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ASH is a charity organization, it is a non-religious, non-political, non-governmental, non-profit organization that strongly believes in an equal opportunity for all and in preserving the cultures, traditions and beliefs of the marginalized communities it works in it.

The ASH supports projects working to protect and promote the rights of marginalized and vulnerable groups.

 VISION:
An educated, sustainable development society, free from the poverty, unemployment, healthy and hygienic community, free of the practice of defecation in the open and the community development is a process in which a community of people strives to make it possible for all its members to satisfy their fundamental human needs and to enhance the quality of their lives. A society free of untouched ability, social discrimination and empower the women in the society and struggle for their rights.
MISSION:
To educate and motivate the people, sensitize policy makers and functionaries
and promote activities and programmes of the Govt. Eliminating injustices which deny all people access to this right underlies the very essence of our work and our approach. Using the combined talents and energy of our staff and the families we work with, we strive to develop communities through a grassroots movement. By mobilizing and building the capacity of communities all can achieve access to health care and freedom from poverty, hunger and violence.  Self sustainability and capacity building poverty reduction, solution of environmental issues and provide the health facility ,and as well as the people, to achieve ASH’s vision in the foreseeable future.

Introduction: ASH is a social and charity organization, it is a non-religious, non-political, non-governmental, non-profit organization that strongly believes in an equal opportunity for all and in preserving the cultures, traditions and beliefs of the marginalized communities it works in. The Anjuman Salar-e-Hawwa Muzaffarabad Azad Jammu & Kashmir (ASH) was established in 2002 with the idea to promote education and health services, livelihood, women rights, poverty reduction, child protection and women mobilization in the district Muzaffarabad & State Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Informal contribution was made by the members in these fields. However, the members in 2003, decided to formally establish the ASH and run the programme with wider perspective. As such the ASH was formally got registered in 8/11/2003 with the Government Joint Stock company Societies Registration Act 1860/21and its offices were established in a rented building in a Village Dahnni Mie Sahiba Muzaffarabad. Now the offices are shifted to Chella Bandi Main City Area of district Muzaffarabad having all the best possible facilities. Few more subjects other than health and education like environment, child right, women development, vocational training, education for special children, public library Livelihood for poverty reduction and income generating through the different training and livestock, skill development center and micro credit, rehabilitation and construction for earthquake victims in disaster, formation and Capacity building of Community Base organization (Coes) Work for the basic need of human life. Specially work for women empowerment, and capability in society develop a net work of the different NGOs at national and international level. Rehabilitation of widows and orphan and disable person in society etc.. Were also included in the Charter of the ASH. Since the NGO is working in a highly organized and methodical manner on various programmes.

In the past NGO has undertaken many projects with the assistance of local and foreign donors and community participation. Now ASH is enjoying full confidence of donors, community and Government Departments monitoring the NGOs work. NGO is recognized at national level due to outstanding services to the people. People of the area have highly appreciated the services being provided by the ASH on non-profit basis. In fact the ASH has set new standards of community involvement in the identification of problems, proposing their solutions, baking best-suited plans as per local requirements and successful execution of these plans. At all these stages consultation with community and their physical participation is ensured to achieve the best results. In turn community has also given its full support in terms of time, materials, finances, land and moral support.

 An important aspect of the ASHs services is that the women have been involved for the first time in the development and educational activities at consultation, planning and execution level. Maximum employment opportunities have been provided to women. They have also been provided the opportunity of skill development and micro credit to enhance their family income by using their skills. This is the first attempt of this kind in this backward area to raise the status of women and make them important in decision making. Establishment of "Women Action Forum" is an outstanding effort of the ASH to provide a base to the women to get together., discuss and resolve their problems. They are provided full support to organize recreational activities for themselves. Individual support is also provided to needy women. They have also been provided special opportunities to benefit from the Public Library of the ASH, Computer College and Vocational Training Center

AIMS & OBJECTIVES:

Support to the communities in the planning and implementation of social and economic development projects to address poverty and create employment opportunities and raise family income by harnessing local resources. The focus of the organization is to raise the capacity of the communities for effective planning and empower them by developing community organization at the gross root level, with special emphasis on gender balance.

Empowering community based organisations (CBOs) and the poor among the rural communities to use impact monitoring for project management; and thus contributing to the sustainability of their project activities  Empowering NGOs to further improve the effectiveness, impact and sustainability of their efforts by identifying best tools for impact Monitoring & Evaluation and best practices in the area of Savings & Credit. Work for the women protection and their rights.

FUTURE PLANING:

1.  Making social changes more visible in implementing and funding NGOs thus improving the development policy work
2.  Improving public recognition of NGOs and CBOs and their contribution to development.
3. Selfless, voluntary, non-discriminating service.
4. joint action/programmes at the national level
5. Public awareness through the mass media.
6.  Work for women rights and struggle against domestic violence.
7. Promote to the formal and informal quality of   education including science and IT in AJK.
8. (Like establishment of institutes, Teacher training for better quality, built the institute for poor, orphan and deserving people who can not afford the expenses of education and their children are deprived to modern education or basic education and make the possible IT courses for the unemployed people for poverty reduction and change their life standard through the IT Diploma)  
9. Promote the health and hygiene for human life Conduct the seminar for awareness about hygiene and trained them; facilitate them by Ambulance, Dispensary and hospital. 
10. Livelihood for poverty reduction and income generating through the different training and livestock, skill development center and micro credit
11. Rehabilitation and construction for earthquake victims in disaster.
12.  Formation and Capacity building of Community Base Organization (Coes) 
13.  Work for the basic need of human life.
14. Specially work for women empowerment, and capability in society
15. Develop a net work of the different NGOs at national and international level.
16. Rehabilitation of widows and orphan and disable person in society.
17.  Work for the Child abuses and Child protection
18.  Conduct the Seminar for awareness about human rights and gender issue.
19. To enable the civil society to have access of clean drinking water and basic sanitation facilities.
20. Enhance the family income by providing employment
21. Ensure optimum use of the local natural resources. 
22.  Empower the social communities to participate in the social and economic development.
23.  Publish research, study, survey report for the benefit of the civil society
24. Introduce appropriate solutions in partnership with state institutions and civil society to protect environment.
25. Identify the psychological issues of children and adult and to resolve these issues through training of teachers and community.
26. To help poor getting employment including in the local bodies/Government and to impart training in different locations in order to make them self-employed.
27. To impart employment - oriented vocational training to the wards of the
28. Venerable and the boys and the girls of other castes so that they can secure employment or get self-employed.
29. To work for the rehabilitation of the incapacitated and disabled men, women and children.
30. To draw up plans and their implementation for all-round social development of the people in remote areas.
31. To undertake nationwide human resource development programmes, including mass awareness campaigns, sensitization and orientation of policymakers and functionaries and training of engineers, doctors and grass-root workers.
32. To promote community water-supply through conservation and preservation of traditional water sources, rain-water harvesting and recharging of ground water.
33. To provide consultancy services for planning and designing of community water-supply, waste-water disposal and solid waste management schemes and provide services for hospital sanitation and waste disposal.
34. To establish an academy/centre university for the pursuit of higher education and studies in different sector.
35. To carry out technical and social research and development studies on various aspects of environmental sanitation and community water-supply.
36. To reduce the morbidity and mortality rate of infants and young children due to diarrhea and to stabilize the rate of growth of population.
37. To undertake health and hygiene promotional activities, including setting up of health -care centers.
38. Application, demonstration and extension of results of research and developmental efforts through workshops, campaigns, papers, seminars,
39. Training programmes, other sanitation related diseases, etc.

Organizations and Networks

ASH is a member organization of various local and National level networks striving to integrate development efforts and building synergies to uplift disadvantaged sections of the society on sustainable basis. Organizational representation falls in the following networks. 

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Account Information:
Title of Account: Anjuman Salar-e-Hawa.

Bank:   Muslim commercial  Bank limited Chatter Domail Branch Muzaffarabad (Pakistan) Limited

Branch Address: Bank Squire Chatter Domail Branch Muzaffarabad Azad Jammu & Kashmir (Pakistan)

Branch Code:   1504

Swift Code: MUCBPKKAA

Currency:    USD

Account #:   1001869

 Beneficiary: Anjuman Salar-e-Hawa Muzaffarabad Azad Jammu and Kashmir.