MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT

   Board Meeting was held in HDF-National Office Rawalpindi, Pakistan on March 20^th 2003. Following major decisions were taken out in this meeting.

    The proposed budget of HDF-Pakistan was approved for the year 2003.

    HDF will work only in the existing HDF-Units (21 Units) all over the Pakistan and will not include any new unit in its program area in year 2003.

    The HDF personal policy will be reviewed and will be amended with incorporating positive changes.

    HDF will adopt and continue a Confidential Survey Process to find out the grievances of its staff members and to bring positive changes in its policies and procedures.         

    The salary structure of the support staff of HDF was revised and improved as per market demand.     

    3 senior positions were announced to meet the current organizational needs e.g. Program Manager Economic Development, Program Manager Foundation Development and Chief Operation Officer.

    To ensure the Broad Based Leadership and Collective Decision Making, a Management Council was formed consisting of all the Program Managers of the HDF-National Office, Pakistan. The Management Council will be responsible to look after all the affairs of HDF and to take all the decisions collectively.

 The Community members established 3,526 Enterprises by getting the facility of Credit and Training from HDF. HDF has disbursed an amount of Rs. 42 million to assist the entrepreneurs of its program area till March 03.

 Area Nazim “Sahib Khan” announced an amount of Rs. 100,000 as donation for HDF-Community Child Friendly School (Sheikhan # 1) of Zhob Region (One of the most remote areas of Baluchistan Province) in a function arranged by the Parents Teacher Association (PTA). Radio Pakistan Zhob broadcasted the entire program in the local transmission on March 15^th 2003.(see details on 2^nd page)

   The first batch of more than 300 students from HDF Child Friendly Schools appeared in Class 5^th Examination in HDF Mardan Region. 

   23^rd March was celebrated with honor and dignity in all the HDF Child Friendly Schools.

  The following honorable personalities visited the HDF-Program areas during the Month:

 Mr. Saghir Aslam (Board Member) visited Rahim Yar Khan, Karachi Kachi Abadi and Shamsabad region of HDF. He reviewed the progress and discussed the issues faced by all the sections.

Mr. Tasneem Ahmed Siddique (DG Sind Kachi Abadi Association) visited the Karachi Kachi Abadi Region and appreciated the efforts of HDF.

 Mr. Jamil from Khushali Bank Islamabad visited the field area jointly intervened by Human Development Foundation and Khushlaibank. He monitored the progress and Record at the Community Level at also at the Office Level.

 The Community Physical Infrastructure Component of HDF in Mardan, Rahim Yar Khan and Zhob regions geared up because of active participation of communities. HDF has initiated/completed about 60 Hand Pumps, 8 Watercourse Linings and 1 Link Road with a total cost of Rs. 3,310,410/ including Rs. 753,141 of community contribution. The community contribution either in cash or in kind is worth mentioning and showed its confidence on HDF.

    Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) asked HDF to present its Community Physical Infrastructure (CPI) Project Proposal for Second Phase, therefore HDF Engineering Section prepared a comprehensive project proposal in consultation of the regional staff of Rs. 80 million and submitted to PPAF.

   HDF initiated its Health Program from its Islamabad Region. The major achievements of Health Component during the month were as follows:

 The Lady Health Workers Started Home Visits on daily basis to deliver the Preventive Health messages in Islamabad Region.

Two Community Health Centers (CHCs) start functioning in two Villages (Kaleya, Arra) of Islabamabad Region, and one in Zhob Region during the reporting month of March 03.

 The following facilities are available in these Community Health Centers.

 Each Center has one LHV, one Dispenser, two Health Workers and two TBAs for proper Health Coverage of the Communities.        

 To manage these Community Health Centers, local social institutions were formed at Village Level (Village Health and Education Committee) and at the HDF-Unit Level (Unit Health and Education Committee).

 From day one these Centers were generating funds for their sustainability. The Centers generated a fund of Rs. 3,765 in one month by providing OPD Services in Islamabad Region.     

MONTHLY PROGERSS REPORT

Activities		Mardan			Shams abad			Rahim Yar Khan		Zhob		Karachi Kachi Abadi		Islamabad				Lahore			Total
# of HDF Units		6			5			4		2		2		1				1			21
Population benefited by HDF		60,000			40,000			32,000		26,000		16,000		7,000				7,000			188,000
Population benefited by HDF-NCHD		300,000			-			-		-		-		-				-			300,000
Population benefited by HDF-Khushalibank		-			-			27,736		-		-		-				-			27,736
Total Beneficiaries		360,000			40,000			59,736		26,000		16,000		7,000				7,000			515,736
Education
Activities		MDN			SBD				RYK			ZHB	KKA								ISB	TOTAL
# OF SCHOOLS		50			46				22			33	17								8	176
# OF STUDENTS		1,725			1,153				694			830	440								149	4,991
BOYS		672			563				346			488	218								62	2,349
GIRLS		1,053			590				348			342	222								87	2,642
# OF DROP OUTS (during month)		7			1				10			51	6								5	80
SMF (School Management Fund) (Rs.)		130,050			76,630				89,643			38,460	26,660								4,105	365,548
PTAs FORMED		49			40				12			33	16								4	154
# OF ADULT LITERACY CENTERS		11			26				10			21	23								5	96
# OF TEACHERS TRAINED		157			154				75			91	94								22	593
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Activities	MDN		SBD			RYK					ZHB					KKA				Total
# OF DOs (Development Organizations)	220		168			225					63					80				756
# OF VDOs	8		8			11					5					2				34
MEMBERSHIP OF DOs	3,379		2,750			3,517					917					949				11,512
DO-SAVINGS	696,198		1,235,692			1,853,005					71,427					228,185				4,084,507
TOTAL # OF LOANS ISSUED	914		1353			1049					97					113				3,526
LOANS ISSUED TO MALE MEMBERS	533		817			860					84					84				2,378
LOANS ISSUED TO FEMALE MEMBERS	381		536			189					13					29				1,148
CREDIT DISBURSED	13,843,018		13,000,013			11,663,795					1,223,370					2,420,912				42,151,108
ENTREPRISES ESTABLISHED	914		1,353			1049					97					113				3,526
# OF TRAININGS IMPARTED	221		198			201					75					128				823
# OF PERSONS TRAINED	3,031		3,676			3,086					963					1,505				12,261
COMMUNITY PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Activities	MDN			SBD			RYK					ZHB					KKA		Total
Hand Pumps	15			0			22					5					0		42
Delay Action Dams	0			0			0					1			0				1

CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW OF HDF ACTIVITIES