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Kashmir IT learning center Project
A community Project by SAKAG

Table of content

1. Project summary.
Current situation
Situation Background
Importance of Project and its justification
Project brief

2. Long term objectives.
Social objectives
Educational objectives
Economical objectives

6. Methodology

a) LFA ( logical Frame Analysis )
i) Project Development goal
ii) Project Purpose
iii) Activities Inputs
iv) Expected results Outputs
v) Assumptions

7. Duration and the plan of action (Gantt chart)

9. Sustainability.
a) Project financial sustainability.

10. Risks and assumptions.

11. Budget.
Budget summary

12. Projected cash flow chart.
Cash flow summary

13. Strategic partners

14. About US.
a) about the organization

Kashmir IT learning center Project
A community Project by SAKAG

Current Situation.

Every 3 hours an innocent life of Kashmir is lost in the hand of Indian army in Indian occupied Kashmir, and as you are reading this proposal following is happening in making of Kashmir's holocaust.

Every 3 hours a Kashmiri brutally get killed.

Every 12 hours a defenseless woman becomes a victim of rape.

Every hour a house get torched or targeted as arson attack.

Every 5 hours a child become orphan

Every 3 hours woman becomes widow.

Every 16 hours an innocent Kashmiri get illegally detained.

The situation is at its peak, that it can not get any worse, we need to liberate the minds of Kashmiris, and one of the possible way is to educate them and especially in the field of IT, so they can be kept informed and also keeping us inform.

Let us free the mind of Kashmiris from oppression, as South African freedom fighting hero Steve Bhiko once said,

" The most powerful weapon in the hand of oppressor is the mind of oppressed"

Situation Background.

The contiguous disputed of Kashmir between two nuclear rivals had been globally neglected for last 57 years. Where well over 1.3 billion people of India and Pakistan lives and they are at the mercy of corrupt junta. Not alone the people of India and Pakistan just the stake holder in this issue but also the whole South East Asia region can be victim of any further political and militarily escalation, as what world witness in the recent years the eye ball to eyeball standoff, where both countries masses almost 1.5 million uniformed armed troop at borders for almost eight months.

The problem become even more realistic as both country had fought over the thorny issue of Kashmir three full scale wars since their independence in 1947 from British Maharajas.

In 1999 both countries went for tit for tat nuclear testing blast despite international condemnation, the situation become even more concerning as the newly crowned nuclear powers which both possess a political streamlines of Hindu fanatics and on other side Islamic extremists.

Why is it important that this project must be done ?

1. The entire planet is at the risk of nuclear catastrophe, if war breaks out.

2. The global village has to face an ecological un-repairable damage.

3. Is the question of the precious lives of well over 1.3 billion people of Pakistan and India.

4. The world two nuclear powers India and Pakistan are spending their bulk of fiscal budget on the arm race.

5. Due to the arm race between two countries, both countries majority of the population live below average life's standards.

6. The drinkable potable water is scares commodity in both countries.

7. The welfare and medical facilities are almost non-existence in both countries.

8. The literacy level is below 20% in adult of both countries.

9. The highest mortality rate of under 3 year children is a common phenomena in India and Pakistan.

10. Cholera and Tuberculoses disease ratio is the highest among these two countries.

11. Child labour and exploitation is epidemic.

12. Religious zeal and extremist at peak due to the poor level of basic education.

13. Because of the international ignorance to resolve this matter both countries provide the buddy ground for flourishing extremist organisations.

Project Justification.
The Poor Infrastructure of the Educational System in Kashmir.

The educational system in the Kashmir remotes and villages almost non existence, the
The only major city Muzaffarabad have a good schooling system which lead to the higher education at university level. The poverty level is so high that the per capita income is below $ 10.00 per month. The road transportation is does not have bus routine services to and from Muzaffarabad, for the people who would like to acquire education or further education.

The bus ride to Muzaffarabad is almost 2 hours and it cost 100.00 Rupees for return ticket from Hans Choki. Whereas the people do not even earn more than 500 Rupees per month. Despite all the difficulties Kashmiris are very learned people and take great pride to educate their children by sending them to the religious schooling system call " Madarssa" where the children receive religious and basic elementary education in a over crowded Madarssas.

The government has been failed to provide a good education infrastructure as most of the governmental budget get spend in the up keeping of the military forces for the border defense.

Project brief.

We are suggesting to build ten-community base IT learning centers in three years, in the remote areas of Kashmir in order to educate the oppressed Kashmiri people. The ongoing chaos and uncertainties have kept authorities at bay to invest into such project for both political and military reasons.

We believe in empowering the civil society for the betterment of their own future, so they can arrive to an informed decision without getting influence from political motivated propaganda.

Long term objectives.

Social objectives.

The long-term effect we envisage from this project, that one is to educate Kashmir in order for them to liberate their minds from mediocrity, which have been embedded by the local government policy and their inefficiency to deliver educational infrastructure for the poor people of Kashmir.

Secondly is to provide a window of hope and strengths for them to realize that the outer world is not ignoring their plea for their right of self-determination. It is also hope that the educated Kashmiri civil society would take decisive and rational decisions that the war for the dispute of Kashmir is not only the solution, but peaceful negotiation in this wake would be a better option. Therefore its foresee that the civil society movement would provide constant pressure on their junta to negotiate Kashmiri dispute without any further delay.

Educational objectives.

1. Our ambitious is to build ten-community base IT learning centers in Kashmir in next three years. We are estimating to educate 3890 Kashmiris in different IT literacy courses by year 2007, there will be more than 80 000 people with Internet usability knowledge and personal email Ids, which will be accounted for 3% of the Kashmir population. Currently the IT literacy level and Internet usability is below 0.035% in the Kashmir region.

2. There are no private or governmental IT learning centers in the remote villages of Kashmir, so this initiative would serve as the moral booster for the native Kashmir people.

3. There will be more informed civil society.

4. There will be more opportunities for the graduates from the institute to either persuade their career in the same field or seek employment in the IT sector.

5. There will more people with Human rights knowledge, as we will be partnering with Adilisha/Fahamu of UK to run online Human rights courses.

Economical Objectives.

1. Graduates from the community learning centers will be able to start small business e.g. Bookkeeping, typing and office administrative work.

2. There will be attractive market place for the international investor as large number of the IT literate people will be at their disposal for the recruitment.

3. The local and provisional government will be inclined to set up their satellite administration offices in Kashmir to eradicate the high unemployment in the region.

4. There will be opportunities for the private and parastatal companies to set up their operations in the Kashmir as the qualified people will be easily available for the vacancies.

7. Methodology

Logical Frame Analysis of
Community IT learning centre.

(A) Intervention logic (B) Objectively Verifiable indicators ( C ) Sources & means of verification ( D) Assumption
Development goal To introduce the IT literacy level in the remotest of the Kashmir valleys.To increase the awareness among the general Kashmiri people about the opportunities lies in the IT education and job sector.To decrease the barrier of digital divide between first world and third world countries.To strengths the oppressed people of Kashmir To build up the civil society structure in the remote of the Kashmir which is most vulnerable due lack of learning resources. 1.The poor level of governmental educational system which is not even sufficient to provide basic education.2.Most of the government budget channel down into the arm forces for their up keeping and protection of tenacious and lengthy borders between India and Pakistan.3.Lack of teacher's training in IT field and failure of government to provide means and infrastructure for computers training centres. 1.The statistical report issued by United nation on Kashmirwww.uno.org/kashmir2. The World bank annual report on Pakistan.3.DK world reference desk book.4.Economist annual global intelligence report. 1. The short term effect can be measure from the internet connectivity from the remote Kashmir areas.2. The gradual improvement of job opportunities for the Kashmiris in the IT sector both within Pakistan and abroad.3. The long term effect can be measured from the local NGOs and organisation getting directly assess to international communities especially the international donors. 4. Kashmiris will getting direct benefit from the IT literacy by gathering information from internet and by disseminating in Kashmir region
Project purpose 1. To educate Kashmiris in the field of IT field, through setting up a IT learning centre in the remotes of Kashmir Valleys. 2. To train community members to run the training centre on the self-sustainable basics.3. To train Kashmiri youths to decrease the digital divide.4. to give them a renewed window of hope and strength. 1. There is no IT learning centres in the remote villages of Kashmir.2. There is very little had been done to address the digital divide in the remotes of Kashmir as government's priorities are focus on the on going skirmishes in on the Pakistan India border. 3. The uncertainty in the Kashmir region keeping International donor agencies away from the region.4. The ignorance of international media and international donor agencies. 1. There are no physical evident of presence of the international donor agencies in Kashmir.2. There is no substantial prove that any international donor agency have invested in the Kashmir area for the up-liftment of the indigenous people of Kashmir.3. The evident can be found from the lack of print and digital media publicity of Kashmir. Very little has been shown and written internationally on the subject of the Kashmir in comparisons to the other recent international issues like Iraq war, peace in Palestine and Kasovo & Rwanda genocide. 1. If the international donor agencies invest into the developmental programs in Kashmir, we will see the Kashmir issue more frequently in the international media as the people will be in direct contact with international community.2. The more robust work force would emerge from the Kashmir to benefit in the economical sector.3. More IT skilled people will be available to local and job market to help authorities to upgrade the municipalities and government mechanism in the Kashmir.4. It will help to decrease the high level of the unemployment in the Kashmir region.5. This type of project could be moral booster for the local inhabitant. 6. The advancement in the civil society and in the social lives of the common Kashmiris.
Activities 1. To set up the IT learning in the Kashmir to educate local people, and to attract local communities to use internet as a mean of communication in the evening hours to generate small revenue for financial self sustainability, which can be use to cover the overheads of the IT learning centre.2. To run the IT courses to equip the local communities in the fields of IT sector.3. To train at least 750 students in the first years of IT training centre operation.4. To run IT training program to train future trainer in the same field.5. To educate and train at least 10 trainer in the IT sector and get them to sign a community service contract to provide free training to future incumbents.6. To open further 10 more IT training centres in the remote areas of Kashmir within three years.7. To train at least 3890 students in the field of IT within in three years, and to have at least 80 000 people with initial understanding of using internet for various purposes.This would account for 3% of the total population of Kashmir.Currently the IT literacy and Internet usability is below 0.035% in Kashmir region. INPUTS ;Project management.The project will be organised from the SAKAG head office in South Africa and coordinated by office in Islamabad and field officer in Kashmir.SAKAG H.O. have a dedicated team of volunteers and staff to facilitate the project.The sub office in Islamabad run by Kashmiris, those have necessary contact in Pakistan and Kashmir government.The field officer is Kashmiri from the remote village of Hans choki. He is also qualified IT lecturer and have a proven track record. He has offer his services at no cost to foresee the project, providing we offer him full time teaching job at the IT learning centre, which we agreed upon.Infrastructure:To begin this project we would hire the room on rental bases, which would be the economical way to kick start this project.Equipments :Project required the following;A. 5 P2 computer with colour monitors.B. Two good quality laser printer.C. Two scanners.D. Ten working stations or tablesE. Ten chairs.F. White board with markers.G. Telephone and fax machine.H. Photocopying machine.I. ADSL line for internet and office.J. The signage outside the IT centre.Human resources ;1.A qualified full time IT tutor to teach various IT courses at various level.2. A receptionist/ caretaker to operate internet café in the night.Marketing :1. To place advertisement and editorial to attract enrolment for the IT centre.2. To make simple IT learning centre catalogue, which contain all necessary information about the centre and the courses offered from there.
Outputs/ Results 1. In the first year of the operation we are estimating enrolment of 730 student which 80% of them completing and graduating.2. We are planning to train at least 30 top students as future trainer for the IT learning centre, which we will get them to sign a mandatory community serving scheme to teach at least 25 student each.3. We are planning to give at least 5000 people Internet induction programme to teach them how to use Internet per year per IT centre.4. We are planning to Provide at least 5000 people free emails account year.5. The internet café will be open from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM daily to generate some income to cover the running cost of IT centre.6. In the second year of the operation we have a plan to open 3 more IT learning centre in Kashmir and within three total of 10 such centres. The second and third year there will be the 1500 students from each IT centred. The total of 3890 students will be train from 10 IT centre, and we planning to get 300 people use internet facility per month per IT centre. This would account for 80 000 people with basic internet knowledge. 7. Our three year goal is to bring the IT literacy level and Internet usability from 0.035% to at least 3% in the Kashmir area. 1. The number of student get registered .2. The number of Trainer the trainer get qualified3. The number of people get registered for the internet induction program.4. The number of people use the email account.5. The amount of the money generated from the Internet café by IT learning centre evening session.6. The number of new community IT learning centre get opened in the second and third year of its operation.7. The number of the people get registered and graduate from community learning centre. 8. The registration record and class attendance registers.9. The database of the qualified trainer from the IT learning centre.10. The signed contract from the newly graduate teachers.11. The database of the email listing of new Internet users.12. The attendance and registration record for the Internet induction courses.13. The bank statement of the IT learning centre.14. The student registration enrolment record for second and third year of its operation.15. The statistical report form the provincial government of Kashmir.16. The ISP servers Internet traffic record. It is hope that by assessing the success of It learning project major It companies e.g. Microsoft and others would offer advance free online courses for the Kashmiri people.It is also hope that after the success of It learning centres the international major donors would provide some serious grant for setting up similar project in Kashmir.It is also hope that the new civil society would emerged after feeling empowered by such project.It would boost the moral of common Kashmiris.It would strengthen them to continue to fight for their right for self determination.

Duration and the plan of action ( Gantt chart )

Items A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
Concept development ¨
Fundraising g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
Linking office in Pakistan g g
Hiring IT Learning room g g
Buying Computer & Equipments g
Hiring field officer/ trainer g g
Preparing IT course material g g
Printing of course material g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
Launching 1st ,2n & 3rd IT centre 1g 2g 3g
Training future trainers g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
Hiring further ITCenter rooms g g g g
Buying computer & Equipments g g
Launching further IT centers g g
Evaluating progress g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
Internet connections g g g

10. Sustainability.

Project financial sustainability.
The total cost of the project R 17609.00 includes the running cost and overheads of the
Community IT learning center for the first year. The idea is to build financial stability in the first year of its operation so at the beginning of the second year the KITC should have the positive cash flow.

1.This community IT learning center would be running on the bases of community support system in future. The minimal registration fees and Revenue generated from the Internet café will be covering the overhead cost e.g. printing of the new course packs, salaries of teachers.

2. In the first year of the operation we are intent running the train the trainer
programs for the future incubates to be qualified and find the jobs in the
IT education fields, but they also have to sign a contract to serve their
Community IT learning center by teaching newly enroll students for the
for the next six months.

11. Risks and assumptions.

The biggest risk we can have is the break out of full-scale war between
India and Pakistan. The one of the primary reason to set up this community
Learning center is to gradually educate them to understand that war is not the
Solution and problem can be resolve through the peaceful dialogues. If the
First Project runs according to the plan then, we have a ambitious to set the
Of community learning centers in all remote village of Kashmir to empower
Underprivileged people.

We trust that this project would provide the people of Kashmir a renewed
Window of hope and strength.

The idea of having the internet café in the evening which will be open for the
All community people for them to access to the external world and make
Voices listened uninterrupted to the outer world.

It is also hope that people of Kashmir would be able to attract international
Donors for their desired projects. It is also hope that the newly qualified students
Will attend advance IT courses and other desired subjects by using online internet
Facilities.

12. Budget.

Budget for the IT learning center
In Hans Choki Kashmir.

Qtys Items Description Unit Price R/ ZA TotalR /ZASouth African Rand Total US $ TotalUK Sterling
5 Pentium 2 computers with colour monitors R1000.00 R 5000.00 $ 770.00 435.00
1 Printers R 500.00 R 500.00 $ 78.00 43.48
1 Training center room rental R 75.00 R 900.00 $ 139.00 80.00
Furniture R 2000.00 R2000.00 $ 307.00 177.00
1 Photocopy machine R 2000.00 R 2000.00 $ 308.00 173.95
1 White board R 100.00 R 100.00 $ 15.00 9.00
I External signage R 200.00 R 200.00 $ 30.77 17.40
1 Advertisement for launch R 100.00 R 100.00 $ 16.00 9.00
1 Full time tutor R 500.00 PM R 6000.00 $ 923.10 521.75
1 Evening receptionist for internet café R 200.00 PM R 2400.00 $ 369.25 208.70
Total R19209.00 $ 2955.07 UK 1674.06

Summary of the KITC Budget.

1. The all the items appears in the KITC are that bases of once off purchase expenditure for the capital equipment and the office automation.
2. We are hoping to get certain donors give us in kind support for the following items e.g. computers, Printer, Photocopying machine and furniture., but we have budgeted the full cost in the provided budget in case we fail to get in kind donations.
3. The salaries for the full time tutor and the receptionist/caretaker is included with the allowance of 12 month calculation.
4. The abovementined amount once is raised would be transferred to the our sub office in Islamabad, Pakistan for the administrative felicitation.
5. The account will be administrated by our financial office in Pakistan, dually counter checked and authorised by the head of the office in Islamabad, Pakistan.
6. The office in Pakistan is instructed to provide full financial transaction summary along with authenticated bank statement at the end of every month.
7. The end of financial year we would provide a audit financial statement from Pakistan office.

CASH FLOW CHART OF KITC
FOR first Three years.

Item Description 2005 2006 2007
Opening balance R 00.00 R 9088.00 R 10108.00
Donation In R 17600.00
Sales revenueRegistration fees x 12 monthsInternet café revenue x 12 months R 4615.00R 5769.00 R 4615.00R 7000.00 R 4615.00R 9000.00
Total Cash in R 27984.00 R 20703.00 R 23723.00
Expenditure
Computers R 5000.00
Printer R 500.00
Photocopying machine R 2000.00
White board R 100.00
External signage R 200.00
Advertisement for launch R 100.00
Furniture R 400.00
Tutor salary x 12 months ( R 6000.00 R 6000.00 R 6000.00
Caretaker salary x 12 months R 2400.00 R 2400.00 R 2400.00
IT center rental x 12 months R 900.00 R 900.00 R 900.00
Electricity x 12 months R 926.00 R 926.00 R 926.00
Stationary x 12 months R 369.00 R 369.00 R 369.00
Total expenses R 18895.00 R 10595.00 R 10595.00
Balance brought forward R 00.00 R 10108.00 R 13128.00
Surplus+/- R 9088.00 R 10108.00 R 13128.00

Summary of cash flow chart.

1. As you can notice that we have given three years of the projected cash flow for the KITC to show the institute's financial stability.

2. At the beginning of the operations the most of the cash goes into the capital investment of purchasing of equipment and office automations.

3. We also have provided the allowance for 12 months salaries and overhead in advance.

4. At the end of the year institute would have the cash surplus of R 9088.00 from the income generated of minimal enrollment fees, and of the income from the Internet café.

5. The cash surplus of R 9088.00 would give institute an ample financial cash flow to continue its operation.

6. The expenses of the next operational years merely the salaries and overhead of the institute which will be covered by the opening cash surplus from the previous year.

7. The beginning of the third year operation the institute would have the increased cash flow surplus of the R 10108.00

8. The increase in the cash flow is due to the increased usage of the internet café, which resulted in the better cash flow surplus at the beginning of third year.

9. We estimated a steady growth of internet café's income at the rate of 25%+ for the years to come.

10. We also envisage the over crowding of the internet café from second year onward as the institute graduate will be increasing on a monthly bases, therefore we recommend the purchase of further three computers at the third year of operation, which must be bought from the generated cash flow surplus in the third year of its operation.
KITC Strategic Partners.

1. APC MMTK.
2. CIVISCUS.
3. Schoolnet Africa.
4. Direclearn.
5. Ungana-Afrika.
6. OKN Open Knowledge Network.

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About the applicant.

Please refer to our website for full detail on our organization www.kashmir.co.za

SAKAG
South African Kashmir Action Group.

SAKAG Manifesto:

The most fundamental element of founding the SAGAK is to propagate the issue of Kashmir, which undermines the development progression in Kashmir.

SAKAG Mission Statement:

We are the progressive thinking people and would like to see an end of 57 year old bloody conflict of Kashmir, Peacefully, through trilateral or multilateral dialogues.
We envisage the great economical growth potential in the sub-continent region and it can only be achieved once the issue of Kashmir is peacefully settled.


SAKAG Aims and Objectives:

SAKAG is committed to the following,

1. To do Campaigning, advocacy and lobbying for the human rights violation in the Kashmir region.
2. To mobilize recourses to make this organization stronger in order to assist people of Kashmir timeously.
3. Raise funds to assist helpless Kashmiri people.
4. Issue press releases and write articles on the issue of Kashmir.
5. Hold workshops and public seminar to propagate the issue of Kashmir.
6. Hold public rallies and Marches in protest as it become appropriate.
7. To educate International community on the issue of Kashmir.
8. Keep updating on the latest development in both Azad and India occupied Kashmir.
9. Keep updating on the latest development in both Azad and India occupied Kashmir.

We trust that this would meet your perusal, but should you require any further information please do not hestitate to contact us on info@kashmir.co.za
www.kashmir.co.za

Sincerely yours,

Salman I Khan.
Project Manager
Founder SAKAG.
Tel 27 11 804 2422
Fax 27 11 804 2939
Cell 27 82 691 6048
Email. info@kashmir.co.za
Email.salkhan1@yahoo.com

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