Khwendo Kor (KK), established and registered in 1993, is a non profit non governmental and non partisan organization. Khwendo Kor is a Pashto word meaning “Sister's Home”.
KK is drawing its strength from its partner communities and their active involvement in a need driven, participatory development processes.
Khwendo Kor Achievements
Education
• Increased access of 12696 Girls and 1922 Boys in 255 Community Based Schools through the KK’s educational facilities.
Provide access to 1008 female by supporting them in 96 literacy centers.
Enable 284 community based school teachers to deliver quality education through
Facilitating trainings in child psychology, teaching methodology, and subject based and life skills.
· 43969 female and 1790 male of 299 partner village around KK supported community based school organized, mobilized and strengthened to effectively address and manage day to day issues of community based schools.
• Facilitated 1545 members of 94 PTA’s (Parents Teacher association in re-activation and strengthening to effectively perform their role in mobilization and management of parents and schools respectively.
• 2 District Education Committees are formed and actively involved in reviewing of educational plans and addressing issues in education sector.
• Education department is supporting KK initiatives in education and signed LOUs in this regard.
• Government, community and philanthropist has taken over 103 KK supported community based school for continuation and sustainability.
. Primary Health Care
For Enhanced access to affordable health services through trainings of TBA’s, vaccination, health education.
954 Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) have been trained.(Cr 99)
Facilitated 4,325 deliveries by trained TBAs, and 2,790 complicated cases were on time referred to health
299,425 women, men and children are practicing preventive measure for diseases.
Increased access of 128,225 patient’s through114 medical camps.
132 patient are facilitated per day from 2 mother child health
17,798 populations covered through vaccination
District Health Committee is formed and functional .
197 households are benefiting from fuel saving stoves in the earthquake affected area
• 8 TBA internship provided
• Computer training 14
• TBA liked 23
• 1 Health committee formed around one dissfunctional BHU
• 13 sessions delivered by trained TBAs regarding nutition, hygiene, diarhea,
IDP’s Information
Appeal for IDP’s help.
Khwendo Kor is working for IDP’s for the last 10 months and had worked at Kacha Gari & Mardan camps on health, Education, and distributed Hygiene kits among families.
Vulnerable people in camps linked with philanthropists.
Now the influx of IDP’s is increasing day by day from Swat, Dir, Bunir and Malakand agency. The population of IDP’S in camps is nominal and most of families are living out of camps with host families. So far Khwendo Kor carried out following activities.
- Khwendo Kor is supporting IDP’s in registration.
- KK developed linkages of IDP’s with Health department and facilitating people regarding health related issues.
- Conduct base line survey at District Mardan in Union Council Guli Bagh with joint collaboration of Omer Asgher Khan Foundation and ROZAN NGO Islamabad for NFIs food items (Atta, pulses, Milk, Oil, Sugar and Tea) etc. complete kitchen utensils, hygiene and bath utensils to15 IDF’s with 67 members living with host families at government school buildings.
- KK and OAK Foundation formed food, hygiene and cleanliness committees among IDF’s for the smooth running of routine activities.
- Conduct base line survey for IDFs living with host families at districts (Mardan, Charsadda, Sawabi, Takht bhai) in 20 villages with joint collaboration of International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) to identify basic needs and issues of both host and displaced families.
- KK is distributing flour (Ata) at
Peshawar, Mardan, Sher Garh, Takht Bhai, Charsadda, Sawabi, Shab Qadar, Nowshehra, with the support of Fatima Welfare Foundation (Help Counts)
Islamabad. So for 120 bags of (per bag 20 kg) distributed among IDFs.
- Khwendo Kor established 2 children friendly spaces schools (1 female and 1 male) at Jalala camp Mardan with financial support of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF).
Micro Enterprise
Financial Services
Facilitated 941 women in establishing micro businesses by providing Rs12155352.(Cr 357 loanees and outstanding portfolio is Rs 3491450).
Islamic =1231600 (women 62)
Conventional =8189500 (women 615)
Soft loan = 2734252 (women 264)
Non Financial services
Enhanced the capacity of 80% (752) entrepreneurs in live stock management and Entrepreneurship Development.
Capacity of 152 women enhanced in vocational skills by establishing 4 vocational centers.
Facilitated women in developing linkages with national and international markets.
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Advocacy and Human Rights
• Facilitated 4,755 Women in getting citizenship right by getting CNIC.
• 7 women's of KK target villages elected as local bodies’ preventatives in DIR and Karak.
• 4,810 population of KK target village educate and aware on women participation in electoral process through organizing 22 Public dialogues.
• Provide life skills opportunities to136 working children by facilitating and supporting community based learning centers.
• Facilitated, supported and aware parents, government and 2000 children on child rights to mitigate corporal punishment in schools.
Provide opportunities to aware community, and other stake holder by disseminating various reading material on basic human rights, organizing workshops, dialogue etc.
Support rights holders by raising their voices at different forums e.g. PNC, PEN, Beijing +,VAW.JAC ,Gender voices, Advocacy and Development Net work (AND), Micro Summit International Network for Alternative Financial Institutions (INAFI), The Asian South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE) and Pakistan National Forum (PNF) facilitate bearer to provide rights at door steps. Facilitated and supported communities (women, men, youth) and government by enhancing their capacities and skills.
Supported the local Govt in gender mainstreaming planning and budgeting.
Mitigation of the issue of gender based violence by collective social action in Central,
Northern and southern Regions.
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Achievements HRS
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Staff Scholarships (214,036)
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KK Staff 10 (193513)
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KK CBS Teachers 10 (20523)
– 60% Staff capacitated in various developmental fields.
– Exposure visit to
Bangladesh
– External training to
Malaysia &
Nepal
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Overall Staff
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Female
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– 230(community based school teacher 180 staff 50) |
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Male
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– 80(community based school teachers 20 staff 60) |
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Total |
– Teacher are 310 |
Partnership Building
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222 local level organizations are found and capacitated 111 women & 128 Men organizations (Cr WOs 100,MOs 111,GBOs 6)
– 67 Organizations opened their bank accounts
– 67 local level Organizations registered
– 7 registered Women and 17 Men Organizations implemented projects independently
– 3 Area Coordination Committees formed
