Anjuman Falah-e-Niswan® Sahiwal

Anjuman Falah-e-Niswan® Sahiwal

Women Development Organization

Annual Report Brief

Anjuman Falah-e-Niswan®

AFN is pleased to present past three years brief account of AFN’s work in the field of democratic governance, women’s socio-economic and political rights, women’s and children’s health, peasants and workers rights and sustainable development.

It is a matter of great satisfaction for us that the volunteer spirit of our work - that we inherited since 1979 - is still very much vibrant. The credibility of our work lies with our partnership with communities of District Sahiwal, synergies that we continued to build with partner NGOs, networking with civil society organizations and groups, and last but not least with the fact that we are one of the transparent organizations working in Pakistan. In recognition of these credential values, we are proud to note that many partner organizations and donors chose to work with us in the past three years. With their kind support, we have been able to engage more than 20,000 people directly and about 100,000 indirectly, in District Sahiwal, through a number of projects carried out during the reported year. This report carries brief account of the same projects.

As this report rolls out, I would like to reaffirm our commitment to work unbendingly however small or big opportunities we have in future. This commitment is instilled in us because of the worthiness volunteers and staff of AFN. This report will be just incomplete unless I thank all of our volunteers and staff members from the core of my heart who worked day and night in fulfillment of the objectives of our presence and gave a therefore meaning to our struggle. I am sure we shall continue to work together in the days to come.

Your comments and suggestions are highly valued.

Progress Overview 2008-2011

During the reported period, 2008-2010, Anjuman Falah-e-Niswan has implemented seven different projects under the umbrella of its three programs, i.e., Participatory Governance and Sustainable Development (PGSD), Women’s Socio-Economic Empowerment Program (CSEEP) and Mother and Child Health Program (MCHP). AFN started some of the projects before 2008 and were therefore a continuation.

The projects included:

Strengthening Democratic Governance in Pakistan (SDGP), 2005-2009: This is South Asia Partnership-Pakistan’s five-year program. AFN is implementing partner under this program in District Sahiwal.

Pakistan Coalition for Free, Fair and Democratic Elections (PACFREL), 2008: This was a program undertaken by a Consortium of eight national organizations in 2008. AFN was part of the exercise of training of the observers and election observation, in district Sahiwal.

Voters’ Education Program, 2008: As implementing partner of UNDP funded project, Support to National Election Program (SNEP), AFN worked in partnership with a Sahiwal-based NGO, Public Welfare Society (PWS). PWS was the lead organization in the project arrangement.

Clean and Green Environment, 2009-2010: Supported by the Government of Punjab, CGE was the project implemented by AFN to aware youth about environmental conservation and sustainable development.

Skill Development Training for Women for Their Economic Empowerment, 2002 onwards: This is AFN’s self initiated project for women’s economic empowerment. The organization continued to run two of its skills centers on self-help basis during 2008 - 2010.

Legal Aid for Women in Crisis, 1998: This is self-help-basis project being run by AFN since 1998. In past three years, the organization had provided legal aid to 60 women victims.

Radix Mother and Child Health Care Center 2005 onwards: Funded by Trust for Volunteer Organizations (TVO) in 2005, the mother and child healthcare center of AFN continued to extend services to the women and children in Chak No. 381/12-L durin

g the reported period.