Background: There is extreme need to generate activities to involve women in income generating projects and activities. It is also pertinent to educate them and create awareness programs among them, so that they would be valuable assets for the society. Economic development and Change is the catalyst and followed by other constructive changes in the society and the community. It is also a challenging task to empower women and give them the right and status as they are the equal partners of the society and to prepare them to meet the current Civilization, Economic and Social challenges of the area. Economy determines over all cultural, social, education and political development of the community. Realizing these issues IWDC has been developed as pro-active Civil Society Women Organization working for economic and social empowerment of women through capacity building in market oriented local crafts and skills. Although education and literacy rate in case of women community increasing in district Chitral but their participation in income generating activities is still negligible. Education system has certain flaws and lack holistic development of individual here in Chitral that is why all educated girls looks for jobs in traditional departments. Due to limitation of vacancies and glut of un-skilled working class unemployment results and gives impetus to financial dependency among women community in this area. IWDC intervene in those areas and activities which directly result improvement in women living condition, economic empowerment for women and developing entrepreneurship capability among women community especially educated girls. According to market demand and interest of the target group courses are offered in IWDC for capacity building of women in the area. 16 varieties of short term, medium term and long term courses are offered to the candidates. Disadvantaged, deprived and poorest of the poor class are accessed to benefit them.
IWDC Capacity Enhancement Project: IWDC is established an organization having sound infrastructure for imparting the said training to women/girls especially educated girls. Since establishment of IWDC a large numbers of women and educated girls, illiterate and poorest of the poor got training from the institute in various disciplines, and now they are earning handsome income and economically self-sufficient which is core aim of the organization. IWDC innovative approach of inducting women community in productive and income generating activities and best practices, has motivated large number of women and educated girls to avail of the capacity building opportunity at their door step. Hence large number of girls enrolled in the centre for learning and avail the said courses. Existing capacity of IWDC is not enough to accommodated excessive number of girls interested in the program. Capacity of the organization need enhancement, but pool of saving and indigenous resources in hand are not enough to finance capacity enhancement of IWDC for accommodating increased enrollment in the program. In this circumstance IWDC interested to expand present infrastructure with more machinery and other equipments in coordination with those organization working in the cause of women.

Objectives of the Project:
1. Accommodation maximum numbers of women community in capacity building and development process.
2. Economic Empowerment of women through capacity building in non-traditional economic sector and building entrepreneurship among women community. Enhancing contribution of women community in production sector that is
• Sewing, cutting, designing
• Frame Art
• Knitting
• Hand Knitting,
• Carpet/rug making,
• Fashion Designing,
• Cushion Making,
• Ladies and Children suits,
• Ladies/Children Bags,
• Art and Craft
• Mobile Cover,
• Tissue Box,
• Pillows Designing,
• Bed Sheets,
• Social Mobilization,
• Patch Work/ Flower Work,
• Bridal/ Ceremonial Dressing,
• Quilt Cover,
• Clothing/Dress Making etcetera
3. And micro-enterprises. Co-ordination among Women Organization in district Chitral for exploring new markets and purchasing raw-materials at cost effective and reasonable price avoiding middle man’s interference and exploitation.
4. Institutionalize its sustainability by involving Government NGOS and Community in the entire development. Output of Present investmentBreakdown of the IWDC
Project Title Capacity Enhancement of IWDC
Name of Organization Institute of Women Development Chitral
Registration Status Social Welfare Department Regd#613, ICDP Chitral No.D0 (CDD) CTL.556
Bank Account # Bank of Khyber : A/C No. 10459-2
First Micro Finance Bank: A/C No: 66112-61
Name of Manager Mrs. Iltafa Parveen
President Miss. Asmatu Nissa
Facilitator Mrs. Shahana
Consultant & contact Person Professor Shamsu Nazar G.P.G College Chitral
Saving of the Organization FMFB Rs. 16000 and BOK Rs. 58000/-
Total Saving: Rs. 74000/-
Address IWDC Jughoor Colony P.O. and District Chitral
Phone No. 0943-413052, Mob # 03449045944
IWDC Mail ID Iwdc.cl@gmil.com

Website http//iwdc.cl.space.live.com
Establishment date of IWDC April 2008
Existing Infrastructure/Equipments of IWDC Sewing Machine 04, Zigzag 02, Peko Machine 1, Knitting Machine -1, P-iv System-1, Printer Laser Jet 1020-1,
Progress details 1. 62 female are trained in various discipline of handicraft that is sewing, knitting, cushion making, embroidery and bead work, Kushnili, Iraqi cutting, fashion designing etc
2. Resource Person of this organization imparted training to 30 women in the said discipline sponsored by Jafakash Awrat Chitral last year
3. 60% trained candidates of this centre are engaged with income generating activities and economically empowered.

Sustainability of the Project: IWDC is sustainable civil society Organization. Since establishment all the expenses of the organization are financed through indigenous resources. To meet daily expenditure IWDC charge nominal fees from the candidates learning skills in the centre except poorest of the poors women and girls who are admitted and trained free of cost. Revenue expenditure of the organization is financed by indigenous generated income but purchase of equipments and machinery demand mega investment, and it could be met by support of NGOs and development organization. IWDC is sustainable organization this project aim is capacity enhancement of already sustainable and pro-active organization.
Innovative Approach of IWDC: IWDC provides Kids, raw-material support free of cost to those girls/women who belong to poorest of the poor and cannot afford purchasing of material from the market. In this case material and financial support are provided by IWDC in case of financial provision with the organization. IWDC also facilitate loaning to these trained girls/women for running their own business through the First Micro-finance Bank Chitral. Kids and material support has been provided to many poorest of the poor girls/women and 2 trained candidates of the centre have been facilitated with loan from FMFB for establishing their own sewing/knitting business at village level.
1. Mrs. Altafa Parveen Shams
2. Mrs. Rubina Noor Zaman
Address: Jughoor Coloney, Jughoor, District Chtiral
03449045944 03369383340 Facilitator: Sayed Shamsu Nazar Fatimi: 03449045944 Email: ssfatimi@gmail.com snazar3@hotmail.com , link: http//iwdc.cl.space.live.com http://www.groundreport.com/World/Women-Development-Program_2/2919426
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