australian delegation visit to ausaid funded project
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Australian Aid Delegation Visit to Village Azizabad Union Council Dheri Zardad in District Charsadda of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province PakistanTRANSCRIPT
Pictorial Report on Australian Delegation Visit to AusAid Funded Project
Village Azizabad, Union Council Dheri Zardad,
is a remote village in District Charsadda. It has
523 households or a population of 3,892 (1,868
females and 2,024 males).
Ms Munnawar Hamayun (SRSP Chair-
person) welcomes and introduces the
Guests to the local communities
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After the Introduction Local Community Activist Briefly Explain the geographical spread of the Village and show the Physical work carried out through finical support of the Australian Government in the village
Local Community Activist Abdul
Wadud highlighted the progress
of Community Institutions and
thanked SRSP and AusAid for
their support.
In village Azizabad Livelihood
Strengthening Programme has
organized 17 COs (about 59 %
WCOs) with 473 members rep-
resenting over three thousand
population of
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First Assistant secretary south and
west asia Division Paul Robilliard
visits District Charsadda Village
AzizAbad and meets with commu-
nity activists. He said,”I feel proud
to be among you after I witnessed
your avowed commitment to
change your living standers”
Australian High Commissioner Pe-
ter Heyward, Executive Officer, De-
partment of Foreign affaires and
Trade (DFAT) Anna Old meadow
and Greg Ellis, Counselor Develop-
ment, Australian High Commission
Visited the (Aus-Aid) Australian
Government Funded Project and
appreciate the worked carried out
by SRSP for development of com-
munities
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CEO-SRSP, Showing Before After Pictures of CPIs
( community managed physical infrastructures
schemes) and also explained the technical aspects
of the schemes to the Australian Delegation, He
also briefed them about the TOP (Terms of Part-
nership) which is signed between the community
and SRSP before the work initiates.
After Community
Meeting Australian
Delegation visit CPIs
(community man-
aged physical infra-
structures schemes
(Street Pave-
ment ,Irrigation
channel and a Wa-
ter Filtration plant )
at Village Aziz Abad
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The Delegation meets with Entrepreneurs during their visit around the village. Men and women were
given technical and financial support to set-up small enterprises under the Livelihood Strengthening
Programme.
In Village Azizabad 20 community members have been trained in various NRM activities (10 women com-
munity members)
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The Delegation receives Presentation from Women
Community Organizations on ‘Women Development
through the Community Investment Funds’.
In Village Azizabad LSP so far under IGG
PKR 60,000 has been disbursed among 15
women and PKR 500,000 has been loaned to
41 women community members. Through
Internal Lending PKR 921,000 has been dis-
bursed to 74 females. Community Invest-
ment Fund are used by Women for estab-
lishing small businesses like Karyana shop,
Purchase of assets (goats, hens,) embroidery
& stitching of clothes, cosmetics & shoes
shop etc
SRSP Chief Executive
Officer Masoodul Mulk
gave a briefing on
SRSP’s vision, mission
and working approach
and achievements of
Livelihood Strengthen-
ing Programme .
Assistant Commissioner, Charsadda and the
local MPA also attended the meeting. They
appreciated the role of SRSP in strengthening
State-Citizen relationship.
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