Mentors - Profile

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Mentors provide consulting services to social and business

enterprises. Our mission is to improve the operational

effectiveness of our clients by developing cost efficient solutions

and building the internal capacity of our clients. We believe that

our clients' success is our success; we believe in professionalism;

we consistently maintain high standards for service and we take

pride in always being able to bring the best team of consultants

according to the requirements of each project. We value human

assets more than physical or capital ones. We believe human assets

are the source of innovative solutions to serve the changing needs

of our clients and project beneficiaries.

Mentors Consulting has a wide experience of building capacities

and facilitating training workshops, research, project baseline

studies, scoping and assessment studies, mid-term and end-of-

the-project evaluations in Pakistan. Mentors’ team members have

demonstrated skills and experience of designing capacity building

and training programs on Strategic Planning, Organizational

Management, Resource Mobilization and Viability, Advocacy

and Influencing, Peace and Conflict Resolution, Livelihoods,

Gender and Social Justice.

ABOUT MENTORS

LIVELIHOODS &

ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT

PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

INSTITUTIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

SOCIO-ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH

To strengthen civil society organizations, non-

profit institutions and local community based

groups/ organizations through institutional and

human resource development.

To facilitate organizations in designing and

conducting socio-economic development and

research in relation to analyzing their outcome

and output results.

To provide consulting services in improving

livelihoods and enterprise development to the

organizations / institutions involved in poverty

elimination.

OBJECTIVES

CORE AREAS

Financial Inclusion of Women Micro-Entrepreneurs

MEDA-USAID' Entrepreneurs Project has been supporting around

80,000 women micro-entrepreneurs. The objective of the

assignment was 'to increase the number of women availing

financial products and services from banks and MFPs”.

Assessment for Potential of Microfinance Services in 3 District

The assessment was a part of Project Development Phase –

Upscaling WUMP 3 R – BRACED Program. The project area was

union councils of three districts, Chakwal, Attock and Harripur.

Business Plan for Insaf Honey Beekeepers Cooperative, Karak

After-market assessment of Honey Value Chain through an

activity with Insaf Honey Beekeepers Cooperative Association a

comprehensive five years business plan was developed.

Business Trainings

Business Development Trainings were delivered to clients of South

Asia Partnership Pakistan (SAP-Pk) at Chowk Azam. The project

was especially for the beneficiaries of LEED Program. Business

Plan were developed at the end of trainings

Business Trainings

Business Development Trainings were delivered to clients of

partner organization at Muzaffargarh. The project was especially

for the beneficiaries of LEED Program. Business Plan were

developed at the end of trainings

Business Trainings

Business Development Trainings were delivered to clients of

partner organization at Rajanpur. The project was especially for the

beneficiaries of LEED Program. Business Plan were developed at

the end of trainings

ToT in Business Development Training

Training of Trainers in Business Development delivered to the staff

of RCDS at Chowk Azam. The projects objectives were to build

capacity of organizations staff for LEED Program. Basic concepts of

Business Development, Business Plan developing were focused

Business Training Manual

A manual for trainers to train micro-entrepreneurs especially

women


LIVELIHOODS AND ENTERPRISEDEVELOPMENT

Livelihoods Assessment, Analysis & Promotion

Value Chain & Association Development and Promotion

Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise Development

Agribusiness and Rural Enterprise


PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

Non-violence and Conflict Resolution

Social Equality and Human Rights

Intra-interfaith Harmony

Management of Conflict and Violent Extremism

Developed Handbook on “Management of Conflict and

Violent Extremism” to build the capacity of civil society

organizations and CBOs.

District Scoping Assessment Study

Conducted District Scoping Assessment Study in Four

Districts of South Punjab (Bahawalpur, Lodhran, Multan and

Muzaffarghar).


INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Strategic & Business Planning

Human Resource Development

Standard Operating Procedures

Modules and Manuals (Process and Training)

Social Performance Management

Case Studies and Success Stories

Result-Based M&E System for Citizen's Actions for Peace and Devel-

opment (CAPD) Project

Developed complete M&E System for the project comprising Performance

Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (PMP); Data Collection Protocols; Data

Collection Tools and Database (Data Reflection and Reporting)

Strategic and PlanFundraising

A five years strategic and plan for Aasaan Foundation was

developed with the participation and mutual suggestions of Aasaan’s Team.

fundraising

Project Manual – Cash for Work Project

Comprehensive Manual/Guide on Cash-for-Work (CFW) and early

recovery Project of Plan International, Pakistan to replicate the project in

their target areas

Capacity Building Trainings

A series of Organization Development Trainings to VOs and LSOs of

district Nankana Sahib Trainings to upper & middle level managers on

following subject matter:

- Project / Business Feasibility, Marketing Tools and Techniques

- Project Proposal Writing Enterprise Development Techniques

Standard Operating Procedures

Strategic Operating Procedures for the organization were developed and

designed i.e. HRM, Administration and information Technology and

Finance and Accounts manual were finalized.

Training Manual on Cash-for-Work Programming

Comprehensive Training Manual/Guide on Cash-for-Work (CFW)

programming and early recovery Project of Plan International, Pakistan to

replicate the project in their target areas

Monitoring and Evaluation System for PRM project

Developed complete M&E System for the project comprising Performance

Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (PMP); Data Collection Protocols; Data

Collection Tools and Database (Data Reflection and Reporting)

International Catholic

Migration Commission

Trainer/Resource Person of Gender Analysis

Trainer/Resource Person of Gender Analysis, Training workshop for

senior and middle level supervisory Government staff of planning &

Development Division/ Departments.


SOCIO-ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

Socio-Economic Surveys

Baseline Surveys

Market Surveys

Social Mapping

Poverty Assessment (especially Progress out of

Poverty Index – PPI)

Impact Assessments & Evaluations (Social &

Financial)

Gender Mainstreaming (Analysis & Audit)

Market Assessment of Honey in Karak, Peshawar and Rawalpindi

To improve the honey value chain for Livelihoods Hindukash Program

of Inter-cooperation a market assessment of honey in three markets

Karak, Peshawar and Rawalpindi

Baseline Study

At the end of Project “Strengthening Social Entrepreneurship and

Economic Development (SSEED) Project” a baseline conducted.

Baseline Study

Design, conduct and develop a baseline study for Peace and Livelihood

for Rural Poor (PLRP) project in four districts: D.I Khan (KPK), Ghotki

(Sindh), Rajanpur (Punjab) and Gawadar (Baluchistan).

Village Profiles

Design, conduct and develop a baseline study for Peace and Livelihood

for Rural Poor (PLRP) project in four districts: D.I Khan (KPK), Ghotki

(Sindh), Rajanpur (Punjab) and Gawadar (Baluchistan).

Market Research and Technical Support

As sociologist/ Trainer in a project “Market Research and Technical on

job Training of PPAF Partner Organizations staff.

Social and Environmental Monitoring

Social and environmental monitoring of 21 subprojects of National

Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC), funded by Asian

Development Bank (ADB)

Research Associate

As Research Associate, identification, collection and collation of

capacity building interventions done by different actors supporting local

government Plan in Punjab and Sindh.

Social Mapping Assessment Study

Design and conducted Social Mapping Assessment Study in 6 Villages of

District Khushab, Soon Valley.SOON VALLEYDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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