Woman Empowerment Activities under PEACE implemented by Sarhad Rural Support Programme SRSP Funded by EU.

1. 7-day Visit of EU delegates to Peace Project Area. Part-11
Visits to the women empowerment component
Under EU-Peace Project
SRSP under component 4 in EU
PEACE program established Adult
Literacy Center at village Umar
Khel, UC Charbagh. The ALC Umar
Khel was established in the
month of Aug 2013 and there are
22 students in this ALC and till
date three books have been
taught to them.
During visit, the teachers
practically demonstrated the
students how to find out due
date, month and expenses
detail in electricity bill. Some
of the learners also
demonstrated where to find
out expiry date written on
medicines, how to read and
use mobile no, how to read
guidelines to prepare Oral
Rehydration Solution (ORS)
and its benefits.
The members
of monitoring
committee
told EU
Mission that
they regularly
visit ALC on
weekly basis
and ensure
the presence
of teachers as
well as
learners.

2. The EU Mission appreciated
the efforts of learners and
teachers. She was quite
impressed of the literacy and
numeracy skills of enrolled
learners. She advised that
such ALCs may be established
in other villages where
literacy rate is low among
women

3. Sylvia Beamish paid a
visit to ongoing
community management
skill training. She met
with the participants. It
was shared with her
regarding this training
that this is a 3 days basic
training arranged for CO
members.
The purpose of this
training is to impart basic
knowledge of running
community organizations
on a hamlet level.
Visit to Community Management Skill Training (Women) at village Saeed Abad

4. Visit to Business Interest Group (BIG) women at Chekrai village
Sylvia also met
the women BG
group at Chikrai
village where
the female BIGs
informed her
about their
training and
professional
skills they learnt