Training Report: Millennium Development Goals in the SAARC Region

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Power Point Presentations c. National Centres for Rehabilitation of Child Labour It is a proactive child labour rehabilitation policy Number of initiatives have been taken for the betterment of working children. To withdraw them from work places with a view to mainstreaming them into education by undertaking programmes for non-formal education. 159 centres have been established throughout the country on which Rs. 250 million has been spent up till February 2012. d.Vocational / Diversified Vocational Schools PBM has established Vocational Dastkari Schools (VDS) where poor widows, orphans and needy girls are given training in a variety of skills to make them self -sufficient to earn their livelihoods in a respectable manner. PBM has established 144 VDS throughout the country on which Rs. 94 million has been spent up till February 2012. e. Pakistan Sweet Homes (PSHs): PBM has established Sweet Homes for Orphans having accommodation for 100 children in each home. A total of 28 Pakistan Sweet Homes (Orphanages) have been established so far on which Rs. 133 million has been spent up till February 2012. f. Langer Programme: PBM is also working for provision of assistance to needy persons. It provided ration bags to those affected by natural disasters such as the floods of Sindh and KPK. In this regard an amount of Rs. 186 million was spent upto Feb. 2012. Institutional Rehabilitation through NGOs: It provides grant-in-aid to registered Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for their projects aimed at institutional rehabilitation of the poor and deserving persons of the society. PBM has disbursed an amount of Rs. 25 million in this regard up to February 2012. 36
Power Point Presentations PROGRAMMES UNDER BISP a. Monthly Stipend: At the time of launching of BISP in July 2008, nomination forms were distributed through Parliamentarians. Initially 2.5 million poorest of the poor women were enrolled after NADRA verification. Rs. 1000 is paid to each recipient per month on bimonthly basis. Payments were made initially through postmen but now through Smart Card, mobile phone and branchless banking. b. Waseela-e-Haq: Under this programme, microfinance in the form of returnable soft loans up to Rs. 300,000 are provided to recipients. Selection is made through a monthly computerized random draw, for setting up small businesses. A total of 29 draws were held and a total of 35000 recipients were pre -qualified. An amount of Rs. 943 million was disbursed to 6,281 recipients while 2,680 new recipients started their own businesses. It was planned to hold another 5 draws by June 30, 2012 to pre -qualify 10,000 additional recipients . e. Waseela Taleem ZAKAT BISP designed a co-responsibility cash transfer programme titled “Waseela-e-Taleem” for the primary education of the children of its recipients whereby 3 million children will be imparted education during 2012- 2016. The programme is scheduled to be launched in 5 districts during the current fiscal year. Upto 3 children of a beneficiary family will be given free education. Donor’s Support Due to the transparency, objectivity and efficacy of the programme international financial institutions and donor agencies have shown full trust in BISP. Major donors of BISP are: World Bank funded Social Safety Net Technical Assistance worth (US$ 60 million). World Bank support for Co-responsibility Cash Transfer for Education worth US$ 150 million. USAID support for cash grants – US$ 160 million. Asian Development Bank support for cash grants – US$ 150 million. WORKERS WELFARE FUND Workers Welfare Fund (WWF) is providing assistance to poor labourers all over the country. It provides funds for housing facilities for industrial workers Marriage Grant, Death Grant and scholarships etc. During the current fiscal year from July to March Rs. 77.000 million has been spent for scholarships. There are 1,400 beneficiaries of this program, who are children of poor workers. Another Rs. 635 million have been disbursed as Marriage Grants from which 9,138 families of the workers have benefited. WWF has also disbursed Rs. 342 million for Death Grants for 1,000 cases of mishaps of workers all over the country. Further, Rs 2,540 million expenditures have been incurred during July-April 2012 for 46 housing schemes which will benefit 15,000 families of workers. Microfinance Initiatives The credit programs offer a small loan to the beneficiaries for self -employment purposes that can start or enhance their income streams, and eventually making them self-reliant and move out of poverty. The microfinance industry provides services in three broad categories namely, micro -credit, micro-savings and micro-insurance. Microfinance services help the poor in accumulating assets and building income generating capacities that can provide better access to social services such as health and education, food security, and access to basic necessities of life. 37
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