Jerusalem Development Society (JDS)
Pakistan
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Brief introduction of organization, project description and proposed budget of 1000 Bio-Sand Nadi Filter (BSNF) and trainings.
ORGANIZATION INFORMATIONName / Jerusalem Development Society (JDS)-Pakistan
Registration Act / Societies Act XXI Of 1860-Hyderbad-Sindh-Pakistan (Registration No. 6476
Telephone / Phone No: 0223-032541
Fax. 0223-817834
Mobile No. 03003028993/0345-3537042
E-mail / Email:
Website / Website: jdspk.org
Address / Plot No. 226/A, Unit No. 6, Main Air Port Road, Christian Colony, Latifabad-Hyderabad-Sindh-Pakistan
Area of Expertise
(if applicable) / 1. Preventive Health Care Program (PHCP)
2. Economic Development Program (EDP)
3. Formal and Non-formal Education Program (FNFEP)
4. Agriculture & Environment Program (AEP)
5. Women Empowerment Program (WEP)
6. Disaster Response Program (DRP)
Organization Background: / Brief Introduction of Organization
Jerusalem Development Society (JDS) is a social based non-profit, non-commercial, non-religious and non-governmental organization which had started its work in 2008 from the villages of Thatta-Sindh-Pakistan with the help of its soft components. As the months went by the founder had had to work on the other sectors of development for the poverty-stricken to keep an eye on the requests which were being submitted in the office of JDS and started its hard components activities such as installation of low cost Bio-Sand Nadi Filters and low cost Fuel Efficient Stove and Free Medical Camps in the targeted villages along with the trainings.
Finally in January 2011 it was registered under the society act XXI of 1860 with the registration No. 6476 from the Govt. department of Sindh-Pakistan with the clear vision to see the rural society free from the social problems with the participatory approach and make them self-reliant in every walk of life for sharing its significant contributions in the process of reducing human suffering and social stigmatization by improving the livelihoods of poverty-stricken/marginalized communities and promoting peace through various development interventions.
Now JDS has also extended its services and started to work on awareness workshops on sundry sectors like health, environment, education, leadership etc. along with the hard components and now it is very familiar among the villages.
Our Mission:
Our mission is to “promote a better quality of life for communities, notably vulnerable populations, through their full participation in the development of their communities”.
Core Values
· Effective Service
· Social Justice
· Dignity and Worth of the people
· Importance of human relationships
· Integrity
· Competency
Operational System
Currently in 2013 JDS has 60 active team of volunteers for 08 targeted working districts, total 10 paid staff wherein 4 community facilitators and 4 paid field executives assigned to manage the implementation of the activities of 8 districts cluster-wise and 1 program manager in the front line, for the projects intervention in the field and collect the updates of 8 districts. Each project has a sector-wise heads while monitoring & evaluation department monitoring the project activities on regular basis of the project interventions. Moreover, facilities of human resource, logistic, procurement and administration are assisted by the paid 10 staff members as per their expertise and account provide is expertise to project staff.
The sector head report to program manager/areas coordinator and he is responsible to compile the report along with tracking sheet and send the same to Director and President of JDS for their information, perusal and record. The Director is responsible for the facilitation of organizational growth as a team leader and participates in project and planning and monitoring.
Organizational Transparency, Policy and Manual
JDS keep itself transparent to the donors and is providing all types of information considering the requirement. JDS is transparent to the beneficiaries and staff very much. JDS is also transparent to the Counterpart and Partners. JDS never try to hide any information to the stakeholders during working with them. JDS maintaining close relationship with Government and provides all necessary information to the relevant authorities of Govt. department. As far as policy and manual are concerned Personnel Policy/service rule, gender policy, child protection policy, quality standards, financial manual, strategic plan, program operational guideline with name of programs are available for all concerned department, projects heads and accessibility to easy to access for all. All staff, beneficiaries and counterparts respects the organizational rules and regulation, remain committed to the policy, procedures and system of the organization. Any violation of rules and regulations treats seriously and takes disciplinary actions accordingly.
Quality and Accountability Department (QAD)
All hard and soft components are checked by Quality Assurance Department before implementation in the targeted beneficiaries. The department involves from the initial stage of the Purchase Request and gives its suggestion to bring the quality work. The department assures the quality and gives the green light signal to the logistic department for loading the products which has to be sent in the targeted villages. As far as accountability is concerned, the department assures the community participation in all hard and soft components. The overall we conclude by saying this that the department is responsible to maintain the quality and urge the projects implementer to follow the standards set by humanitarian aid workers/organizations.
Geographical Served:
The programs of JDS has been implementing in 08 districts of Sindh, benefitting approximately 5,000 households. The program has focused on increasing access to safe water, construction of smokeless stoves, awareness on basic sanitation facilities, supporting behaviour change with relation to good health and hygiene practice, improving capacity at local and national government levels to support rural access to safe water and sanitation facilities.
The main objectives of the activities was to support improved equitable access to potable water, sanitation, promoting of fuel efficient stoves, and public health education, resulting in sustainable, improved health, well-being, women cooperative societies formed, women right, and provided relief among the affected families of flood of 2010 and torrential rain of 2011.
In addition, formed 50 cooperative societies and 10 Disaster Management Committee (DMCs) in the working villages and build their capacity to cope the disastrous situation. The detailed Annual Report and other relevant documents are also loaded on website www.jdspk.org for humanitarian organization.
Targeted Population
JDS works especially those areas which do not targeted by any one due to their difficult locations. JDS were selected the target communities from the lowest strata of society and brought them up with the help of its multifarious interventions with the help of development projects. The JDS worked for empower people limited by a low status in society in the areas of social, economic, domestic, personal and cultural development.
Social Network: JDS has also good rapport and linkages with Trust for Volunteers (TVO), Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD), Association for Development Pakistan (ADP) HAYAT-E-NAU, Sindh Association for Villagers Empowerment (SAVE), Society for Human Awareness, Development & Empowerment (SHADE), USAID-PAKISTAN, Christian World Service (CWS), Widow International (WI), Global Giving, USAID, Mercy Crops, Concern, Qarshi Foundation, IMMAP, NGO network, non-govt.org, CRIN, United Nation Public Administration (UNPA) etc.
No. of paid staff / Currently 10 personnel
No. of Volunteers / Currently 60
Revenues for past year / 1) Received Donations in PKR. Rs. 217562/-
2) Expenses out Rs. 186803/-
3) Balance Rs. 30759/-
List of major funding
Sources / 1) Local Individuals board members and friends supported for reoccurring cost of office and publication and formation of Village Development and Disaster Management Committees.
2) Advance Telecom supported for Bio-Sand Nadi Filter- 100 Sets
3) Cyber Consultants supported for Bio-Sand Nadi Filter- 50 Sets and for organizing Theater Performance on Health and Gender Issues.
4) Aftab Surgical supported for Bio-Sand Nadi Filter- 90 Sets and for awareness on Health and Hygiene Issues.
5) Afzal Paint House supported for construction of 100 Fuel Efficient Stoves (FES).
6) Spectrum Hyderabad supported for training on leadership, saving and formation of saving groups.
7) Sindh Enterprises supported for need assessment of the targeted areas.
8) Society for Environment and Health Awareness in Rural Areas (SEHARA) helped in-kind support of water purification of 100 bottles supported by Qarshi. .
Relevant Previous Experience / Staff Knowledge and Experienced: Staff Villages are already organized by JDS and has high interested for this intervention. This intervention is consists of local material and can buy from any market at any time and season. This Bio Sand Nadi filter has dual benefits; one is gives quality safe drinking water and second gives cool water. The filters are constructed entirely with local materials, and require little technical expertise for use or maintenance.
JDS has its trained and experienced staff members in this project and have already installed Nadi filters in some villages. The current staff of JDS has come from different humanitarian organizations and has at-least 5 to 10 years experienced in Installation of Nadi Filters as they have worked with SEEWA-Pak, Association for Humanitarian Development and sent the team to install 500 hundred Nadi Filter of Tearfund-International. This is the example of our trained staff that they have added water storage Nadi in order to reduce the risk of contamination in it as it was not added in the previous models. The staff is quite familiar with all standards such as Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP), Sphere; Community Participation, LEGS etc. so we keep in mind all standards when implement the project interventions.
Addition to this, the organization has a very close relationship with the community by having known their tradition and cultural values and need. JDS has its own equipped office in Hyderabad to operate the project activities. Before preparation of the project proposal JDS conducted random survey in the targeted villages and found the need of Nadi Filters and on the basis of this project is designed with the community participation. In this project suggestion of inhabitants are incorporated and experienced of staff are also incorporated. Due to this it is a very sure that the designed project will undoubtedly bring positive change in the targeted community.
Past Implementation Experienced of the Organization in Proposed Project: The JDS has implemented the same project of installation of 90 Bio Sand Nadi Filter (BSNF) along with the Health Awareness and Theaters.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Project Title / Provision of Bio-Sand Nadi Filter (BSNF) with Storage Nadi and Capacity building of targeted community for future sustainability
Project Location / Tando Mohammad Khan
The town is located at 25°8'N and 68°32'E at an elevation of 11 metres on the right bank of Fuleli canal at distance of 21 miles from Hyderabad. The targeted villages take 30 minutes to reach in the areas from Hyderabad and from Karachi it will take approximately 3 hours. It is located in the south of the province. In north of the district, Hyderabad and Tando Allahyar districts are located, Badin district lies on south and east, west boundary is shared by district Thatta and the Indus River flows through Northwest. Tando Mohammad Khan district comprises three Talukas viz. Tando Mohammad Khan, Bulri Shah Karim and Tando. It is located at a distance of 35km from Hyderabad. JSD intended to work with 1000 HHs in 10 Goths (1) Rashee, (2) Din Mohammad Nami (3) Je Shah Malha (4) Barchani (5) Dub (6) Kodo Mallah (7) Photo Mallah (8) Amb Solangi (9) Mohammad Sadiq Naro (10) Asharabad of 2 Union Councils named Saeed Matoo and Mulakatiar District Tando Mohammad Khan. The climate of the area is moderate. However April, May and June are very hot during the day time. Rainfall is highly erratic with an average of about 130mm. The monsoon dominates from July to September.
*Funding Amount requested / Total fund is required Pak Rs. 1,789,200/-
*Detailed itemized budget supporting the amount above / Proposed Budget for 1000 Bio Sand Nadi Filter with Storage Nadi for distribution to 1000
beneficiaries at Tando Mohammad Khan - Sindh - Pakistan
S.No. / Activity / Budget / Unit Cost / Quantity / The Global Giving / JDS / Community
Direct Cost
1 / Salaries
1.1 / Project Manager @ 20000 x 6 months = / 20,000 / 6 / 90,000 / 30,000
1.2 / Quality and Accountability Officer (QAO) @ 15,000 x 6 months = / 15,000 / 6 / 60,000 / 30,000
1.3 / Accountant @ 12,000 x 6 months = / 12,000 / 6 / 36,000 / 36,000
1.4 / 2 Community Facilitators-CF (1 male and 1 Female) @ 7,000 x 2 CF x 6 months = / 14,000 / 6 / 60,000 / 24,000
Total / 246,000 / 120,000
2 / Materials
2.1 / 1000 Big pot (Nadi) 32-34 inch @ 600 (good quality less seepage-machine made not hand-made) / 550 / 1,000 / 550,000
2.2 / 1000 Small pot (Nadi) 20-25 inches @ 400 (good quality less seepage-machine made not hand-made) / 380 / 1,000 / 380,000
2.3 / 1000 Pitcher (Matka) medium size (@ 100) / 80 / 1,000 / 80,000
2.4 / 100 Hammers / 150 / 200 / 30,000
2.5 / 100 Screw drivers / 100 / 200 / 20,000
2.6 / 1000 Piece of Pipe for Nadi 34 inch long and diameter ¾ / 70 / 1,000 / 70,000
2.7 / 20 bags of Cements / 450 / 20 / 9,000
2.8 / 1000 Taps and 1000 sockets (@ 100 set) / 100 / 1,000 / 100,000
2.9 / 3 types of Sand (per 150) / 100 / 1,000 / 100,000
2.10 / Rope 05 feet for tightening the clothes of pitcher and nadi (@ 10) / 20 / 1,000 / 20,000
2.11 / Nail 03 inch for holing purpose / 1 / 200 / 200
2.12 / 1000 white cloth pieces for pitcher and small Nadies-01 meter ( (@ 50) / 50 / 1,000 / 50,000
2.13 / 30 Measurement tapes (@ 100) / 100 / 30 / 3,000
2.14 / 50 sets of 3 different sizes of mesh (Jali for staining sand) big mesh 8-12 mm, medium mesh 4-6 mm and small mesh 2-3 mm. / 100 / 100 / 10,000
Total / 1,299,000
3 / Community Awareness
3.1 / 10 Trainings on VDC (facilitation charges) / 5000 / 10 / 50,000
3.2 / 10 Trainings regarding Nadi Making and Maintenance (facilitation charges) / 5000 / 10 / 50,000
3.3 / 10 Training on Health and Hygiene (facilitation charges) / 5000 / 10 / 50,000
3.4 / 05 Theater performance (facilitation charges) / 10,000 / 5 / 50,000
Total / 200,000
4 / Procurement/Logistics/Monitoring
4.1 / Transportation charges of 60 trucks / 1,500 / 60 / 90,000
4.2 / Loading and unloading charges (3 labors x 60 trucks = 90 x Rs.250 daily wages = / 60 / 100 / 6,000
4.3 / Rub Hall/Warehouse for 3 months / 15,000 / 3 / 45,000