By: Gul Hamad Farooqi
CHITRAL: Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP) distributed machineries, equipment among 62 beneficiaries of union council Drosh 1 and Drosh 2 under Livelihood Enhancement and Protection (LEP) program. These equipments worth million of rupees were free distributed among the people funded by Govt. of Italy through Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Program (PPAF) in a simple but prompt function at Drosh. Captain Shabbir Ahmad of Chitral scouts was chief guest on the occasion .
Addressing to the gathering Salahuddin Salih program Manager said that SRSP is a non profitable, non political and nongovernmental organization which work in different sectors for carrying betterment in the lives of people. He said that SRSP working in each district of Khyber Pakhtonkhwa including FATA.
He said that PPAF funding them for different livelihood programs of the province especially in Chitral. They also working in Hydro power generation to overcome energy crises. As well as they supporting jobless youth and skilled persons like carpenter, Tailor Masters, painters, etc under Pakistan Poverty Reduction program to provide them opportunity for earning their livelihood with a honest and easy way.
He said that they working on gross root level and choosing deserving people through their community and village organizations. He said that during a survey our team members were informed by local people according to their need and requirements and these machineries and equipments, tools worth of millions of rupees were purchased with the financial support of Government of Italy and distributing among these jobless youth and skilled persons. as well as household enterprises goods like cloth etc were distributed to women folk of the area.
Mufti Mahmoodul Hassan Nazim of Drosh 2 thanked SRSP and chief executive officer Shahzada Masoodul Mulk for their contribution in poverty reduction from the area. He said that these youth were well skilled and technical sounded but they can not purchase these precious machinery. And now they were provided these machineries free of cost which will enabled them to boost and enhance their economic condition.
Captain Shabbir emphasized the local people to must play their role in maintaining in internal peace while Pakistan Army is ready for confronting with external segments and know better protection of their motherland. HE said that Chitral is a very remote and backward area and its poverty can be eradicated only with the combined thoughts and contribution of local people. They should to welcome each and every developmental program of the area. He said that we should to play our role that what we can do for the better tomorrow.
At last he distributed these tools, equipments and machineries among the local people which were consisting on Tailoring tools, Carpenter tools, women shopping center materials, Auto car painting, stone making tools and welding transformers and machines etc. A large number of people attended the tools distribution ceremony.
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