Social Transformation & Educational Prosperity S.T.E.P

1. Social Transformation & Educational Prosperity S.T.E.P l l

2. Presidential summary. In 2006, Social Transformation & Educational Prosperity-STEP, entered into six year of its community sustainable Development. There are lot of exposures renewals are approached Through community based activities. The internal and external evaluations The sharing of community of local area and STEP Members experiences. participation with the Local and national forums. Cooperation and participatory activities with grassroots organizations. The networking with local and national organizations. STEP is self sufficient in human potential by volunteers and local Community participation. The Team of STEP and Local community is committed to facilitate the grassroots community for the Education and social Transformation for the environmental Prosperity Starting from the self identifying, self supported developmental activities and programs. The main objective of this report is to keep members and supporters aware of STEP activities, failures, objectives, and local activities with the communities. Finally, STEP would like to acknowledge and thank our members who contribute and provide us finical and moral support to STEP Developmental activities Arif Paul President of STEP

3. Social Transformation and Educational Prosperity-STEP is community based organization working directly with the grassroots community with the methodology of participation, awareness and education. STEP also planned to train the focus community to plan their own programs and also to find the resources for their social and economic sustainability and viability. STEP believes in the community strength promoting decision making power at grassroots level as it leads to Sustainable community development. A STEP is sending its introductory material for you consideration and requesting the information regarding your organization and Procedure to collaborate and get partnership with your organization. We are looking forward to work together for the development of the deprived community in Future. We also request for the participation with your organization. Hope for the Good Response ARIF PAUL President STEP Enclose f.STEP&ac.STEP

4. Prologue of STEPSocial Transformation and Educational Prosperity-STEP is a non-profit, volunteer and non Governmental organization. “STEP” was inaugurated in 2000. It is working to develop the people through awareness. “STEP” started the mobilization of community of “Local Towns” is locality of Faisalabad People of the area especially women are deprived part of the society. They realized that their unity would change their marginalized life. So with the passage of time they themselves realized their problems which are hurdle in the way of their development. With few community meetings they became able to decide that a group is the present need of the areas which can assist to solve their problems. So resultantly they develop an organization named (Social Transformation and Educational Prosperity-STEP)VISION: “We envision empowering of ignored and Deprived communities.”MISSION STATEMENT:STEP’S mission is to honored (ignored and deprived communities) by involving them in their developmental programsLEGAL STATUS:STEP is Registered (RJSC/FSD/2005/88212) under the Societies Registration ACT XXI of 1860 by the Government of Punjab Pakistan.OBJECTIVES: 1.To aware the people about the importance of Education.2.To aware the people the root causes of their poverty 3.To aware the communities to improve their primary Health.4.To assist the people for self-developmental & women Empowerment Programs.5.To help the people for peace and harmony, 6.To rehabilitate special people for making them a healthy part of society.developmental Approaches: Focus the areas where there are opportunities of development but need to find out opportunities for the areas. Urge people for their self development &health Problems. Develop each group of the community but focus much ignored groups. Special attention towards disable and for their educationProgram of STEP: Basically we had not prepared program to implement for the community but the programs will be implemented which will be identify and developed by community with mutual discussion and understanding...

5. Program of STEPBasically we had not prepared program to implement for the community but the programs will be implemented which will be identify and developed by community with mutual discussion and understanding. Services of STEP Educational awareness services Awareness about the SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) Reference library Skill development program training Health improvement and awareness Resources of STEP A Human Resources (Qualified Staff) B Materialistic Resources (Books, Library, School Building) C Financial Resources Local Contribution Membership Fee Fund Raising From shows

6. Social Transformation and Educational Prosperity-STEP is a non-profit, volunteer and non Governmental organization. “STEP” was inaugurated in 2000. It is working to develop the people through Awareness & education. “STEP” started the mobilization of community of “Local Towns” is locality of Faisalabad People of the area especially women are deprived part of the society. They realized that their unity would change their marginalized life. So with the passage of time they themselves realized their problems which are hurdle in the way of their development. With few community meetings they became able to decide that a group is the present need of the areas which can assist to solve their problems. So resultantly they developed an organization named (Social Transformation and Educational Prosperity-STEP) • OBJECTIVES: • 1.To aware the people about the importance of Education. • 2.To aware the people the root causes of their poverty • 3.To aware the communities to improve their primary Health. • 4.To assist the people for self-developmental & women Empowerment Programs. • 5.To help the people for peace and harmony. • 6.To rehabilitate special people for making them a healthy part of society. • PAST AND INFORMAL ACTIVITIES: • Groups meetings (To find out all possible solutions of Communal problems) • Formation of small community groups to enhance unity for development • Encouragement for SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) & Health activities. • Meetings with school dropout (working & Street) children and encouragement for their rejoining to their education • Casual free education coaching center (To fortify education level in Slum areas)

7. Celebration special events with the Disable persons and support them for Skill & formal Education. Formal Activities Low Cost & Subsidize Education Program STEP, developed an educational program with the community of Gaffer Town (Remote & Slum Area of Faisalabad City). The program is developed by people of the area. The people, of the area discussed their problems that they can not send their children far away and in such schools, which are costly for them. So on acute need of community a School (Mashal-e-Rah model School) is started in the area. This School is situated at Gaffer Town with complete roof but with incomplete building. The School Teachers are Enthusiastic and motivated to fortify the Educational Level in this area with short Resources. Now we have 70 children. Adult Education Program With inauguration of (Mashal-e-Rah Model School), STEP got encouragement. This program also caught the attention of other community members. The program raised

8. aspiration in maid women & girls to get education. So they organized meeting and resultantly an adult education program is developed with women and girls of Gaffri Town. We started this program in the evening and use our school building for this purpose. Now we have 13 girls and women in adult education program. Free education coaching program. Many children are working in different sectors. So they are deprived from education. The children themselves showed their interest that they also need education. But their availability is not possible in the morning time. So they decided there should such an educational program which can help them to fulfill their need in the evening. For the purpose we made survey under the program. And made possible school drop out (Working and street children, to come for their consultancy for education. Now we have 32 children in our program. SME (Small and Medium Enterprisers) The community developed a program with discussion that there should be some income generating programs and Health Centers especially for women and Children. So we planed with community we must prefer to our small business (Preparation of Children Garments, Embroidery,Candies,sweets,biscuits,surf,soap making, tooth paste, shampoo making, toys Making, candle making,baskets,bag making etc).rather maid job.

9. PL ANS TO DO BY STEP: • Basically we had not prepared programs to implement upon community but the programs will be implemented which will be identify and developed by community with mutual discussion and understanding. • Awareness about technical education (For better employment) • Poverty elevation program for better nourishment of society. • Programs to reduce the gender discrimination • Health activities and special attention towards disabled. • Reading rooms, Recreation, Sports & cultural activities • Leadership and Vocational Trainings. • STEP planned to root out T.B through awareness and treatment • STEP Planned to work in Earth quack areas as most of the organization left the areas (The Physical condition of people is pitiable they need much care now) • STEP is Working on Prevention of Child Abuses and planned to continue it in future (WWSF given Partnership to STEP) • STEP is enhancing women status morally and physically organizing women seminars for their rights • To stop terrorism STEP Organizing Peace and harmony meetings • Achieved: • We got confidence in People through developing small community based programs. • Small program like school to uplift educational standard which is the key of development of any society • Got new field with the need of time emergency relief work (earthquake, Flood etc) • The community it self developed the organization, STEP and they are showing their entirely favor for it, which is the real sign of development

10. EVALUATION FOR FUTUR: • Evaluation should be through external & internal evaluator time to time. • For overall evaluation of the programs we will invite our net work organizations • We make it possible for other organizations to visit our programs • Their suggestions will be healthy sign for our improvement. • STEP Future Ambitions in working sectors. • Education:- • 1-Low cost & subsidize education program. • 2-Adult education program • 3-Free education coaching program and night school study centers. • 4-Education with working Boys. • Health:- • 1- Health education and environmental programs. • 2- Low cost Latrine Programs in slum areas. • 3- Community based Health Centers and Mobile Health Camps. • 4- Ladies Health worker and Training Programs. • 5-Clinical Laborites and Emergency Ambulance Services.

11. 6- Awareness and causes of Blindness, Hepatitis A, B, C, and • Dangue Fever & Malaria. • 7- TB Awareness, A result oriented Projects and Treatment • 8- Rehabilitation of Disable Children and awareness program • 9- Oral and street Theatres Health awareness Programs. • 10- AIDS /HIV & Reproductive Health awareness. • Skilled Developmental Programs:- • Low cost computer programs. • Car driving program. • Beauty Saloons Trainings. • Garments sewing embroidery etc. • Candies + sweets + biscuits + surf + soap making + tooth paste + shampoo making Skills. • Seminars with carpet Weaving Girls and boys. • Laboratory Technician Programs. • Youth Technical orientation Seminars. • Youth Developmental Programs:- • Seminars with youth + community meetings • Sports center for Health Awareness. • Reading rooms, Recreation, Sports & cultural activities. • Leadership Training • Human Rights Programs. • Peace and harmony through sports. • School dropouts:- • For the Vocational Training:- • Driving ,Printing, Book binding ,Motor vehicles ,Air conditions repairing • Women:- • Toys making, Candle making, Baskets, Bag making, Agriculture Cultivation, Technology, Small business enterprises. • Inter faith Harmony:- • Seminars with the other organizations on Peace Building. • Formation of committee of people belonging to different religion, Sects and faith. • Agricultural Development:- • Farmers (Kisan) Local Seminars and Seed awareness. • Animal Diseases and Vaccination Program • Goat Scheme. • Tree Plantation with school children to clean environment. • Veterinary Clinics Program • Old Age Programs and Shelters. • Day care Centers • Celebration of Different culture, national & International days. • International Training Involvement with others Organizations • Resource Center. • Gender Awareness.

12. Organization Structure General Body President General Secretary Office Staff Field Staff Finance Secretary Liaison Secretary (PRO) Office Secretary Program Officer Community Program Coordinator