Title

Promoting Agribusiness for High Value Crops in Narowal District

Objective

Objective 1: Introducing high value crops through knowledge sharing and Research & Development (R&D)

Objective 2:  Increase access to microcredit and microinsurance services for agriculture inputs and technology for increased productivity.

Objective 3:  Provision of skill and knowledge for Agribusiness and Value Chain (VC) development and promotion of value addition of the agriculture commodities with the involvement of businessman and industrialist based on actual survey

Objective 4:  Promotion of Agri Based Medium & Small Enterprises (MSEs) through enhanced access to training and financial services.

Objective 5:  Provision of Business Development Services (BDS) for Agri Based Micro & Small Scale Enterprise through agricultural extension services

Duration

1 year

May-2010 tol April-2011

Target Group/Beneficiaries

Men and Women Farmers

Supported By

Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/ Punjab/ District Narowal/

Province Punjab

Description:

In order to provide livelihood for farming and non-farming communities of rural Narowal through community-managed, market based agriculture development program, Mojaz Foundation continued implementing the project “ promoting agribusiness for high value crops in Narowal district” with the name of “Shadab Project” with the financial support from PPAF. The project aimed at introducing high value horticulture crops in the district through the provision of subsidised farm inputs, technical assistance and grants. The main focus was on off season vegetables through tunnel farm technology.  The project was launched in 11 union councils of Narowal. Demonstration plots were established for research and development. This helped the farmers learn tunnel farming and establish their own. MF laos extended extension services to small farmers to improve productivity of their produce.

MF also facilitated small farmers establish their own agri farms by providing them a mix of loans and grants. Ten such tunnel farms were established in Narowal that also helped other farmers understand and establish their own. Farmers were further linked with the market as well. 

Achievements:

• Agro Based Micro enterprises were established
• Model Farm were established for research and development purpose
• Tunnel farms were introduced and practiced

Title

Empowerment of poor farmers around 20,000 through value chain development 

Goal/Objectives

Duration

7 months

June 2010 to December 2010

Target Group/Beneficiaries

20,000 poor farmers

Supported By

ASF

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/ Punjab/ District Narowal

Description:

Achievements:

1. 

Title

Empowerment of poor farmers around 20,000 through value chain development

Goal/Objectives

Duration

7 months

June 2010 to December 2010

Target Group/Beneficiaries

20,000 poor farmers

Supported By

ASF

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/ Punjab/ District Narowal

Description:

Achievements:

1.   

Title

Stitching kits for flood affected women

Goal/Objectives

• To support flood affected women through income generation programs at their doorstep.
• To help women start  small enterprises
• To enhance and develop  market linkages for women 

Duration

1 month

Jan-2011 to Feb-2011

Target Group/Beneficiaries

200 Women ( in particular those head of households and widows) 

Supported By

USAID-AHAN

Geographic Focus

Punjab/ Muzaffargarh/ UC Jagatpur and Taliri/ village deeper and village Sonaki

Description:

The project aimed at supporting flood affected women headed households. The project was funded by AHAN- a subsidiary of the Government of Pakistan. MOJAZ Foundation identified 180 women beneficiaries for the project activities. These women were given stitching kits in coordination with Aik Hunar Aik Nagar (AHAN) and were facilitated to participate in exhibitions in order to develop linkages with.

Achievements:

1.  Linkages of the project women were established with Boutique Owners

2.  Women, 200 in number, learnt stitching skills and started their own small entreprises at household level

Title

Empowering women of the poorest households in rural Pakistan through goat breeding aimed at sustainable feeding of their families

Objective

To empower women of the poorest households in rural Pakistan through goat breeding aimed at sustainable feeding of their families.

Duration

1 year

May 2010 to April 2011

Target Group/Beneficiaries

800 farmers

400 men

400 women

Supported By

Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF)

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/Punjab/ District Multan (Binda Sinda and Alamdi Sura) & and Muzaffargarh (Jagatpur and Taliri)

Description:

Women are performing phenomenal work in the livestock sector of rural areas of Pakistan yet there generally is a lack of acknowledgement and recognition of the contribution of women, in rural areas of Pakistan, towards the well-being of their families and the income of the nation. Hence,there is a need to actively engage women, in rural areas, at commercial levels in this sector. There is a need for sustainable livestock training & extension services at village level for better livestock management and there is a need for diversification in the commercial activity of women so that they can actively contribute towards the wellbeing of their families by generating income from different activities.

In that backdrop, the project was an attempt to train women and men farmers to set up enterprises in order to ensure food security at household level. Farmers enterprise groups were formed and trained in enterprise development and were handed over goats 

Achievements:

 Formation of 80 farmer enterprise groups.

Account Opening for 80 Farmer Entreprise Groups.

Distribution of goats to 120 women farmers

Distribution of kitchen gardening kits to 400 women

Title

Livelihood Enhancement and Protection of 6000 Households

Objective

Develop the capacities, opportunities, assets and productivity of community members to reduce their vulnerability to shocks and improve their livelihood initiatives and strengthen their business opportunities.

Duration

24 Months

July 2012-June 2014

Target Group/Beneficiaries

4920 households ( Total Households)

1080 ultra poor households ( for trainings)

720 individual ( for asset transfer)

Supported By 

Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/Punjab/District Muzaffargarh/Tehsil Muzaffargarh/2 UCs

Description:

The low-income and disadvantaged communities, residing in the rural areas of district Muzaffargarh, are open to increasing economic risks, besides facing the hard consequences of natural disasters and climate change. The said district has experienced natural disasters (floods) in the year 2010. Such an event has caused severe damage to human life, settlement patterns, local environment and, above all, to the economic sustainability of the local communities. In that backdrop, Mojaz Foundation implemented the project for livelihood improvement  by creating and strengthening institutions of the poor, capacity building and linkages development with the financial support from Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund in 2 union councils of Muzaffargarh (Gulwala and sharif chajra). The project was helpful in enhancing productivity of the ultra-poor through focused interventions aimed at developing skill sets and assets for greater income generating opportunities and better livelihoods.

Achievements:

• Carried out Poverty scoreCard data collection for 4920 households
• Prepared LIPs for 1080 Households
• Trained  3720 individuals in marketing, EDT, record keeping, and beauticians
• Transferred assets to 720 ultra poor households of worth 50000 PKR per household
• Provided wage compensation to 380 ultra poor households for participating in trainings
• Formed Common Interest Groups (CIGs) with three tiers ( 48 hamlet level, 8 village level, 2 UC level)
• Developed  linkages of 120 households with the market

Title

Institutional Development (ID)

Objective

To organize70% of the total HH in the form of Community Organizations

To ensure at least 50% women membership in Community Organizations (50% of the total targeted HHs )

To ensure self help initiatives by COs

To establish 3 Union Council Development Organization facilitated to get registered.

Duration

2 years

July 2012 – June 2014

Target Group/Beneficiaries

9185 Households

Supported By

Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/Punjab/ District Muzaffargarh/3 Union Councils

Description:

The Project titled “Institutional Development (ID)” implemented by MOJAZ Foundation with the technical & financial support from Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) in 3 selected marginalized & vulnerable Union Councils (UC) namely Gulwala, Wanpatafi and Charif Chajra District Muzaffargarh.

Mojaz foundation conducted the following activities during the project to achieve the objectives of the project:

• Carried out poverty scorecard survey/well being ranking exercise
• Conducted broad based community meetings and identified  activists
• Formed   Community Organizations,  Village Organizations and  Union Council Development Organizations
• Organised community trainings
• Prepared Village Development Plans and Union Council Development Plans
• Developed linkages of the community organizations with government departments and market

The ID project was part of the LEP project that MF implemented in the same project area. 

Achievements:

• Organised 3 Local Support Organizations’s melas
• Conducted  training of CRP on livelihood, agriculture, and women right
• Facilitated  LSO to develop 3 UCDP and 30 VDP

Title

Institutional Development for support to Community Organisation through training 550 households.

Objectives

“Community organizations (COs) of the poor and their federations will be managing their own development through transparent, equitable, inclusive, accountable and community driven process”

Duration

6 months

April 15 to September 15

Targeted Group/ Beneficiaries

550 households

Supported By

Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund

Geographical Focus

Pakistan/Punjab/District Muzaffargarh/3 UCs

The Project titled “Institutional Development Batch-62 ” was implemented by Mojaz Foundation with the technical & financial support from PPAF in marginalized & vulnerable Union Council (UC) namely Sharif Chajra, Gull wala and Waan Pitaffi District Muzaffargarh. Overall objective of said project was “Community organizations (COs) of the poor and their federations into UC level organization to  manage  their own development through transparent, equitable, inclusive, accountable and community driven process”

Mojaz Foundation started this project in April, 2015 in the targeted UCs. MF already had an established network of Village committees and LSOs. MF conducted capacity building training for social activists, arranged re-elections for these community organizations, organized different events to engage the community. MF built a strong liaison with the community and involved the community into the project. This participatory approach not only made the project successful but sustainable too.

The specific objectives of the project were:

• To enhance the capacity of COs and LSOs
• To ensure self help initiatives by COs
• To train social activists for effective and productive community services.

Achievements:

• Formed 140 COs
• Trained 400 community members.
• Trained 100 community Resource Persons

Title:

Livelihood Employment and Enterprise Development (LEED Batch 62)

Objective

The Overall objective of the livelihood enhancement and Enterprise Development (LEED) Program was to develop the capacity, opportunities, assets and productivity of community members to reduce their vulnerability to shocks. Improve their livelihood initiatives and strengthen their business operations.

Duration

September 2014 to August 2015

Target Group/Beneficiaries

1200 households

Supported By

Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/Punjab/District Muzzafargarh/ Tehsil Muzaffargarh/2 UCs

Description:

The Project titled “Livelihood Employment and Enterprise Development (LEED) BATCH 62” implemented by Mojaz Foundation with the technical & financial support of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) in 02 selected marginalized & vulnerable Union Councils (UC) namely Gull Wala, and Sharif Chajra District Muzaffargarh. The Overall objective of the Livelihood Enhancement and Enterprise Development (LEED) Program was to develop the capacity, opportunities, assets and productivity of community members to reduce their vulnerability to shocks. Improve their livelihood initiatives and strengthen their business operations.

Mojaz Foundation already had  a large network of COs, VOs, LSOs in the targeted UCs as MF had already completed another Livelihood project in the same areas. This project was implemented with the support from these community institutions.  The poor and vulnerable households in the project UC were facilitated to build sustainable on- and off-farm livelihoods to at least replace those lost during the course of flood 2010 and to reduce rural poverty.

The specific objectives of the project were:

• To Provide the Livelihood Trainings
•  To distribute assets to ultra and vulnerable poor
• To established Youth Centers
• To established  Production Centers
• To established Loan Center
• To strengthen Common Interest Groups (CIGs) formation
• To develop linkages

Achievements:

• Strengthened Community institutions
• Trained 1213 individuales with livelihood enhancement training.
• Transferred assets to 180 ultra poor households.
• Set up 10 youth centres.
• Created and strengthened 10 Common Interest Groups(CIGs)
• Set up 8 production centres and 2 “Naukri ya Karobar centre”
• Established 1 loan centre
• Facilitated 180 ultra poor in starting their small enterprises
• Linkages of the CIGs were developed with the livestock, Food and Nestle Pakistan.
• Trained electricians were linked with electric workshops, contractors, experts and local industries in MuzaffarGarh
• Linkages of shopkeepers and other small business beneficiaries were developed with shopkeepers, Main market in Muzaffargarh and Multan.
• Female CIGs of tailoring were linked with the local market and Multan College of Management &IT Muzaffargarh.
• Khussa making artisans were linked with Multan market and Multan College of Management &IT Muzaffargarh.

Title

Training of Electrical Wiring 

Goal/Objectives

The objective of the project was to build capacity of youth in areas where they could learn and practice the trait to start their job/business. 

Duration

10 months

March 2015 to December 2015

Target Group/Beneficiaries

75 youth (men)

Supported By

Punjab Skill Development Foundation

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/ Punjab/District Muzaffargarh

Description:

The project was implemented in district Muzaffargarh with the support from PSDF. The purpose was to enable the youth to earn their living by building their capacity in a trait( in this case electrical wiring)  that is in demand and one that can help them find either a job or they can start their own small set-up. For this purpose, 75 participants between the age bracket of 18 to 30 were selected and enrolled in Multan College of Commerce, Muzaffargarh for their training. The group gained electrical wiring skills in three batches. The participants were provided with the uniform, bags, ID cards and a monthly stipend of PKR 1500. Each participant received 4500 PKR for the entire training period.  After the participants completed their training, almost 70% of them were facilitated with linkages development with the local market and employers for job placement. 

Achievements:

• Identification and enrollment of 75 youth (male ) into the course
• Completion of  electrical wiring training by the 75 trainees
• Job placement for 70% of the total trainees in the local market

Title

Micro Insurance- for Livestock

Objective

Increase resilience by micro insurance of livestock for the beneficiaries of microfinance/ LEED

Duration

6 Months

May-2015 to September-2015

Target Group/Beneficiaries

1000 Farmers

Supported By

Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF)

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/Punjab/District Muzaffargarh

Description:

South Punjab is considered a hub area for livestock. Muzaffargarh is one of the lucky areas in this context, where two rivers surround this district. Livestock is one of the main sources of people residing here. Cows, buffaloes, camels, sheep and goats are considered vital assets here. Being the most flood prone area Muzaffargarh faces flooding almost every year. MF launched the pilot project Micro Insurance of livestock with the technical and financial help of PPAF. MF selected 05 UCs for this project. MF is already working in these UCs on different projects Like LEED, ER, IFL and MC. Names of these UCs are Taleeri, Gull wala, Shareef Chajra, Jagatpur and Bhutta pur. These UCs are enriched with livestock. More than 60% of the population is involved in this profession.

Disaster like flood is more often in Muzaffargarh district. Disease and theft issues of livestock are more common. People breed animals and it takes years but they lose these animals in seconds. There is no safety or back up to recover their losses. Unfortunately people are not well aware of insurance, Tkaful, indemnity techniques or Micro insurance. They considered this loss as their destiny.

The increasing demand for MI worldwide is driven by the risk management needs of the bottom of the pyramid, which require some form of risk protection and mitigation instruments. This population segment is vulnerable to a number of shocks, which can have severe repercussions on their economic and social well-being. Mojaz Foundation conducted the following activities in the project:

·         Staff orientation

·         Community Awareness sessions

·         Vaccination of Livestock

Achievements:

1.  Vaccination of 930 livestock

2.  Registration of 930 livestock ruminants.

3.  Assessment of value of livestock and their insurance by Al Falah insurance.

4.  Tagging of Livestock.  

Title

Interest Free Loan

Goal/Objectives

Prime Minister Ehsas Program (Interest Free Loan) scheme aims to provide interest-free loans to poor households scoring 0 to 40 on Poverty Score Card (PSC) with an average loan of Rs 25,000 per household to help them come out of the vicious cycle of poverty as well as to improve their livelihood and facilitate them to become empowered both economically and socially. 

Duration

2015 to todate

Target Group/Beneficiaries

29,855

60% women

Supported By

Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/Punjab/ Muzaffargarh and Narowal

Description:

The Prime Minister Interest free loan is being implemented since  2015 in Muzaffargarh and Narowal with the support from PPAF. Women remain 60% of our total clients. The beneficiaries are below the score of 40 on PSC of Benazir-Income Support Program. These loans are utilized for livestock, enterprise and agricultural activities. The loan size is between PKR 20,000 to 35000. The beneficiaries are also trained side by side for effective utilization of loan. 

Achievements:

1. Disbursed loans to 29,855 beneficiaries
2. Disbursed PKR 748,025,176 in the sector of agriculture, livestock and commerce
3. Recovery rate is 100%

Title

Empowering Rural Women Artisans of District Sialkot”

Goal/Objectives

The goal of this requested grant is to enhance productivity and business development options for home based women workers. The specific objectives of this requested grant will be to:

Provide community services (e.g. social mobilization) for retention and extension of craft skills among rural artisans of selected union councils of District Sialkot.

Improve business development services and inputs to rural artisans of selected trade/crafts.

Foster linkages between artisan women forums, backward forward value chain agents, women chamber and women business incubation centers etc.

Duration

March 2014 to May 2016

Target Group/Beneficiaries

180 home based women workers

Supported By

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/Punjab/District Sialkot/Tehsil Pasroor and Sialkot/4 UCs

Description:

Mojaz Foundation undertook this project for income enhancement and employment generation through improved productivity, diversification of economic and social opportunities for women of district Sialkot, under the Gender Equity Program (GEP), executed by the Aurat Foundation with the support of USAID. The GEP entailed development of HBWs work in tehsils Pasrur and Sialkot of District Sialkot.

Specifically, the project was designed to:

• Conduct baseline survey of skilled women home based workers in district Sialkot
• Organize mobilization workshops for selected women and their families
• Organize training workshops to build the capacity of HBWs in identified skill sets.
• Production of samples  after training by HBWs
• Distribution of Trial pack and raw material to 180 HBWs
• Organize advocacy seminar on rights of HBWs
• Organize enterprize Mela to display products of HBWs
• Display of HBWs’s products in National Expo.
• Linkages development and marketing for HBWs’s products
• Establishment of Trade Facilitation and Communication Center (TFCC) at district level

Achievements:

• Organized 189 home based women worker into 9 groups for project interventions
• Developed linkages of women groups with labour department, social welfare department, Sialkot chambers of commerce, Khushali Bank, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, Labour workers federation, TEVTA
• Carried out  skills assessment of home based women workers for trainings
• Established District Level Trade Facilitation and Communication Center for HBW 
• Delivered Skill Enhancement Workshops for HBW
• Distributed raw material and trial pack to HBW
• Organized Enterprise Mela
• Facilitated 6 HBW women participate in National Expo

Title

Strengthening vegetable value chains in Pakistan for greater community livelihood benefits

Goal/Objectives

To achieve the project aim, the project is structured around four principal objectives. The focus of each objective is on smallholder women, men and youth and associated communities in Sindh and Punjab:

Objective 1 To identify opportunities for increasing community engagement and developing rural entrepreneurships.

Objective 2 To establish sustainable production and marketing opportunities for small-scale vegetable farmers and traders.

Objective 3 To test and develop technical innovations for selected vegetable value chains. 

Objective 4 To scale-out improvements in vegetable value chains, and sustain and maximize community benefits

Duration

Feb 2018 till December 2021

Target Group/Beneficiaries

Small men and women farmers and their families

60 Women Farmers

60 Men Farmers

Supported By

CAB International 

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/Punjab/Muzaffargarh/Okara

Description:

The key outputs of the project were to promote a readily adoptable and socially acceptable production, postharvest and marketing interventions that will increase the efficiency and profitability of onion, potato, tomato, and chilli value chains for small farmers.  In parallel, the project also aimed at building capacity of the in-country researchers and research institutions to undertake participatory action research (PAR), value chain analysis and social and economic assessments beyond the life of the project.

Achievements:

1. Developed work plans in integration with the project team members from the various collaborating organizations of the project
2. Identified and organized small farmers into groups of men and women for project interventions
3. Facilitated and organized trainings of farmers at local level 
4. 120 farmers including men and women benefited from various trainings related to the value chains
5. Developed and submit reports on agreed frequency to the nominated representative of CABI 
6. Contributed to the profile of project on social and electronic/print media 
7. Participated in Monitoring & Evaluation activities

Title

Economic Reintegration of voluntary Returnees & Local Population

Goal/Objectives

The main objective of the project is to promote entrepreneurship for economic and social inclusion of returning migrants and the local population in Punjab, Pakistan. Mojaz Foundation (MF) is focusing on returnees to Sialkot, Gujranwala& Gujrat and other adjacent districts of the central Punjab.

Duration

Dec 2020 – Apr 2023 (ongoing)

Target Group/Beneficiaries

290 voluntary returnees and local population in Central Punjab

260 Men

30 Women

Supported By

GIZ

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/Central Punjab

Description:

The project is an effort to provide support to the voluntary migrants returning mainly from Germany to get settled in Pakistan, in particular in the province of Punjab for reasons that Mojaz has a strong presence in the province of Punjab. Moreover, the returnees are not just from one or two districts, they are scattered and can be from various districts of Punjab with greater concentration in the central Punjab. More specifically, the project aims at  catering to the economic reintegration of the returnees by providing start-up financing in the form of in-kind support and Enterprise development training (EDT).The project is also providing the same support to other beneficiaries in the communities of the returnees to make sure that the support to returnees alone does not arise any conflict in the area and also considering the fact that there might be cases where people, based on economic compulsions, are considering the option of going abroad for better wages. This is more so required in the current scenario where the outburst of Corona Virus has severely affected the livelihoods of the people from poor and marginalized areas of the country in particular.

The project involved:

• Identification and registration of 290 project beneficiaries (195 from year one and 95 for year two, both returnees and the local population) from the province of Punjab.
• Preparation of Livelihood Investments plans (LIPs) for 290 beneficiaries
• Training of beneficiaries in EDT by the Consultant
• Facilitation of beneficiaries in setting up/strengthening of small enterprises
• Handing over of in-kind support to 290 beneficiaries
• Linkages development of 290 beneficiaries with Microfinance institutions, Local NGOs and governmental social protection schemes

Achievements ( so far):

1.  Trained 183 project beneficiaries in EDT

2. Provided in kind support to 52 beneficiaries