EMPOWERING

WOMEN
THROUGH REVOLVING FUND
APPROACH

CURB BEGGING-MAKE HONORABLE SELF EARNER

ANNUALREPORT
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ACRONYMS

VDP

Village Development Partnership

VDB

Village Development Bank

PDI

Population and Development International

CO

Community Organization

VDO

Village Development Organization

CHC

Community Health Center

VSDC

Village Social Development Committee

VADC

Village Agriculture Development Committee

VHC

Village Health Council

VEC

Village Education Committee

VYC

Village Youth Council

LCA

Local Council Association

CPI

Community Physical Infrastructure

PPI

Progress out of Poverty Index

KC

Kisan Council

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CONTENTS
1.

Chairmans Forward

2.

CEOs Message

3.

Who we are

3.1

Vision, Mission, Objectives, Core Values

7, 8

3.2

Support / Partner Organizations

3.3

Running Program

3.4

Program Executing Methodology

10

3.5

Governance, Management Structure & Organogram

11, 12

4.

What we do?

13

5.

Social Mobilization

13

6.

Approach of Social Mobilization

14

7.

VDP Model

16, 17

8.

Progress Out of Poverty Index (PPI)

18

9.

Sustainable Livelihood Development

19

10.

Skill Development for Illiterate Youth and women

26

11.

Sustainable Agriculture Development through Kisan Council

29

12.

Islamic Mircofinance Program

33

13.

Capacity Building Training

34

14.

Advocacy and Linkages Development

35

16.

Olive Plantation

36

17.

Consulting Services

37

18.

Overall Key Performance

38

19.

Financial Statement

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Chairmans Foreword
AAS Foundation by the Grace of Almighty Allah now holds a unique position in Integrated Rural
Development in a short span of time,
Its innovative modal has brought a considerable change in the lives of selected ultra poor
women
Who are now leading a respectable and financially stable life.
The Skill Development Program for illiterate poor rural girls and women has earned AAS
Foundation credible and long lasting respect.
BY continuation of program we have converted Training Centers to Stitching Units that has
provided an opportunity to the females of far flung areas to use the newly acquired skills for
respectable earning.
I am thankful to all our partners for their unprecedented support without which it would not
have been possible to complete this Gracious task in a befitting manner.
I congratulate complete AAS Foundation staff especially female staff in the field for their whole
hearted commitment and unflinching Dedication to successfully implement the program. I hope
and pray that AAS Foundation achieves many more laurels in future.

Waheed Ahmad Shah

Chairman
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CEOs Message
AAS Foundation is working in poverty stricken backward areas of Southern Punjab Pakistan
which has a typical feudal culture. There are few families who own major resources like big land
holdings.

The AAS foundation has taken up this hazardous task of Rural Development against all the odds
and has proved its metal by implementing various programs like Social Mobilization, Livelihood
Development, Community Physical Infrastructure, Local Institution Building, Clean Energy
Initiative, Education & Health Services, income generation through revolving assets, Islamic
Micro Financing, Forestry and Environmental Conservation.

Encouraged by the success of its modal AAS Foundation has expanded its programs by opening
a branch at Talagang , District Chakwal with partnership of Izhar Foundation which is a
likeminded organization.

AAS Foundation has also trained 500 poor illiterate women and girls of rural areas by
establishing 25 training centers in remote village Under Punjab Skill Development Fund (PSDF).
AAS Foundation went a step ahead and converted 10 training centers into Stitching Units,
thereby Provided an opportunity to use their newly acquired skills for better living. AAS
foundation is committed to improve the living conditions in these remote areas and empower
the women and destitute to avail equal opportunities. Not to forget, this is impossible without
the involvement of our dedicated staff members.

Syed Mujahid Hussain

Chief Executive Officer
AAS FOUNDATION

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WHO WE ARE?
History of Organization:
Pakistan is a developing country and rich in human and natural resources.
Pakistans economy is agriculture based having contribution of 21.6% towards
GDP and employees more than 50% of the civilian labor force (GOP) 2010. This
population is living in rural areas and works in fields without having basic
facilities, especially rural women are more marginalized and vulnerable.
Although, Government made different development plans and implemented
but poverty increased day by day because of improper planning, halfhearted
implementation, undemocratic governments and strong feudal systems.
The third sector development organizations play an important role in the
development of country and support governments in poverty alleviation. Many
volunteers and development activists at organizational or individual capacities
are struggling to change the lives of poor in urban and rural areas.
In 2004, a group of development activists formed an organization named as
AAS Foundation in District Bahawalnagar of the Southern Punjab and started
activities to solve the problems.
AAS Foundation was founded in 2004 under Societies Registration Act 1860. AAS
Foundation is first organization which implemented a unique and innovative
integrated rural development model in district Bahawalnagar, of the Southern
Punjab, Pakistan. The organizations programs are based on the belief that local
people are best suited to shape and sustain their own development. AAS
Foundations modal starts at grassroots level growth that is marked by extensive
villager involvement not only as beneficiaries, but also as planners, managers,
and leaders.

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The modal focuses on social development through three tiers community

organization, village development organization (VDO) and local area councils.
AAS Foundations programs now encompass a variety of development sectors
such as integrated rural development, community physical infrastructure, local
institution building, education and health services, income generation and
occupational training, and forestry and environmental conservation. AAS
Foundation has established itself as an innovative and effective development
NGO with an integrated development approach.
The development of a nation can be achieved only when the quality of life for
all rural people of the country is improved to an adequate standard. One of
AAS Foundations prime tenets is that the community as a whole, in all sectors of
society - private, public, and non-profit - can join together in a new push for
social improvement. AAS Foundation is proud to have contributed to improve
the standard and quality of life in District Bahawalnagar with its limited
resources; however, we endeavor to continue our struggle in rural areas where
government efforts at the local and national levels have not yet been able to
effectively address a growing disparity in quality of life.

Vision
A socially, economically, and politically sustainable peaceful society, where all
its citizens can use their potentials and avail opportunities on equal basis
MISSION
To organize the communities with a view to address their economical, social,
political and environmental issues and challenges, to build a better and
prosperous future

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OBJECTIVES

Social

Mobilization

and

awareness

rising,

tool

for

community

organization.

To provide Islamic microfinance services, including lending, savings,

insurance and transformational training, to people in need for economic
uplifting

To provide better livelihood enhancement opportunities to the neglected

and marginalized rural communities

Awareness

campaigns

and

networking

to

save

environmental

contamination

Improve the human and technical capabilities of the poor through

certain capacity building initiatives

To contribute to strengthening the social and physical infrastructure

Women empowerment through their increase access to better health

and education facilities

Initiate, establish and participate in collaborative advocacy and other

activities with like-minded organizations in and outside the country

CORE VALUES
We believe in:

Team orientation & team work

Respects individual strengths and diversity

Learning, adapting and growing

Being part of the solution not of the problem

Partners satisfaction

Empowerment of our employees

Development of marginalized and deprived communities especially in the rural areas

through integrated development approach

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PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND NETWORKS

Partner Organization:

Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment (DTCE)

Plan International, Pakistan
South Asia Partnership-Pakistan (SAP-PK)
The ORSKOV FOUNDATION (UK)
Naymet Trust
D.light design
Kawish Welfare Trust (KWT)
Solve Agri Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore
The First Biotechnology Company Limited
Izhar foundation
Shaheen heritage
PSDF(Punjab Skill Development Fund)
Lok Sanjh

Network Members:

Population and Development International (PDI) Thailand

Stop TB Partnership
Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC)
Commonwealth Foundation

Running program:

Social mobilization
Livelihood
Health and Education
Agriculture and livestock
Skill development and Capacity building
Environment protection
Renewable energy(Biogas &Solar energy)
Islamic microfinance
Community physical infrastructure

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PROGRAM EXECUTION METHODOLOGY

Phase I: Institutional Development and Planning:

Area Identification
Base Line Survey/Village Profile/Poverty Profile
Dialogues and Meetings
Building a common understanding
Forming the Community Organization (CO)/Village Development Organization (VDO)
and Local Council Associations (LCAs)
Training workshop of CO/VDO/LCA
Community Needs Assessment (CNA) and Preliminary Planning
Eye-opener Trip
Finalizing Village Development Plan
Submitting Development Plan

Phase II: Implementation of Development Activities:

Saving, microcredit or grant through establishment of the Village Development Bank

(VDB)
Livelihood Development for ultra poor women
Small scale physical infrastructure development
Agriculture and livestock development
Health and education
Skill center
Environment and youth promotion

Phase III: Monitoring and Evaluation

Regular 15 days meetings with CO/VDO

Regular Monitoring System
Effective Daily Reporting Mechanism
Effective Programmatic Documentation
Case studies development
Impact studies

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GOVERNANCE
Legal Status
AAS FOUNDATION registered under Societies Registration Act 1860.

Governance
AAS FOUNDATION has a general body comprising of citizens from Sheikhupura and
Bahawalnagar districts and from other parts of Punjab province.
The general body elects a board of directors for three years and board elects from among
themselves a chairman and appoints executive director to manage the affairs of
organization.
AAS FOUNDATION has a leadership comprising of directors that guide the operations and
assist the board in policy making and implementation.

Sr
.#

Name

Position

Qualification

Occupation

Mr. Waheed Ahmad

Shah

Chairman

B.Sc

Development
Professional

Mr. Syed Mujahid

Hussain

General
Secretary/CEO

MA Political Science

Development
Expert

Member

Master in Public
Administration (MPA)

Agriculturist

Mr. Rana Naeem ur

Rahman

Ms. Shahnaz Zubair

Member

Master in Social
Sciences

Social Worker

Mr. Haji Mohammad

Younus

Member

Graduation

Social worker

Mr. Abdur Rauf Ahmad

Member
Khan

M.Sc Economics

Social Activist

Mrs Musarat Idrees

Graduation

Social Worker

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MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
ORGANOGRAM OF AAS FOUNDATION
Governing Body

Board of Directors

CEO

Manager HR &Admen

Program Manager

Manager Finance

Manager ERD

Finance Officers
Training Coordinator

BM Manager

Accounts Officers
Social Organizers

Accounts Officer

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WHAT WE DO?
AAS FOUNDATION mainly addresses issues in the seven development areas under the following
Village Development Partnership (VDP) model:

SOCIAL MOBILIZATION (COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION)

Beneficiaries: 14,500 Households

The social mobilization unit of AAS FOUNDATION is the central place that focuses on working
with the poor and disadvantaged segment of the society especially women, small farmers,
youth and children. Social mobilization approach
follows a participatory process to raise awareness,
Progress as on June 30, 2014
mobilize and involve all key actors of local
communities and meaningful participation of women,
Total No. of Cos:
405
small farmers, youth and children to organize for
Total No. of VDOs:
205
collective action contributing towards the common
goal. The strategy addresses collective and individual
Total No. of LCAs:
31
needs of the community by developing the
partnerships with all stakeholders.

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The strategy follows the essentials of the community development focusing on social and
economic development, enhancing the capacities of local communities so that the communities
may be able to organize themselves, manage their resources and mitigate issues and become
self-reliant.
This indigenous strategy is based on research and lessons learnt from the previous working
experience with communities. It follows innovative approache during the course of community
mobilization process. The unit has gone through extensive training sessions and filed exercises
making its human resource well trained and capable of dealing with all kind of challenges in the
community.

Approach of Social Mobilization

AAS FOUNDATIONs Social Mobilization approach throughout the process focuses upon VDP
(Village Development Partnership). The forum takes village as primary unit for its program
interventions. Forum will be open for all village members including youth, children, men and
women. Efforts are made to ensure effective representation from all disciplines of life
regardless of any discrimination. The subsequent Committees are formed if required by the
situation. It equips the cadre of volunteers with all the necessary skills to analyze the sociopolitical realities. Realization of best interest of children is ensured through meaningful
participation of community. The VDP adopts the strategy of building partnerships with state
institutions and community. Gender equality is the key strength of the VDP and it grows by
cultivating friends.
The organization effectively creates this engagement by helping the community establish an
elected Village Development Organization (VDO) at the very beginning of the process. The
election ensures that the whole village community participates and takes ownership for the
project right from the start. The elected individuals generally come from various backgrounds
and act as representatives, allowing every villager to articulate his/her needs. The Village
Development Organization consists of one or more community organizations (COs) which
represent whole village.
Villagers are involved at every step of the development. They are responsible for carrying out
their own Community Needs Assessment and for generating ideas. This is effective as the
villagers know their specific needs better than AAS FOUNDATION or the sponsoring partners.
Every rural community exists within different surroundings and different circumstances. This
means that while the general areas of development (e.g. economic, physical infrastructure,
health, education, and environment) are consistent from village to village, the particular needs
and priorities of each community are unique and the organizations process is tailored
accordingly.

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LOCAL COUNCIL ASSOCIATION (LCA)

A holistic strategy to organize the local council associations (LCAs) at each UC of tehsil
Bahawalnagar through existing COs and VDOs. With the coordinated efforts of COs and VDOs,
mass mobilization is aimed to attain the
objective of 100 plus members in each UC, who
whould be tasked to achieve the consensusbased formation of 17-members UC Delegates in
eahc UC. The leadership of these delegates will
be finalized by them again through a consensus
based approach, having Chairman, Vice Chairman
and Secretary for the each UC which will be
called executive committee.
This formation process for the each UC whould be evolved from the active and vibrant youth,
female activist and notables, through one day session at the UC level by inviting all categories
noted below inclusding proactive citizenry representing most of the villages in the UC, while
ensuring following major steps by the organization.

To conduct mobilization and registration of membership in each village of the UC

To conduct one-day gathering for
consensus based formation of 17-members
UC delegates, 3-members Executive
Committee and registration of 100 plus
General Body members.
To ensure that during the one-day session
is split into two parts, i.e, public gathering
plus orientation of all 17-members UC
Delegates specified capacity building, MoU,
work Planning with the UC Delegates.
To collect data and add information for the dissemination on the same day and
afterwards as well.
To assist implementation and monitoring of UC Delegates quarterly work plan with the
help of AAS FOUNDATION. The basic objective to organizte the LCA is to resolve the UC
level issues and problems with local resources.

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Village Development Partnership (VDP) Model

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One Village Development Organization will be formed at village level

These will represent the 75% population (Castes) of the village

These will have President, Manager and Secretary besides the members

VDO consist of seven committees including:

Village Development Bank (VDB)

Village Social Development Committee (VSDC)

Village Agriculture Development Committee (VADC)

Village Health Council (VHC)

Village Education Council (VEC)

Village Environment Council (VEC)

Village Youth Committee (VYC)

Every development committee has its own roles and responsibilities

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PROGRESS OUT OF POVERTY INDEX PPI (BASELINE SURVEY)

A baseline study simply defines the 'pre-operation exposure condition for the set of indicators
that will be used to assess achievement of the outcomes and impact expressed in the program's
logical framework. When compared with the condition of the same indicators at some point
during implementation (mid-term evaluation) and post-operation implementation (final
evaluation), the baseline study forms the basis for a 'before and after' assessment or a 'change
over time' assessment. Without baseline data to establish pre-operation conditions for
outcome and impact indicators it is difficult to establish whether change at the outcome level
has in fact occurred.
Baseline Study is a core and basic component of organization for analyzes and identify the
actual condition of target community. The organization is currently conducting baseline study in
two union councils of Tehsil Bahawalnagar through Progress Out of Poverty Index (PPI)
supported by Plan International, Pakistan to identify the neglected, destitute and poorest of
the poor (widows, orphans) community.
Beneficiaries: 7500 Households

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SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT

SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT FOR ULTRA POOR (WIDOW, ORPHAN,

VULNERABLE) THROUGH GOAT FARMING, POULTRY FARMING & KITCHEN (AN
INNOVATIVE PILOT PROJECT)
Project Goal:
Sustainable livelihood development to improve financial, social and nutritional sustainability of
ultra poor (widows, orphans marginalized and destitute) households in rural areas through
revolving assets principle

Beneficiaries: 294 Persons

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Project Objectives:
The specific objectives of the project are:

To build capacities of the targeted communities in agricultural and non-agricultural

products, including goat farming, poultry farming and kitchen gardening.
To reduce economic and food insecurity among
ultra poor community.
To create better livelihood services for ultra poor
community especially widows, orphans, destitute
and vulnerable.
To strengthen the livestock sector through goat
farming.
To strengthen the poultry sector through poultry
(hen) farming.
To strengthen the agriculture sector through innovative practices in kitchen gardening.
Environmental protection through available natural resources.
Sold waste management through innovative practices.

Program Implementation Strategies:

AAS FOUNDATION organized the COs/VDOs of 25 ultra
poor (widows, orphans marginalized and destitute)
community members and then provided them the
following livestock assets for their sustainable livelihood
development:

3 Goats (Beetle Breed)

10 Hens and 1 roster
Small shed of kitchen gardening with size of (10x20)

Ultra Poor community who cannot afford to buy and manage buffaloes and cows, keep 3
young goat, 10 hen and 1 roaster and a plot of kitchen gardening with size of (10x20) feet in
order to meet their income and consumption needs.
In the start of 2012, the AAS FOUNDATION designed, and implemented an innovative program
to increase the agriculture and livestock assets of ultra poor households.

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The program is based on asset provisioning, creation and strengthening in three phases, against
a specific set of activities.
Project Beneficiaries
The project activities were carried out through proper planning to enable the beneficiary ultra
poor communities in a timely manner. As a result, distribution of goats, hens and kitchen
gardening (seeds) was done through transparent and merit based process. Detail of total direct
Beneficiaries ultra poor HHs of the project is as under:

District

Tehsil

UC
Covered

Direct
Beneficiaries
(Ultra Poor)

Indirect Beneficiaries
(Ultra Poor)

Female

Male

Female

Youth

Children

Total

Total
HHs

Bahawal
nagar

Bahawal
nagar

60

41

65

80

239

425

60

Chakwal

Talagang

75

110

100

125

190

525

75

Vehari

Vehari

25

15

26

42

92

175

25

13

160

166

191

247

521

1125

160

Total

As reflected in above table, the 25 beneficiary ultra

poor HHs consisted on average 294 family members,
out of which 18 (6%) were male, 42 (14%) were
females, 12 (4%) were youth and 222 (76%) were
children. Detail of beneficiary family members is
provided in table.

Distribution of Project
Baneficiaries

Male
0%

Female
100%

Breeding of Goats
The organization mostly provided the goats (with 2nd pregnancy) to ultra poor households
for their sustainable development. In the context, 10 goats reared in June, 2012 and
provided 26 off springs (goat=15 male goat=11). This immediate response of goats in
breeding ultimately sustains the ultra poor households.

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Hatching of Hens
The organization provided 10 hens and 1 roaster (young) to each
ultra poor household to meet their livelihood on daily basis. 11
ultra poor women hatched the hens in May, 2012 and 96 poultry
birds both (hen and roaster) were hatched. Furthermore, they laid
about 4500 eggs in one month.
This immediate response of hens in eggs and hatching helped to
sustain the ultra poor households in a very short time.
Kitchen Gardening
The production of organic vegetables was ensured by the organization. No fertilizer or
pesticides were used, only the traditional fertilizers, animal waste (goat, hen) were used in the
kitchen gardening plots. In this way, the vegetables produced were pure organic and were sold
in urban market with better price.

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MARKET LINKAGES
Establish a Corner Stall with Name of MERI AMDEN

The organization has established corner stalls in three popular departmental stores in
Bahawalnagar to sell the livestock products of widows orphans, destitute and vulnerable
communities in urban market. The name of the stall is MERI AMDEN, the urban community
will purchase their products like (eggs, organic vegetables, chicken and meat) on better price.
Due to this model the target households get additional income through their own efforts and
hardwork.

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Marketing and Linkages Development

The organization is also developing their link with market
to sell their livestock, poultry and kitchen gardening
products.
After successful marketing and linkages development,
the target women directly sale their products to the
urban market with high price to earn their livelihood on
sustainable basis.

Regular Saving Plan for Ultra Poor Women

The organization designed a regular saving for ultra poor
women to meet their emergency needs. According to this
saving plan, the ultra poor women save the money about
Rs. 15/- (cost of one egg) per day.

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STORY FROM THE FIELD

Graduating to a new life in a village Hussain Abad, UC Islam Pura, Tehsil & District
Bahawalnagar, Pakistan

Livelihood Revolving Assets project of Aas Foundation has changed the life of Zubaida Bibi a
mother of five children was married to Muhammad Mushtaq about 20 years ago. She started
her married life with him in Hussain Abad, a village near Bahawlanagar.Her husband died and
there was no source of income. She started working as maid for pay of Rs, 3000.00.
Through formation of CO/VDO, Zubaida Bibi was traced out as a most vulnerable widow in the
area. The president of CO/VDO included her name in a CO/VDO as a member with the
consensus of all members.
She was selected as one of the benificiary of Aas Foundation Revolving Assets Project. She had
a rich experience in livestock farming and in agriculture sector. The organization transferred her
3 goats, 11 hens and a small plot of kitchen gardening for 18 months. Zubaida Bibi proved very
hard working women to take care of the livestock and kitchen gardening plot. After 4 month
the three goats gave their first breed of 6 babies and in poultry sector, she has 18 poultry birds
from the hatching. Thus, her small house was full of livestock just after 4 month of the project.
She sold one egg daily for Rs. 15 in local market to meet her daily needs.
Zubaida Bibi now feels content and confident to run the livestock business independently. Her
monthly saving from eggs, goat milk and organic vegetables is Rs. 5,000 to 8,000 per month
after taking out all expenses
and in addition she has 13
livestock animal (goats) and
27 poultry birds. These
assets are making her
financially strong day by
day.
She is now fully confident to
give a bright future to her
children, who are now
going to a private school.
She is looking forward to a
happier and healthier life
ahead.

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SKILL DEVELOPMENT EMPOWERING RURAL YOUTH & WOMEN BY IMPARTING EDUCATION

Beneficiaries: 575 Persons

SKILL FOR MARKET PROJECT

Pakistan is developing country with a strong Agriculture base. Vegetables are not only
important part of our food; they are also more profitable as compared to other crops. Due to
increase in population and decrease in
cultivated area with every passing day, now it
has becomes necessary to increase the
production per acre with reduced expenses. AAS
FOUNDATION in collaboration with Solve Agri
Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited and Bunyad Foundation
has initiated this project in four districts of South
Punjab (Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Lodhran
and Muzaffargarh) funded by Punjab Skill
Development Fund (PSDF).
This Programme
trainings project:

encompasses

following

Tunnel Farming (6 month)

Kitchen Gardening (4 month)
Horticulture (3 month)
Adult Literacy (It is combined to all above
mentioned projects)

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THERE ARE FOLLOWING TRAININGS UNDER THIS PROJECT:

Training

Period

No of household trained

Tunnel Farming

6 months

40 house hold trained in the said time period

Horticulture/flowery culture

3 month

20 house hold trained in the said time period

Kitchen Gardening

4 months

250 house hold trained in the said time period

Adult Literacy

4 months

750 house hold trained in the said time period

Domestic tailoring

4 months

500 house hold trained in the said time period

Modern slaughtering techniques

6 months

20 house hold trained in the said time period

Poultry farming

2 months

160 house hold trained in the said time period

Livestock farming

2 months

250 house hold trained in the said time period

Dairy management

2 months

300 house hold trained in the said time period

Clean cotton initiative

Regular
program

800 house hold trained in the said time period

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CLEAN ENERGY FINANCING PROGRAM (CEFP)

SOLAR LANTERNS

AAS FOUNDATION has initiated a pilot project in

District Bahawalnagar, South Punjab, Pakistan.
The organization has disbursed 5000 solar
lanterns to 5000 poor women in rural areas
under microfinance scheme.
The major goal of the project is to promote the
clean energy resources in rural and backward
regions of the South Punjab where there is no
electricity.
BIOGAS PLANTS
AAS FOUNDATION in collaboration with
Pakistan Council for Renewable Energy
Technologies (PCRET) has installed 25 biogas
plants in rural areas of district Bahawalnagar. The
major goal of this project is to educate the rural
community about this innovative and energy
efficient technology for their domestic as well as
agriculture purposes.

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SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH KISAN COUNCIL

Beneficiaries: 2,976 Persons
Pakistans economy is agriculture based and
contribution of agriculture sector towards GDP is
21.6% and employes more than 50% of the civilian
labor force (GOP) 2010. In the past, various
governments initiated many projects / programs to
strengthen the agricultural sector and as a result of
these initiatives, agricultural production increased
many folds. However, due to lack of access to market
information, inadequate post harvest processing
facilities (such as grading, preservation, use of
produce for agri-based industrial or food products)
and a few agribusiness opportunities have many times
created glut-like situation causing loss to farmers or
inadequate supplies forcing consumers to pay more
for agricultural products. These situations have
neither helped the farmers to improve their economic
conditions nor the ultimate consumers to receive the
standard grade supplies at reasonable and affordable
price.
Kisan Coucnil is a plate form of small farmers which addresses the issues and problems of
farmers faced by line agencies, capacity building, and other market related problems. This plate
form provides opportunity to farmers to share their experiences with other farmers and learn
the lesson to boost up their agriculture production.

Aims & Objectives:

To Make agriculture economically viable and sustainable

Arrange agricultural demonstrations, exhibition, group discussion and farmers trips

Making of participatory arrangement of drinking and irrigation water in rural nonirrigated areas

Provide technical support to farmers in developing agriculture and livestock

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Start residential school to educate farmers children

Convert maximum non-irrigated land into cultivable land

Change the view of farmers to look agriculture & livestock as a business not only as the way
of living

To promote co-operative farming by organizing local bodies

To promote modern agricultural & livestock management techniques among farmers

community

To promote value addition in farmers agricultural & livestock production through grading
and packaging

To introduce farmers agriculture & livestock production at local, national and

international level

To promote and increase the produce of vegetables & fruit picking, grading, packing and
packaging as per international standards and introduce them in international market

To promote modern dairy farming techniques among farmers community

Small scale physical infrastructure development through participatory approach

To Reduce indebtedness among farmers through CO/VDO formation

To Enhance food security at community level

To promote cultural festivals

To make coalition among NGOs, CBOs for farmer development

Milk Bank Project (An Innovative Model)

Bahawalnagar is backward and neglected District of the Punjab Province. The low literacy ratio
and the resultant unemployment are the major factors responsible for the under development
of the area. This has resulted in the migration of the rural population to the urban areas across
the country in search of new opportunities to meet their livelihood on daily basis. The influx of
rural population to urban areas has resulted in an increase in unemployment in the urban
areas, which is a major cause of social unrest in the region.
In the same way, livestock of this region is also very popular all over the country. There is no
competitor of this type of livestock in other regions. The breed of the livestock is unique but the
farmer of this region is unaware about the livestock, its sub products, value addition, (handling,

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processing, and marketing), lack of access to market information and some capacity building
issues, the farmers are still in poverty. The concept is to introduce methods for hygienic
supplies of fresh milk for the domestic markets as well as urban market under value chain
approach through KISAN COUNCIL for the sustainability of the farmers.
Goal:
Hygienic supply of fresh and pure milk in domestic as well as urban market under value chain
approach through KISAN COUNCIL for the financial sustainability of the small farmers
There are four following major parts of the project:

Establishment of livestock form

Collection of milk from livestock form

Milk collection center

Milk outlet

Under the above mentioned approach, the farmer community will increase their income on
sustainable basis and general community will purchase the fresh and pure milk and meat at a
reasonable price. In this scenario, the livestock sector will improve in the region and there will
innovative value addition practices will adopt.

Training of Farmers under KC

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Training

Household Participated

Livestock Management

Mechanized Dairy Farm Development

Dairy as a profitable business

Calf Rearing
Breeding

500 household
500 household
500 household
500 household

Importance of Vaccination & Deworming

Importance of water
Wheat Straw Enrichment

Heat stress

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ISLAMIC MICROFINANCE PROGRAM

Islamic Microfinance is a development tool to involve communities in positive change and uplift
the community. Commercial Banks and MFIs are providing loans with high mark up rates. The
access of rural and semi urban poor is at minimum level because of difficult processes. Literacy
rate in rural areas is also low and people avoid time taking processes. Islamic Microfinance
institutions (IMFIs) were established to fill gaps and providing access to the poor to avail credit
opportunities with no interest for real development. AAS Foundation started Islamic
Microfinance Operations with the financial support of his board members; AAS Foundation is
providing Musharakah to small farmers and rural entrepreneurs for livestock, agriculture
development, and crop production and enterprise development.
AAS Foundation providing microfinance facility by developing different products based on the
community demands. These products are:
Products of Islamic Microfinance Program

Musharakah

Client Death Coverage

Trainings & Capacity Building

Social Development package

Specific to microfinance program, AAS Foundation has provided the credit of Rs. 1.1 million to
110 beneficiaries. The Islamic Microfinance program is being executed in district Bahawalnagar.

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CAPACITY BUILDING & TRAININGS

Among the major reason of the rural population deprivations, lower level of awareness and
consciousness stand at the top of the list. They have a very little access to useful knowledge and
information and they seldom find chances to share their problems, issues and experiences with
each other with a spirit to give them a permanent end. AAS FOUNDATION besides incorporating
other poverty reduction strategies focuses its prime attention on building capacities of the
poor, developing an appropriate institutional infrastructure at grass root level and building
networks at different levels.
Beneficiaries: 1308 Persons
Furthermore, the organization is empowering the
UC Delegates of LCAs with different trainings and
capacity building initiatives for sustainable
development at union council level. AAS
FOUNDATION has also disbursed grants of Rs. 7,500
with the coordination of DTCE for development
purposes at union council level.

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ADVOCACY & LINKAGES DEVELOPMENT

Beneficiaries: 3500 Persons
The organization develop the linkages of target
community (ultra poor women) with market to
sale their livestock, poultry and kitchen
gardening production. The organization will also
develop a leadership, ownership and livestock
development skills through different need base
trainings that show the sustainability of the
project. The organization has developed the
linkages of ultra poor women with
departmental stores to sale their products on
maximum price to earn their livelihood on daily
basis.
Furthermore, the organization also develop the
linkages of small farmers with line agencies
especially agriculture, livestock, irrigation,
environment and poultry departments. These
departments also provide their services and
solve the problems related to their particular
fields free of cost to the small farmers and
other target community. The livestock and
poultry department is providing the free
vaccination and deworming to the goats and
hens of ultra poor women on quarterly basis. In
the same way, irrigation department is also
providing its best services to the farmers
community under the Kisan Council project.

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OLIVE PLANTATION:
Objective:

Make uncultivated land onto cultivated one

Economic development of poor farmers

Conservation of water resources

Introducing high value crop

The District Bhawanagar is partly attached to the

Cholistan desert. The soil and environment of
this region is suitable to olive plantation. In
Pakistan so far the olive plantation is not
undertaken on a massive or proper level. That is
why most of the pieces of land in Bhawannager
are underutilized which has added to poverty of
poor farmers. However, now AAS foundation has
taken this initiative to empower the poor farmers
of this region. For this First we mobilized the
farmers. Then we conducted survey and analyzed the prevailing situation. Upon completion of
mobilization we provided training to the poor souls. At the end of training the farmers were
equipped enough to handle the plantation process thus we supplied them plants as well. So far
we have planted 2000 plants for 15 farmers. Now we plan to sow further 15000 plants.

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CONSULTING SERVICES
AAS FOUNDATION professionals has been providing expertise and consulting services in the
following areas.

Field surveys, baseline and socio-economic surveys, health base line survey

Project Planning

Project Design

Project Management

TORs Development

Identification of Performance Indicators

Monitoring and Evaluation

Capacity Building in Women Empowerment/Gender and Development

Capacity Building of the Farmers Group

Project Reviews

Policy Analysis

Advocacy

Institutional Development

Event Management-Training, Workshops and Conferences

Organizational Development

Change Management

Staff Development

Communication Strategy

Awareness Campaign

Social Mobilization and Community Participation

Feasibility Studies

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AAS FOUNDATION has been providing consultancy to the following organizations:

Jinnah Welfare Society (JWS)

Farmers Friend Organization(FFO)

Rural Community Development Society (RCDS)

Chenab Development FOUNDATION (CDF)

Association for Gender Awareness & Human Empowerment (AGAHE)

Bunyad Foundation

Mojaz Foundation

Lok Sanjh Foundation

AAS FOUNDATION OVERALL KEY PERFORMANCE

(Updated June 30, 2014)

District coverage

03

Tehsil coverage

07

UCs coverage`

63

Outreach (No. of Villages)

375

Total No of Branches

03

Beneficiary HHs of Social Mobilization Program

14,500

Total No. of HHs of Ultra Poor Project

160

Total No. of Goats distributed to ultra poor community

480

Total No. of Hens (10 Hens + 1 Roaster to each) to ultra poor community

1760

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Total No. of HHs in which kitchen gardening was planted

160

Skill development center

27

Beneficiaries of technical training through skill development center

605

Current students in skill development center

500

Total No. of model agriculture farm through Bio-Technology

160

Total No. of beneficiaries of Awareness Campaign on Dengue Virus

11000

Total No. of beneficiaries of Awareness on International Blood Donors Day 6400

Beneficiary HHs of Capacity Building Program

Beneficiary HHs of Modern Livestock Management Techniques (Trainings) 120

Beneficiaries of Sustainable Agriculture Development

through Bio Fertilizers (Training)

750

90

Beneficiaries of CMST, LMST, Village Development Plan, CNA etc.

750

Beneficiaries of LCA trainings and capacity building

650

Grant to LCAs for UC Development (Rs.)

232,500

VDO Saving (Rs.)

250,000

Total No of CO and VDO

700

Total No. of Local Council Association (LCA)

63

Olive Plant Distributed

2000

Number of beneficiaries farmers

15

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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
For the year ended
June 30, 2014

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ACTION AGAINST EXTREME

POVERTY& HUNGER
DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY OF GOATS UNDER

2nd REVOLVING CYCLE

Madina Town, Chishtian Road Bahawalnagar, South

Punjab, Pakistan
Phone: +92 63 2277488
E-mail: aasfoundationpkorg@gmail.com
Website: www.aasfoundationpk.org

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