Partnership with BRAC
Partnership with Relief International
APF’s Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship programs are aimed to increase the economic opportunities available to individuals and improve the stability of households and communities. Pakistan is experiencing a growing disparity of income and economic opportunities are very limited for marginalized groups. The 2010 floods exasperated the problem by destroying crops, livestock, and sources of income for thousands of poor families.
APF’s Livelihood and Entrepreneurship programs are currently assisting communities recover their livelihoods from the devastating floods while also maintaining a focus on sustainable and long-term stability.
BRAC
APF has partnered with BRAC to support a Livelihood Recovery Fund for households in areas devastated by the floods. This program has provided grants of PKR 15,000 to 200 households in flood-affected areas immediately after the floods. These grants have enabled the reconstruction of homes, recovery of assets, and livelihood rebuilding. The grant purposes will be based on the damage assessments made by the microfinance credit officers.
This program is reaching 200 households, thereby benefiting approximately 1,200 people.
About BRAC
BRAC is a development organization, founded in Bangladesh in 1972. Over the course of its evolution, BRAC has established itself as a pioneer in recognizing and tackling the many different realities of poverty. BRAC has developed support services in the areas of human rights and social empowerment, education and health, economic empowerment and enterprise development, livelihood training, environmental sustainability and disaster preparedness. BRAC operates social enterprises that are strategically connected to their development programs, and form crucial value chain linkages which increase the productivity of their members’ assets and labor, and reduce risks of their enterprises. BRAC began operations in Pakistan in 2007 through a microfinance program and now also operates programs in health and education. BRAC is currently serving about 437,465 people in 14 districts of the four provinces of Pakistan. BRAC’s microfinance programme has 88 branch offices, and 45,011 women borrowers. The health programme trains local health workers and volunteers to provide basic health care and health education to families and communities. BRAC’s 20 pre-primary schools have more than 600 students, about 61% of them girls.
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Relief International
APF partnered with Relief International (RI) through its Rapid Livelihoods Rebuilding via Livestock (RLRL) program. This program provides sustainable livelihoods and seeks to improve nutrition and health for communities in the Nowshera region of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province through the distribution of lactating goats. The RLRL program replenishes the lost livestock that are critical to the economic stability of rural families.
The livelihoods program reached 765 households in Nowshera, benefiting approximately 3,000 individuals.
Program Overview
RI visited and assessed 30 villages and conducted meetings with local people to discuss implementation strategy.
RI formed and trained several Community Organizations (COs). Each CO is comprised of 10-15 locally respected, politically unaffiliated community members, representing 8-10 households in their community.
RI worked with the COs to identify beneficiaries for the livestock program. Prior to the livestock distribution RI staff verified all beneficiaries through door-to-door visits.
Two vendors of lactating goats were selected after competitive review and quarantine periods. RI prioritized the health, welfare, and quality of the livestock. Quarantine activity included de‐worming, ecto‐parasite control spray, and vaccinations for the goats.
The beneficiaries were provided training on livestock rearing, housing, feeding, and disease management. The training emphasized the prevention of prevailing communicable diseases in the region and included practical demonstrations on live animals. Following the training all 765 beneficiaries were provided with one lactating goat in the selected 5 union councils.
About Relief International
Relief International (RI) is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency relief, rehabilitation, development assistance, and program services to vulnerable communities worldwide. RI’s mission is to serve the needs of the most vulnerable populations – with a specific focus on neglected groups. RI also serves to provide sustainable, multi-sector programs that bridge emergency relief and long-term development. RI uses a grassroots approach to development by working closely with the local communities to ensure their needs and requirements are met for the long term. RI was one of the first organizations to provide emergency assistance after the massive earthquake in October 2005 and has been working in Pakistan since then.
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