Annual report of working children program 2010

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Annual Report 2010

Cooperative credit training in Sahiwal Region

Working Children Program
Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad


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Contents

1. Activities undertaken 4
2. Program Areas 5
3. Introduction Summary 6
4. Monitoring visit report of chak#9/4.L Okara 7
5. Monitoring visits 2nd quarter April-June, 2010 8
6. Monitoring visit report 9
7. TOT workshop for Child Protection 10
8. Myths and facts regarding CSA 11
9. Cooperative training Basic/Advance 9/4.L Okara 12
10. Loaning Ceremony in 9/4.L Okara 13
11. Monitoring visits 3rd quarter July-September,2010 14
12. Human trafficking Advocacy workshop 15
13. Cooperative training Basic/Advance in 42/12.L Chichawatni 16
14. Contents of the training 17
15. Loaning Ceremony for the cooperative of 42/12.L Chichawatni 18
16. Program Manager and parish priest are giving cheques 19
17. Pakistan Independence Day 20
18. World day against Child labour 21
19. Achievements 22
20. Impact/Strengths 23
21. Success story of working children program 24
22. Monitoring visits 4th quarter 25
23. Changes in Income / Education 27
24. Refresher course for teachers 28
25. Photos Gallery of working children program 30
26. Statistics Income Generating Program 31


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Working children program

Activities undertaken
Prepared assessment forms for IGP and Evening classes
Monitoring visits in (12) areas where project is located.
Prepared monitoring visit plan for (Jan-December,2010)
Prepared monitoring visits Reports of IGP and centers.
Monthly meetings with teachers.
Prepared Reporting Format for teachers.
Meeting with concerned animator regarding (WCP)
Six months planning for syllabus with school teachers.
Tests of students in all education centers and prepared result.
Meeting with Sahil about TOT training for teachers
Participated in monthly meetings of Child Rights committee
(CRC) Faisalabad
Meeting with Executive Secretary regarding IGP.
MOU signed with Sahil and planning for Training
Human trafficking and Advocacy workshop for working children
and community leaders.
Cooperative training Basic/Advance for 9/4.L Okara.
Loaning ceremony for chak#9/4.L Okara.
TOT Workshop Mari Hifazat for teachers.
Monitoring visit with Sahil Staff in Qayume town Faisalabad.
World day against Child Labour.
Meeting with parishes priests in all areas regarding (WCP).
Cooperative training Basic/Advance in 42/12.L Chichawatni
Loaning ceremony for chak # 42/12.L Chichawatni.
Pakistan Independence Day.
World day against Child labor.
Success story of working children program.
Monitoring visits report of 4th quarter.
Changes in Income/Education.
Refresher course for teachers.


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Name of parishes where project is located
Serial No Name of Area Name of Parish
1 Dawood Colony – Faisalabad Holy Rosary 213 / R.B.
Fsd.
2 Qayume Town Faisalabad Holy Rosary 224 / R.B
Warispura Fsd

3 Chak No 7 / J.B. Faisalabad Arooj-e-Mariam Ch.7 /
R.B. Faisalabad.

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

5 Chak Jhumra Faisalabad St. Pius Church
Jhumra

6 Bilal Nagar Faisalabad Nalkakohala parish.
7 Shadman Colony PeerMehal St. Eugenede De
chak# 678 /19 Mazenod Shadman
colony Peermehal

8 Chak No 9 / 4-L Okara Our Lady of Mercy Ch.
6 / 4-L
9 Chak No 20 / 2-L Renala khurd Our Lady of Fatima
Renala

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

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

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

13 Gulzar-e-Mustafa colony Our Lady of Fatima
Renala


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Introduction Summary

In January-December, 2010, Program Manager of working children program
and coordinator paid visits for monitoring of the evening classes and IGP
where the project is Located. During these visits income generating program
and evening classes were visited and evaluated. (13) Centers are working
with those children who are working and earning money and they are
coming in evening classes regularly and getting education. In Faisalabad
Diocese basic education for working children program is working in (12)
parishes. Income generating program is running with (95) parents through
cooperatives societies. (5) Cooperative societies have been established and
these cooperative societies are working on small business and their
members are earning money from these small business. Now they are
improving their economically condition. In 2010 more (30) new working
children parents took loan from cooperative for small business. In the result
of small business those children who were working and earning money now
they are going in formal school and they have left his labor. In this year (41)
working children enrolled in formal school. Cooperative of working children
parents has joint account in banks near to the area and they are depositing
recovery in these account. They are taking Loan for IGP and giving
installments to cooperative regularly. Executive bodies of all cooperative
societies maintain record of income generating program and keep recovery
deposit slips in files for record. In the result of which, through the regular
meetings with the parents, by school teachers, new working children have
replaced those who have joined formal schools.

Goal:
Improved economic condition of the parents of working children has reduced
child labor in the Diocese.

Aim:
The main purpose of this program is to reduce the intensity of the working
Children, by increasing the income capacity of their parents.

Objectives of the project:

• 360 working children from target areas of the Faisalabad Diocese will
have completed their basic primary Education through one – room
schools (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.


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Visited areas:
1st Quarter
1 Chak#42/2.R Chichawatni
2 Chak# 26/4.L Okara
3 Chak#9/4.L Okara
4 Peer kurianaShorcotCantt
5 Shadman Colony Pir Mahal

Monitoring Visit Report

Date: 19th February 2010
Place: Chak # 9/4.L

Team: Mr. Asher Nazir (program Manager working children program)
Purpose 1.Assessment visit before loaning
2. Meeting with cooperative members regarding this IGP form and house.

Assessment form for working children parents

Sr. Name of Saving of Children Type of In come Trade for I.D photos
No. member member in Involved in labor from business Card
society labor labor

Report:

Assessment form for working children
Sr. Name of Age of the Brother / Type In Date of Level Which Total photo
No. child child sisters of come joining / are not numb s
Involved in labor from evening class Grad involve ers of
labor labor e d in broth
labor ers/si
sters

Observation

Cooperative members were not parents of working children.
Understanding and perception of parents was not clear about project.
Recommendations

Credit cooperative training for parents before loaning should be done.

Selection for IGP should be must only parents of working children.

Only Working children should attend evening classes.

List of children which involved in labor through assessment form.

Action taken


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Monitoring visit has done in this area.
Meeting with parents through house visits.
Verification of working children in evening classes with teacher and animator.
Plan of action for cooperative training Basic /Advance in 9/4.L Okara.

Monitoring Visits: 2nd Quarter April‐June2010
2nd Quarter

No Area Parish
1 9/4.L 6/4.L Okara

2 Shadman Pir Mahal
colony
3 Dawood Holy Rosary 213/R.B Faisalabad
colony
4 42/12.L Chichawatni

5 Chak #7 Faisalabad

6 Qayume Warispura parish
Town
Faisalabad
7 Quadabad Chak Jhumra
Faisalabad
8 26/4.L Okara
Chak#10/4.L Okara

Monitoring visits with Sahil Staff in Qayume town Faisalabad

10-6-2010
With Sahil organization staff we visited Qayume Town Faisalabad. This is a
follow up visit regarding Child Sexual Abuse in this area. So after ToT
workshop we did this visit with Sahil. In this visit Sahil staff took a meeting
with working children and their parents. So they asked to children about
their job and study and they told to children that how they can save from


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other. So children told stories from the book of Mari Hifazat. So in the last of
this visit area animator Ms. Shakeela Noor said that our community is very
poor and many children are working for earning money and they are
supporting his families. She said that before they are only working but now
with the help of caritas Faisalabad now they are getting education. So she
thanked to all guest from Sahil and caritas Faisalabad which came in this
area for working children.

Monitoring visits
In April-June2010 we visited eight areas in
Faisalabad diocese where basic education and
working children program is working. So in this
monitoring visit we met to school Teachers,
parents of children, parish priest and working
children. We observed in this visit that some working school teachers are
working well but some teachers are working seriously and still they are well
aware of what the Project is and its nature. They have made the right
selection of children. In these assessment visits we met to parish priests and
we told about working children program with detail.

Meeting with parish priest in Jhumara Meeting with parish priest in Chichawatni
In the result of assessment visits program manager observed that teachers are regular and
they are serious with their work.

Working Children in education centers Children are making shoes in Pir Mahal


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TOT Workshop for Child Protection
For working education centers teachers
Organized by: Working Children Program
Date ------- 9th-10th April2010
Venue ---- Caritas office Faisalabad

For working school teachers and animators with the cooperation of Sahil
organization working children department arranged a TOT workshop in
caritas office Faisalabad. In this workshop 25 participants were present. This
training was for two days and all working school teachers and six animators
were present in this workshop. This workshop was about child sexual abuse
and those were taking this training in future they shall work on it with his
community. Mrs. Razia Shoukat Program Coordinator and Mr. Asher Nazir
Program Manager Working Children Program organized the workshop While,
Mr. Imran and Mrs. Nadia (Master Trainer of Sahil Organization) were the
resource persons. In this TOT workshop Sahil organization gave child
protection books and notes to all participants. In the last of the workshop
executive secretary of caritas Pakistan Faisalabad Mrs. Yasmine Joseph
distributed certificates to all participants.
She said to all Participants that with the help of this workshop now you can
work well for working children regarding Child Sexual Abuse (child
protection).

Main topics of the training workshop are as,
below.

Contents of this Training
Define age of the child
Orientation on UNCRC
Child Needs, Protection and kinds of Abuse
Meri Hifazat Teaching Methodologies


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Myths and facts regarding CSA
Sahil animation
Disclosure of CCA
Child Protection Luddo Game
MH Evaluation
Certificate
Who is child

The objective is to build capacity of the organizations to raise awareness
regarding child rights and child sexual abuse through
CBOs and CCBs.

The TOT will cover the following topics

MeriHifazat Module

• Who is a child?
• UNCRC through Card Game
• Child abuse and it kinds
• Myths and facts regarding CSA
• Meri Hifazat teaching methodologies

Capacity Building

• Five years analysis of CSA
• Signs and effects of CSA
• Communication skills
• Facilitation skills
• Child protection ludo game

Child Protection Ludo Game

Card Game


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Three days Cooperative Training Basic and Advance
By Basic Education and Working Children Program

Date 27th to 29th April2010
Venue --- Chak#9/4.L OKARA
Total participants --- 35(male+ female)

Cooperative Credit Training
Basic/Advance

Three Days Cooperative Credit Basic/Advance training was held from 27th -29th
April2010 at village in 9/4.L Okara for working children parents. Area animator
Mr. Saleem Gulzar and teacher Sajeela did all arrangement for this cooperative
training. From 10/4.L parish area animator Mr. Samson and working school
teacher also were present in this training. In this training (35) male and female
participants were present. Mr. Asher Nazir (program manager) and Mrs.Razia
Shoukat (program coordinator) of working children program arranged and
organized this workshop in the collaboration of parish team.
The main purpose of the training workshop was to enable the community
members to understand the importance of Cooperative Society a participatory
before launching of loaning scheme for the parents of working children here.
Contents of this training;
History of the cooperative movement.
Concept, principal and philphospy of the cooperative movements
What is a credit cooperative society?
How to organize a Co-operative society.
Structure and management of cooperative society.
Communication and motivational techniques.
How to conduct a meeting.
How to conduct general body meeting.
Duties and functions of managing board.
How to frame by-laws of the cooperative society.
Account and Book keeping.
Saving promotional techniques and effective loan policy.


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Plan of Action prepared for this society
and decided that before 10th May2010 working
children department will give loan to (15)
members and loan amount limit will be
Rs.15000 per members. So total loan amount
for (15) is Rs.225000. For distribution of this
loan Executive Secretary of Caritas Faisalabad
will come in this area. Program manager said
that this loan amount we shall give to them
through checques.
So in the last of this cooperative training area animator thanked to all
cooperative members and caritas Faisalabad staff.

Loaning Ceremony for income generating
program in chak # 9/4.L Okara
Date: 7th May2010

Loaning Ceremony for income generating program in chak# 9/4.L Okara was held
on 7th May2010.Program manager Mr. Asher Nazir and program coordinator
RaziaShoukat gave checques to (15) cooperative members. Loan Amount for per
member is Rs.15000 and for this cooperative caritas Pakistan Faisalabad is
giving Rs.225000 for

(15) Members. In this Loaning ceremony all cooperative members were present
and they said that with this Loan we shall work on small business for earning
money. UC Nazim and other community leaders were also present and they
appreciated to caritas Faisalabad for this work which they are doing against
child labor. Program manager Mr. Asher Nazir said that now you are all the part
of caritas Faisalabad and we should work together against child labor then our
children can get education and other basic rights. He said that executive body of
this cooperative society will maintain written record and recovery detail
regularly. Every group leader will responsible of recovery and deposit in bank
account.


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Monitoring Visits: 3rd Quarter JulySeptember, 2010

No Area Parish
1 9/4.L 6/4.L Okara

2 Shadman Pir Mahal
colony
4 42/12.L Chichawatni

5 Chak #7 Faisalabad

8 26/4.L
Okara Chak#10/4.L Okara

Trainings and seminars

No Training/workshops Area /parish Organized participants
trainings
1 Human trafficking 42/12.L
Advocacy workshop Chichawatni 2 57+57=114
2 Mari Hifazat Caritas office 1 12 teachers
(child protection) Faisalabad 10 animators =22
3 Cooperative 9/4.L Okara 2 34
training
Basic/Advance
4 Cooperative 42/12.L 2 33
training Chichawatni
Basic /Advance
5 TOT workshop Caritas office 1 18 teachers+
Child sexual abuse Faisalabad animators

6 Teachers Refresher Caritas office 1 12 teachers
Course Faisalabad


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HUMAN TRAFFICKING ADVOCACY WORKSHOP
WITH CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF THE PROJECT

Executive secretary Ms. Yasmine Joseph took a session on Human Trafficking Advocacy
workshop with working children and their parents in village 42/12.L Chichawatni. In this
workshop number of participants was present and children and female participation was
very high. Christian and Muslims participants were present and this is good sign for this
village. More than 140 participants children /fem ale/male were present. Ms. Yasmine
Joseph said that most of the time parents have no permanent job and econo mically they are
not strong, therefore they send children to other cities for working. So in the result of this
process children have to face many difficulties physically and mentally. She said that
children are innocent and we should take care of our children. How we can save our children
from being abused by other people was also shared by her. She further told how we should
meet others out of family and other friends. So this workshop was very successful and
participants gave full attention and showed interest for this worksho p.

In this workshop parish priest Fr.Yousaf George and Do minican sisters were also present
with union council Nazim. They were also interested in this workshop and parish priest said
that I am happy with the working of caritas Faisalabad and especially today for this Human
Trafficking Advocacy workshop by Executive secretary of caritas Faisalabad. He said that
with the help of caritas Faisalabad today we are looking forward for a positive change in this
community.

Union Council Nazim said that this topic was new for me but things are not new for us still we
are exercising these things in our families and society so today with the help of this
workshop we know many things and now we shall work against it in our families and village.
He said that in this village Christian and Muslims we are together and we shall give
information to other community members in this village.


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Three days Cooperative Training Basic /Advance
Working Children Program
Date: 20th -22nd July, 2010
Venue: Chak#42/12.L Chichawatni
Total participants: 33 (male –female)

Group photo with Cooperative society in 42/12.L Chichawatni parish

Program manager Mr. Asher Nazir and Coordinator Razia Shoukat are taking session

Three Days Cooperative Credit Basic/Advance training was held from 20th -22nd
July, 2010 in Chak#42/12.L Chichawatni for working children parents. Child labor
education center teacher Mr.Patras and LDC did arrangement for this cooperative
training.(33) male and female participants were present. Mr. Asher Nazir (program
manager) and Ms.Razia Shoukat (program coordinator) of working children


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program arranged and organized this workshop in the collaboration of parish
team.
The main purpose of the training workshop was to enable the community members
to understand the importance of Cooperative Society a participatory before
launching of loaning scheme for the parents of working children here.

Contents of this training
History of the cooperative movement.
Concept, principal and philphospy of the cooperative movements
What is a credit cooperative society?
How to organize a Co-operative society.
Structure and management of cooperative society.
Communication and motivational techniques.
How to conduct a meeting.
How to conduct general body meeting.
Duties and functions of managing board.
How to frame by-laws of the cooperative society.
Account and Book keeping.
Saving promotional techniques and effective loan policy.

We decided that in the first week of September, 2010 working children
department will give loan to (15) members and loan amount limit will be Rs.15000
per members. So total loan amount for (15) members is Rs.225000. For
distribution of this loan Executive Secretary of Caritas Faisalabad and parish priest
of Chichawatni parish will come in this area. Program manager said that this loan
amount we shall give to them through checques. Every member will return this
loan amount in (12) installments. Coordinator Ms. Razia Shoukat said that after
loaning ceremony you should work on small business. Program manager said that
your saving should be in bank account and this account should be is joint account
before loaning ceremony. So in the last of this cooperative training Mr.Saleem
John president of this society thanked to all cooperative members and caritas
Faisalabad staff.


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Loaning Ceremony for Income Generating Program

Working Children Program Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad
Parish – Chichawatni date: 1-9-2010
Area --- Chak#42/12.L

In Chak#42/12.L Chichawatni working children program is working with child labor
and their parents from science two year. In this village thirty working children are
getting education in our education centre. Their parents are members of
cooperative society and are giving saving in this society. Their economically
condition is very poor and they have no permanent job and their children have to
work with them. So for it we organized a cooperative society for working children
parents. After cooperative basic and advance training we planed income
generating program with these members.

We decided that in first phase we shall give loan to (15) cooperative members and
loan amount will be Rs.15000 per member. With parish priest of Chichawatni
parish Fr.Yousaf George we shared all things regarding this program. In Faysal
Bank cooperative society has joint account in Faysal Bank Chichawatni and their
saving is Rs.7500 in this account and their saving account number is 225-150-000.
This loaning ceremony arranged by working children program caritas Pakistan
Faisalabad in village chak#42/12.L Chichawatni on 1st September, 2010. With
prayer of fr.Yousaf George we began this ceremony. Cooperative president
Mr.Saleem John welcomed to all guest and told about cooperative and working
children education center. He said that with the help of this amount we can start
his business now. Before we have no regular job but now with the help of caritas
Faisalabad we can establish his business. Program manager Mr. Asher Nazir and
coordinator Razia

Shoukat said that for us working children are very important and we want that
with this amount you should start his business and your children should leave his
labor and got admission in formal school for education. Your success is only small
business and if you do not work on small business then you will lose this money.


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Program Manager and parish priest are giving cheque to cooperative members

So in this loaning ceremony we gave cheques to fifteen (15) members and loan
amount was for pre member Rs.15000. Total amount for this cooperative from
caritas Faisalabad was Rs.225000 which we sent in cooperative saving account in
Chichawatni through caritas office. Parish priest Fr.Yousaf George gave cheques to
cooperative members and said that caritas Pakistan Faisalabad gave to us a way of
development and on this way we can develop you through income generating
program. He said that this work is very excellent for our poorest communities.
In the last of this loaning ceremony program manager Mr. Asher Nazir said that in
(12) installment you can return this amount and every installment will be Rs.1410
for per month. So in this cooperative society we have three groups and in every
group we have five members. Every group leader will be responsible for this
recovery and group leader deposit this recovery amount in society bank account.
With cooperative members this is final that every cooperative member will give
his installment in the first week of every month.

In this cooperative society male and female member also took loan for small
business. Parish priest Fr. Yousaf George appreciated that here male and female
member together and all members want to work on small business and this is very
positive.


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Pakistan Independence Day
14th August parish Renala khurd

Working Children Program Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad celebrated Pakistan Independence Day 14th
August with working children in Renala khurd parish. In this program Christian and Muslims
communities were present and children sang national songs. Many government official were invited
in this program as TMO Renala khurd, Chairman market committee, ex union councils Nazim and
with it parish priest Fr.Samson peter also. Many children women and young people were present
and they participated in this program. Program manager Mr. Asher Nazir said that caritas Pakistan
Faisalabad is a social institute of Catholic Church and caritas Faisalabad is working for all needy
and poorest communities.

Mr.Nadeem is working here as a teacher in child labor education center and he arranged this
program with working children and parish team. Community cataract screening camp also arranged
by caritas Pakistan Faisalabad with this program and 96 people came in this camp and they
checked his eyes so here we find 26 cataract patients.


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World day against Child Labour
Date 12/6/2010
Day Saturday

Venue

Caritas Conference Hall

Program Detail

Prayer Halda (Teacher )
Welcome Asher Nazir (Program Manager )
Working children program Razia Shoukat (Coordinator )
Case study Nasira + Ishrat (Teacher)
Group participation Education centre ( Nasira + Halda + Ishrat +Praveen )
What causes child labour today? Yasmine Joseph (Executive Secretary )
What do child labourers do? Sadaqat Sardar (Animation coordinator)
Why should we care Thair Masood (Coordinator )
What are solutions to child labour? Zikria (Admin)
Thanks by Asher Nazir (Program Manager)

In caritas conference hall department of Basic Education and working children
program celebrated world day against child labor with working children, teachers
and caritas staff. In this program Mr.Asher Nazir program manager (working children
program) welcomed to all children, teachers and caritas staff .Fr.Khalid Rasheed Assi
(vicar General Faisalabad diocese) and Yasmine Joseph (Executive Secretary caritas
Faisalabad) were Chief Guests for this program. Many children were present in this
program and they came from different areas where working education centers and
IGP are working. Children did dance, Sang songs and play on Mari Hifazat. Mr. Sadaqat
Sardar (animation coordinator) talked on what do child labours do?
He gave present situation of child labor in Pakistan in figures. He said that mostly
working children beaten and injured by his master.Mrs.Yasmine Joseph (Executive
Secretary caritas Faisalabad) talked with detail on what causes child labor today? and
she asked to children about their jobs and bad experiences.Fr.Khalid Rasheed Assi
(Vicar General Faisalabad diocese) appreciated to caritas Faisalabad and specially Mr.
Asher Nazir (Program Manager) and Mrs.Razia Shoukat(Program Coordinator) for this


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program. He said to children that today I am not happy because this time for your
education and all of you are working at different shops, factories, and workshops. He
said that you are so innocent and you need to care by parents but you are earning
money for his family.

Achievements:
(41) Working children got admission in formal school and they have left job and
now they are going to school regularly.
5 Cooperative Societies have been established with joint bank accounts.

No Area Members Amount in Total Loan Year of loaning

Bank
4 20/2.L 24 Rs.144000 Rs.150000 2008
Renala
5 Bilal Nagar 26 Rs.170000 Rs.150000 2008
Faisalabad
2 26/4.L Okara 15 Rs.215000 Rs.225000 2009
1 9/4.L okara 15 Rs.134000 Rs.225ooo
2010
3 42/12.L 15 Rs.90000 Rs.225000 2010
Chichawatni
Total (5) 95 IGP Rs.753000 Rs.975000
cooperative Members

95 parents of Working Children are running small business successfully.
Ratio of defaulters is 1%
Total amount of PKR. @15000 per member 15000x15=225,000 were sanctioned as
a loan in chak#9/4.L Okara
Total amount of PKR. @15000 per member 15000x15=225,000 was sanctioned as a
loan in chak#42/12.L Chichawatni.
Total amount of PKR. @15,000 per member 15,000x15=225,000 were sanctioned as
a loan in chak#42/12.L Chichawatni in this year.
Cooperatives of working children parents opened bank account in two areas.


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First in 9/4.L Okara and other in 42/12.L Chichawatni parish in the year of 2010.
Teachers of the program have improved their teaching skill in the result of monthly
meetings and Refresher course.
The Students of Working Children Program have made decoration pieces from the
waste material.
Cooperative training Basic/Advance has been completed in Chak#9/4.L Okara and
chak#42/12.L Chichawatni.
Before loaning we opened two joint account in bank for the cooperative societies of
chak# 9/4.L Okara and chak# 42/12.L Chichawatni.
Recovery from these cooperatives societies is being deposit in bank account
regularly.

IMPACT
1. 360 boys and girls are getting education in working children education centers.
2. 41 working children have been enrolled to primary school after completing their
course from these centers 9/4.L Okara, 26/4.L Okara and 42/12.L Chichawatni
3. Five Cooperative has been established and they have bank account and saving
and their members are working on IGP.
4. In the year of 2010 after Cooperative training basic/advance and loaning (30)
parents of working children are working on IGP from 9/4.L Okara and 42/12.L
Chichawatni.
5. Rs.450000 has been given to cooperative of 9/4.L and 42/12.L Chichawatni for
(15+15=30) members.
6. Monitoring visits has done by program manager and coordinator in (12) centers.
7. In this year (30) new IGP members are working on small business and earning
money and in the result of IGP (41) working children has been enrolled to
primary school.
8. (12) Teachers of education centers have been refreshed from Annual Refresher
Course and they got knowledge and teaching techniques.

Strength
Regular monitoring and evaluation of the project.
Implementation of project according to the schedule.
Five cooperative have joint account and recovery is being deposit regularly.
95 cooperative members earning money through small business.
83 working children has been enrolled in formal school and getting education.
In this year 41 new working children replaced in education centers.


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Success story of working children program
Mr. Shoukat Masih
Area: 20/2.L Renala Khrud.

Monitoring visit for his small grocery shop

My name is Shoukat Masih and I belong from the cooperative of 20/2.L Renala Khurd. I have
four children and I am a patient of T.B. My health was not good and I was jobless and my wife
and my children were working for my medicine and food. I was thinking that I can not work
because I am weak and I am also T.B patient. More time I can not take my medicine and my
children were not going to school because we were very financial weak. With my health my
financial condition was also very weak. My big son he is 12 year old and he was working in
vegetable market and earning money for us. In our village 20/2.L Renala khurd Caritas
Faisalabad is working against poverty and child labor. For those children who are going for
working in different factories, workshops, and vegetable market they opened a working
children education center. My big was working in vegetable market and second time he goes
in working children education center for getting education. One day team of caritas staff
came in my house and they told to me about working children education center and IGPs
(Income generating program). They said that your son is coming in working children education
center so we want that you become a member of working children parents Cooperative
Society. From this cooperative you can take loan amount Rs.15, 000 for small business. I said
that I want to start his work and I want to do work for his children and if I success in his
business then my children will not work. I want my children got education. Cooperative
Society gave to me fifteen thousands rupees loan for small business. With this amount I
opened a grocery shop. God grace was with me and my family and I earned money from this
shop and I helpful for family .Now I do not feel that I was a T.B patient now from this profit I
can take medicine and now my children are getting education . Every month I am giving
installment to cooperative society. Now my shop is working successfully and my family is
satisfied from to me. My big son is going in formal school and every morning when he goes to
school I feel proud as a father. This is a big change in my life and with the help of working
children program Caritas Faisalabad I found new life before this I was as a dead man. I am
very thankful to Caritas Faisalabad because from working children program I was motivated
and I felt that I can do every thing for children if I have hope. Now I himself against
child labor I am happy now my children are going to school and in this village my
shop is very important and now I am working with caritas Faisalabad against child
labor in 20/2.L Renala khurd. For monitoring and evaluation caritas Faisalabad
team come regular in my shop and they guide to me for improvement.


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Assessment Visit in 4th Quarter
Date: 15-11-2010
Place: Chak #9/4.L Okara
Monitored by: Program Manager
Program Basic Education for Working Children Program
Purpose
1. To assess the evening classes
2. To assess the Income Generating Program
3. Record keeping Regarding IGP
4. Present Status of Recovery in bank through deposit receipts
Report:

In this area Income generating program and education center is working with child
labor and their parents. After Sept, 2010 (Animation and Development program) of
caritas Faisalabad has been stopped by Caritas National Office. So for the recovery
of small business caritas office Faisalabad appointed to Mr.Saleem Gulzar as
recovery officer for the areas where IGPs is running, So this monitoring visit
arranged by recovery officer. In this monitoring visit first I visited small business in
this village. I met to Mr. Shamaoun he is cooperative member and from loan he
open a Saloon shop (Hair cutting and Shaving) in this village. Before this no Saloon
shop (Hair cutting and Shaving) was in this village. So he told to me that he is
earning Rs. 400 rupees daily.

Mr.Shamaoun Qazi in his shop

For this shop he built a shop and in this shop he has three bath room and tools for
hair cutting and shaving as chair for hair cutting and shaving, comb, shaving cream
and etc. He said that he is happy with this business and he is earning and giving
installments to cooperative regularly. Before this business he has no job and
business and he was very poor. Their children were uneducated and they are not
going in school and now after six months of this business now his son is enrolled in
a formal school. Before this his son is coming regularly in education center after his
work. Now Mr.Shamaoun feels proud on his business and his families also satisfy
that he is earning and his children are going in school.


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This is Naymath and he belongs from 9/4.L Okara and he was also very poor and
was not job and business. He is aged and his children were working and they have
to work because their father is an aged and he has no job. So his son is coming in
working children education center for getting education in evening after his work.
Mr. Naymath came in meeting of working children parents and became a
cooperative member. After cooperative training Basic/Advance he got loan
Rs.15000 from cooperative and he opened a shop of grocery in his house and now
he is earning and happy for this business. His wife is also helping and together they
are working. He is permanent member of cooperative and from this business he is
giving installments to cooperative. Now his son is going in formal school and he is
earning money from this shop. So this is big change in their life in the result of IGPs
(income generating program) and working children program.

Mr. Naymath in his Grocery Shop

In this area we have given to loan for 15 members and loan amount was Rs.15000
and these all members are working on small business and this is a good sign for
change. After small business I did a meeting with cooperative members and in this
meeting (9) cooperative members were present. Four were male and five were
female and they said that told to us about our recovery status because we do not
know about this. They said that we are giving installments regularly to cooperative.

Female members of cooperative in 9/4.L Okara
Some members have no pass book and they said that for the record this is our
need. Then I told to them that from caritas office has given to Mr. Saleem then why
not you have this is question. Routh Bibi said that my two installments could not


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deposit but other all members were clear. Mr.Saleem said that I have collected
eight installments and from this recovery I have deposited Rs.6800 in bank. Saleem
said that more amount of recovery has been collected by Murad and today he is not
present but he will deposit this amount before coming installment.

Recommendation

Written record of recovery and other documents should be maintained by
field officer.
Cooperative members should do meetings twice a month
Field officer should follow up with cooperative members and groups leaders
Timely recovery should be deposit in bank
Field officer should give more time in areas and show result in recovery
deposit.

Changes in Income / Education / Awareness and
Empowerment

Income 1. Increased prosperity
2. Small business established
3. 95 cooperative members are working
on IGP for against poverty and child
labor.
4. (5) Cooperative of working children
parents has been established for
IGPs.

Education / IGP 1. Community is giving priority to education
and IGP.
2. 41 working children enrolled in formal
school in the year of 2010.
3. 30 cooperative members got loan in this
year and loan amount limit was for per
member Rs.15000
4. Rs.450000 has been given to two
cooperative in this year.

Awareness and Empowerment Critical awareness raised

Documentation and Bookkeeping:
The members have been given passbooks in which they record their accounts,
regarding the loan amount and repayments. The record is also being maintained at
the office on registers and in addition to that record is also being kept of the deposit
slips (installments being deposited in the bank) and bank accounts statements.


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Three days Teachers Refresher Course
Date: 19th-21st December, 2010
Venue; Caritas conference hall
Total participants; 16 Male (4) Female (12)
Resource persons: Mr. Akbar Ms. Kalsoom from (TRC) Toba Tek Singh
Organized by; Working Children Program

Working children program organized Three days Teachers Refresher Course
in caritas office Faisalabad for working children education centers. In this
refresher course all education centers were present and they participated in
all sessions. In the opening of refresher course Program Manager Mr. Asher
Nazir and program coordinator Ms.Razia Shoukat welcomed to all
participants and resource persons who were came in this refresher course.
So with the prayer of Ms.Halda we began this refresher course.

Fr.Bonnie Mendes with teachers Fr.Bonnie Mendes is checking group work

Topics for this refresher course
1 Importance of education Mr. Akbar (TRC) Toba Tek Singh

2 Use of spelling and Urdu vowels Ms. Kalsoom (TRC) Toba Tek Singh

3 Preparation of teaching tools Mr. Akbar (TRC) Toba Tek Singh

4 Urdu phonics Ms. Kalsoom (TRC) Toba Tek Singh

5 Role of teacher Mr. Nadeem

6 Use of teaching kit and preparation of teaching Ms. Rubina
material
7 Management of class Room Ms. Halda

8 Management of class Room Mr. Patras

9 Shearing on all session Fr.Bonnie


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Resource persons Mr. Akbar and Ms.Kalsoom who came from (TRC) Toba Tek Singh
after introduction of participants Mr.Akabar took session on importance of education.
He asked to participants why education is must for working children and is education
need of their children. So before this sharing Mr. Akbar and Ms. Kalsoom make three
groups of participants. All resource persons used participatory approaches with these
teachers because these teachers are working with child labor. Mr. Akbar and
Ms.Kalsoom taught with the sound of words. So this method is very
better for teachers.

Group photo with Executive secretary CPF photo of teachers in session

So in this refresher course a session was for teachers that how fill up admission and
discharge register. These exercise teachers did in group work and then they
presented. Fr.Bonnie Mendes was also present in this refresher course in the last of
first day he asked about sessions and what teachers learnt from these topics he talked
with detail.
Executive Secretary of caritas Pakistan Faisalabad Ms.Yasmine Joseph said to teachers
that we hope that in this refresher course you will learn more things and you are very
important for caritas Faisalabad because now you are very experience teachers. She
said that after this refresher course your work with working children will be better. So
with working children your attitude should be friendly.
In the last of refresher course program manager and program coordinator thanked to
all teachers and resource persons.
Lesson learnt
We found in the monitoring visits some children who are 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 life skill education. Because
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 are infected with chest diseases. In monitoring
visit we saw in rural areas that more children are working with agriculture in fields.
For us this is 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 is hazardous to their
physical and mental health. Medical check-up and medical treatment facilities is
very must for them.
Photos Gallery of working children program


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Prepared by Submitted by

Asher Nazir Yasmine Joseph
Program Manager Executive secretary


Annual report of working children program 2010

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