Project Interventions:

• Need assessment to improve livelihood in 10 villages of Talash Valley.Improvement and enhancement of the socio-economic condition of the local communities by strengthening their livelihood system.
• Formation/strengthening community based organizations (CBOs).

July 2011 to June 2012.

Project Interventions:

• Identification, Registration and need assessment of 700 PWDs
• PWDs Support Groups (SGs)/ CBOs formation
• Exposure visits
• Work place adaptations
• Provision of Assistive devices
• Skill development training and post training technical assistance
• Business management trainings
• Provision of Cash Grants
• Employers sensitization workshops/seminars

November 2011 to March 2012.

Project Interventions:

1. Organizing Tehsil level Speech competitions (male/female students) in 03 Tehsils at main GHS/GHSS open participation for other schools students.
2. District level Speech competitions of all the first three female contestants of all the Tehsils competitions i.e. total number of contestants are 09 female.
3. Photo and Painting Exhibition of male/female students at District level relevant to the subject of peace and development.
4. One day public forum at district level.
5. Collection and compilation of selected speeches from the competitions for a booklet and its distribution in schools, colleges and other institutions.

Restoration of community basic infrastructure and Farm Livelihood

Feb 2011 TO May 2011.

Project Interventions:

• 07 hanging wooden bridges of 660 running feet will be rehabilitated to ensure access of 70000 local population in the 4 UCs of Dir Upper to the markets and other parts of the district.

• Farm livelihood and food security of 6545 individual of 935 farm families will be restored and ensured through rehabilitation of 5.5 km water courses in 03 UCs of Dir upper which will further ensure production of 490MT food items for the survival of 6545 person of 935 families for the next year.
  

Flood Affected Communities Engagement for Recovery     (FACER)

March 2011 to February 2012

Project Interventions:

• Conducting LSA (Local Stakeholder Assemblies) LSA is open group discussion in which public participation is 100.
• Problem is Identified and Prioritized through LSA
• Selection of CCBs for PCM (two days training)
• Capacity Building through PCM
• Provision of funds to CCBs for project implementation

Supporting Four Months campaign on Gender Based Violence to eradicate Violence against Woman.

12th December, 2011 to 11th May, 2012

Project Interventions:

• Advocacy campaign comprising of a series of 11 events (total 11 events), one event per Tehsil in 5 districts. The events range is debates competitions/ photo and painting competitions/ poetry debates/town hall meetings.
• 05-one day consultative dialogues at each district headquarters to mark the 16 days of activism in the district. Government officials, JIRGA elder, political leadership, civil society, women and youth at each District level will participate.
• 05- one day GBV workshop at 05 districts level for sensitization of and engagement with the local media.
• One-week campaign on FM radio comprising of standardized messages to raise awareness around GBV
• 05- One day seminars at 05 districts headquarter level to mark Pakistani Women’s Day (each event will include participation of 10 persons from each Tehsil level.
• One-week campaign on FM radio comprising of standardized messages to raise awareness around GBV and Pakistani Women’s Day.
  

Police Community Relations program (PCR)

March 2011 to February 2012

Project Interventions:

• Conducting four rounds of Khuli Kachehris in 11 UCs of Swat on Experimental basis.Khuli Kachehri is to remove   the gap between Communities and Law & Justice Authorities
• Sharing of Problem target sheet with concerned police stations
• Action taken sheet by the police station is shared with members of UPSCs
• PSMS in three Police stations of District Swat

Peace Building & Conflict Prevention

Sep 2010 TO Dec 2010.

Project Interventions:

• Organizing 02 Tehsil level seminars for peace restoration and promotion.
• Organizing 02 district level forums for peace restoration and promotion.
• Organizing 03 poetry debates (Mushaera) to promote peace in an aesthetically better way.
• Composing & Distribution 500 copies of Booklet of Poetry in the community consist of the selected poetry on the topic of Peace.
• Organizing 02 local level seminars with women community for  peace restoration and promotion.
• Organizing, Recording and distributing CD of the sung poetry on the topic of peace.
  

Provision of Skill Trainings for strengthening and enhancing the Capacities of    Marginalized groups of Men and Women

02 months (13th December, 2011 to 12th February, 2012)

Project Interventions:

• Verification of the identified target group, Training Need Assessment and Product Analytical Review
• 6 weeks skill development training on Tailoring, Sketching, Designing and Drawing for women groups
• 6 Weeks skill development Trainings on Computer Hardware & Electrician for male groups
• Linkages of Trained beneficiaries are built with Sarhad Chamber Of Commerce & Industries and women chamber of commerce, SMEDA and ECI.

Protection & representation of Consumer’s Rights & Interest (PRCRI)

Jan 2011 TO Dec 2011

Project Interventions:

• Organizing 150 awareness sessions on consumer’s rights & interest in the 1st & 2nd quarter (Jan to Jun 2011) of the project. And distribution of print material (pamphlets) on consumer’s rights, interests and responsibilities.
• Organizing 33 capacity building sessions for 780 consumers in the 3rd quarter (July to Sep 2011) of the project
• Organizing 5 networking meetings at Tehsil and district level in the 4th quarter (Aug to Dec 2011)
• Functioning of 18 CRPCs as representative for consumer’s interest and right protection at district level in the 4th quarter (Aug to Dec 2011).
  

March 2011 TO December 2011

Project Interventions:

• Conduction of Poetry Competition among youth
• Conduction of Photo & Painting Exhibition for youth community
• Conduction of Sports Mela for local communities for both male and female
• Conduction of  Cultural Food & Crafts Mela for local communities for both male and female
• Conduction of  Kaltori Tolana for local communities for both male and female
• Conduction of  Grand Mela for local communities for both male and female
• Development  and  distribution of  Cultural Promotion Magazine
  
  

  All these mentioned events have been conducted in 03 Districts of Malakand Division i.e. Dir Lower, Dir Upper and Swat. In total 17 events have been conducted by ABKT under RICH project In Malakand Division.

Feb 2011 TO June 2011

Project Interventions:

• Revival of 660 women artisans’ socio- economic status in conflict & flood affected district Swat through provision of skill development & value addition trainings, establishment of production units & market chain for the present hand & machine made vocational & traditional products till July 2011.
• Establishment of 02 productions unites locally for women artesian community where women artisan will get training and producing the hand & machine made vocational & traditional products under the supervision of trained and expert women artesian.
• To ensure direct access to the market, marker chain will be developed for women artesian community of Malakand division till July 2011.
• To promote Malakand women artisan hand & machine made vocational & traditional product display center and shop for a cause will be establish to end middle men role and to ensure net profit directly in hand to the women artisan till July 2011.

Water for Livelihood (W4L)

January 2012 to May 2012 (Extendable)  

Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation

Project Interventions:

• Identification/Survey of existing and potential water sources ( functional and non functional ) and water quality testing                
• Social and Technical Feasibility of selected water supply schemes
• Identification, Assessment, formation of Village organizations and Women Organizations to make sure completion and maintenance of all schemes in a sustainable and  participatory manner.
• Construction of selected Water related schemes
  

Benazir Income Support program (BISP)'s Waseela-e-Rozgar Project

Economic empowerment of marginalized communities through provision of vocational and technical trainings to the targeted beneficiaries of BISP in Malakand, Division.

1400 Male and Female

Activities of the project:

1. Tracking and registration of the targeted beneficiaries through online data verification and registration system with the help of BISP website
2. Clustering and allocation of trades to the target trainees
3. Data sharing and reporting to BSIP head office
4. Training delivery to the targeted beneficiaries of BISP
5. Provision of stipend and travel allowance to the trainees on monthly basis
6. Monitoring, supervision and Completion of the training
7. Certification through TTB
8. Job placement of the trainees

Outcome of the project:

• 1400 trained male and female in different trades available at the end of the project
• Financial support provided to 1400 families through payment of monthly stipend to 1400 trainees
• Capacity of training institutions built up through provision of trainings to a large number of trainees in different trades
• Authentic training certificates provided to 1400 trained person
• Employment rate increased by 30% and skilled labor available to go abroad for employment