Community Built Irrigation Schemes South Waziristan Agency

A Ground Breaking Ceremony of 8 Community built irrigation schemes was held at South Waziristan Agency (SWA). The event was organized in Political Agent Compound’s Jirga Hall. Besides community elders, Political Agent SWA Mr. Zafarul Islam, Senator Mr. Salih Shah, representatives of line departments, members of the community organizations, Pak Army and SRSP staff participated in the third dialogue. The event was organized under a four years project funded by the Government of Germany and financed by KfW to support Reintegration and Rehabilitation for Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) in FATA. The project is being implemented by SRSP with the support of FATA Secretariat and Political Administration in five Agencies (South Waziristan Agency, North Waziristan Agency, Orakzai Agency, Khyber Agency and Kurram Agency.)

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Three days training on Pakistan Approach to Total Sanitation PATS

Three days training on Pakistan Approach to Total Sanitation (PATS) was organized for 30 elected members (18 male and 12 female) in District Buner under WASH PATs plus project. The objective of the training was to orient the participants on WASH policy framework at district level, provide low cost solutions regarding sanitation and water safety and to elaborate their role in open defecation free (ODF) declaration, verification, certification and sustainability check. Furthermore, their knowledge was enhanced on gender mainstreaming, equity, disaster risk reduction, climate change and environmental protection. The training was organized by SRSP in collaboration with Government of KPK and funded by UNICEF.

Microhydro Projects in District Shangla

SRSP has completed Two micro hydro power projects under European Union funded PEACE Programme in union council Alpuri of District Shangla. These power houses benefit more than 370 households in both villages of Bar Kalay and Kuz Kalay. Besides the local communities the inaugural ceremony was attended by Commissioner Malakand Division. The Total cost of the project is PKR: 5,416,506 in which EU share is PKR: 4,849,322 and community share is PKR: 567,182.

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Prefabricated schools in Khyber Agency FATA

The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA, Engr. Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, and Ambassadors for European Union in Pakistan, Jean –Francois Cautain, inaugurated Pre-Fabricated School building at Government High School Hisara, enrolling 448 boys, in Khyber Agency under “Support to Returnees and Their Communities in FATA” Project. The delegates also visited GGPS Kalanga, which has an enrollment of 538 students.
The project will improve 450 schools that will benefit 45,000 children in 4 agencies of FATA.
.Beside the local communities the event was attended by Additional Chief Secretary FATA, Country Director UNDP, Deputy Country Representative UNICEF, DG Directorate of Projects FATA, Secretary Education FATA, Education Directorate FATA, Political Administration Khyber Agency, and SRSP’s BoD and management.

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