Gender and Governance

Design a 2-day training module on Gender Mainstreaming and conduct a 04-Day Training of Trainers (TOT) for World Vision Regional Staff to build in-house capacity to conduct trainings at regional level.

The project was to strengthen the GRAP agenda and effectively build capacities of GRAP stakeholders and Social Welfare Directorate and Women Development Departments. of 60 trainers of 20 institutions to mainstream gender in their existing curriculums; and helped provide conceptual clarity and enhance their training and facilitation skills to conduct 3-day gender mainstreaming for GRAP stakeholders. Two (2) TOTs, Four (4) Gender Mainstreaming Workshop and Twenty (20) rollouts were conducted under this component. Capacity building of 155 Industrial Trade Centers (ITCs) by providing technical trainings to for product improvement and enhancement; and business trainings for the self-sustainability of the ITCs in NWFP province.Four (4) TNAs and four (4) 15-day skill and business trainings were held under this component.

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

Design a 05 Days EDT to train approx 3000 (m1400/f1600) individual including male and female. The incubation of best businesses was one of the key deliverable of the project.

Design a 04 Days EDT to train approx 2500 (m1500/1000f) 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.

Reviewed the public schools textbooks (grades 1 to 5) to identify gender gaps, biases, gender division of labor, usage of technology and preferences for career path/ professions exits in the textbooks at the primary level. Identification of key areas to be addressed for the removal of gender biases from textbooks and suggest appropriate recommendations were the key inputs of the assignment. The findings of the report were presented in Baluchistan cabinet for approval to make textbooks gender-sensitive.

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.

Design a 2 days training module on HBWs empowerment and possibilities to be recognized under Pakistan’s labour Laws. Four (4) trainings were conducted for 200 female football stitchers in Sialkot.

Design and implementation of capacity building program across Punjab (36 districts) to train all lady councilors in each Union Council of Punjab on Women Empowerment Initiatives (2012, 2014, 2016 and 20 17). The objective of the program is to disseminate the information regarding special initiatives for women at grass root level.

Capacity building of Union Council Secretaries to Mainstreaming Gender in Union Council and Administration Functions. A 6-day training package was designed and four (4) TOT workshops were conducted for 80 trainers from all four provinces of Pakistan. Trainings were conducted by the trainers to train 6000 UC Secretaries across country.

Assisted in designing a Module on CCB training for CCB Officials in Punjab, for JICA and Local Government Department, Punjab.

Assisted in conceptualization, designing of the S1 & S2 (sensitization-1) Module for grade 18 and 19 officials. The Module was institutionalized in all NIPAs (now NIMs) to mainstream in regular courses.

Conceptualization and designing of training module for government of Sindh official for Local Government Budget Rules 2003.

Conduct project (training) evaluation of Better Brick Nepal, conduct field assessment and developed findings, revised the training program, conduct ToMT & TOTs for project staff and implementing organizations. The material was translated initially in Nepali and later in 04 local languages for the coverage in entire Nepal.

Design and facilitate 08 policy level partners’ dialogue approach workshop (Labor Inspection System, GSP+ & ILS Reporting, Mapping of the informal economy of textile and garment industry, Terms and conditions of employment, OSH implementation, Role and mandate of trade unions, The Dialogue Approach for Social Compliance – work ethics and motivation, productivity and efficiency and gender and discrimination)

Mapping study of the project beneficiaries and design livelihood intervention for the parents of working children in Lahore. The key objective of the initiative was to reduce the child labor.

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

Design a 03 days curriculum on Child Protection and Child Labor. Training of Labor inspector to replicate the Child Protection training in their respective regions.

A gender review of 06 key labor laws will be conducted for DoL, Punjab in consultation of all stakeholders, a findings will then be submitted to ILO for their review and an approval from the department will be obtained to implement the law as per suggestions

Designing a digital inspection system for Department of Labors, Pakistan. The online inspection system will be implemented and used by all four provinces of Pakistan. A national level reporting system in line with national and international labor standard will be developed, shared and published.

Design a 02 days curriculum on the Role of Trade Unions for Migrant Workers in Pakistan. The curriculum will be adopted by the trade unions to advocate the rights of migrant workers and their capacity building.

Design a 03 days curriculum on Women and Labor Rights for HomeNet Pakistan and and conduct a TOT for USAID/GEP project.

Conducted a one day working for partners and stakeholdes to develop a proposal to respond bonded labour issues across Pakistan. The proposal was submitted to ILO to launch as a separate project in future.

The Gender Responsive Labor Inspection Toolkit was developed to address various labor laws especially women related issued in the world of work in Pakistan. The one of the key law reviewed and sensitized was the Equal and minimum legal wages, which is directly relate to women economic empowerment (MDG Goal 3 and CEDAW Convention). This component will be a landmark to respect and respond ILO convention C100 i.e. Equal Remuneration (1951).

Design a project brochure and HBWs rights awareness pamphlet. Development of a pocket book for HBWs on Occupational Safety and Health. Safety posters were also designed for project campaign.

Design and conduct a TNA for HBWs to identify training needs to enhance or their livelihood and alternate economic activities due to the downfall of football industry in Sialkot.

Conduct of 08 EDTs to establish their own business as alternate source of income due to lack of soccer stitching work in Sialkot.

Design a 2 days training module on HBWs empowerment and laws on labor laws, collective bargaining and gender issues in labor sector. Four (4) trainings were conducted for 100 female football stitchers in Sialkot.

: Conducted a one day working for partners and stakeholders to develop a proposal to respond bonded labour issues across Pakistan. The proposal was submitted to ILO to launch as a separate project in future.

Conducted a one day working for partners and stakeholders to develop a proposal to respond bonded labour issues across Pakistan. The proposal was submitted to ILO to launch as a separate project in future

: Design and conduct a TNA for HBWs to identify training needs to enhance or their livelihood and alternate economic activities due to the downfall of football industry in Sialkot. Conduct of 08 EDTs to establish their own business as alternate source of income due to lack of soccer stitching work.

Design a project brochure and HBWs rights awareness pamphlet. Development of a pocket book for HBWs on Occupational Safety and Health. Safety posters were also designed for project campaign.