Sungi Development Foundation

www.sungi.org

A Brief Introduction Sungi Development Foundation was established in 1989 as a non-profit and non-governmental public interest organization. It was registered with the government in May, 1990 under the Societies Act 1860.

Vision & Mission Our vision is peaceful and prosperous society based on social justice, equity and equality. Our Mission is to bring about policy and institutional changes by mobilizing marginalized communities to transform their lives through equitable and sustainable use of resources without any discrimination against social origin, sex, race, caste and religion.

Sungi Programs Good Governance & Democratization

Social Mobilization Human Rights Policy Advocacy Sustainable Livelihood Natural Resource Management Enterprise Development Program Micro Finance for Women Empowerment

Social Sector Development Health/Education (Improvement in service delivery) Community Productive Infrastructure

Disaster Management Program Preparedness Emergency Response Disaster Advocacy

Sungi Programs (Cont..)

Organizational Development Program Coordination and Development Human Resource Development Admin & Finance Internal Audit Research Monitoring & Evaluation

Sungi Programs (Cont..)

Geographical Coverage

Enterprise Development Program

Sungi’s Jisti Craft Programme embodied now in the Enterprise Development Programme (EDP) started in 1994. EDP is an integral part of Sustainable Livelihood Program in Sungi. EDP works with the most marginalized Home-Based Workers (HBWs) both women and men. EDP also works at the national level in collaboration with other public and private organizations for the rights of the most marginalized home based women workers and poor artisans.

Introduction

EDP Training Package • Gender Action Learning System (GALS) • Group Management • Skill Development/Enhancement • Color Scheming • Product Design & Development • Quality Control, Pricing, Costing • Marketing

Handicraft Skills in Pakistan Textile Aar/Adda Work Ajrak Work Applic Work Chunri Work Crochet Work Rilli Work Mukesh Work Shadow Work Balochi Embroidery Sindhi Embroidery Kashmiri Embroidery Gabba Embroidery Gota Kinari Woolen Shawls Jisti/Phulkari Embroidery

Weaving Carpet Weaving Khes Weaving Khadder Weaving Soosi Weaving Dari Weaving Other Handicrafts Glass Cutting Hammock Block Making Stone Carving Khussa Making Lacquer Art Paper Mache Wood Work Blue Pottery Camel Bone Work

TEXTILE

Aar/Adda Work Alipur Muzaffargarh & Multan

Ajrak/Block Print Bhit Shah, Sindh & Lodhran, Punjab

Applic Work Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur & Sindh

Chunri Work Lodhran & Bahawalpur

Crochet Work Abbottabad & Mansehra

Ralli Work Bahawalpur & Sindh

Mukesh Work Bahawalpur & Lodhran, Punjab

Shadow Work Abbottabad, Multan & Bahawalpur, Punjab

Balochi embroidery Jaffarabad, Balochistan

Sindhi Embroidery Sakhar, Sindh

Kashmiri Embroidery Muzaffarabad

Gabba Embroidery Muzaffarabad

Swati Woolen Shawl & Stoll Swat

JISTI / PHULKARI Haripur, Hazara

Sungi’s specialty in Handicraft

Jisti / Phulkari Product Line

Kurta Kurti Children Suit Chadder Mobile Cover Glasses Cover Door Bell Book Mark Friendship Band

Quran Cover Pankhi/Hand Fan Cushion Cover Table Cloth Table Runner Greeting Cards Credit Card Holder Conference Folder Remote Holder

Jisti Kurta

Jisti Chadder

Jisti Home Accessories

Jisti Gift Items

Door Bell

Book Mark Greeting Card

Glasses Cover

Mobile Cover

Jisti in Leather

Photo frame

Cards Holder

Folder

Key Chain

Glasses Cover Jewelery Box

WEAVING

Carpet & Khes Weaving Punjab & Sindh

Khadder, Soosi & Dari Weaving Punjab & Sindh

Clutch made with Soosi Weaved Khadder

Khadder Weaving

Dari Weaving

OTHER HANDICRAFTS

Glass Cutting Punjab

Hammock Haripur, KP

Block Making Bhit Shah, Sindh

Stone Carving Taxila

Carved Stone placed in wood

Khussa & Chappal Making Multan, Bahawalpur & Sindh

Lacquer Art Sillanwali, Sargodha Punjab

Paper Mache Punjab

Wood Work Peshawar & Punjab

Blue Pottery Hala, Sindh & Multan, Punjab

Camel Bone Work Multan, Punjab

Awards to the Program 1997 Women’s World Summit Foundation Award – Bhutri Women’s Village Committee, Hazara. 1999 Lok Virsa Artisan At Work Award – Sungi Craft Person.

2002 Women’s World Summit Foundation Award –Sungi Two Female Craft Activists.

2004 Consortium of Women Entrepreneur Of India (Cwei) Achievement Award - Sungi Female Craft Activist.

2005 Sungi for Best Improvement in Living Standards of Home Based Workers sponsored by UNIFEM South Asia.

2007 Seal of Excellence for Handicrafts – Sungi Development Foundation by UNESCO and National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage.

Sungi Craft Group member Gulshan Bibi (Noordi) won the Consortium of Women Entrepreneur Of India (Cwei) Achievement Award for

successfully managing small enterprise.

Sungi Craft documentation by Indus School of Visual Arts, Karachi

Contact Details: Sungi Development Foundation House 303, Street 77, Sector G-9/3 Islamabad, Pakistan Ph: 0092 51 2282481-4 website: www.sungi.org Executive Director Sajid Mansoor Qaisrani sajidqaisrani@sungi.org Program Coordinator Enterprise Development Program Kulsoom Akhtar kalsoom.akhtar@sungi.org

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