Many rural women struggle to access essential services and lack platforms to speak up for their rights. To address this, SRSP, in partnership with GIZ, recently organized “Women Kuli Kachehri” forums in Kohat and Swat districts. Over 195 women from various villages participated, raising concerns about local municipal services. These issues included school cleanliness, sanitation, safe drinking water, teacher shortages, and police practices. The forums also introduced the “Women Facilitation Desk,” allowing women to register complaints regarding municipal services and civil service supplies. The District Administration in both Kohat and Swat emphasized their commitment to increasing women’s involvement in local governance. The Kuli Kachehri forums were a collaborative effort by SRSP, funded by GIZ under the PLG project.
SRSP, in collaboration with the KP Elementary & Secondary Education Department, held an enrollment campaign in Gogh Bala, Kohat to increase girls’ enrollment in schools for the 2024-25 academic year. The campaign enlisted the support of the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), District Education Officer, social activists, parents, students, and education department personnel. Books were distributed to newly enrolled students. This activity was funded by GIZ under its PLG project.
To improve economic condition of tribal women, a 3 days training for 30 women participants on Mushroom production and its Marketing was organized by SRSP in village Shelozan, Upper Kurram District. The objective of the training was to promote the concept of mushrooms production at households’ level and sell in the local market. SRSP will facilitate these participants and create market linkages in the local market. At the end of the training tool-kits were distributed among the participants.
The training was organized under “Aid to Uprooted People (AUP)” project which is funded by the European Union, financed through KFW and implemented by SRSP to support the recently returned families of five newly merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
To create income generating opportunities for women in newly merged districts, SRSP organized a 30 days training of 25 participants on “Mazri Work” in Lower Orakzai, Tehsil of District Orakzai.
The objective of this training was to economically empower women and making them self-reliant through provision of livelihood enhancement initiative that will ensure the well-being of women and their families. These trainings will develop a sense of earning among the women by making mazri products and selling them in the nearby market. In the mean while SRSP worked on creating links with local shopkeepers to sell these products and in return financially benefit women belonging to destitute parts of Orakzai District. These community organizations will also organize women into groups to build their own capital through regular savings and get access to loans in times of need.
The training was conducted under “Aid to Uprooted People (AUP)” project which is funded by the European Union, financed by KFW and implemented by SRSP to support the recently returned families of five newly merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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