GENERATING EMPLOYMENT
ALTERNATIVES FOR
SELF- RELIANCE
INTRODUCTION
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Operational since 2010
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Core Purpose - helping the deprived section of the
society to stand on its own feet through Self
Employment.
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Organization in ‘Social Business’ based on funds from
those who can AFFORD to those who are in NEED
VISION & MISSION
Vision:
Social
and economic prosperity through
establishing a culture of self-employment, dignity,
and honor.
 Mission:
GEAR is determined to create an innovative model
of ‘social business’ for the financially challenged of
the society by creating a sustainable financial
resource coupled with a support system resulting in
a continuous flow of economic activity
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OBJECTIVES OF GEAR
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Identify poor section - Identify Financially Challenged people in
the society (GEAR Partners) by referrals through friends and
family circles.
Develop an unique Self Employment Model matching the
expertise and interest of GEAR PARTNER
Fund the Self Employment Model of the selected partner and also
help them in executing the same
Monitor the results and Operational Mechanism of the Model on a
continuous basis in order to ensure that the model is generating
acceptable revenue.Trouble shoot wherever needed.
OBJECTIVES OF GEAR
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Collecting GEAR partners’ contribution of profit to GEAR pool of
funds (to the extent of initial amount funded only; no
interest/profit is charged) in order to create the next round of
Self-Employment for new partners, hence, the ‘Sadaqa-e-Jariah’
keeps on moving with every one benefitting in both the worlds
InshaAllah.
Make sure that GEAR-partners’ are earning a Halal living are
morally conscious enough to spend their earnings
on Jaiz (legitimate) personal and family needs and abstain from
spending the money on drugs, alcohol, gambling etc.
Provide support to GEAR-partners’ in case of a contingency like
medical emergencies in family or accidental destruction of
business setup etc.
OUR OPERATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
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Funds:
Funding of operational model
of social business is done
through local and international
donors.
It basically started
from friends circle locally. This is
a revolving fund which creates
a multiplier effect. Nevertheless
we treat this as a short-term
measure for the start-up cycle.
Local
Donors
Family
FUNDS
Friends
Int.
Donors
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Operational Expenses:
Keeping our operational costs as minimum as possible,
meetings are held at members’ homes, not at expensive
venues.
Volunteering :
All of our Operational team members work without
charging any salary and perform GEAR work including
identification of candidates, visiting their places for
evaluation, designing and helping out in execution of the
social business model etc. and consider expenses incurred
from their own resources as their contribution to GEAR pool
of sadqa-e- jariah.
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Sustainability:
Long run - More Sustainable Self Revenue Generating Model
to bear its own expenses and fund the self employment
rather than depending fully on donations etc.
GEAR branded Self Employment Model e.g; GEAR Kiosk,
GEAR Vegetable and Fruit Cart etc., which will be provided
to GEAR partners to execute.
Advertising and sales promotion tools for local and
multinational companies and the advertising revenue earned
will become resource of GEAR for funding business initiative
of our partners.
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Affordable Contributions
Short-term fund raising - through
lifetime membership program by
paying a lifetime fee of Rs. 500.
The contribution goes into the revolving
fund for creating self-employment of
GEAR partners.
The convenience based contribution
model can raise big funds e.g., 50000
members contributing Rs. 500 each Rs.
25m creating 1000 self-employment
and a multiplier effect of 10,000
families in 10 years.
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Focus on Women and Family:
Together with male partners, GEAR focuses on women and the
entire family to put them into self-employment in especially
designed areas.
In this connection, partnering with Industrial Homes and
Training Centers for skill development like sewing, secretarial
work, etc. is also taken up as project.
Training cost is also put into social investment and GEAR
partners are expected to contribute in the pool of financial
resources after earning and income generation activities
based on the skill developed.
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Strategic Partnership with Allied Services to improve the life
of GEAR partners:
GEAR goes into strategic partnership with other Social and
Educational Institutions to improve the life of its partners
catering to services as Health and Medical facilities, Skill
Development for Self-employment, Religious, Moral, and
Spiritual insights development and such other areas of vital
importance.
How We Operate..
1.
Identification
of Potential
Candidates
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•Visit the candidates at their home
and collect information.
•Family composition - number of
family members being supported
•Present income
•School going children and their
needs
•History of self-employment
•Potential trade in which they need
support,
•Amount of fund needed
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Core Team Meets
on Weekly/
Fortnightly basis
for interviewing
and final
approval
•Funding is strictly done for the sake
of core purpose i.e. creating selfemployment so as not to deviate
from the core purpose of GEAR.
GEAR also avoids funding of
businesses which are non-Islamic and
injurious to the society e.g.
pan/beri/gutka shop etc.,
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Funds are not released to candidate in
cash but in terms of investments. The
Volunteer organizes the self-employment
activity with necessary tools, raw material
purchases, infrastructure investments, etc
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GEAR provides monthly feedback to the
donor in terms of an overall operational
and financial report. It is also done for
specific GEAR partners who have been
funded by some donors. An operational
progress report together with financial
status is also provided to such donors.
SELF EMPLOYMENT MODEL EXAMPLES
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Vegetable carts
Fruit carts
Pop corn carts
Potato chips stalls
Domestic sewing
Tailor shop
Tyre Repairing shop
Motor Cycle mechanic shop
Fabric selling at various markets
Rickshaw
Retail Kiosks
Residential Small Retail shop
Vault making
Cap making
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Street Food stalls
Flower Making
Leveraging parts from C grades
Imported Jeans
Selling garments in family and
friends circle
Car Cleaning Clothes/Fabric selling
Candle making/distribution
Donkey Cart for transporting
materials
Artificial jewelry/ornaments for
ladies
Components and Parts for Shoes
Our Work
FINANCIAL STATS
Total Receipts
Total Disbursements
Total families helped
Total Active cases
Average Loan Size
Administrative expenses
Recovery ratio:
Rs. 5,875,832
Rs. 5,586,110
319
126
Rs. 17,511
5%
91.5%
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