Request for Proposals - Aurat Foundation

Section 3: Scope of Work
3.1 Time Period
Each sub-grant has a suggested time period within which the project activities must be
completed.
3.2 Location
Applicants are requested to mention their selected sub-grant number and location (districts)
clearly in their applications.
3.3 Detailed Scope of Work for Cycle Seven
The following section lists the sub-grants by thematic area and defines the conceptual design,
location, budget, minimum suggested outputs and time period under each.
1. Promoting improved livelihoods for informal sector workers (twelve sub-grants up to
$40,000 each)
Sub-grant 168: Lahore
Sub-grant 169: Multan
Sub-grant 170: Sargodha
Sub-grant 171: Sialkot
Sub-grant 172: Peshawar
Sub-grant 173: Haripur
Sub-grant 174: Swat
Sub-grant 175: Hyderabad
Sub-grant 176: Karachi
Sub-grant 177: Quetta
Sub-grant 178: Muzaffarabad
Sub-grant 179: Skardu
A significant number of women are employed in the informal sector across Pakistan. While home
based work constitutes a critical opportunity for women to enable their incomes, the prevalent
environment in which they function allows for limited empowerment. These nine grants are in
support of greater organization, enhancement of craft/product and establishment of a direct access
to the market. The aims of these grants are to:
Mobilize home based workers, specifically craftswomen and artisans, for the formation of
village-level groups/committees;
Work with the home based worker groups/committees to refine their existing skills and
make their products market-competitive (with input from an additional GEP partner
working on product design and development);
Establish Trade Facilitation & Communication Centers (TFCC) at the district level to act
as a marketing/sales/communication point for the home based workers
This sub-grant envisages an enhancement of women’s existing work, their skills and their craft to
improve their income generating abilities in the identified districts. It involves an initial mapping
to identify the range of handicrafts and/or products being produced by women in these areas, and
the related geographical hubs in which these are based. This would be followed up by efforts to
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