Technical & Financial Proposal

On
“Provision of Quilt & Bed spread making Training in North Waziristan &
Khyber Tribal Districts”

Building a Prosperous Pakistan

Submitted by:

Organization Name: Institute of Rural Management (IRM)

Address: IRM Complex, #7, Sunrise Avenue, Main Park Road near COMSATS University, Islamabad
Registration: Reg. # 0072371 under Section 42 of Companies Ordinance, 1984.
Tel: +92-51- 8742201-7
Web: www.irm.edu.pk
Email: pmer@irm.edu.pk
About IRM:

Institute of Rural Management (IRM) is the largest capacity development and learning facility
in the not-for-profit sector outside government in Pakistan. Over a period of 25 years, IRM has
the distinction of developing the capacity of professionals in more than 20 countries. IRM has
undertaken multi-sectoral projects and has the varied experience of working with US & UN
agencies, INGOs, public sector organizations and other bilateral and multi-lateral agencies
locally and internationally.

IRM is committed to empowering the rural communities and to harness their true human,
social and economic potential for an improved quality of life. Its expertise and outreach is
further enhanced by partnerships and alliances that have been forged with organizations and
institutions (including local partners and government line departments) that support in
achieving its goals and objectives.

Geographical Coverage: IRM has coverage across all the provinces of Pakistan including FATA,
Azad Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. IRM has extensive community outreach through its
partner Rural Support Programmes (RSPs). IRM’s experts have an in-depth understanding of
the diverse, cultural, lingual, ethnic and economic needs of all the regions in Pakistan. IRM has
Head office in Islamabad and regional offices in all provinces.

Capacity Statement: IRM is an ISO 9001:2015 certified entity with highly organized internal
controls and systems in place, which include financial procedures, staff service rules, gender
policy, as well as standard operating procedures for administrative processes. A well-defined
organization structure is in place with total transparency in financial & procurement matters,
with zero tolerance towards misappropriation and gender related issues. IRM has the capacity
to train 20,000 - 50,000 individuals annually. IRM has developed the capacity of over one
million professionals and community members including 45% Women.

Philosophy & Approach: IRM believes in social inclusion and economic empowerment of
every individual with special focus on Women Empowerment. With the provision of right skills
and knowledge, IRM envisions a world where everyone has the opportunity to harness their
true potential. IRM adapts a diagnostic approach for assessing the capacity building needs and
the functional maturity of the clients. The need and maturity assessment in turn provides the
basis for need- based guidance and for subsequent human and institutional development and
other technical support. The interventions are designed after assessing the community
/organizational needs.
International Recognition: IRM has or is implementing projects under bilateral agreements
and direct agreements with USAID, ILO, World Bank, UNDP, Asian Development Bank, Swiss
Development Corporation, IFAD, DFID, ESCAP, UNOPS, and UNICEF etc. Due to its efforts and
services in the field of empowering people through HRD, the institute has been declared as the
“Centre of Excellence” by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
Furthermore, IRM has the distinction of being the only NGO from Pakistan in the Top 200
NGOs of the world.

Financial Management Capability:

IRM has well established accounting and internal control systems for the smooth and
transparent operations of the Company and project affairs. IRM has a purpose built accounting
system known as "Financial Information System" (FIS) for recording all the accounting
transactions. FIS has the provision to keep separate books of accounts for each project,
separate from the company accounts and can produce various kinds of financial Reports. IRM
prepares monthly as well as quarterly accounts and variance reports of each project. IRM also
complies with the requirements of different donors as mentioned above. Ernst & Young are the
auditors of IRM.

Major Activities of IRM:

IRM’s programmes are guided firmly by the principles of inclusive approach, human rights,
gender sensitivity, environment friendliness, respect for cultural norms and human dignity, and
creativity. Narrowing gender and socio-economic gaps in labour force participation,
entrepreneurial activity, and education for vulnerable segments of the society is at core of IRM
organizational agenda for sustainable development. Its major projects have focused on
Vocational and Technical Education, Entrepreneurship, Community Development &
Empowerment through Social Mobilization and Women Economic Empowerment. The
programme constantly refreshes the types of trades and courses it offer, depending on the
need.

IRM is continually developing varied partnerships to expand its outreach and training areas at
national and international levels. IRM has an on-going partnership with the International
Training Center of ILO (ITC-ILO), Italy & University of Massachusetts - Civic Initiative, for
collaborations and developing interventions in livelihoods, tourism, hospitality and more.
IRM has strong Linkages with different stakeholders such as Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, All the provincial Employers' Federation of Pakistan, Pakistan Workers Federation,
National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), and other key players in the job market
to ensure that individuals or groups can initiate and sustain the income generating activity
(wage or self-employed) and also raise productivity in trade areas for which training was
provided. Business development group are also formed to create linkages with market. Post
training services is an important part of all IRM vocational training programs where individuals
after completing training are linked with public and private entities through apprenticeship and
job placements.

PCP Certification: IRM is also certified by Pakistan Center for Philanthropy (PCP) for
meeting the desired standards and requirements in the areas of Internal Governance,
Financial Management and Program Delivery and its certification has been renewed once
again for the next three years.

Professional Services and Support:

 Vocational, Technical and Educational Centres are established in Azakhail-Nowshera,
Jamshoro-Sindh and Rawalpindi along with Mobile Field Training Centers (FTCs) in far
flung field areas with the aim of providing employable vocational, technical and
educational skills to the to the vulnerable and marginalized men and women of rural
areas, and persons with disabilities.
 Conduction of extensive Training Needs Assessments (TNA), labour market studies,
institutional and organizational evaluations and more for different projects funded by
national, international, governmental and non-governmental institutions/organizations.
 IRM Digital Library serves as a repository of knowledge, both contemporary and
historical. One significant point of focus is the archives of the RSPs field experience and
Akhter Hameed Khan.

Quality Assurance: The IRM training centers are supervised by programme monitoring unit at
Head Office level, which pays regular visits to ensure quality in training. All IRM training centers
meet the training standards established by the provincial National Vocational & Technical
Training Commission (NAVTTC), Trade Testing Board, Skill Development Council and Board of
Technical Education.
Objectives of Training Project
The aim of the project is to provide the selected target beneficiaries, 35 women, from North
Waziristan Tribal District (Miran Shah) and 15 women from Khyber Tribal District (Sipah Tribe)
with one month vocational and technical skills training to help them engage in gainful
employment. Through the training project, IRM will empower these rural women by developing
and strengthening their skills through market-centric training.

Rationale - Importance of TVET Education: The emergence and increasing importance of

Vocational Education and Technical Training in Pakistan as a vital source of employable,
technically qualified women graduates to work in areas as diverse as agriculture, livestock,
formal and informal education, hospitality, business enterprises, health technicians, etc., is now
viewed as a central part of the improving the economic livelihoods of rural youth as well as the
economy of the country as a whole. This unconventional educational approach, offers a variety
of educated employability solutions for the marginalized rural women and adolescent girls to
reach socio-economic success.

Focus on Job Placement/ Apprenticeship: IRM encourages apprenticeship after formal

employable skills training in different market driven trades. This involves on job
placement/training to learn and refine existing skills. IRM has previously arranged
apprenticeship/internship programs for youth by assessing the workshop/industry/production
center for apprenticeship, fixing the apprenticeship time period and then signing MOUs with
employers. The second stage involves a formal orientation of employers to ensure learning in
decent and enabling learning environment and providing a standardized quality curriculum
that is monitored and results in a formal examination of the apprentice at the end of their work
cycle.

Proposed Training Methodology

IRM Team Overview

The success of any Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme is
based upon an amalgam of a few essential factors. One major factor crucial to achieve the
project objectives successfully is the accurate identification and selection of the intended
trainee and trade selection according to market demand.
Another important feature is the conduction of a labour market study or a market assessment
to identify the needs of the target community as well as the market driven trades required for
providing abundant employment opportunities in the future.
IRM’s KP TVET Team will oversee this project and its activities in the proposed location by
establishing a field training centre near the vicinity of the target group. IRM will design,
coordinate, conduct and monitor the events held and report to the Programme Manager who
in turn will coordinate with the Client Project Team. The core project team will also hold
meetings with the client when required, to go through the progress and monitoring of the
training events. Our experience shows that this mode of arrangement has always helped us in
understanding the assignment better and to deliver the results to the satisfaction of the client.
This will help overcome any challenges faced and to take immediate remedial measures to
achieve the project objectives successfully.
The methodology consists of a set of procedures for institutional and administrative
arrangements with close coordination among stakeholders. IRM will customize the training
according to need of the market and community and deliver appropriate training and
providing the necessary post-training support services.
Stage 1: Pre-Training (1) Social & Technical Assessment of the target group (2) Institutional
arrangements for 02 mobile field training center establishment in the two target locations, etc.
(3) Curriculum Design & Approval
Stage 2: Training Delivery (1) Technical and Vocational Skills (and BMST) Training Events
conducted for 50 participants in Quilt and Bed spread making skills training (2) Weekly
Assessment/pre & post evaluations of participants and trainers (3) Active Monitoring Process
Stage 3: Post-Training (1) Develop a Project Completion Report (2) Provision of toolkits by
IRP to the participants.

Description of TREE Training Methodology:

Pre Training Arrangements

The most important step of the TREE methodology is Pre-Training which helps in identifying
the economic opportunities and demand for the potential skill that are required in the locality.
Following activities will be undertaken in the pre-training phase:
I. Screening of the identified target beneficiaries on mutually agreed/approved criteria by
using Poverty Score Card (PSC) from villages/communities where the project will be
implemented.
II. The selection and list of the trainees will be finalized with the support of IRP.
 III. The selection of training venue will be initiated in consultation with IRP.
IV. Sharing the work plan and training modules with IRP Team. The plan will include course
contents of the training, focal persons of trade, list of contact persons, joining
instructions for administrative arrangements etc.
V. The agreements with resource person (Trainer and Co-Trainer) will also be considered as
key activity of pre-training arrangements.
VI. The purchase of consumables and other tools will be finalized.

Training Delivery Services

I. The trainees will be supported by developing and enhancing their skills to improve
livelihood options and enable them to reach wider market. A livelihood strategy for
these trainees will be developed based on their aptitude and market demand which will
serve as the basis for conducting Vocational, Business Management Skills and Life Skills
Training and will capacitate them in setting up small scale enterprises or get wage
employment.
II. The training timing will be from 08:30 am to 01:30 pm (05 hours per day, 06 days a week)
and 15 working days.
III. Trainees will also be offered training on Business Management Skills/enterprise
development as well as on Life skills. The objective is to orient the participants on
business management and enable them to engage in entrepreneurship.
IV. Special emphasis of training programme besides imparting technical skills will also be
on green skills (safety at work, safe & secure environment).
V. Participants with minimum 80% attendance will be awarded certification by IRM.

 All training related material including the stationary will be purchased / arranged for
training venues.
 IRM, being a TTB (Trade Testing Board) registered organization will issue the certificates
during ceremonies in consultation with IRP.
Post-Training:
 Travel Allowance (TA) will be issued to the trainees. IRM will include travelling allowance of
RS 500/- daily for each participant (50 trainees for 15 days), which will be paid in cash to
each trainee on certification day (7,500 PRK per trainee) and receiving lists shall be
submitted to IRP Senior project officer, Field Office Bannu for financial settlement.
 A project completion report will be submitted to the client.
  IRM will add data to its existing MIS Database for this project which will monitor training
& post training activities and disseminate information.
The following information will be provided through the customized database:
 Training workshops complete Trainer/instructor and participant details;
 Monitoring and evaluation activities conducted;
 Updated online archives of training materials.
Training Consumables: The training coordinator is responsible for pre training arrangements
including, equipment, sitting arrangement, consumables and stationary.
Training Evaluation: This evaluation is included in the training reports as well, so as to assess
the overall training outcome in correlation to the training objectives. At the end of evaluation,
project staff prepares a report of each training session from the participants, as per standard
practice and analyzes the impact of training on community and their livelihood in future
perspectives.
Training Staff: Training workshops are arranged by highly motivated and professional group
of practitioners and instructors who have many years of experience implementing training
projects around Pakistan. In addition to provision of Vocational Skills the staff is trained to
work and improve general attitudes, behavior, and relationships among trainees. The
Instructors / Trainers and coordinators will be fluent in Pashto, Urdu, and any local languages
required for the trainees.
Special Measures for Women and PwDs: Keeping in view the social and cultural norms of the
area which may restrict the mobility of women and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), Field
training centers (FTCs) will be set up in the vicinity of the trainees to ensure maximum
participation of women in the programme. The 02 field centers will be established for the
period of 30 days for Vocational Training.
IRM has 25 years of TVET Capacity Building experience which has resulted in developing
community trust and arranging quality training. IRM successfully implemented the UCBPRP
project in the rural districts of Interior Sindh, namely, district Shikarpur, Jacobabad and
Kashmore. Under this project, IRM not only arranged training at local level in Sindh but the
rural women from Interior Sindh also attended residential training conducted in Islamabad.
IRM successfully trained 31,000 individuals and 70% of trainees either became self employed or
wage employed as a result of quality training and post training services of IRM, according to
independent tracer study conducted by Institute of Business Management Sukkur (IBA).
IRM TVET Value Additions:
 IRM equip participants of Vocational & Technical Skills with the maximum practical
knowledge. The general practice at IRM TVET comprises of 80% practical & 20%
theory.
 In-built Life Skills and Enterprise / Business Management Skills Training Sessions.
 Both surprise quizzes & pre-decided tests are taken to examine the progress of
trainees.
 Pre and post-tests to analyse the performance and learning of the participants.

Outcomes of proposed plan:

I. The selected 50 women (beneficiaries) in the project district will be imparted training
on employable skills. 'Hand on experience' through vocational training will help in
reducing external dependency of the target population.
II. Increase in income generation opportunities to reduce poverty and unemployment
ratio of the target areas which are still suffering from the affects of poverty and local
environment hazards /challenges. Successful beneficiaries will combat poverty by
contributing towards their household income and ultimately improve local economy
of district.

M&E and Reporting: The IRM project team will conduct monitoring of the project activities.
However, monitoring specialist at IRM PMU will be responsible for compiling information and
documenting the lessons learnt and will submit the information on a given format as and when
required. A detailed project work plan will be developed in which the project activities will be
documented with specific time line and implementation mechanism. IRM’s Management
Information System (MIS) will be adapted and utilized to keep the digital record of the project
beneficiaries (attendance and registration), workshop evaluations, training material archive and
calendar overview of all training activities.
In order to identify exact needs of the beneficiaries to be addressed during the workshop,
feedback pertaining to the classroom teaching problems will be collected from the participants.
In this specific project, further, to evaluate the learning curve, pre and post-tests and workshop
evaluations will be conducted. During training, mentoring and guidance will be available to the
participants.
The trainers will plan their activities on weekly basis and daily review meetings will be arranged
with the IRM Field Team to assess the progress against given plans. The periodic narrative and
financial progress reports will be submitted to the client. The Finance officer of IRM will provide
assistance in financial arrangements and cash flow. The project staff will maintain complete
record of project activities.
I. IRM project focal/manager will participate in the project meetings.
II. A detailed project work plan will be developed in which the project activities will
be documented with specific time line and implementation mechanism.
III. Weekly staff meetings will be arranged to review the project progress and give
recommendations.
IV. The Team Leader will be in close contact with the field team to ensure the
smooth progress of the project activities.
V. The project training activities will be evaluated at the end of each training event
to determine the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of
the project interventions.
VI. In order to make the training effective and outcome based, participants will be
asked to evaluate training facilities provided, the comprehensiveness of course
contents of training and resource person’s style of delivery. The monitoring
officers will personally evaluate the participants to judge their level of
understanding on daily basis.

Deliverables:
The following supporting documents and deliverables will be provided to the client after the
successful completion of training:
 Attendance sheet (Trade / Training wise)
 Registration of Trainees (Trade / Training wise)
 Schedule of training
 Training wise pictures
 Training Completion Report
 Pre & post assessments
 TA disbursement form

IRM External Evaluations:

SPPAP (Vocational Training) – Third Party Validation Report 2017*

Validation of Vocational Trainees available - 99.58% achieved
Utilization of the Vocational Training - 89.33 % achieved
Satisfaction of Trainees with the Vocational \Training - 97.28 % achieved
*Conducted by P&D Department, Government of Punjab
SPPAP (Entrepreneurship Training) – Third Party Validation Report 2017*

 Training Trade Validation of Entrepreneurship Training – 100 % achieved

 Trade Utilization of the Entrepreneurship Training – 81 % achieved
 Satisfaction of Trainees with the Entrepreneurship Training – 100% achieved

*Conducted by P&D Department, Government of Punjab

Government of Sindh, Union Council Based Poverty Reduction Programme-UCBPRP*

– The results of the study suggest that the overall program has been successful in
achieving the desired short term outcome that is providing trainings to the needy
people. The training has developed the skills of particular trades among the
trainees. The program has attained more success in women because most of the
women have been self-employed and male are waiting for the jobs and only a
few have started their own work. The long term results of reducing poverty could
be seen after some time. However some 91% of the target respondents have
either been employed or self employed after the trainings.
* Excerpts from IBA Tracer Study 2014
International Labour Organization -TREE PROJECT*
• Young, single men who were previously unemployed are now gainfully
employed or self-employed,
• Shift of Government thinking from marketable skills only to marketable as
wells as employable skills.
• The social benefits are self-esteem and the new-found respect of families
and communities; the young men are seen as role models in their
communities.
• The results showed that approximately 84% of the trainees (Women and
Men) have either been employed or self employed and there is a significant
increase in their income.

* Excerpts from US Dept of Labor evaluation

IRM Experience & Past Performance

IRM has vast experience in designing and implementing different programs and establishing
and operating Field Training Centers (FTCs) for women, men, minorities, people with disabilities
all across Pakistan and has conducted training events for a diverse range of participants. IRM
has also developed training curriculum/content including manuals/modules on a variety of
thematic areas and technical trades. Stated below is the summary of few ongoing and
completed projects:

Women Skills Development Centers in FATA

IRM with the financial support from FATA Development Authority has established Women Training Centers
in the tribal area of Bajaur Agency to provide over 360 women with training in tailoring, dress making,
hand/machine knitting, hand and machine embroidery to FATA women. The duration of training was six
months.
Entrepreneurship training to FATA youth under its Skills development & Entrepreneurship Training
Program, 2012-2016
The FATA Development Authority awarded IRM with this entrepreneurship project to train 5600 Youth in
order to encourage FATA Youth in setting up their own enterprises & provide management advisory
services. The project also aimed to facilitate FATA youth in finding jobs within the country or abroad and
help the Youth Entrepreneurs for market identification and product development. IRM has successfully
completed the project.

SIF (Secours Islamique France) Peshawar - Livelihoods Development of Afghan Refugees Project II

Secours Islamique France (SIF) Mission Pakistan is operational since 2010 in Pakistan and implemented
projects in Sindh, Punjab, KPK and Kashmir. Currently, SIF has initiated a short term (six and half months)
Livelihoods project on Employable Skills trainings for Afghan Refugees/Host Residing in Peshawar Camps
and off camp areas. IRM implemented the Vocational Skills Component of this project at VTEC Azakhail. An
initial assessment for selection of target community was conducted and extreme vulnerable Households
were identified. The selected project beneficiaries were enrolled in demand driven trades at IRM. 200 Men
and Women Trainees have completed training in different trades including, Beautician, Embroidery,
Stitching, RAC, and Electrician.

NRSP- LACIP: Livelihood and Small Scale Community Infrastructure Project

IRM KP is implementing training component of Livelihood and Small Scale Community Infrastructure
Project funded by KFW and PPAF. It is implemented by NRSP in two districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The
project aims to help individuals sustain the quality of their lives by providing need based training to help
participants acquire skills through which income of each household can be increased. IRM has successfully
trained 256 participants under this project. Trainings have been provided to the beneficiaries in various
trades which include mobile repairing, plumbing and pipe fitting, building electrician, tailoring and motor
car driving. BMST training is also a part of LACIP training programme to provide trainees with essential skills
for starting up a new business.

Plan International funded ICT Digital Learning Training in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

IRM conducted training on Digital Learning in May, 2017 in Azakhail, KP. The training was funded by Plan
International and supported by Dept. of Education with the aim to educate its participants in the use of
today’s technology (such as computers and smart phones) actively and safely. 14 schools were the target
beneficiaries of this project.

Southern Punjab Poverty Alleviation Project (SPPAP) – (Sep 2014 to Sep 2017)
The Government of Punjab, with financial assistance of the International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD), launched a project titled South Punjab Poverty Alleviation Project (SPPAP) in
districts Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Muzaffargarh and Rajanpur in South Punjab. The overall goal of the
project was to reduce rural poverty in Southern Punjab with special focus on Women Economic
Empowerment. The project consists of two components

 Vocational Training Organization (VTO) component: The purpose of VTO was to provide
employable skills to women and men so that they could start their work or business or get wage
employment to earn their living and contribute to reduce the poverty. IRM gives great emphasis
on ensuring that people are trained according to their needs, existing opportunities and market
demands. Under VTO component of SPPAP 7,325 women and 7,310 men and have been trained
from September 2014 –June, 2017 with the total of 14,635.

 Entrepreneurship Training Organization (ETO) component: The purpose of ETO was to

create and expand economic opportunities for rural community by giving them quality
entrepreneurship training and making them able to establish or expand their micro-enterprises.
Secondly, ETO aim was to train Entrepreneur Activists (EAs) who will support in entrepreneurship
development activities in their communities. Under ETO 2,041 women and 2,054 men have been
trained from September,2014-June, 2017 with total of 4,095.

According to Third party evaluation which was carried out by Planning & Development department
(Govt. of Punjab) validation of VTO project is 99.58%, trade utilization 89.33%, satisfaction of trainees
97.28%. Similarly validation of ETO project is 100%, utilization of ETO 81%, satisfaction of trainees is
100%.

Youth Economic Empowerment (YEE) Project (Aug 2012- Dec 2017)

YEEP in District Chakwal was awarded to IRM by Plan International. It focused on the economic growth
of the Youth especially young girls, youth with disabilities and minorities in the target district/areas.
Project Components includes :Training Need Assessment: 2459 (young women: 1207 & young men:
1252), Skills Plus Training: 766 (young women: 463 & young men: 303), Technical Training Scholarships :
766 (61% young women) , Technical Training of Youth with Disabilities (YWDs) : 47 (young women:19 &
young men: 28), On-job Training/apprenticeship: 685 (young women: 460 & young men: 225), Advance
Skills Training: Total 20 (young women: 09 & young men: 11), Youth Forum Formation: 112 (56 young
women forums and 56 young men forums), Gender Equality Monitors(GEMs) Sessions: Total 1300
(young women: 700 & young men: 600), Handy Skills Training (HST): Total 818 (752 women and 66
men).
According to third party Project End Evaluation report 80% of YEEP graduates are engaged in income
generation activities. Gender Equality Monitors (GEMs) are playing bridging role between project and
community. Agency of girls/women change as they adopt non-traditional skills like driving, clinical
Assistant, Mobile Repairing and Office Management.

Punjab Youth Workforce Development Project (PYWDP – September 2017 to September, 2018):
IRM in partnership with Louis Berger is currently implementing USAID PYWDP in Southern Punjab. The
main objective of this project is to enhance the capacity of the selected rural youth beneficiaries from
Districts Multan, Lodhran, Muzaffargarh and Bahawalpur, through market driven technical and
vocational trainings and apprenticeship programme to generate monthly income at house hold level
and Capacity Building of local public TVET institutes.

Sindh Union Council and Community Economic Strengthening Support Project (SUCCESS -
October 2015 to October 2021): IRM is implementing the vocational and technical skills training
component in the three year EU/NRSP funded SUCCESS project in four Districts of Sindh (Matiari, Tando
Allah Yar, Tando Muhammad Khan, and Sujawal.)

Ride In Pink Project (Sep 2017 - Dec 2019)

Building on Pink Rickshaw Initiative Plan International Pakistan and IRM introduce Ride In Pink that will
aim at giving young women/girls access to women friendly, quality, safe and economical transport
services through overcoming mobility barriers and also give skills to manage a women friendly
transportation service. Sustainable and decent work opportunities are created for disadvantaged young
women in a women managed transportation company/cooperative (WTC) aiming at overcoming
mobility barriers for other young women and girls in Chakwal. The women economic empowerment is
the main thrust behind this project and part of achieving that is embedded in transforming rigid cultural
perspectives and challenging gender roles. The aim is to improve the status of women in terms of
gainful employment, pursuit of different career pathways, skill learning and economic opportunities.
Gender sensitivity is an integral part of this project. Women managed Transport Company to ensure
safe and harassment free commuting services for young women and girls.
During pilot phase, 3 women rickshaw drivers/pilots are trained and provided with rickshaws. The
feasibility plan and routes for piloting are chalk out, rickshaw drivers are now on road and generating
income. Furthermore, 9 Women recently have completed their Rickshaw driving training and awaiting
their license before going on to the road. The next batch will be comprised of 4 Women Rickshaw
drivers and 5 Women Carry Van drivers hence completing the target of 20 Women drivers.

Vocational Trainings under Gwadar-Labella Livelihood Support Project (GLLSP) – Balochistan

(Mar 2017- March 2019)
IRM is currently implementing the Gwadar Lasbela Livelihood Support Project (GLLSP) funded by the
International Fund for Agriculture and Development (IFAD) with the overall aim to reduce poverty,
improve ecologically sustainable income opportunities and improve the infrastructure and access to
services for poor and marginalized people of the coastal districts of Balochistan. The main GLLSP
components include:

i. Skill Enhancement through Non Residential vocational training (Women: 2,484 & Men:1,200)
ii. Skill Enhancement through Residential vocational training (Men:1200)
This consists of an integrated package including several activities aimed to strengthen the focus on skill
development sectors, build value chain partnerships with private entrepreneurs and enhance the
potential for sustained livelihoods, providing social protection, productive assets, skills and access to
community infrastructure and services which can help increase the productivity and incomes of poor
households on a sustainable basis and easier access to micro-credit.

IRMs Long Term Agreement with UNICEF (January 2014-ongoing)

IRM entered into Long Term Arrangement (LTA) with UNICEF Pakistan in 2014 to create an efficient
system of staff training services required by Polio section of UNICEF in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan.
It also enabled IRM to offer its training services on a large scale. With the success of the previous LTA,
UNICEF has awarded a new LTA for its training programme. 93 events were conducted on Inter Personal
Skills, Effective Facilitation Skills, Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tools and techniques and ToT in
Balochistan, KP-FATA, Islamabad, Sindh and Punjab.
As part of the LTA, IRM provided the following services:
 Strengthen the capacity of the field staff to become master trainers
 Provide tailor made training according to the needs of the participants in various
thematic areas
 Equip the field staff with appropriate knowledge, skills and behaviour to respond to the
queries of the stakeholders and communicate the message effectively
 Ensure that the field staff understands and performs their work responsibilities
effectively and efficiently based on learning acquired from the training
 Develop modules and design curriculum according to the guidelines of UNICEF

UNDP - Community Based Disaster Risk Management Project (CBDRM) - Phase II

IRM has successfully completed CBDRM Phase-II in collaboration with UNDP Pakistan which was aimed to
strengthen the capacities of eight target communities in lower Dir to improve disaster risk management,
disaster preparedness and mitigation measures at community level. The intervention consisted on both
structural and non-structural mitigations measures to enhance community level disaster management,
community resilience by engaging local women, men and community level key leaders. Major targets
achieved by IRM - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Team under CBDRM Phase-II include the reassessment of the
interventions of CBDRM Phase-I, formation of community organizations, capacity building of 120 CO
members and establishment of disaster mitigation and response system at community level, finalization and
implementation of disaster mitigation plans/schemes and enhancing coordination and linkages to facilitate
disaster risk reduction at local and district level among stakeholders and communities. The project
intervention has provided opportunities to local communities for decision making without any
discrimination which is one of the manifestations of poverty amongst other. The project provided decent
representation to women in schemes prioritization and selection keeping in view the local cultural
sensitivity and norms and provided different opportunities for the local women to make decisions regarding
community development, planning and implementation. Knowledge and information sharing with target
communities and COs about climate change impacts, access to clean drinking water and sanitation services
was discussed during structural mitigation schemes planning, implementation and meetings.
Training on Conflict Sensitive Planning and Gender Responsive Recovery to Local Government
and Civil Society-UNDP in district Swat & Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

In FY 2010-2011, in order to build the skills of local government and CSOs with regard to conflict
sensitive planning and gender responsive recover, the Sustainable Development through Peace-
building, Governance and Economic Recovery in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Peace and Development
Programme), IRM implemented a training project "Training on Conflict Sensitive Planning and Gender
Responsive Recovery to Local Government and Civil Society in district Swat and Buner" that was funded
by UNDP. The main objective of this intervention was to build the capacity of stakeholders, comprising
of relevant government representatives, Academia, CSOs, NGOs involved in the peace building and
conflict management initiatives in the KPK region, The intervention was expected to:

 Refine skills for conflict sensitive planning and implementation

 Enhance the understanding of gender equality and mainstreaming of gender concerns in
to conflict sensitive development initiatives;
 Upgrade skills for evaluating the impact of development initiatives on peace and conflict
for both men and women; and
 Build relationships and linkages between development actors at different levels and from
different sectors

UNICEF funded Accelerated Learning Project, FATA (Phase 1 and 2)

The Institute of Rural Management (IRM), in collaboration with FATA Development Authority and financial
assistance from UNICEF, successfully completed the Accelerated Learning Program in December, 2013 in
the project operational areas of Mohmand and Bajaur Agencies. All the activities provided in the PCA were
completed as per schedule and agreed joint work plan between UNICEF and IRM. In the first phase of the
project, IRM developed a condensed ALP curriculum which was duly approved by both FATA Education
Secretariat and UNICEF. 25 ALCs were established and 1000 students (26% girls) were selected and
provided accelerated education for one year. To ensure the quality of education, 50 teachers were identified
and trained on modern teaching techniques. The end result was phenomenal and 992 students passed the
exam administered by the FATA Education Secretariat and were awarded grade 5 equivalence certificates,
enabling them to join regular schools in grade 6. After successful completion of Phase one, the project was
extended for one year with the target of setting up another 25 ALCs in the same target area and bring an
additional 1000 out-of-school children back to mainstream education. IRM successfully completed both
phase 1 and phase 2 of the project.