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Name of the Organization: HUJRA

Abbreviation: Holistic Understanding for Justified Research and Action

Head Office: Near Allaho-Akbar Masjid Saidu Sharif Swat, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Telephone: 0946 726799 Fax: 0946- 729016

Website: www.hujra.org

Regional Office: House No 17/F-A1Khushal Khan Road, University Town Peshawar Tel: 0915701206

Field offices: Kalam Upper Swat, Lowr Dir-Temargara, Buner-Daggar, Bajawor, Mohmand, Bannu, DI-Khan

Name of Contact person: Saleem Ahmad Executive Director

Cell: 0333 9472172, Email: [email protected] , [email protected]

Legal Status:

1. Registered under Societies Registration Act 1860 -Registration No.2423/ 5 / 2761, -Date of registration: July 31, 1998

2. Registered with FATA Social Welfare Department

3. Obtained allowed to Work Status from SAFRON (Ministry of States and Frontier Regions)

Affiliation/ Membership of network, association of NGOs:

Sustainable Agriculture Action Group (SAAG)

Human Resource Network (HRDN)

Member Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Forum

Member Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Network Pakistan

Member NATPOW

AAHAM

National Humanitarian Network (NHN)

Active member of UN Humanitarian Cluster system at KP (i.e Food Security, WASH, Protection, Nutrition and Health)

REAT Network

Asian Human Right Network

PCP (Pakistan Center for Philanthropy) Certified

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INTRODUCTION

HUJRA is a not-for-profit, non- political, non-ethnic and development oriented organization working in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province and FATA regions of Pakistan. HUJRA was established in 1997 and registered8 under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. HUJRA is a professionally managed and committed Civil Society Organization active in community capacity building, issue based networking and advocacy.

The word “Hujra” means a traditional common place of a pushtoon society, which is an important traditional social institution for collective decision-making, conflict resolution, information sharing and social development.

Vision

“A prosperous, food secure, educated and disaster resilient society living in greater

social harmony through sustainable actions”

Mission statement

“To work with food insecure, socially weak and literate, and disaster prone communities

to turn around situation in their favor, especially for marginalized segments of the

society, with sustainability of actions in focus”

Objectives

To empower communities including women for collective decision making, better prepared for disasters and continue with sustainable and harmonious socio-economic development.

To build capacity of the communities for undertaking socio-economic development in harmony with the conservation of their natural resources.

Through better networking and coordination, creating space for intellectual debate and discussions for social transformation towards common goodness.

To enhance knowledge-base through applied research for sustainable development interventions

To advocate preservation of environment impacts, sustainable livelihoods, basic human rights, social services and conducive environment for participation.

To support communities in emergencies by providing and channelizing relief.

Thematic areas:

1. Food security and Livelihoods 2. Education and Health, 3. WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene) 4. Action Research and Right based advocacy

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Core Values:

Justice & equality, requiring us to work to ensure equal opportunity for every person, irrespective of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, HIV status, color, class, ethnicity, disability, location and religion.

Mutual respect, requiring us to recognize each person's innate worth and the value of diversity.

Transparency & accountability, requiring us to be accountable at all levels to ensure the effectiveness of our actions and open in our communications with others.

Cohesion with poor, powerless and excluded will be the only bias in our commitment to the fight against poverty.

Commitment, requiring us to be creative and radical, bold and innovative in pursuit of making the greatest possible impact on the root causes of poverty, without fear of failure

Independence, from any religious, ethnic or political affiliation

Humility, in our presentation and behavior, recognizing that we are part of a broader alliance, all working to promote and protect the human rights

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE Peshawar, Swat, Lower Dir, Chitral, Buner, Shangla , Kohistan, Kohat , Lukky Marwat, Karak, Bannu, DI Khan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Bajour, Khyber and Mohmand Agencies of FATA

Target population

Youth, vulnerable disasters affected households, men, women, youth, schoolchildren

both male and female and children of the communities, people with low socio

economic status, subsistence and resource poor farmers, livestock owners,

mountainous/pastoral communities are our primary program participants.

Governance and management structure

Governing body of HUJRA named as Executive Council consists of 09 members. The Executive Council is chaired by the Chairperson elected for 02 years. The Executive Council provides strategic and policy level guidelines to the management of HUJRA. The Executive Director is the overall management head of the organization. The Executive Director is responsible for the facilitation of organizational growth as a team leader and participates in organization financial and program planning, fundraising and strategies for change management. The management functions are further divided in sections i.e Program development, M&E, Internal Audit, Operations and Finance sections. To facilitate the program implantation and development units, HUJRA has sectorial leaders as program officer i.e. WASH & Public Health, Livelihood, Education and Advocacy.

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Organizational Policies

HUJRA is having separate and standardized policies and SoPs on the following

spheres;

Departmental/Section wise Term of Reference Human Resource [HR Policy] Procurement policy Inclusion [Diversity Policy to include disadvantaged] Financial [ Financial Management Policy and Guideline] Gender [Gender Policy] Logistics and procurement policy Social mobilization Staff Retention Policy Monitoring and evaluation Internal Audit policy Security policy

Accountability and Transparency Mechanism

Financial operations are audited internally and through third party as well as

donor audit.

Program quality implementation is monitored and evaluated by an

independent monitoring team of the organization besides regular monitoring

of the program activities by donors and relevant government departments.

Community Based complaint/grievances redressal mechanism is in place with

access of all HUJRA program/project beneficiaries.

Concerned stakeholders are involved in project/program planning and

implementation.

Participation in various districts, provincial and national level cluster working

group is being ensured with organizations, department/institutions and other

implementing partners.

• Established Helpline for Human rights victoms and defedors

• HUJRA Resource Center

HUJRA has initiated to collect all the available documents relatedto the region and some have been collected. HUJRA is planningto have a publication unit under the resource center.

HUJRA initiated the following forums for advocacy and networking:

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MoUs /ToPs (Term of Partnership) are signed with co-partner organizations

/departments.

Staff performance appraisal system is being followed for staff performance judgment through a multilayered performance evaluation system.

Program Experience

Currently, HUJRA is implementing the following programs in line with its mission and

program objectives;

1. Livelihood and Food Security

Food Security and agriculture based livelihoods strengthening through

capacity building , linkages for service provision with Government and Non-

Government organizations , demonstrations of improved practices ,

Advocacy , networking , awareness raising through extension materials and

IEC (Information, Education and Communication) materials

Identification of agriculture based micro enterprise, required technology

promotion for value chain development, appropriation of technology, skill

development in identified technology, demonstration, documentation and

replication of technology.

Promotion of local gender sensitive institutions through social mobilization to

actively participate in food security initiative and self sufficiency in food

security and livelihoods

Trainings of men and women farmers in improved agriculture practices

Capacity building in off -arm sub sectors such as fish farming and honeybee

keeping

A number of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) , Water User

Associations (WUAs) and other groups formed by HUJRA

Capacity building of females in kitchen gardening

Gender mainstreaming through internship program

2. Education, Health and nutrition

HUJRA has been implementing various educational oriented project/program with different donors /departments and funding agencies both from structural as well as capacity building aspects. Following activities have been undertaken under this program.

Constructed/Rehabilitated 20 School under RAHA program 3 years program of school feeding implemented in 1158 government

primary schools of Swat and Buner with a total 245000 student beneficiaries

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A number of PTCs (Parent Teachers Councils) activated , strengthened for quality education

Developed Linkages with education department and built the capacity of schools teachers in improved school children nutrition and quality education and child friendly learning environment

Rehabilitation of 12 education facilities under UNHCR-RAHA Program in Swat, Buner, Kohat, Dir Lower, Peshawar districts of KP and Mohmand agency of FATA

Organize TT Vaccination campaign in district Swat Organize health camps for IDPs Monitor of MCH activities in district Kohistan

3. WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene)

Provision of dirking water supply facilities and WASH facilities

Formed Water Users committees and associations

Health and hygiene promotion sessions conducted at house hold level and

schools

Operation and Maintenance training conducted in community

4. Participatory Research and Advocacy

HUJRA has strong community based roots due to its contact presence on the

horizon of social and Development spectrum. As its name signifies, HUJRA

believes and act in holistic and participatory manner by engaging all the relevant

stakeholders including the program beneficiaries and public. Until now, HUJRA

has led the following participatory Research and Advocacy campaigns;

Legal Aid Program

Right based advocacy for minority rights

Sensitization for increasing women participation in general election 2013

Sensitization for local government system

Baseline study and participatory to explore the possibilities of organic

agriculture /farming in the valleys of Swat.

Development of participatory “Forestry Operational Plan “Shahpur Alpur

Forest Division, District Shangla.

Participatory Research and development relating to Medicinal Plants

Collection, review, analysis and future guidelines for IPRP (Innovation for

Poverty Reduction Project).

Zoning Gender based activities and identifying training needs in Swat

Gender and Human Security in Post Conflict Swat

Technical Expertise Know-how available

Baseline lines studies and impacts assessments /Evaluation

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Livelihoods Surveys and assessment Trainings on environmental education Trainings on RBM (Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation) Natural resource management and watershed management, program

planning Training on Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) Fish farming and trout fish culturing Horticulture, and agriculture Engineering and construction Social mobilization and networking FFS (Farmers Field Schooling) , WOS (Women Open Schools) , FBS

(Farmers Business Schools ), FMCs (Farmers Marketing Collectives) , PMGs (Producers Marketing Group) formation , capacity building and linkages development

Honey Value Chain Development and Capacity building of Bee Keepers , Groups and association

Legal aid Establishment of early warning system Cash based programing in emergencies and rehabilitation

Partner Organizations

Following are our valued program partner; there constant support to us helped progressing towards our mission:

United Nation World Food Program (WFP) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)-RAHA United Nation Development Program (UNDP) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) USAID ( through MEDA-Entrepreneurs) USAID ( through JSI) USAID (through ABT associates) British Council Islamabad Oxfam Novib Islamabad Malteser International-BMZ (German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and

Development) Government of Pakistan Embassy of Japan Concern World Wide GIZ Asia Foundation Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) National Trust for Population Welfare(NETPOW) Comsats Institute of Information Technology Abbottabad Norwegian University of Life Sciences Norway ROZAN Islamabad

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Sector wise programs/Projects Implemented

S.N Project Name Location

(Province/District/Union Council)

Sector Project Cost in

PKR

Funding Sources

1. WFP-supported restoration of livelihoods and disaster Risk Reduction activities in FATA

Khyber, Mohmand and Bajawr Agencies of FATA

Food Security

/Livelihood 22 million UN WFP

2. WFP- Cash distribution to North Waziristan IDPs

Bannu, Lakky Marwat, karak, DI Khan, Peshawar

Emergency assistance

14 Million UN WFP

3. School rehabilitation project Peshawar Education 28 million UNHCR

4. Strengthening Local Government System under Citizen Voice Project

Shangla Advocacy 1.2 Million TDA (USAID)

5. School rehabilitation project Lower Dir Education 12 million UNHCR

6. Strengthening Rule of Law in Malakand

Swat and Buner districts Advocacy 10 million UNDP

7. Right of Expression, Association and Thought (REAT)

KPK/District Swat Advocacy 12 million The Asia

Foundation

8. WFP- supported Cash for Work program in Kalam-2014

KP Swat

Food Security /Livelihood -DRR

12 million UNWFP

9. Tirat WASH project

KPK/Swat WASH 15 million SDC

10. Research on Community policing

Swat Research ROZAN Islamabad

11. Gender and Human Security in Post Conflict Swat

Swat Research

Comsat University Abbottabad and

Norwegian University of Life

Sciences

12. Honey value chain KPK/ District Swat Food

Security /Livelihood

31.8 million USAID-

Entrepreneurs

13. Drinking Water Supply Schemes Project funded by GIZ-MRP

Swat (UC Pirkalay WASH 10. million GIZ

14.

Citizen Voice Project on increasing female voters turn out in Election 2013 funded by USAID through Asia Foundation

Swat Advocacy 2.6 million USAID/Asia Foundation

15. School Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project Mohmand-UNHCR-RAHA

Mohmand Agency Education 13 million UNHCR

16.

Restoration of Agricultural-Based Livelihoods for the conflict and flood-affected areas of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa - FAO

District Swat (02) Two Union Councils

Food Security /Livelihood

3.8 million UNFAO

17. Schools rehabilitation and reconstruction project- Under UNHCR-RAHA

District Buner KPK Education 9.0 million UNHCR

18.

Increasing resilience by

reducing vulnerabilities,

strengthening coping

capacities and improving

health status in disaster prone

District Swat (04) Four Union Councils

Food Security /Livelihood -DRR

16.0 million Maletesr International

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communities in Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa


District Kohat Education 9.0 million

UNHCR

20. Livelihood support to the flood and conflict affected population in Swat

District Swat (01) One Union Council

Food Security /Livelihood

2. 5 million UN FAO

21. School Feeding and Educational Improvement Program

District Swat and District Buner Education 17 million UN WFP


District Swat Education 13. million UNHCR

23. Rehabilitation of Government trout fish training Center in Madian Swat Phase II

District Swat Food Security /Livelihood

5.3 million GIZ

24. Rehabilitation of Madian Water Channel Swat Phase I


5.6 million GIZ

25. To re establish livelihood systems of honey bee keepers affected by the flood


37.0 million USAID-MEDA

26. Distribution of Rice seed inputs in flood affected areas of Swat and Lower Dir

District Lower Dir Food Security /Livelihood

2.1 million UN FAO

27. Rehabilitation of 80 water channels through Cash for Work activities


39.0 million UN FAO

28.

Emergency Assistance to Support Flood Affected Vulnerable Farmers in district Swat of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa”.


7.2 million UN FAO

29. Facilitating/monitoring of UN-FPA health project of NATPOW in district Kohistan

District Kohistan Impact Evaluation

NATPOW

30. Pakistan Job Project District Swat Food Security /Livelihood

5.0 million ABT-USAID

31.

Supporting primary education through emergency response of WFP food assistance for vulnerable population of district Swat

District Swat Education 9.5 million UNWFP

32.

Support to restore food security and agriculture-based livelihoods of the food insecure and vulnerable crises affected rural households in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan.


2.5 million UNFAO

33.

To Support Re-establishment of Agricultural-based Livelihood Systems and Economic Recovery after Crisis


4.4 million Concern Worldwide

34.

Emergency response to Malakand IDPs in selected UCs of district Mardan and advocacy for the rights of IDPs

District Mardan Emergency Response

5.0 million Oxfam Novib

35. Implementing WFP Food distribution to Malakand IDPs

District Mardan Emergency Response

3.0 million UN WFP

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in Katlang Humanitarian Hub district Mardan

36. Organizing Free Madical Camps in Mardan

Mardan Emergency Response

5 million JSI Paiman (USAID)

37.

Integrated Crop Management (ICM) through establishment of Farmer Field School (FFS) in Kyber and Bajawar Agencies of FATA

FATA Bajour Agency Food Security /Livelihood

3 million FRDP

38.

Implementing partner of UN-WFP, UNHCR, UNICEF for food and Non Food items distribution to conflict affected IDPs in Swat

District Swat Emergency Response

1.0 million UN WFP

39. Providing relief to the IDPs of Swat on humanitarian basis (Phase II)

District Swat Emergency Response


40. TT Vaccination Campaign Swat Health 2.5 million JSI Paiman (USAID)

41.

HUJRA Training Program for livelihood improvement of earthquake affected people of district Shangla and Kohistan

District Shangla and Kohistan Food Security /Livelihood


42. Promoting Bio-diversity Conservation through Eco-tourism Miandam Valley Swat

Miandam valley Swat Food


6.1 million EU, UNDP

43. Feasibility study of marketing the fresh milk form high pastures in Kalam

Kalam valley Swat Food


452,000 SLSP (European

Commission)

40 Improving livestock output of small holders in Chitral and Bunir districts of Kyber Pakhtunkhwa

Chtitral and Buner

Food Security

/Livelihood 1.04 million

Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Switzerland

41 Baseline study to promote organic agriculture practices in Charbagh area Swat

Swat Valley Food


313,828 SANFIC

42 Zoning Gender-based activities and identifying training needs in Swat valley

Swat valley Food


594,957 DFID, British Council

Islamabad

43 Feasibility study to conserve chir pine ecosystem in Marghazar valley of district Swat.

Marguzar valley Swat Food


126,000 WWF Pakistan

44

Policies relating to NRM in general and Medicinal Plants in Particular review, status and gaps and mitigations

Malakand region

Food Security

/Livelihood 497,200 Innovation for

poverty reduction project (IPRP) SDC-IC

45

Research and development relating to Medicinal Plants Collection, review, analysis and future guidelines for IPRP

Malakand region

Food Security

/Livelihood 951,850 Innovation for

poverty reduction project (IPRP) SDC-IC

46

Base Line Survey of Union Councils-Swat and training of councilors in developing project proposal

Swat

Food Security

/Livelihood 45,000 CHIP-SDC

47 “Forestry Operational Plan “ Shahpur Alpur Forest Division, Shangla

Shangla Food


1.6 million Swiss Development Cooperation/Forest management center

48 Construction of HUJRA Pohanzai (School) Ado

Chrbagh district Swat Education

2.1 million Embassy of Japan

Islamabad

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LIST OF CORE STAFF S/No Name Designation 1. Mr. Saleem Ahmad Executive Director

2. Mr.Muhammad Ishtiaq Program Manager R&D

3. Mr. Amir Saeed Program Manger Projects Implementation

4. Mr. Alamzeb Qazi Program Officer Food Security and Livelihood

5. Mr. Suleman Iqbal Program Officer WASH

6. Mr. Muhammad Naeem Program Officer Advocacy

7. Mr. Munib Ur Rehaman Program Officer Education and Health

8. Mr. Muhammad Arif Project Manger

9. Ms. Khalida Rafique Gender specialist

10. Mr. Muhammad Abrar M & E Manager

11. Mr. Raja Gul Operational Manager

12. Mr. Muhammad Imtiaz Finance Manager

13. Mr. Taslim Khan Office Manager

14. Ms. Saira Azam HR Officer

15. Mr. Kamal Saeed Media and Communication Officer

16. Mr. Sohail Finance Officer

17. Ms. Shehla Project Officer

18. Mr. Inamullah Khan IT Officer

19. Mr. Imran Shah Internal Auditor

20. Mr. Wasim Akram MIS/ IT Manager

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