Capacity Building & Material Development

Design and conduct a training need assessment for Business Management and Kitchen Gardening Training in two districts of Layyah.

Screened of top 06 innovative business ideas for the national award in Islamabad.

Conduct a project assessment to design three TOTs for the project mobilizers in Business Management, Kitchen Gardening and Facilitation Skills.

Mapping of the project beneficiaries and conduct of 08 EDTs to improve the livelihood of the parents of working children in Lahore. The key objective of the initiative was to reduce the child labor.

Design a implemented a 06 Month Agri-Business diploma in collaboration with IBA CED department. Teaching as agri-business faculty at the pilot phase to run thru the course, design methodologies, content and develop linkages in backward and forward markets for the students. The diploma will be replicated on regular basis in IBA.

Design and Design and conduct of Enterprise Development Trainings for approx. 500 participants across Pakistan. It was unique project where special groups of individual especially focused on “Person with Disability or Functional Limitation”. An immediate incubation was carried after an eight day EDT and each individual has established his/her own business keeping his/her disability in mind. All the business development activities were carried out with a special focus on individual disability and business acceptance form buyer perspective

Design a 05 Days EDT to train approx. 3000 individual including male and female. The incubation of best 150 business (out of 600) is one of the key deliverable of the project

Design a 04 Days EDT to train approx. 750 individual including male and female in 06 union councils of district Muzaffargarh

Designed and currently conducting 10-Days EDTs for 4,000 (approx.) the beneficiaries of Waseela-e-Haq program under BISP. The purpose of the program is to help BISP beneficiaries to understand business concepts, identify a viable business by developing feasibilities, gain practical experience during 3-day apprenticeship (ustad-shagird arrangement) and finalize their individual business plans for their own business, for which an interest free loan will be provide by BISP to implement their business plans

Screened of best 12 Entrepreneurs (at per Citi-PPAF criteria) for annual award for the year of 2011. A total of 300 case studies were submitted from approximately 150 partner organizations. A detail report with 12 shortlisted cases was submitted as project deliverable.

Developed and designed “Yunus Ki Kahani” to be used in 4 road shows in all four provinces arranged by World Bank Water and Sanitation Program in collaboration with “Khushal Pakistan Fund”. Designed a one-day Enterprise Development Module for ‘natural leaders for open defecation free (ODF) villages’, to be rolled out in South Asia for Business Development Service Providers in water and sanitation. Conducted 4 road shows for said activity in all four provinces of Pakistan for a behavior change initiative for Khushall Pakistan Fund (KPF).

Designed and conducted a 4-day Training of Trainer workshop for the PO staff to train individuals to establish their own businesses to suit their functional limitation.

1. Conducted action research study “Loan and Training Intervention, in 4 regions (Attock, Mardan, Hyderabad, Bahawalpur) of NRSP for World Bank Washington to analyze the difference of micro-credit and micro-enterprise.
2. A 32-day ToT of “Enterprise Development Program” was conducted for the NRSP staff that conducted approx. 70 enterprise development trainings for approx. 1800.
3. Five (5) day ToT was designed and conducted as second stage for further capacity building of the trainers for providing mentoring and support to local entrepreneurs

Three (3) years Enterprise Activist Program (EAP) in Mansehra, Vehari, Chakwal and Islamabad. The cascade enterprise and institutional development program aimed to create entrepreneurial culture and establish 4 regional BDSPs in four districts of Plan as program built-in strategy. Four forums were established and registered in respective districts. Two out of four forums are fully functional in their respective regions

Three (3) years Enterprise Activist Program (EAP) in Mansehra, Vehari, Chakwal and Islamabad. The cascade enterprise and institutional development program aimed to create entrepreneurial culture and establish 4 regional BDSPs in four districts of Plan as program built-in strategy. Four forums were established and registered in respective districts. Two out of four forums are fully functional in their respective regions

Provided technical and managerial support for the research and development of a database of 1000 SME (women owned) from Karachi (Orangi, Korangi, Khadda, Lyari and Kharadar). The research was conducted to design an economic empowerment strategy for women by the LAP.

Design and conduct a 4-day Training of Trainer workshop for the PO staff to trained individuals to establish their own businesses to suit their functional limitation.

Design and conduct a 4-day In-House Training of Trainer workshop for the staff to trained individuals to establish their own businesses to suit their functional limitation.

Design and conduct a 4-day In-House Training of Trainer workshop for the staff to trained individuals to establish their own businesses to suit their functional limitation.

Design and conduct of two (02) 12 Days Training of Trainers for 80 Female trainers from 06 UCs of District Sangahr. The trained trainers will not establish their own community training center but train more community girls in stitching and embroidery. A kit was also designed and distributed to all centers.

Communicating, thru Interpersonal Communication, the sensitive Bird Flu message to the respective audience including farmers, government staff, vaccine staff, public health doctors and health administrators, etc. Six (6) TOT workshops were facilitated for 120 medical and veterinary doctors across Pakistan. The trainers were train to conduct further IPC training session in their respective communities. Seven (7) Job Aids with key prevention and safety messages were developed and communicated amongst 12,000 individuals (approx.).

Institutionalization of gender mainstreaming capability of public sector Training Institutions and enabling them to effectively build capacities of GRAP stakeholders, Intellectual capacity development (knowledge and skills) of Government/State Training Faculties for engendered teaching curriculums, Strengthening and revitalization of NWFP SW&WDD for effective implementation of GRAP by strengthening 130 Industrial Training Centers of SW&WDD.

Design, conduct and train 215 families in business / enterprise development to improve their livelihood and spar their children for education.

Design and conduct of 120 (05-Days EDTs) for community beneficiaries, where 2753 individual were trained. The purpose of the program is to help community beneficiaries to understand the business concepts, identify a viable business by developing feasibilities and finalize their individual business plans to avail Rs. 35,000 from DevCon/Save the Children for the incubation and establishment of their businesses.

Design and conduct of 113 (04-Days EDTs) for community beneficiaries, where 2441 individual were trained across 07 UCs. The purpose of the program is to help community beneficiaries to understand the business concepts, identify a viable business by developing feasibilities and finalize their individual business plans to avail cash support from SYCOP for the incubation and establishment of their businesses.

Technical partner with IBA-Karachi in designing a 6-month enterprise development diploma course to promote agri-business in Sindh. The project initially conducted 02 Batches as a pilot where 300 individual were trained and certified as Green Entrepreneurs. The course was consists of Classroom training, field attachment, business plan presentation and exam, match-making with investors and sources of funds upon successful completion of the course, top learners are arranged funds (seed capital) to start their own agri-business. approx. 70% of the students started their own enterprises by the completion of their diploma in first batch.

Design and conduct of 160 (approx.) 10-Days EDTs for the beneficiaries of Waseela-e-Haq Program of BISP, where approx. 5000 individual will be trained. The purpose of the program is to help BISP beneficiaries to understand the business concepts, identify a viable business by developing feasibilities, practical experience during 3-day apprenticeship (ustad-shagird arrangement) and finalization of business plan for their own business for the beneficiaries of Waseela-e-Haq Program of BISP, where approx. 5000 individual will be trained. The purpose of the program is to help BISP beneficiaries to understand the business concepts, identify a viable business by developing feasibilities, practical experience during 3-day apprenticeship (ustad-shagird arrangement) and finalization of business plan for their own business.

Design and Design and conduct of 19 Enterprise Development Trainings for approx. 600 participants in 06 districts including Multan, Karachi, Swabi, Swat, Khairpur, Mansehra. It was unique project where special groups of individual especially focused on “Person with Disability or Functional Limitation”. An immediate incubation was carried after an eight day EDT and each individual has established his/her own business keeping his/her disability in mind. All the business development activities were carried out with a special focus on individual disability and business acceptance form buyer perspective.

Designed a three-day social mobilization-training package to conduct 9 trainings for PHED staff for community mobilization and participation in water and sanitation sector

Designed and conducted 4-Day ToT for a team of consultants on Capacity Building of PHED Staff including CDO, SDO, CBM and JRO. The training was rolled out in 35 districts for approx. 720 district based staff.

Developed of Social Mobilization module on: ‘Rights Mobilization’, to be rolled out to 600,000 PPAF partner and clients.

Design and conduct three TOTs to train the staff/mobilizers/trainers of SOLIDAR to conduct roll out business management and kitchen gardening refresher trainings for the community beneficiaries of two UCs of district Layyah.

. Design and conduct a survey and 03 days refresher TOT on Kitchen Garden to be rolled out to the project beneficiaries in flood effected communities in District Layyah.

Design a implemented a 06 Months Agri-Business diploma in collaboration with IBA CED department. Teaching as agri-business faculty at the pilot phase to run thru the course, design methodologies, content and develop linkages in backward and forward markets for the students. The diploma will be replicated on regular basis in IBA.

Mobilization, formation of groups and development of 100 (matching grant) business proposals to be submitted by community farmer groups of Khyber Pakhtoon Kha to ASF. Farmer cooperative culture including, bulk production and marketing and selling was introduced. Linkages with major vendors and outlets (i.e. Metro) were established.

Design a implemented an exposure visit and linkage building exercise for the beneficiaries of CHAON (Save the Children Project) to help 300 female to assess and improve their skills and products to meet market demands. Raw linkages were also established during the exposure visit.

Design and conduct a 3-day advanced level training on gender sensitization in WES. Training also included staff assessment and understanding on the importance of gender mainstreaming in Water and Sanitation and identification of gaps in action plans and program outputs. Training contributed to developing a follow up and action plan for future, that is, a gender matrix for WES in regions covered by Plan.

Designing & Development of Integrated Solid Waste Management. The RSPs staff will be trained as Trainer to train community for self-help SWM initiatives.

Development of CBO formation and sustainability manual and conduct of TOTS for PHED community development staff.

Designed a one-day Enterprise Development Module for ‘natural leaders for open defecation free (ODF) villages’, to be rolled out in South Asia for Business Development Service Providers in water and sanitation, for WATSAN, World Bank.

Developed and designed “Yunus Ki Kahani” to be used in 4 road shows in all four provinces arranged by World Bank Water and Sanitation Program in collaboration with “Khushal Pakistan Fund”. Designed a one-day Enterprise Development Module for ‘natural leaders for open defecation free (ODF) villages’, to be rolled out in South Asia for Business Development Service Providers in water and sanitation. Conducted 4 road shows for said activity in all four provinces of Pakistan for a behavior change initiative for Khushall Pakistan Fund (KPF).

Designed a three-day social mobilization-training package to conduct 9 trainings for PHED staff for community mobilization and participation in water and sanitation sector.

Designed and conducted 4-Day ToT for a team of consultants on Capacity Building of PHED Staff including CDO, SDO, CBM and JRO. The training was rolled out in 35 districts for approx. 720 district based staff.

Designed a pilot project and trained a group of community activist in sanitation marketing at UC level to provide sanitation solutions to the community. The group also included local masons who were trained in construction of various type of latrine from standard to low/no cost solutions. The group was assumed to have a one stop shop to provide total sanitation solutions.

Developed a Solid Waste Management manual (value chain model) for selected RSPs under the project. The manual is available to use by RSPs across Pakistan.

Conduct two workshops on Gender Mainstreaming in HIV AIDS and SRH Integrated project for FPAP/IPPF Partner organizations. The participants were included from the organizations working on FSW, MSM, PLHIVs and Transgender.

National consultant to attend TOTs and conduct series of Gender Mainstreaming and Proposal Development trainings for local CSOs under Integration of SRH & HIV Aids Services Program. The CSOs will also be provided support in various stages of proposal development (technical and financial) for Global Fund and other donors.

Conduct a once day workshop for professional to provide quality care to the HIV AIDS patients in public and private facilities.

Design and conduct a 3-day advanced level training on gender sensitization in WES. Training also included staff assessment and understanding on the importance of gender mainstreaming in Water and Sanitation and identification of gaps in action plans and program outputs. Training contributed to developing a follow up and action plan for future, that is, a gender matrix for WES in regions covered by Plan.

Developed and designed “Yunus Ki Kahani” to be used in 4 road shows in all four provinces arranged by World Bank Water and Sanitation Program in collaboration with “Khushal Pakistan Fund”. Designed a one-day Enterprise Development Module for ‘natural leaders for open defecation free (ODF) villages’, to be rolled out in South Asia for Business Development Service Providers in water and sanitation. Conducted 4 road shows for said activity in all four provinces of Pakistan for a behavior change initiative for Khushall Pakistan Fund (KPF).

Designed and conducted 4-Day ToT for a team of consultants on Capacity Building of PHED Staff including CDO, SDO, CBM and JRO. The training was rolled out in 35 districts for approx. 720 district based staff.

Designed and conducted a 5-day ToT for PHED XEN and CDOs to train them to conduct district level community mobilization training in 35 districts of Punjab. The focus of the training was the community participation in each step of the Water and Sanitation Scheme for ownership and sustainability.

Designed a pilot project and trained a group of community activist in sanitation marketing at UC level to provide sanitation solutions to the community. The group also included local masons who were trained in construction of various type of latrine from standard to low/no cost solutions. The group was assumed to have a one stop shop to provide total sanitation solutions.

Designed a three-day social mobilization-training package to conduct 9 trainings for PHED staff for community mobilization and participation in water and sanitation sector.

Developed of Social Mobilization module on: ‘Right Mobilization’, to be rolled out to 600,000 PPAF partner and clients.

Development of Social Mobilization Module for PPAF. The module was used by the PPAF partners for effective mobilization of the community for different initiatives

Conceptualization, visualization and designing training modules for District Returning Officers, Assistant Returning Officers, Presiding Officers and Polling Staff throughout Pakistan for 2008 elections.

Design a 12 days training module on Stitching and Embroidery and organized two (2) TOTs for 80 local trainers identified by the funding agency. In addition to skill TOT a stitching was also designed and distributed during the TOT.

Design and conduct of flaunching ceremony of Migrant Resource Center (MRC) in the premises of Industrial Relations Institute (IRI).

Design and developed the Labor Inspection Management System. The purpose of the system is to collect labor inspection data at national level. The system is capable to provide multidimensional reports e.g. national level labor compliance reports with respect to thematic labor laws and ILO labor conventions, inspection statistics, labor inspectors performance reports, labor sector data and gender disaggregated data in all above categories.

Design and organized provincial level awareness session with key stakeholder and duty bearers for the importance of Career Counseling and Vocation Guidance for youth in Pakistan.

Mobilization of 50 women home based workers from 6 districts of NWFP to create an artificial village in Islamabad for Ms. Nolean Hayser, UNIFEM. Ms. Nolean could not travel to regions due to time constraints and security reasons. The idea was to have a close interaction with women to identify their problems and develop strategies for future interventions by UNIFEM.

 (a) Work ethics and motivation, productivity and efficiency and gender and discrimination), Lahore – February GIZ-ISSSP, 2015
(b) Labor Inspection System, GSP+ & ILS Reporting – APTMA, Lahore, GIZ-ISSSP, April 2015
(c) OSH implementation, Lahore, GIZ-ISSSP, June 2015
(d )Mapping of the informal economy of textile and garment industry, Lahore, GIZ-ISSSP, Aug 201
(e) Labor Inspection System, Bhurban, GIZ-ISSP, September, 2015
(f) Terms and conditions of employment, Lahore, November, GIZ-ISSSP, 2015
Role and Mandate of Trade Unions, Lahore, GIZ-ISSSP, Feb 2016

Design and organized provincial level awareness session with key stakeholder and duty bearers for the importance of Career Counseling and Vocation Guidance for youth in Pakistan.

Design and moderate one date conference on the prospect and challenges for Bt Cotton in Punjab. The Workshop was chaired by the Chief Minister, Mian Shahbaz Sharif at 90 Lahore.

Designed and managed the two-day event with multiple panel and group setting for Home Net Pakistan in Avari Hotel, Lahore.