annual report of working children program 2011

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Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad

EDUCATION IS OUR RIGHT STOPPING CHILD LABOR IS OUR FIGHT

WORKING CHILDREN PROGRAM Project No: DCV320-014/2008

EDUCATION IS OUR RIGHT STOPPING CHILD LABOR IS OUR FIGHT

WORKING CHILDREN PROGRAM Project No: DCV320-014/2008

ANNUAL

REPORT 2011

P.O.Box572 Bishop‟s House Railway Road Faisalabad Pakistan Tel+92 41-2623837 Fax+92 41-2615417 E-mail: [email protected] Website: caritasfsd.org

Funded by: Caritas Germany

Working Children Program is working with child labour and their

parents through evening education centers and parents cooperative societies. Through income generating program parents are working

on small business and earning money and in the result of IGP CHILD LABOUR IS REDUCING.


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Contents

1. Executive Summary 2. Location of the Project 3. A glance at the Activities undertaken 2011

Marketing Survey format

TOT Marketing Survey training

Monitoring visits

Planning of syllabus for six months

Survey of working children in 12 target areas

Monthly Meetings with teachers

Cooperative formation

IGPs Status

Distribution of Mari Hafazat books

Basic Education and Working Children Program Visits to education center in chak 9/4.L Okara

Monitoring visit to education center in chak Jhumra

4. Celebration of World day against children labor 2011

5. Report by UC NEWS 6. Meeting with parish priest in Francisabad 7. Review of education syllabus for WCP 8. Training on Marketing Survey 9. Market Summary

Market Analysis

Promotion Strategies

10. SWOT Analysis 11. Meeting regarding Recovery in 9/4.L

Decisions

Recommendations

12. Income generating program IGPs Present recovery status

Recommendations

13. Revolving recovery in Bilal Nagar Faisalabad 14. Monitoring visit in Jaranwala 15. Three days cooperative credit basic /advance training

Aim

Goal

Objective of trainings

Contents of training 16. Total Cooperative and IGPs members

17. Revolving of Recoveries in IGPs areas

18. Assessment visits Meetings with cooperatives

Meetings with parish priest

19. Annual evaluation by Caritas Germany 20. Program Impacts 21. Achievements 22. Sustainability 23. Publication 24. Challenges faced 25. Recommendations for Working Children 26. Loaning distribution in Jaranwala and Shorkot 27. Teachers „Refresher Course 28. Study Tour for working children education centers

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Executive Summary

Working children program (WCP) is designed especially for the children who working at various places as carpenter, auto workshops, shops, restaurants and as daily wages laborers. The number of these children is increasing day by day. This is only happening due to poverty and unawareness is a moving force for its prevailing. The small hands, who should hold pencils and papers, ruin their future in the streets and on the roads. As a result of working in such places they suffer from serious lung diseases, as well as from Hepatitis B and C, Tuberculosis. Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad, observing the current conditions started a working children program with the help of Caritas Germany with special focus on their education. This is indeed a challenging task to motivate the parents to take their child away from job and to send them to school. This is a fact that, parents feel themselves economically strengthened with the amount their child is earning. But Caritas believes that education is the basic right of a child and above all he/she cannot be deprived of this right. To solve this problem, Caritas started a parent’s cooperative program, for IGPs which helped the parents to start a small business and to send their child to school instead of sending him to work. At present 12 Education centers are working with those children who are working in 12 parishes in the diocese of Faisalabad. They are attending evening classes regularly. Income generating program IGPs is running with working children parents through cooperatives societies. Each center has 30 students, who are regularly attending the evening classes. The teachers are playing an effective role for their education and awareness. We are hopeful to bring a positive change for children as well as their parents. The children are the future segments of the society who should not be ignored. Because they are the one to be the leaders and asset to the country for its progress.

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LOCATION OF THE PROJECT

Serial No Name of Area Name of Parish

1 Dawood Colony – Holy Rosary 213 / R.B. Fsd.

2 Qauyum Town Faisalabad Holy Rosary 224 / R.B Warispura

Fsd

3 Chak# 51/G.B Khushpur Faisalabad St.Fidelis Church

4 Nasart Colony Jaranwala Sts. Peter & Paul Cathedral Fsd.

5 Chak Jhumra St. Pius Church Jhumra

6 Bilal Nagar Faisalabad

Nalkakohala parish.

7 Shadman Colony Pir Mahal

chak# 678 /19

St. Eugenede De Mazenod

Shadman colony Peermehal

8 Chak No 9 / 4-L Okara Our Lady of Mercy Ch. 6 / 4-L

9 Chak No 26 / 4-L Okara St. Anthony Ch. 10 / 4-L

10 Peer Kuriana Shorkot St. Francis Ch. 500 / J.B.

11 Chak No 42 / 12-L Chichawatni Assumption Our Lady of the

Church Chichawatni

12 Gulzar-e-Mustafa colony Our Lady of Fatima Renala Khurd

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BASIC EDUCATION & WORKING CHILDREN PROGRAM

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Working children are getting Education in evening classes

ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN Marketing survey format Meeting with teachers regarding Marketing survey format and survey

Discussion with different expert about marketing survey format

Visits small business in different market in places

Designed a Market Survey format

TOT Marketing Survey Training

Meeting with different NGOs for resource persons

Selection of working children parents for this training

Boarding and logistic arrangement for the trainees

Reporting for this training and sent to donor

Marketing survey completed in all areas where project is located

Working with Finance manager about training expenditures

Selection of Topics and Resource persons for this training

Monitoring Visits: Meeting with teachers and education committee in the areas

Meetings with parishes priest regarding working children program

To check record and other things in evening classes

Number of students and present in education center

Working on Recovery and maintained cooperative record.

Meeting with defaulters where IGP is working

Planning of Syllabus for six month Planning with teachers according to first and second part for next six month.

How many working children are now on first and second part?

Monthly planning of teacher according to planned syllabus

Arranged a meeting and prepared test papers with teachers

Arranged examination in all education centers whit teachers

Papers test checked by teachers and prepared a result

Examination result announce in office by program manager

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Survey of working children in all areas All education centers completed a survey of working children through a format.

Meeting with these children who are working and earning money

Meeting with teachers in caritas office regarding survey for working children

Completed working children survey in written of all areas.

Monthly Meeting with teachers: Prepared a letter for monthly meeting and sent to teachers

Prepared an agenda for this monthly meeting

Reporting of teachers and planning for next month.

All teachers submit monthly reports and plans

Reporting on monitoring visits

Cooperative formation: Revolving recovery in five areas where IGP is working with new members.

Selection for new two areas next Loaning

Thirty working children parents will get new loan in this year 2011

Meeting with area priest and cooperative members regarding revolving program

New IGP membership will be completed in Bilal Nagar for new loaning

Opening new account of cooperative for new loaning in Jaranwala and Shorkot

Meetings with bank manager where cooperative account is operating

Two cooperative training basic /advance in new areas Jaranwala and Shorkot with the parents of working children.

IGP Status:

Meeting and visit cooperative about bank statements and deposits receipts.

Meeting with Recovery officers about defaulters and outstanding amount.

Prepared Result Sheet of five areas and send to Caritas Germany Islamabad office.

World Day against Child Labor Day 2011

Meeting with WCP staff for planning of this program in caritas office Faisalabad.

Printing of slogans against child labor for this program

Three programs planned for celebration in three regions with education centers.

Meeting with executive secretary caritas Faisalabad about this program

Preparation of working children as speech ,songs ,play on education by children

Prepared invitation and send to different NGOs and individuals and priests

For reporting meeting with UCA News and local press reporter about this program

Selection of resource persons from different NGOs who are working on child labor

News of this program shared WCP staff members and send to different NGOs and Caritas Germany.

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Distribution of Mari Hafazat Books: Distribution of Mari Hafazat Books to all working children education centers

Meeting with education commission Faisalabad about Mari Hafazat Training and Material

Project Targets 2011 TOT training on Marketing Survey

Refresher Course for teachers

Purchase and printing syllabus and other things for education centers.

World day against child labor 2011

Loaning for two new areas in Gojra and Faisalabad regions

Revolving recovery in five where IGP is working

Cooperative training Basic/Advance Jaranwala and Shorkot with cooperative members.

Monitoring visits in all areas

Exposure of teachers in Caritas Germany Islamabad

Outing of working children

Reporting to Caritas Germany.

To prepare IGPs Result sheet 2011

Planning of syllabus for evening classes

Review on Syllabus

Annual Evaluation of working children program

Completed activities

TOT training on Marketing Survey for cooperative members

Completed Marketing Survey forms in all areas of WCP

Monitoring visits in done in IGP areas

IGP Result Sheet is completed

IGP Sheet sent to Caritas Germany Islamabad

World day against child labor 2011

Planning on Six month syllabus has been done

Seven monthly meetings had been done

New membership is completed in IGPs areas for new loaning

New account has been opened in Jananwal and Shorkot.

Loaning Ceremony has been done in Bilal Nagar, Renala khurd, Chichawatni, 9/4.L

Review on Syllabus of education centers.

Briefing on working children program to diocesan priests.

Annual Evaluation of working children program

New loaning distribution in Jaranwala and Shorkot with 30 working children parents.

Teachers’ Refresher Course

Study Tour for working children education centers in Lahore

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Ongoing Activities:

Meetings with teachers and cooperative members in all areas

Monitoring visits in 12 areas where project is located.

Visits in evening classes and working children houses with teachers

Monthly meetings with teachers and planning on next three months.

Monitoring visit in three regions

Printing syllabus, stationary, and things as poster .blackboard, chairs table carpet

Exposure Caritas Germany office Islamabad

Working on Recovery and meeting with cooperative members

Meeting with parishes priests where project is located

Meetings with Executive Secretary Caritas Faisalabad.

Total Beneficiaries of Project: Number of total beneficiaries 360 working children and 360 working children parents.

BASIC EDUCATION & WORKING CHILDREN PROGRAM

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VISIT TO EDUCATION CENTRE IN 9/4.L OKARA

There are 30 Working children who are attending evening classes regularly. The monitoring team

visited the education centre. Teacher Shahnaz is teaching the working children in the church of

9/4.L Okara. The written record regarding education as attendance register admission, discharge

register, visit book, note books and syllabus books were checked. Children seemed interested

and happy to learn in the education center. Teacher gave briefing about the teaching methods

and ways to motivate the children towards education. She also shared about the need of the class

as black board, table, and chair. The team also met the children and asked them about their

learning.

MONITROING VISIT TO EDUCATION CENTRE IN CHAK JHUMRA

Date: 24-5-2011 Place: Chak Jhumra Faisalabad Teacher: Ms. Rubina Monitored by: Program Manager

In Jhumra parish Ms. Rubina is working as a teacher in child labor education centre. Being a

hardworking person. She is an expert teacher and has participated in teacher’s training courses

organized by CRS. In this education centre 33 working children are attending evening classes

regularly after work. Being a backward area parents and children have to work at different places

to run their families. Several people do no have jobs, so they have to work on daily wages. A

large number of parents work on brick kiln and their children too help them to increases their

wages.

In this center children are completing their second part of syllabus. With it parents of working

children were also present there for cooperative meeting. Teacher Rubina introduced the team

with working children and their parents. Teacher said that child labor education Centre is very

important in this area because no other school is working here. Many children are coming in this

centre and their parents are satisfied from their learning.

This centre is utilizing the building in two ways. The centre is open for those children who are

not working as labor; the number of these students is 45. The students for evening classes are

33.

Teacher also shared about the visit of the Faisalabad Department of Education and appreciated

its work, which is being done for the welfare of the working children. Education Department

being satisfied with working patron recommended that this centre should be registered with

Education Department Faisalabad.

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The team also found few children who had skin diseases due to the unsatisfactory working

condition.

The picture below can give a clear idea about the health being affected in their jobs.

The children expressed, ”If our parents were not poor, we would not be working in these

condition” or “From my work, I can support my family, and one day, my parents will be benefit

from my business”

The picture below can give a clear idea about the health being affected in their jobs.

The record regarding education centre was updated and maintained by the teachers in files. 23

women and 6 male of the working children parents were present in this meeting who are also the

members of the cooperative. The Program Manager shared about Income Generating Program

and process of loan and installments through cooperative. He raised few questions to know that

how they can work on IGP, since this area could be successful for the implementation of the

IGPs.

After discussion it was observed that there are other NGOs and banks who are involved with

them regarding loan. But these poor parents of working children cannot take loan from these

banks, because their interest rate is very high. It was suggested to parents that it is possible for

them to take loan through parent’s cooperative society, without any property guarantee.

Recommendations:

Meeting with parents and parish team should be conducted on regular basis.

Cooperative members should meet twice a month

Promotion of saving and IGPs.

First cooperative should be organized effectively.

Written record should be prepared.

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CELEBRATION OF WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOR, 2011

World day against child labor is celebrated globally. June 12, is dedicated for these children who do not have the opportunities and basic facilities of life. Their small hands work to earn instead of holding pencils, school bags and books. In this connection, working children program organized three programs regarding world day against child labor 2011. In the month of June, a program was organized on regional level in the diocese of Faisalabad regarding world day against child labor 2011. First program was organized in Sahiwal region on 24th June, 2011 in Renala Khurd parish in the school hall. The speakers of the program, Sister Nusrat said that, education is basic right of working children. The second speaker Mr. Aslam Sajad (president of interfaith harmony of district Okara shared his views on “What is Child Labor”. 4 education centres participated in this program and presented speeches, poems, comedy play and songs. Mr. Asher Nazir (Program Manager) said that we are working with working children through evening classes and with their parents on income generating program. He said that, without income generating program we cannot reduce child labor. He also gave a presentation on working children program with goal, aim and objectives and future plan. Sr. Naseem (The superior of Franciscan Sisters) appreciated to working children program for efforts in the field of education and IGP program for their parents. At the end of the program prizes were give to the children. Second and third program was organized in Warispura parish Faisalabad. Eight working children education centres participated from Gojra and Faisalabad regions. In this program working children parents also were present. This program was organized in Ibn-e-Mariam hall (warispura parish) Faisalabad. Fr. Khalid Rasheed Asi (Vicar General Faisalabad Diocese) was the chief guest of the program. Many other organizations as Harmony foundation, Star foundation, and Human development centre were also present with staff and they also present different items regarding this program on child labor day 2011. For news coverage Mr. Naeem Express newspaper and Ms. Sara John from UCNEWS were also present. Celebration of this day News was published in different Pakistani newspapers. On internet this report published on UCNEWS web site and you can also read and see this report on net. It was suggested that working children should come with their parents in the programs like this and must prepare their students for these types of programs. Participants from different education centres presented items to highlight the importance of this day.

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Program detail: Date: 14th July, 2011

Venue: Ibn‐e‐Mariam Hall, Holy Rosary Parish Warispura Faisalabad Speakers:

Sr.# Name Designation

Organization Topic

1 Fr.Iftikhar Moon

Parish priest Catholic Church Warispura Fsd

Education is basic right of children

2 Mr.Atif Jamil Pagaan

Director Harmony Foundation What is a child labor and how we can ordinary people reduce child labor

3 Mr.Taswar Director Star foundation What is child labor Rights

4 Ms.Rafia Ashfaq

Deputy Director

Human Development centre

What is the role of parents to reduce child labor.

Reported by Ucanews and here is the link: http://www.ucanews.com/2011/07/15/caritas-spotlights-child-labor/

Child workers perform during a Caritas Pakistan event at Holy Rosary Church in Faisalabad

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Event promotes better educational opportunities and programs

Working Children Program on July 15, 2011

Child workers perform during a Caritas Pakistan event at Holy Rosary Church in Faisalabad

yesterday. Church social workers vowed to renew their commitment to end child labour and

alleviate poverty during a seminar commemorating this year’s World Day against Child Labour

yesterday.

The event, held at the parish hall of Holy Rosary Church in Faisalabad and involving Caritas

Pakistan, was a follow-up to international celebrations held last month and brought together

about 250 working children and their parents.

Rafia Ashfaq, director Human Development Centre, stressed the importance of education and

the tracking of school drop-out rates.

“The diocesan Catholic board of education should incorporate this in their annual surveys. It

will help in assessing the socioeconomic situation of Christian families,” she said at the event.

Caritas, the social arm of the Catholic Church, has been supporting the poor through its working

children program since 2007. The project funds 12 non-formal education centres in all 12

parishes of Faisalabad in Punjab province.

Currently 360 children attend three-hour classes held after they finish work, and Caritas has

incorporated 84 alumni into Catholic schools.

Engaging the parents of working children required a more practical approach, said Asher Nazir,

manager working children program.

“While they had to give up the daily wages earned by their children, financing schooling posed

another challenge.”

The Church has attempted to solve this issue with an income-generating program for small

businesses, which offers 15,000 rupees (about US$336) in loans to parents with an interest rate

of 10 percent per year. Ninety-five families have received loans from the program so far.

Munir Masih, one of the loans receiver, now runs a shoe repair shop. His three young daughters

assist him in the morning prior to attending classes at the Caritas centre in the afternoon.

“I could not study after the tenth grade, but I have hopes for my children,” he said. “We are

grateful to the Church for this source of income.”

Media reports have claimed that there are 3.3 million child laborers in the country, while more

than 12 children were killed because of injuries sustained from torture at the hands of their

employers, mostly in Punjab province.

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MEETING WITH THE PARIST PRIEST OF FRANCISABAD

Date: 12-8-2011 Place: Shorkot Francisabad Program Working Children Program Team members: Program Manager (WCP)

Status of evening classes and teacher in Shorkot

Income Generating Program with working children parents

Record keeping Regarding IGP

Saving of cooperative and opening joint account in bank

Concerns of parish priest about education center and teacher.

Working children program is working with the community of Francisbad since 2007. There is an

education center in Shorkot for working children education. Miss. Nazia Bota is working with

30 who are working in different places as vegetable market, workshop, working in rich families

houses and some children go to factories to earn. In this area most working children parents

have no job and their financially condition is not good.

So with these parents who are now cooperative members and giving regular to cooperative?

These parents are interested to work on (IGP) income generating program.

Fr. Younis shared about the improvement of the activities about evening classes. Parents of

working children also expressed about the progress of their children.

Program manager said that is a good act for teacher to be in a good contact with Parish Priest

and parish team regularly to share the activities regarding the evening classes and income

generating program.

It was suggested that the education centre for working children should be in church not in the

house of a teacher.

The Program Manager Mr. Asher Nazir told the parents about starting of the parents

cooperative in their respective area. Saving of these parents in cooperative is Rs.7000. Before

loaning we want to open joint bank account for this cooperative. Parish priest too advised the

parents of working children to work on Income generating program. He recommend to WCP to

give loan in November, 2011 for IGP.

Recommendations:

1. Teacher should work with honesty

2. Written activities report be submitted to the parish priest

3. Regular meetings with parish priest.

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4. Teacher should visit working children and their parents regularly.

5. Cooperative Credit basic and advance training with these parents should done in

September,2011

REVIEW OF EDUCATION SYLLABUS FOR WORKING CHILDREN

Working children attend classes for three hours daily, in which they get familiar of how to read

and write, pronunciation and religious teaching. The teacher as a whole and individually pays

attention to each student in their learning. There are several tools used to convey the message to

students as they feel difficult to understand things due to the lack of time and resources due to

which they could not get opportunity to go to a formal school.

Monthly meetings with teachers to guide them to interact students effectively. Refresher courses

every year is the climax of the training and learning for teachers, where they learn to get

acquainted with the right tools of teaching and later on practice in their own target areas, where

they are busy with working children.

THE BARRIERS FOUND IN THE PREVIOUS SLLABUS

In constant meetings with teachers, it was observed that the course followed for the

implementation of the educational activities contains several barriers, which is not helpful for

learning.

It is not student friendly.

It is difficult for Students to learn things as fast as they should.

It is not practical due to difficult vocabulary lessons.

Thus, the targets were not being achieved.

As a result, an expert in the field of education was consulted to review and design new

educational syllabus for working children. According to her expert views:

This syllabus is not updated according to the present time.

It is higher then the mental level of a child, very especially of a working child.

The vocabulary (words) used in the previous syllabus do not give direct message to

clear the concepts.

Right images and explanation is lacking in the book.

No exercises or activities were given for student to practice.

Sequences of the lessons is missing.

There is no division of time period and syllabus.

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RECOMMENDATION FROM THE REVIEWER

According to reviewer, the syllabus needs to be reviewed on the following grounds:

Working children need most direct messages in the form of picture and objects.

They come to the center for short time, therefore learning must be fast. To make it fast,

we need to keep the subject material simple, easy, understanding and interesting.

The syllabus should be designed, observing the environment and his attitude for

learning.

We need to consider the mental level of the student. He is working and earning. So his

major interest is working. Therefore, interesting activities needs to be added.

Simple vocabulary and language must be used in the book.

Right images for right alphabet and digit is necessary.

Interesting activities should be included, where teacher can help him/her to learn. It can

even be done while playing and interacting other students.

This book must also be a teacher friendly.

The sequence of lessons and classes needs to be considered, because, ultimately they will

be promoted to the formal schools.

The education given to working children must be in connection with the formal school

syllabus that they may not feel strange while studying in middle grade.

IMAPCTS OF THE NEW SYLLABUS

The new syllabus will have the following impacts upon the minds of the students:

It has been considered the capacities of the working children while designing the new

syllabus.

Students for sure will take keen interest in their studies due to comfortable approach

adopted during its designing.

Students will understand the lessons more easily.

Daily used objects and figures have been added for visual understanding of the student.

All the grades are inter-connected.

Easy vocabulary and word building has been added for quick learning.

The syllabus is according to the formal educational program.

It has been simplified to help the students to learn and remember it forever.

Class exercises and activities included in the syllabus will help students to grow as good

reader and learner.

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PLANNING FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION

This syllabus has been divided in 3 terms. It has been divided in term, monthly and weekly plan. Teacher will follow the instructions and the manual to teach the students. This will help the teacher to assess his/her own capacities for effective implementation of syllabus. The lesson planning will motivate the teacher to teach with love and concern. In the same way, monitoring team will have a measurement scale to check the progress of the students as a whole and as individual. The planning will help three segments collectively.

1. The teacher will know how many lessons he/she is going to teach during a week. 2. The students too will know that they are going to be assessed on term planning. 3. The monitoring team will monitor with some preparation to assess the progress or

regress of the working children.

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TRAINING ON MARKET SURVEY

Organized By: Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad

Supported By: Caritas Germany

360 working children from target areas of the Faisalabad Diocese will have completed their basic primary Education through evening classes.

The parents of 360 Working children will have increased regular income to provide their children with basic facilities through their income generating schemes.

Date: 30/3/2011

Venue: Caritas Conference Hall Bishop house Faisalabad Participants: 55 (male 28 female 27)

Participants group photo with Executive Secretary Mrs.Yasmine Joseph and Fr.Bonnie Mendes

A one day training on Marketing Survey was organized for the cooperative members of all the areas where project is located. This training proved to be beneficial, particularly for those who had been eligible to get loan as well as for those who were willing to get loan under this program. Mrs. Yasmine Joseph diocesan Executive Secretary welcomed all the participants and shared about the main purpose of this training and the basic rules & methodology to start small business. The participants were introduced with each other and resource person gave a brief introduction of the training.

BACKGROUND OF THE TRAINING

Training on marketing survey was a basic need of IGP members, because they have no experience in business. Working children program has been especially designed to work with children working as labor and their parents. Through this program, children are attending evening classes and their parents have established cooperative societies.

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It was observed, that most of the women are free after doing household work. So in order to make their time valuable asset, there is need to make them aware and train them to start home based small in this business. In this way they can use their spare time to get profit in order to make their families socially and economically harmonious.

BACKDROP OF AWARENESS

During visits and training it was discovered the following:

A large number of cooperative members is uneducated & is very poor.

They are unaware of the profit and loss of business.

Which is suitable business and what are the latest trends and demand going on in market.

How to analyze the market and its trends.

What are the Current needs of people in rural and urban areas.

How affectively they can reinvest the profit in business and to cut down the extra expenditures.

How to systemize the business.

How to manage for business and household work. Presently Caritas Faisalabad is working with 12 cooperative societies. The Total number of Income generating program (IGP) members is 360. The result of survey showed that most of the IGP members are in the same business in same areas due to which profit margin has gone down and there was no variety as well for the consumers. So the marketing survey was indispensable to enhance their business, to access the communities for the success of the program.

Aim: Right business should be started at a right market at a right time by a right person.

Objective:

To enhance understanding of business among the beneficiaries.

The prime objective of this training was to analyze advantages and disadvantages of a business and its demand in the area before it is initiated.

How you can reinvest of profit.

What should be Methodology and attitude for successful business?

List of small business that are suitable for them.

To differentiate business for male and female.

Reduce poverty and increase income through small business.

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Expected Result:

Increase in the income of IGP members.

The right business will be selected.

Less expenditures and more profit.

Right use of surplus budget.

Enhance understanding of small business.

Impact:

Understanding of the small business will be enhance.

The IGP members will be able to select suitable business.

The income of IGP members will increase as the result of applying the rules of small business learnt through this training

The family of IGP members will get better socially and economically.

Proceeding: Marketing Survey training was organized in Bishop John Joseph youth hall. Participants came from different areas for this training and majority of this training were females. Along With this all teachers of working children program were also present. Mr. Shafique (from Khushali Bank) facilitated this training. At the beginning of training, Mr. Asher Nazir (Program Manager) of working children program ivited Mrs.Yasmine Joseph to welcome all the participants. she shared about the background of the training and appreciated all the cooperative members who had come from different areas to attend this training. She thanked the female participants who were present and were interested in small business. She said that she has visited the areas and is well aware of the economic condition and as an extreme they are force to send their children to work to earn. She further said that this training is a tool through which you can start a business successfully and eradicate poverty. Mr. Shafique is an expert in marketing survey. He started his session with a story of a business man who was facing many difficulties in his business. He divided the participants into eight groups and gave them some question for sharing and participation. Topics of this Training

Market Summary

Definition of Business

Business Cycle

Market Analysis

Promotion Strategy

Product development Strategy

Target Market

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MARKET SUMMARY

We possess good information of market and know a great deal about the common attributes of the customers. This information will be most beneficial to understand who is served, what their specific needs are, and how we can better communicate with them.

Market Analysis Faisalabad, a renowned city known for industry, is the third largest city of the Pakistan. It plays its vital role for the industrial progress. Unfortunately, its literacy rate is 40% and as a result it has to face many difficulties to meet the growing need of human resources. In order to achieve this very objective.

GEOGRAPHIC MARKET SEGMENTATION

Diocese Faisalabad Urban-rural Urban, suburban Demographics Age above15, 15-25, and 25-40 Gender both male and female Family life cycle Bachelor, married Social class Upper class, upper middle, lowers upper Education Metric and above Occupation Students, Professional, managers etc.

Target Market: Our segmentation strategy clearly defines our target market. Our target market is each individual from 15 to 40 years old. Most of the organizations do not have any HR department for their employees training and development. Our main focus is on the major three social classes for the sake of profit. These three classes are Upper class, upper middle, Lower Middle.

Our Product/ Services: With reference to the market needs at the start we are offering our service:

Promotion Strategy:

Book keeping training

Consumer’s attitude analysis

Small business training

Skill enhance training regarding small business

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S.W.O.T ANALYSIS The following S.W.O.T analysis captures the key strengths and weaknesses within the cooperative members, and describes the opportunities and threats facing.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats “Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea. They willingly assume responsibility for the Success or failure of a venture.” Innovation is specific instrument of entrepreneurship…the act that endows resources.

Future plan: Evaluation after every three months to understand the weaknesses and strengths in time and to make plan to alleviate the root causes of failure.

MEETING REGARDING RECOVERY STATUS OF 9/4.L OKARA

Date: 2/2/2011 Venue: Caritas Office Faisalabad

Participants: Executive Secretary Faisalabad Fr. Bonnie, Program Manager, Coordinator, Recovery officer A meeting was held on 2nd February 2011 regarding IGP status village 9/4.L Okara with Recovery officer Mr.Saleem Gulzar in caritas office Faisalabad. This meeting was called by Fr. Bonnie and Ms. Yasmine Joseph. The Program Manager Mr. Asher Nazir, Coordinator Razia Shoukat and Recovery officer Mr. Saleem Gulzar were present in the meeting.

Decisions:

Saleem Gulzar will deposit amount before 15th April, 2011

He will prepare written record regarding IGP Program.

He will be responsible to collect and deposit recovery with cooperative members and will deposit receipts in the office

Written reports and plans must be submitted in the office regularly.

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Recommendations:

Recovery record should be updated.

Meetings with cooperative members should be held regularly.

Recovery should be written in pass book regularly.

Program Manager will visit 9/4.L Okara on 15th April, 2011 and will give report to executive secretary.

INCOME GENERATING PROGRAM (IGP)

With it Mr. Saleem Gulzar is working with IGP members in 9/4.L, and 26/4.L Okara regarding

collection of recovery and record maintain. Mr. Saleem Gulzar is working as a recovery officer in

this program since January, 2011. When he was working in animation and development then

9/4.L was his target area. We were facing problems of recovery in this area. So this was target

area of Mr.Saleem and he will achieve more recovery and reduced recovery difference in three

months.

In the month of June, 2011 we have completed our (12) installments in the area of 9/4.L Okara.

But still we are facing problem of recovery with big difference Rs.90500 according to Mr.

Saleem. In this meeting (10) members of cooperative society were present with pass books of

recovery. All participants were aware about his recovery status (8) members were clear and they

have paid (12) installments to cooperative regularly. Seven members who were not clear and

their amount was outstanding Rs.32430 but through Bank statement and deposit receipts we are

facing amount difference is Rs.90800. who will responsible of this amount Rs.61370 this is

question for this cooperative. Members of the cooperative said that we have paid recovery

installments to Mr. Saleem then why not deposit this recovery amount in Bank account of

cooperative. Mr. Saleem Gulzar said that I am responsible of this difference because I have

collected these recoveries from cooperative members. He said that I shall deposit this amount

Rs.90500 in the last of June, 2011. As soon as possible Mr.Saleem deposits this amount then we

shall plan to revolve this amount for next (15) members.

Recommendation

Written record of recovery and other documents should be maintained.

Cooperative members should have meetings twice a month

Field officer should follow up with cooperative members and groups leaders

Recovery should be deposited in bank

Field officer should give more time in areas and show result in recovery deposit.

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REVOLVING RECOVERY IN BILAL NAGAR FAISALABAD

DATE: 26/8/2011

Area: Bilal Nagar Faisalabad Venue: Catholic Church Bilal Nagar Loan Amount: Rs.15000 per member Give Loan to: (12) 12x15000 = Rs.180000

Honorable guests:

Parish priest: Fr. James

Executive Secretary Caritas Faisalabad Ms. Nadia Sana

Program Manager WCP Mr. Asher Nazir

Press reporter Mr. Naeem (Express newspaper Pakistan) Bilal Nagar is in Faisalabad region education center is working for the education of children working at various places. There is also a parent income generating program which is running through parents’ cooperative society. In first phase loan was sanctioned to (15) cooperate members and in second phase loan was sanctioned to (11) cooperative members for small business. After collection of recovery in cooperative account new members were selected through cooperative society to take loan from deposit recovery in Bilal Nagar Faisalabad. The team paid visits and meetings with this cooperative society about new loan. The amount of 1, 84000 were lying which had come in from parents cooperative savings and recovery. It was decided with parents cooperative society to sanction the loan amount of Rs.15000 to (15) parents who are the permanent members of parents cooperative society. Before loaning, the process was completed with the cooperative members. Parish priest Fr. James said prayer for working children and their parents who were getting loan for income generating program. He appreciated the Working Children Program of Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad. He said that working children parents are working on small business and now they are earning and their children are going in the formal schools. Working against poverty and child labor and working on small business is a good sign of change. The beneficiaries of loan were given cheques. Executive Secretary Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad Ms. Nadia Sana said that, she is happy to see working children and their parents to make a change and to stand on their own feet. In addition to this, children are our future and without education they can not be successful in life. This raises a question for the parents who are present and today getting cheques for small business.

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Program Manager Mr. Asher Nazir talked on working children program and he said that working children parents should think about their children who are working with you to earn. Today the loan amount is only sanctioned for small business, which must be used for small business only. If you will work on small business, then you can change your economic condition to reduce poverty. He said that this is our dream that working children go to formal schools. He thanked the parish priest Fr. James, Executive Secretary Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad Ms.Nadia Sana, working

children and their parents, who participated in this loaning ceremony.

MONITORING VISIT IN JARANWALA CHAK NO 238

A meeting was held on 29 August, 2011 with Fr. James, the parish priest Jaranwala parish about

working children program. The team shared about the activities of working children program

that were going on in 238 Jaranwala with working children and their parents.

He was told that there is an education center for working children, where 30 working children

are getting education from this center. Along with this there is a parent’s cooperative which is

working well. People are depositing savings in cooperative for income generating program.

Working children are singing a song Meeting with working children parents for IGPs

Mr. Imran is a working as a teacher in this education center and he is very hardworking and

honest teacher. This community is accepting him as a teacher because he is working with

working children for their education. A large number of parents do not have jobs and business

and they are very poor because they have no resources for food and education of their children.

Women and girls have to work in agriculture fields or have to work as maids in rich families

houses. Young girls have to face many problems as sexual harassments and violence.

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In this village Christian and Muslims are living together from many years but Muslims are in

majority and they have many resources. They have land for agriculture and business. There are

seventy Christian families, living in this area and they have many children but unfortunately

children are not getting education and they have to work with their parents to earn.

To fulfill the need of education Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad opened an education center after

conducting a survey. Now children are attending the education center regularly after work. Their

parents understand the need of education which is the basic right of children.

Being newly appointed as parish priest, Fr. James appreciated the actions taken by the Caritas as

working children education program and parents cooperative. He insured for his cooperation as

much as possible.

Mr. Imran presented the activities report and about working with children and their parents.

TITLE OF TRAINING

Three days Cooperative Credit Basic and Advance training with the Parents of working children

Venue: Shorkot parish Participants: (48) parents of working children (15 Male 33 female) Resource persons: Mr. Asher Nazir Mrs. Razia Shoukat) Parish priest: Fr. Younis Channan Organized by: Working Children Program Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad

Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad is working with working children in the diocese of Faisalabad since

2007. It is working with 12 education center in 12 parishes. Five education centers are working

in Sahiwal region, three in Gojra region and five education centers are working in Faisalabad

region. There are 30 working children who are getting education in evening time after their

work.

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The

Organization in collaboration with Caritas Germany began working with the above target groups

in 12 areas of the Diocese. As a result of this collaboration, 12 education centres have been

established and functioning. Credit Cooperative training have been conducted in 5 target areas

and parents have been established. Loans have been given in 5 target areas and income

generating schemes have been initiated for the economic development of these parents. As a

result 96 children have been promoted in formal schools.

Aim:

360 families in 12 target areas have increased income through IGPs, and their children

need no longer to go to work

To enable people to become self-reliance

Goal:

Improved economic conditions of the parents of working children has reduced child labor in

the diocese of Faisalabad

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Objective of the training

To impart community the basic and advance knowledge and working skill to form and run a democratic Co-operative societies.

Enable the community to communicate the knowledge gained through seminars programs and workshop to other members of the community.

To enable people to form a small group of common people in their own areas for establishing Co-operative parents of working children.

To impart the skill of conducting monthly meeting and motivate people to join Co-operative movement.

To provide practical skill and techniques of organizing the Co-operative society.

How to frame by-laws?

Scheduling regular meeting as well as annual general meeting.

Record keeping

Motivate people and prepare for compulsory saving on regular basis.

Assisting working children parents to start their own small business.

To help people to be self-reliant

CONTENTS OF THE TRAINING

History of the Cooperative movement

What is a Credit Co-operative Society?

How to organize a Co-operative society

Structure and management of Co-operative society

Communication and motivational techniques

How to conduct a meeting

Account and book keeping

How to conduct general body meeting

Duties and functions

How to frame by-laws of the cooperative society

Saving promotional techniques and effective loan policy

Exposure of various Co-operative societies Evening classes in this area are functioning actively. Income generating schemes are needed to uplift the economic situation of the parents of these working children. Therefore, there is a need for an IGP to be initiated, to establish a credit cooperative society where people could start a small business. 106 parents of working children have already taken loans through these cooperative societies for income generating program.

Basing on all the above mentioned reasons, a three days cooperative training was organized by

the working children program in Shorkot parish. The training resource persons, Mr. Asher Nazir

and Mrs. Razia Shoukat shared on how to increase their saving and improve income generating

program.

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Through this IGP program working children parents can take a loan of 15000/- to small

business and will return in twelve installments to cooperative. All parents of working children

were agree to work with cooperative to start a small business for the improvement of their

economic condition.

Executive Secretary, Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad Ms. Nadia Sana was also present. She that

Caritas wish to eradicate child labor, but this is not possible without the help the parents. If you

work on IGPs, then your poverty will decrease and then your children will get rid of labor.

On second day of training, parish priest Fr. Younis Channan said that Caritas Pakistan is

working for change and Caritas is a light for our community. He further said that if you change

your economic condition then you have to work on IGPs with working children program.

In the last day of training, program manager Mr. Asher Nazir told the participants that, Caritas

Pakistan Faisalabad will give Rs.15000 per member. He said that in the beginning Caritas will

give loan to 15 cooperative members in the month of Oct, 2011.With it a joint account of this

parent cooperative society will be opened in UBL Bank Shorkot for recovery

deposit and loaning.

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Programs and Activities

Re-loaning in IGPs areas:

SR.# AREAS MEMBERS

LOAN

AMOUNT

PER

MEMBER

TOTAL LOAN

AMOUNT

YEAR

1 RENALA KHURD 15 10000X15 RS.150000 2011

2 CHICHAWATNI 19 13000X19 RS.247000 2011

3 9/4.L OKARA 17 13000X17 RS.221000 2011

4 BILAL NAGAR 11 15000X11 RS.165000 2011

TOTAL

62

TOTAL

REVOLVING

AMOUNT

RS783000

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ASSESSMENT VISIT

Date: 26th October, 2011 Place: Chak # 42/12.L Chichawatni Teacher: Mr. Patras Team: Mr. Asher Nazir (Program Manager) Ms. Razia Shoukat (Coordinator) Program Working Children Program

Purpose:

Assessment visit before loaning

Meeting with cooperative regarding IGP

Meeting with parish priest Fr.Yousaf

Meeting with Faysal Bank Manager Chichawatni.

Meeting with cooperative: A meeting was held with parents’ cooperative society in chak # 42/12.L, where WCP is working with child labor and their parents. 2 years classes evening have been completed along with 1

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phase hase of loaning with (15) working children parents. All recovery amounts with markup have been deposited in cooperative bank account. None of the problem has been faced in regard to recovery. Working children program is operating exclusively in line with the project, but few of its members had some confusion regarding loan mark up and recovery installments. But it was cleared about the loan mark up and saving with detail. At this now cooperative members are satisfied President of the cooperative Mr. Saleem said, that in this second phase there are (6) new members are other (11) members are the same as last year. So now in second phase we have total (17) members who want to take loan. It was announced about the transaction of loan in November, 2011.

Meeting with parish priest: In Chichawatni parish a meeting was held with the parish priest Fr. Yousaf George and discussed about the IGP program and new loaning for the parent’s cooperative society. He appreciated the cooperative society for this good work being done in the parish. He also thanked the working children program Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad to start this project. But he was interested in meeting the cooperative. He wanted to ask few question to the members for the transparency of the loaning from the side of members, who were creating some problems for the other members of cooperatives.

Observation: Some cooperative members were not parents of working children. Understanding and perception of parents was not clear about project.

Recommendations:

Need of Credit cooperative training of parents before loaning.

Selection for IGP compulsory for parents of working children only.

Only Working children are legible to attend evening classes.

List of children who are involved in labor through assessment form.

Actions taken:

Monitoring visit has been done in this area.

Meeting with parents through house visits.

Verification of working children and their parents with teacher.

Meeting with parish priest Fr. Youssef George

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ANNUAL EVALUATION OF WORKING CHILDREN PROGRAM

By: Caritas Germany staff Islamabad Evaluation Team: Mrs. Yasmine Joseph Visit date: 12, December – 16, December 2011

Mrs.Yasmine Joseph visited IGPs members and evening classes during annual evaluation with WCP staff

Sr.# Date Time Activity Place 1

12/12/2011

10:00 am 2:00 pm

Briefing on WCP Visit for education centre Meeting +visit for IGP

Caritas office Faisalabad Madian Town Bilal Nagar Fsd

2

13/12/2011

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Field visits and Reloaning in 9/4.L Okara + Renala Khurd

1. Renala Khurd 2. 9/4.L Okara

3

14/12/2011

10:00 am 12:45 pm After lunch 1:00 pm -5: 00 pm

Meeting with Finance department Regarding WCP Meeting + center visit

1. Caritas office Faisalabad

2. Chak #238 Jaranwala

4 15/12/2011 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Meeting with parents Field visit for IGP and education centers

1. Chichawatni 2. Shorkot

5 16/12/2011 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

1. Meeting with WCP staff

2. Debriefing

3. Christmas celebration with WCP

Caritas office Faisalabad

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REPORT OF THE ANNUAL EVALUATION

An annual evaluation of Working Children Program was conducted from 12th December to 16th December for the year 2011 by Caritas Germany. Mrs. Yasmine Joseph was the evaluator. Working Children Program arranged the visit in these areas where project is located. On first day WCP department gave briefing about this program with written record in Caritas office Faisalabad. Later she visited the area of Madina town and Bilal Nagar to assess the progress of IGPs and evening classes. Working children and their parents warmly welcomed her in Madina town. She talked with working children and their parents about this program. With it she checked the written record also. She visited small business started by the beneficiaries and met the working children parents who are the members of IGPs. Children shared, that they are getting education in these centers in the evening. They said that now they are interest in getting education. Before this education was a dream for us. But now we feel dignified after coming into the center. We are happy and our parents are also happy. Children of these centers presented the plays and poems. Parents of working children shared their success in the result of IGPs. Some of them shared that it was impossible for them to think to send their children to school in their life. But Working Children Program has lit a candle for their children. Today now you can see a big change in our life in the result of this program. Now we have a way. Before this there was only darkness. But now we have hope of successful life for our children because now we are earning in the result of IGPs and for us this is a way to success. As this written in the Holy Bible “Knock and it will be opened for you, Search and you find” Mrs.Yasmine Joseph is giving cheque to Working Children Parents for Small Business

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Furthermore parents shared that, through this program they achieved much knowledge in training as cooperative basic and advance, training on Marketing survey, training on small business and training on record keeping. They had been tools for development them.

“Since we are uneducated and do not have experience in business and with this we are

also poorest” beneficiaries said, but now we are running successful small business and through this business we are earning to support our families. This is a big change in our life and now we can be proud of our business. Now we are honored in our society and family. Our children are getting education and their future is bright. Mrs. Yasmine Joseph appreciated the program and achievements of its objectives. She was satisfied after assessing the program and recommended the team to continue it with same spirit and humanly services. Rev. Fr. Khalid Rashid Asi (Vicar General Faisalabad Diocese) shared his views by admitting that he is happy that children are getting education through this program and at the same time parents have stood on their own foot by joining parents cooperative societies to start small business to earn for their families and the promotion of children education.

Sustainability:

We believe after experiencing several facts that no project is successful unless it is sustainable. To make working children program sustainable we have set the mechanism of revolving the recoveries. The project sustains the impact benefit of the primary education completed by these target children, as the economic condition of their parents has improved through initiating IPGs. The loan committees in the target communities will have taken the role, in ensuring that their

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IGPs are running successfully. These target communities will developed the habit of saving and the revolving fund in each target area will be rotated among the families to expand their business through parent’s cooperative societies.

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Challenges faced:

Communities are critic about the IGPs.

Several parents aspire to join the IGPs, their children are not working as labor as well they are not going to school, but they are deserving to join this program.

Participation of people increased.

Syllabus for children seemed unclear for children.

Recommendations for the working children: During monitoring visits we found children infected with different disease as T.B, skin disease and polio. With it working children program observed that most of children are unaware about their basic safety during working. These children are working in hazardous atmosphere and are prone to get above mentioned diseases. More children in cities are working in cotton factories and they are becoming T.B patients and more infected with chest disease. In monitoring visits, we observed in rural areas that more children are working with agriculture in fields. For us this very terrible experience that the children are doing pesticide spray on the crop and as the result of this exercise they have to face a lot of respiratory disease. Now we can understand that health care is extremely important for these children because many children work for long hours, which are hazardous to their physical and mental health. Medical check-up and medical treatment facilities is must for them.

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Loaning Distribution for Income Generating Program in Jaranwala & Shorkot

Working children program is working with the parents of working children. In every center 30 working children are getting education established by Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad. Parents are the members of cooperative society and are depositing savings in the society. Their economic condition is very poor because they do not have permanent jobs. As a result their children have to work to earn for them. Therefore, a cooperative society for working children parents was organized. It was decided to that 15000 /- loans will be sanctioned to 15 members in the first phase to each member.

For this purpose a loaning distribution was conducted, on 2nd February, 2012 in Chak # 238 Jaranwala. Cooperative president welcomed to all the guests and shared about the cooperative and working children education center. He said that as everyone knows the importance of education. Because people of the area are jobless, but now this amount will help them to start a small business. Fr. James Bahadur in his words said, that Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad has given a way of development through income generating program, which is beneficial for the poor communities.

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On 28th February, 2012 another loaning distribution was organized in Peer kuarina, Shorkot. Cooperative president Mr. Jamil welcomed all the guests and shared about the cooperative and working children education center. He said that we must understand that current need of the time is education and for these parents has to take some practical steps to support their families. Fr. Younis Channan appreciated the efforts of Caritas Faisalabad for the uplift of the marginalized segments of the society. He said that this is now the responsibility of the parents to give a positive start to their children. Program manager Mr. Asher Nazir and coordinator Razia Shoukat focused the major purpose of this program is to help the community to start a business that children could get rid of the labor to get admission in formal school for education. This amount will fulfill the objectives if it is invested in right business. He shared that the beneficiaries will pay the loan amount in (12) installments. Each beneficiary will pay Rs.1410/- each month. This cooperative society is consisted of three groups and each group contains five members. Each group leader is responsible for the collection of recovery and he will deposit it in the society bank account. Then cheques were given to the 15 beneficiaries including males and females. Each cooperative member committed to deposit the loan installment in the first week of every month. Nadia Sana (Diocesan Executive Secretary) appreciated members who wanted to work on small business for the uplift of their families. Indeed this is a very positive sign as communities are getting aware about the progress. She gave cheques to the working children parents for small business.

Loaning distribution in Jaranwala with working children parents

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Teachers’ Refresher Course WORKING CHILDREN PROGRAM Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad Venue: Grand Hotel Faisalabad Date : 15-17 March, 2012 Total participants: 20

STOP CHILD LABOR, EDUCATE THEM!

Working Children Program organized three days Teachers’ Refresher Course for working

children school teachers in Grand hotel Faisalabad. Program Manager Mr. Asher Nazir

welcomed to all working children education centers teachers and resource persons. He shared

the objective of Teachers’ Refresher Course with teachers and resources persons.

In opening ceremony, Vicar General Faisalabad Diocese Fr. Khalid Rashid Asi said, that through

working children program and teachers, we are achieving better results in target communities

regarding working children and their parents. Further he said that teachers should use the tools

of Love, Education and commitment against ignorance, poverty and child labor. Teacher is a

light and spreads light for children and they are exemplary for the society. He said if they want

better results than first they need to learn and then they can teach better. Love with working

children because they need love. With these communities you should work for peace and love.

Ms. Nadia Sana executive secretary Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad said that in this Teachers

Refresher Course they will learn many things through experiences and skills of the resource

persons. We hope that this refresher course will help to bring a positive change in their work.

Teacher paid full attention in all the sessions. Four resource persons were selected from the

Diocese of Faisalabad who are expert in their respective fields.

Mr. Anthony shared about the Books Revised for WCP. He said that the new designed course

will be a helping tool for them to learn to read and write more efficiently, because simple words

and images have been used to transfer knowledge to the children. Due to the barriers found in

the previous syllabus, it was decided to make necessary amendments to improve its quality of

teaching and learning.

Ms. Samar George focused the “Motivational Guidelines for teachers” through stories and

group work. She said that through motivational skill we can change children’s attitude and

behavior.

Sr. Angelina came from Gojra parish for her session and shared on importance of education with the theme of “Importance of Education. We can identify between in good and evil only through education.

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Mrs.Fardious taught with the sound of words and this method had been effective for teachers.

Mrs. Naseem Anjum came from Renala Khurd for these sessions to teach through handicraft. She taught to use waste material for making things in class. Mrs. Yasmine Joseph was also present in Teachers’ Refresher Course for certificates distribution to working school teachers in the last day of Refresher course. She said that we hope that this refresher course has helped you to learn more things to implement in the society. She said that after this refresher course the improvement must be seen in their work, especially in regard to the attitude which needs to be very friendly with the working children. She further said, that she impressed to see better arrangements and hardworking teachers and resource persons. She said that their work is wonderful and with this hope, Caritas Germany is always with working children program.

Group photo of all participants with Mrs. Yasmine Joseph and Executive Secretary Caritas Faisalabad

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Coverage of the Teachers’ Refresher Course in print media published in different Pakistan Urdu newspapers.

With it please visit this links for the activity of Teachers’ Refresher Course

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo_1cj2zuaU

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STUDY TOUR FOR WORKING CHILDREN IN LAHORE PAKISTAN

Date: April 15, 2012 Total working Children from 12 centers: 360 Organized by: Working Children Program Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad.

PLAY, LEARN AND GROW TOGETHER

Working Children Program Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad organized a Study Tour for working children who are getting education in working children education centers. These vulnerable children often do not get opportunities to have any kind of entertainment due to work they are involved. It proved to be a better opportunity for recreation for them. The major objective of the tour was to get children together to know each other and be friends as they are of same age. Children from three regions namely Sahiwal, Gojra and Faisalabad 360 working children participated in this study tour. Children of five education centers gathered in started their journey from Bishop’s House Faisalabad early morning at 6:30. Fr.Bonnie Mendes said prayer before leaving. Program Manager Mr. Asher Nazir gave important instructions about the tour, its importance and learning. He also gave a tour schedule to the teachers. It was decided that tour will consist of Shahi Qila, Minar-e- Pakistan, Lahore Zoo and Wahga Border. After lunch children play different games and enjoyed their time. Children too enjoyed in zoo by seeing animal, birds and other species. Most of the children got chance to visit Lahore for the first time. These children were very happy and very thankful to Working Children Program. Few of the working children parents also joined the team for tour.

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Shahi Qilla Lahore Lahore Zoo

It was in fact, a beneficial tour for the children for they learned and visited historical places. They gained knowledge and enjoyed their time. They were happy at having such an excellent day.

Report Prepared by: Submitted by: Asher Nazir Nadia Sana Program Manager Executive Secretary Working Children Program Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad

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