Closing Ceremony of LMST Malakand At Park Way Hotel Fizagat Mingora Swat on September 23, 2014

Programme for Economic Advancement and Community Empowerment (PEACE)

Funded by European Union Implemented by SRSP

After successful completion of five days

residential trainings on “Leadership

Management Skills Training (LMST)” for men

activists from different community organizations

of five UCs i.e. Thana Badajat, Palai, Pir Khel,

Totakan and Selai Patay District Malakand, the

closing ceremony was held, in which apart from

SSO Malakanad and Regional HRDO Swat Region,

50 men activists (training participants)

participated. Mr. Hazrat Shah (District Officer,

Social Welfare Department Swat) also

participated in the occasion as chief guest.

Mr. Bahadur Ali Regional HRDO Swat, while expressions his views, thanked the chief

guest for sparing his precious time and timely participation in the occasion. While

expressing his views, he highlighted the SRSP vision and mission as well as working

approach and objectives to the specific training event. He further added that we on

behalf of SRSP are trying our best to organize and facilitate such types of training events

with all possible arrangements. He also added that we believe that communities have

potentials to do and the SRSP is going to explore these potentials in the shape of

organized communities.

Mr. Shahab (Member of Active CO, UC Totakan)

while giving his feedback regarding the five days

residential training of LMST, he appreciated the

attitude of resource persons and the valuable

contents of LMST. He was also of the opinion

that after getting this training we are now able

to get to know about our duties/rights, rules and

responsibilities. He further added that we will

onward convey the SRSP core message to the

concerned communities.

The LMST closing ceremony was started with recitation from

the Holy Quran performed by one among the training

participants.

Mr. Haseenullah (Member of Omeed Falahi

Tanzeem, UC Pir Khel) among the training

participants, while giving his feedback regarding

the five days residential LMST training, he added

that we learned a lot of about social mobilization,

development concept and role of community

activists. He further expressed that we would

onward live in communities as brothers and work

together for ensuring sustainable development in

our local societies.

Mr. Gohar Khan Protection Officer Social

Welfare Department Swat presented warm

welcome to the entire participants and

thanked SRSP for inviting him in this

occasion. He further stressed on

collectivism in communities and also

suggested for practically demonstration the

skills in their community institutions, which

they learned during this training. He also

addressed to work hard for the betterment

of vulnerable communities in their areas

concerned.

The Respected Chief Guest (Mr. Hazrat Shah, District

Officer Department of Social Welfare Swat) during

his speech thanked SRSP and the entire participants.

While expressing his concluding remarks he added

that we are in close coordination with SRSP in

various activities and interventions. He was of the

opinion that there is no doubt that the SRSP

interventions have brought visible change in

community development, which seems towards

sustainable rural development. He further suggested

for making registration of community institutions

with government registration authorities, in which

the social welfare department will extend all possible

cooperation. He stressed the participants to ensure

their access to different departments so in this way

the gaps between line departments and communities

would be bridged. He briefed the participants

regarding social welfare department and its activities

and asked them to get freely, if there is any question.

Several questions were raised by the participants,

which were clarified by the chief guest with entire

satisfactions of the participants.

The chief guest then awarded certificates to

the training participants.