By Abdul Rub Farooqi | Executive Director
After a long time effort, Project "Empower 100 Child Brides in Pakistan" is now on real track of women empowerment and sustainability. Approximately a project costing 4 Million is handed over to Jaag Welfare Movement from Government of Punjab. The TEVTA Technical Center was developed in a Model village for the flood affected women after devastating flood of 2010. The said Vocational Center was non-functional from 3 years. Frequent meetings with Government officials including Social Welfare, Provincial Disaster Management Authority and District Administration, Jaag convinced them to give management to Jaag Welfare Movement of TEVTA Vocational Center Model Village No. 48/NP Rahim Yar Khan.
Jaag planned it to manage under the project of “Empower 100 Child Brides in Pakistan” to empower girls of the area by provision of skill and livelihood opportunity as well as sustainable point of the project. Government of Punjab has developed Technical Training with Tailoring, embroidery and hand work for girls and provided 25 Sewing, Embroidery, Disc matic, Juki Botton Machines with furniture & Fixture. Building has 3 Rooms with office equipped with Computer, Photocopier etc.
Jaag Welfare Movement upgraded this vocational training center into Vocational Center for Livelihood. The trainees will become partner after completion of 3 month course. Simultaneously these girls and brides will work as worker to prepare low-cost school uniform and earn as per their work. Jaag Welfare Movement is going to develop market by linkage development with different private and government schools to supply the uniform. For purchase of raw material, Zakat & Ushr Department will contribute PKR 350,000 as rehabilitation grant to 20 girls and young brides to become partner of this business of garments. The project “Empower 100 child brides in Pakistan” is promoted, sponsored and facilitated by GirlsNotBrides, Jaag has declared that this project is sponsored by GNB. The Project is contributing half million Rupees (US$ 5000) for Vocational Center for Livelihood (VCL) activities and for raw material/ stock.
Social mobilization is in progress and the community especially girls are happy to become a partner of 1.5% - 2.5% shareholder of profit while loss will be covered from contribution of the project. Jaag will establish online marketing system for increasing livelihood means. GNB brand will be develop and introduce. GNB will be described as Girlz N Boyz .
This all because of your support provided us an opportunity to empower girls of the area and reach to those who are victim of early marriage. I on behalf of Jaag Welfare Movement and community, thank you especially the Secretariat of GirlsNotBride and GlobalGiving for their support to raise funds for this project.
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