Projects’ manual of Ajman Businesswomen Council
Bedayat “Beginnings”
Anamel Watania“National Hands”
Lahom “For Them”
Khidmah “Women Transport Service”
Initiatives, programmes and projects of AJBWC
Bedayat Licence:
A3 year free of charges homeeconomic permit, issued byAjman Businesswomen Councilin collaboration withthe MunicipalityandPlanningDepartment in Ajman
Licence’s inception
Ajman’s first home economic licence was issued in Feb, 2007
The licensees
300 women
The licence offers:
-practicing an economic activity legally
-inexpensive economic opportunities for women
-opportunities tomarket the products
-variety of activities, such as domesticrestaurants, publicity and advertising,organizingweddings,ornaments, carpet industry, folkloric products, incensesand perfumes, and traditional “abaya”
Terms and criteria for obtaining Bedayat Licence:
-The applicant must be a UAE national and a resident of Ajman
-Applicant age must be 21 at least.
-Not allowed for more than one activity
-Obtaining a preliminary approval from the AJBWC
-Undertaking to comply with all terms and regulations with respect to the practice of licensed activity
Required Documents
-filling in the application form ofobtaining Bedayat licence
-A valid copy passportbelongs to applicant
-A copy of the Family Book “Khulasat Al Qaid”
-A copy of the National ID
-copy of the house ownership document
Advantages of joining Bedayat programe
-priority of participation in exhibitions and conferences that the AJBWC organises
-priority of participation in training courses organised by council
-promoting our products through:
- AJBWC’s website
- Businesswomen manual
Form model of obtaining Bedayat licence
Bedayat Application Form
Date of Application:…………. Membership No………
Application Purpose: □ new □ renewal
Applicantpersonal inofrmation
Full name as written in passport:…………………
Date of Birth:………………….
Passport No…………………….ID No………
Job……………………………...Employer………….
Qualification………………… Marital status………
Number of children…………….Females…………….Males……..
Landline ……………………….Fax…………...... Mobile………..
email……………………………P.O Box…………………….
Dwelling and location details:
Area name………………… Land No………………
Plot No…………………………..Site space ………………
Dwelling Type: □ apartment □ villa
Activity Information:
S / Activity type / Activity brief descriptionNumber of years of practicing the activity domestically………..
Product current marketing :
□ home marketing □ displaying product in big shops
□ online marketing □Through exhibitions
□ Through publicity □ other please mention…………………
Number of registered licences ………. Licences legal status ……….
Undertaking:
- I hereby agree to comply with full terms and activities of the Bedayat licence, and in case of breaching the conditions, the department is entitled to take the required legal measures, including license cancellation ,prohibition from obtaining commercial licenses for five years and fine imposition. I understand that this licence is allocated for practising an economic activity from home.
- In the event of relying on shops, the licence shall be cancelled and the council, the municipality and the chamber will not be responsible for legal accountability.
- Not to practice the activity in a place without permit
- Not to change activity location or relying on another without obtaining the council’s approval
- Not to change or modify data of the license without knowledge of the council
- compliance with stamping production and expiry dates on the products
- consumer is entitled to get invoice
- the applicant shall not be granted the licence from the Municipality and Planning Department if one month passed after approval of the council
- The three year free of charges bedayat license will be granted for registration fees with the amount of 500 AED
10.at applying for renewal after finishing the 3 years, the council will review the entitlement of extending for a new year
11.in the event the licensee changed type of the activity, she will have to pay the full fees of membership
12. in case the membership card is lost, it will be replaced for Dhs100
Name:……………………………….
Signature:…………………………...
Date:………………………………..
Employee in charge:………………………….Signature……………………..
“Lahom”
Future starts here
Mutual initiative Among :
-Ajman Businesswomen Council (Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
-Municipality and Planning Department
-General Department of Civil Defense
-Ajman Labour Office
Itsupports economy of the youth through granting them an economiclicenseofcommercialrecordto practiseactivity from housewithin the rulesandrequirements ofsecurity, safety, health and oversight.
Vision behind “Lahom”intiative
“Lahom” initiative was generated within the framework of AJBWC’s economic vision to promote emirate’ SMEs and to provide citizens full facilities through granting them brand new scopes along with enhancing investments. It is free of charges for 3 years.
Objectives of “Lahom”
- Supporting ideas of citizens of both genders to invest in private projects
- Enhancing citizen contribution to economic sector activities through practicing business rightly.
- Maintenance of intellectual and economic rightsof productive families, and provide the necessary support to upgrade economic level.
Types of the economic activities
S / Activity Type1 / Food and Desserts
1. jam industry 2. pickles 3. Baking industry 4. pastries and desserts 5. kitchen for banquets and parties
6.traditional sweet
2 / House decoration
1. cottage industry of placemats 2. carpet industry
3.silverwareandtableware trade
3 / Wedding Services
1. wedding supplies 2.weddingcards3. designing Kosha by computer 4. filmingconcerts 5. concerts organizing services
4 / Perfumes and incenses
1.bottleing perfumes 2. industry and packaging incenses 3. perfumes and cosmetics trade
5 / Couture
1. clothes couture 2. drawing on fabrics 3. clothing and secondhand items trade 4. garments trade 5. menswear trade 6. women's clothing trade 7. underwear trade 8. sportswear trade 9. children's clothing trade 10. Abaya sewing and embroidery 11. Sheila and Abaya design
6 / Training
1. centerfor training beautysaloon staffs2. teaching coutureon computer3. teachingdrawingandengraving4-teachinghousekeeping
7 / Accessories and Gifts
1. gemstonecuttingand finishing 2.embroidery of jewelries boxes
8 / Beauty Saloon
1. beauty equipment and body care trading 2.beautifying, Hennaandhairdressing
9 / Designing
1. designing gift boxes 2.designing ads by computer
10 / Services of Arabic Coffee Distribution
11 / Dates Trading
12 / Packing and Binding Schoolbooks
Terms for obtaining “Lahom” intiative fromAJBWC
- Applicant must be a UAE National and a resident of Ajman.
- Applicant must be of age 21 at least.
- License is issued for one activity only.
- Obtaining preliminary approval from AJBWC
- Undertaking to comply with all terms and regulations with respect to practising the licenced activity
Required Documents
-filling in the application form of “Lahom” licence
-A valid passport copy of the applicant
-copy of the Family Book “Khulasat Al Qaid”
-copy of the National ID
-copy of the house ownership document
Advantages of joining Lahom Intiative
-priority of participation in exhibitions and conferences that AJBWC organises
-priority of participation in training courses organised by the council
-promoting our products through:
- AJBWC’s website
- Businesswomen manual
- Posting Ads in “Anamel Watania” Flyer
- Ajman Businesswomen Forum
civil defense conditions to issue economiclicense
-meeting safety conditions of electrical installations.
-providingappropriate and sufficient manual fire extinguishers depending on activity type and the given space of targeted shop.
-banning smoking in Designated place,and neatly ordering itemswithkeeping corridors.
-providing smoke detectors, alarms and call points.
-making sure of gas connections, and pipes must be made of copper,in addition toproviding a box for keeping gas cylinders.
-providing a special chimneys forabsorbing smoke and heat in restaurants, with sufficient ventilation system for the kitchen.
-oven must be in a heatproof place and separated from the rest of the bakery with provision of the necessary protection.
-the insulating spacers should be fire-resistant
Ajman Labour Office requirements to issue work permits
-valid licence
-licensee must be of UAE nationality
-owner should have a personal code in the MoL
-all institutions of the licensee should be registered with the MoL under one personal code
-there should not be expired labour cards for over 2 months or work permits for over 6 months or licences for over 70 days in the owner’s record of the institutions with the MoL.
-Applicant must be of age 21 at least
-Applicant must agree on a covenant, as he must bear labor legal liability per labor law provisions.
-the licence holder should have a firm card registered in Residency Department
-he/she should have an active e-signature card
Required documents
-an undertaking form for agreeing onterms of opening a firm card with an attested pledgefrom the licence holder
-A trade license copy illustrating ( address –po box- land line- fax)
-A valid lease contract of facility
-Owner’s license statement must be issued from (DED or Municipality)
-copy of valid passport and family book “Khulasat Al Qaid”
- A copy of facility card for the residency department
-form of opening a citizen’s file (in case the personal code is not available)
Application to open Facility card
-Facility opening card are typed at Ajman services centers (Tasheel)
-Application must be submitted at licences department (Ajman Labour Office)
Required fees
Dhs2,000
Control requirements for the issuance of economic license (Control andTradeProtectionDept-Municipality and Planning Dept)
-home storage is forbidden.
-home retail is not allowed, it may cause many people to frequently come to the place so that it can raise ire of the region's residents
-allocation of a separate annex from the house forpracticing activity with an external door .
-household activities of the licenses should not cause release or emission of heat or sound or smell.
-the license holder shall undertake to abide by all rules and regulations relating to the legal practice of the licensed activities, both currently existing ones or whatever emerges later, and to comply with all other procedures without incurring the Municipality and Planning Dept any accountability, and in case of infringing, the department will be entitled to impose a financial penalty and cancel the license.
-Cooperation with the municipal inspector to fulfill his duties.
Health requirements for issuance of economic license (Public Health Dept- Municipal and Planning Dept)
The Site
It should not have been previously used as a landfill or for wastewater (sewage).
The Design
-the building should be wide enough in proportion to the size and type of activity, provided thatnot to be less than500 square meters in total.
-take into account to reduce leakage of direct sunlight to production halls.
-site of refrigerated warehouses should be less exposed to sunlight.
-design of the building should not allow infiltration of dirt, dust, insects and rodents.
-the equipment and tools to be designed and installed in a manner preventing health damage and allow easy cleaning, maintenance and sterilization.
-provision ofprotectivemeans and industrial safety in the used devices and equipment.
The Flooring
-kitchen floor must be high enough fromgroundwater.
-to be made ofnon-toxic,impermeable andnon-absorbent materials, acids and alkalisresistant according totype ofproductandcleaning sterilizationand materials.
-to besmoothand easy to clean, notcracked, light-coloreddifferent than theproduct’s.
-keepingproperobliquityfor easydrainage.
-tobe solid,weightsand quakesresistant, non-slippery, withappropriate thickness.
The Walls
-proper height commensurate with the type of the production.
-to be of heat insulatingbricks and non-absorbent or impervious to water.
-to be made from non-toxic materials, light-colored different than theproduct’s.
-the angles between walls and floors, and between walls and ceilings and corners of walls must be well plugged.
-should befree of cracks and fissures, and easy to clean.
The Ceilings
-to be of non-toxic material and allowed for use
-properobliquityto prevent the accumulation and leakage of rainwater, dirt and water of cleaning.
-the walls and floors of places of preparation, washing areas, and receiving raw materials, and places from which fumes and volatile oils emanate to be covered withlight-colored, smooth,free of meanderingceramicto the ceiling.
-to be coated with appropriate light colour (preferably white), easy to clean. In case of installing a dropped ceiling, it should be of healthymaterial, non-moisture absorbent, easy to clean with no protrusions or corners, ensuring the absence of any sanitary connections above itand the slots that allow harboring insects, rodents and collect contaminators.
-the angles between the walls and floors and ceilings should be acute, preferablyto have curve or inclination by˚45 to allow easy cleaning and disinfected to prevent the accumulation of contaminants.
-the facadeand doors to be of aluminum and glass so as to be impermeable to water and non-absorbent with smooth easy surfaces to allow easy cleaning and self-closing tightly.
-doors should be equipped with self- closing system with installation of anti- insect nets on all entrances.
-proper lighting.
Windows and lighting vents
-to provide windows witheasy moving net covers made of rustproof metal.
-designed to prevent leakage of dirt, dust and contaminants.
-edges of the windows to be sloping so as not be used as shelves, and to prevent the accumulation of dirt.
-to be of proper space enabling penetration of natural light, and nonimpermeable to direct sunlight.
-the frame to be made from rustproof and non-absorbent of water material.
Air Vents
-to provide adequate ventilation, which prevents obstruction of heat and vapors condensation and dust , and allow air renewal.
-to be covered from outside with metal nets to prevententry of insects and rodents and dust.
-provision of suitable filters for air vents from the inside, and others to prevent emanation of odors to outside.
-direction of air stream should not be from contaminated areas to clean areas.
Doors
-made of a water and rust proof material, smooth, leakage-proof, self-closing tightly.
-provision of air or plastic curtains on the exterior entrances.
Lighting
-natural or industrial lighting to be sufficient.
-placing suitable caps for lamps so as to prevent contamination and crash.
-providing all the modern equipment necessary to manufacture products in accordance with specifications prescribed in United Arab Emirates.
-Equipment should be in different colors to provide adequate separation and to prevent cross- contamination.
-the surfaces of the equipment that are in contact with the product to be made of rustproof materials, non-toxic, and it prevent interaction with product (food type).
-surfaces of the equipment to be smooth,free of cracksand edges, and without acute corners.
Sewage, and waste disposal
-Sewage must be disposed in a way that prevents food contamination as well as water resources .
-keepingproperobliquityfor easydrainage.
-providingground sewer withspigotsfor odors, proper ventilation, and airtight lids.
-drainages for the kitchen to be separate from the general drains.
-waste disposal receptacles should be treadle and tightly closedto prevent leakage.
-perishablewaste should be kept in separate chilled rooms.
-to get ride of waste regularly so as not to be a source of pests and insects.
-cleaning and disinfectingthe containers and sewer lines regularly.
-providing adequate facilities for storingsolid waste before removal, to be designed in anti- contamination way.
Storage of the final product
-providing the necessary protection from corruption or packagesdamage.
-providing appropriate level of temperature and humidity to preserve the finished product.
-providing availability to conduct required periodic inspection for the product to ensure its validity.
-ensuring resistance of insects and rodents.
-to provide the refrigerated warehouses with thermometer allows reading from the outside.
-separatingthedifferent food groups, as well as the final product from the raw materials.
-the cooling and freezing rooms to be designated and padded with rustproof surfaces (stainless steel), and the floorsto slip-resistant.
-the storage operation to be well organised,with the provision of suitable units for the distribution of the cooling power in order to reach allthe products continuously.
-proper lighting within the store rooms.
-providing standby generators for cooling or freezingwarehouses to operate automatically in the event of power outages.
Sanitation
-providing workers with fitting rooms and special closets for keeping their clothes.
-providing bathrooms for the workers withsufficient hot and cold water, and proper cleaning materials, provided that not to be openeddirectly to food handling areas.
-providingsuitable and sufficient toilets.
-providing means for warming, cooling, lighting, ventilation, and sinks for washing and drying hands.
-stickingnotice postersto alert workers to wash and disinfect their hands after using the toilets.
Health requirements for workers in the field of food
-individuals working in the food handling must be medically examined prior to their recruitment by the concernedofficial health departments in accordance with the requirements laid down by the competent authorities.
-conducting medical examination of workers periodically at a rate of once every year or more, as needed, to ensure their safety and that they are free of epidemic diseases.
-workers returning from vacations abroad to undergo medical test before resuming their work.
-keeping records of accidents, illnesses and injuries in a file for future reference.
-excluding workers with contaminating injuries or sores or any infectious disease until recovery.
-workers to bathe before and after the manufacturing processes.
-to use preventive masks on the mouth and nose to protect food from contamination.
-workers’ fingernails to be short and clean.
-to wash their hands with soap and water or detergent before beginning work with the use of one time towels.
-prohibitingwearing jewelery, watches while handling food.
-providing workers with clean and suitable uniforms taking into account different color depending on the stage and type of product.
-use of clean and good gloves, as well as clean caps if necessary.
-clothes not to be hanged in any of the manufacturing rooms.
-prevention of eating, drinking , smoking, spitting, cleaning the nose,chewing gum, and the use of snuff and tobacco in any form during the manufacturing, packaging and handling processes, and in the storage areas in the factory.
-worker to be alerted not to put his/her finger in mouth,eye, ear, nose or head, or to cough or sneezeanywhere near food.
-workers are not allowed to sleep or lay in food processing areas, or in food stores.
-to take necessary precautions to prevent contamination of food during handling by visitors.
-to follow healthy ways of passing within the plant to prevent cross-contamination.
Health training for workers