in ratio of un-employment.

 Provision of strong source of income to women overall especially needful / deserving / poor
women / widows / girls at their door step.
 To strength & Train hard worker women / girls through advance vocational training / techniques
to make them self dependent.
 Establishment of Advanced Technical Training Center for Women.
 To build up the capacity of Women for empowering them both socially as well as economically.

 To provide basic training facilities i.e. Domestic Tailoring, Hand Embroidery, Machine
Embroidery etc.
 To promote socio-cultural facilities.

Project benefits and Analyses

It is expected that 30-40 % increase in income is likely to result because of project interventions.
a) Financial:
Exact financial benefits and analysis will be done through impact evaluation.
b) Economic:
The poor, economic liability would be transformed into economic assets. It can safely be
assumed that the program shall enable at least 1500 women/ girls (one per household) to be
employed/ self employed. Thus 1500 households i.e. 10,200 women/ girls should enter the
main stream of the economic activity. (Average family size=6-7)
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c) Social:

The project will create a strong social and economic capital of organized communities. This
will not only have implications for stronger service delivery but will also lead to
comprehensive community organizations, which are essential for the development of a just
and equitable society. It is expected that 25,000 female would be uplifted socially. Direct
employment or self employment of female will result due to interventions relating to
establishment and strengthening of existing skilled businesses of producers through skills
enhancement, product quality development and higher prices as a result of linkages with
markets in big cities.

d) Environment:

The project does not have any adverse effect on the environment. It will make the
beneficiaries environment friendly.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

The project technical staff will steer and manage the project together with the community.

Project activities
The following activities will be carried out for the achievement of the above mentioned objectives.

Opening of Skill Development Centre:

One vocational training center will be established with a new setup in Union Council Mayar
and Toru district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Hiring of staff:

Merit Witness will be responsible for hiring qualified trainers/ teachers and other staff for the
vocational training center.

Mobilization

This will include data collection and development of a database. The Identified shall be
informed of the training and training shall be carried out by technical personnel.
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Provision of Learning, Teaching and other Material:

The methodology will be focused both on theoretical knowledge and practical learning. The
active learning material will help to clarify the concepts of target group by providing them
hands-on experience. Merit Witness will provide consumable and non consumable stuff
material to this Skill Development Center.

Technical Assistance

Merit Witness on a regular basis will provide technical assistance to the center. The primary
motive behind this is to ensure that target beneficiaries and technical staff will be encouraged.

Community Involvement

Community involvement is a process in which community participation is used to improve

major decisions during the planning, development and operational stages of a project. A good
community involvement program contributes to the best possible development and operating
decisions. Female Support Committee would be formed in the catchments areas that will
support the program and cooperate with the implementation organization i.e. Merit Witness.

Training

Experienced trainer will be the facilitator who shall deliver quality skills to the target group.
This shall be conducted on face-to-face basis. This training shall be built-up for all the
trainees.

Monitoring and Evaluation

The project team together with the local communities will monitor the project activities. The result
should be measurable on the context of attitude, practice and knowledge of the community. The
indicator should measure clearly the impact of the project in the community.
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

The project will require a separate Project Management and Training Team to be established
For better management of the project, the whole team of Merit Witness will develop a system,
which would be practical, transparent and effective. For this purpose Merit Witness will make work
break down structure which will base on three committees i.e. Project Committee, Audit Committee
and progress Committee.
These three committees will have their own role and responsibilities and working under the
umbrella f Merit Witness for successful implementation of this project in the target communities.
Project Committee
This committee will be comprised of a team who will be accountable to control the quality
of project and will ensure to complete the project activities.
Audit committee
The audit committee will audit each activity and will make the audit report of the project.
Progress committee
This committee will prepare the progress report on monthly basis.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
The initiative aims to empower female beneficiary through acquiring a skill to make them
economically independent by acquiring vocational training through dynamic vocational training
services.
 Greater Earnings Potential.
 Greater Access to Resources.
 Increase economic growth of the area.
 Improve community social structure.
 Positive change in female’s social life.
 Enhanced community involvement in development.
 Increased employability and reduce poverty and unemployment.

TARGET GROUP AND BENEFICIARIES:

1500 Poor tenant women/ widows and girls
10,200 House hold (Average family size=6-7)
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Budget and Financing (Estimated Costs of Skill Development Training Center)

Sr.# Items Rate US$. Qty/ No Amount/US$
Sewing 70 40 2800
1 Machines
Zig Zag 300 15 4500
Embroidery
2 Machines
Knitting 600 2 1200
3 Machines
4 Scissors 3 57 171
Furniture for 1000
5 Center
Building 200/month 12 months 2400
Rent (12
6 Months)
Total 12071
Recurring Cost of the Project
Sr # Item Rate US$ Amount/US$
1 Utility Bills 70 840
US$/Month
2 Stuff 100 1200
(material) US$/Month
3 Auditing Cost 100
Total 2140
Project Staff:
Sr.# Designation Salary/Month Qty/No Months Amount/US$
1 Project 300 1 12 3600
Manager
2 Social 200 1 12 2400
Mobilizer
3 Vocational 150 4 12 7200
Teachers
4 Peon/Watchman 150 1 12 1800
Total 15000

Total Project Cost: 29211 US$

Requested Amount: 25000 US$
Merit Witness Share: 4211 US$