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Operations of Crescent
Standard Operating Procedures
All Crescent Foundation projects follow standard operating procedures which are
revised from time to time to keep up with change. These standard operating procedures
encompass entire sets of processes such as accounting, project initiation, completion
and reporting. All employees, volunteers and partner organizations are strictly
required to follow these procedures.
Project Lifecycle
Crescent executes its projects, either through employees,volunteers or partner organizations
to safeguard Crescent’s interests. Project funding is not released until a project
proposal is submitted and approved by Crescent Foundation, and an agreement is signed.
The agreement clearly states the purpose of the project and expected results, and
requires submission of a project completion report, photographs, and receipts upon
completion.
In the case of a long-term on-going project, interim reports are submitted at regular
intervals in order to monitor ongoing performance and to decide on further funding.
Qualifying Beneficiaries
Crescent stipulates to partner organizations and volunteers exclusively on who can
receive support for the designated project at hand.
Partner organizations and volunteers are required to undergo an investigation process
in which they fill applications to qualify individuals for support. This may include
visiting the applicants’ localities, enquiring about them from neighbors and local
shop keepers etc.
Forms of support
Crescent helps beneficiaries in a variety of ways in the form of direct financial
assistance, food (cooked, dry ration, meat), drinking water (including water hand
pumps), agriculture (such as trees, seeds, livestock, poultry), clothing, educational
support, and medical assistance.
Crescent also sends containers which consist of a variety of equipment including
computers, medical equipment, medical supplies, toys, books, clothes, pots and pans,
etc. All the household items are distributed among the deserving in economically
depressed areas. Computers and books are distributed at schools. Medical supplies
and equipment are given to hospitals which serve the poor.
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