Taraqee.org

Taraqee Foundation

An Overview

Vision

Prosperous and enlightened society where people have access to all basic amenities and facilities of life on equitable basis.

Organization Profile

Mission

"Taraqee Foundation strives to alleviate poverty and empower low income communities through diverse and environmentally sensitive strategies blending indigenous and innovative models. it endeavors to build social and human capital through gender sensitive and people centered approaches. It struggles for self-reliance through sustained services"

Core Programs

1. Environment & Infrastructure
2. Micro Finance & Enterprise Development
3. Basic Health Education & Services
4. Child Protection
5. Education
6. Disaster Mitigation & Preparedness

Inception

The organization was established in 1994 with seed money from BRUWAS (Balochistan Rural & Urban Water And Sanitation Project) which was originally being implemented with funds from Royal Netherlands Embassy. With meager resources, Taraqee implemented a sanitation project in suburbs of Quetta within five months of its inception. Organization’s first initiative resulted in the form of a benchmark when 35,000 Rft of sewerage line was constructed on 100% self help basis. Under the guiding principles of self help, integration and need based initiatives, the Foundation is now working in five major sectors and in two provinces of Pakistan.

Evolution

Facts	Year 1994	Year 2007
Total Staff	03	625
Offices	01	35
Annual Budget	Rs. 800,000	Rs. 187 million
Geographical Coverage	Nawa Killi Quetta	13 Districts in total (11 Balochistan, and 2 NWFP) Balochistan: Quetta, Killa-Saifulla, Pishin, Sibi, Jhal-Magsi, Jaffarabad, Naseerabad, Bolan, Ziarat, Loralai and Gawadar NWFP: Manshera and Batagram
Programs	1) Micro Credit 2) Sanitation	1) Environment & Infrastructure 2) Micro finance and Enterprise development 3) Basic Health and Education Services 4) Education 5) Child protection 6) Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness
Beneficiaries of All Programs	Approx. 100 Families	Approx. 80,000 Families
Relief Work		§ Food Distribution to 5,000 families in Pishin § Vaccination of 70,000 livestock (Pishin and Kalat) § Emergency health facilities to 17,000 persons (Zhob and Noshki) § Relief through disaster mitigation and preparedness to the victims of earth quake in Mansehra and AJK (activities are mentioned in detail in the following sections) § Flood relief in Balochistan
Assets	§ 01 Vehicle § 01 Computer (used)	§ 70 Vehicles § 200 Computers § 08 Motor Cycles § Owned Head Office Building
Donors	§ Dutch Govt. § CIDA	§ AKF § AusAID § CIDA § CRS § Govt. of Balochistan § MC § USAID § Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund § TVO § UNHCR § UNICEF § ILO § Norwegian Church Aid § Aqua for All § ASF § TAF
Legal Status	Registered under society Act of 1882	Registered under section 42 of Companies Ordinance 1984
Memberships/Affiliations		AMARC, AWID CIVICUS, HRDN, NGORC, PCP, PMN, BCSI, BAN, FAFEN.

Nawa Killi Quetta

13 Districts in total (11 Balochistan, and 2 NWFP) Balochistan: Quetta, Killa-Saifulla, Pishin, Sibi, Jhal-Magsi, Jaffarabad, Naseerabad, Bolan, Ziarat, Loralai and Gawadar