Training for Community Organization office bearers in District Swat, Malakand Division

1. Closing Ceremony & Certificate distribution of LMST
Swat Continental Hotel, Mingora, Swat Feb 22nd
, 2014
Three groups of LMSTs each of 25 male pax were facilitated in the residential LMST at
Swat Continental Hotel, Swat starting from Feb 18th
-22nd
, 2014. Two groups from SOU
Khwazakhela and one from SOU Buner.
Closing ceremony was held in the hotel on Feb 22nd
, 2014. Mr. Asfandyar Khattak(AC
Charbagh) and
Mr. Anwar ul Haq(AC Khwazakhela) were invited as chief guests, along with
Mr. Ijaz Ali (DPM Swat),
Mr. Bahar Ahmad (PO HRD Swat),
Mr. Ghulam Muhammad (Admin Officer-PSU Swat),
Mr. Dildar Ahmad (Team Leader Khwazakhela),
Mr. Ashraf (HRDO Swat),
Mr. Waqas Ali (SO Buner),
75 trainees and Three Master Trainers
” All the fourteen Sessions of LMST were very interesting and based
on practical approach, and were delivered effectively. SRSP polished
our skills and potential which will be helpful in our grooming as the
newly formed CO. Thanks to SRSP, We will prove our determination
and part of role,” Kamal Hussain-Trainee from Topi Welfare
Organization Chgharzai, District Buner shared.

2. Mr. Ijaz ali, DPM Peace Project explained the need and importance
of the capacity building approach and SRSP’s role of paying its
contribution. He asked the trainees to demonstrate the difference
they feel after completion of LMST.
He asked the trainees to show their level of confidence and
courage, because LMST is the session in which the individual can
enhance the ability of confidence.
He further explained role of Master trainers which is purely based
on volunteerism. Total 12000 men and women will be prepared and
developed as Master Trainers during the PEACE project from 100
UCs. He asked the existing audience over it, majority of the trainees
showed their willingness to be a volunteer through hand raise.
The assistant commissioner appreciated the way of
delivering trainings to lay men, who demonstrated such
confident remarks and ambitions.
He proudly announced that he had a mindset that such
organizations working on the capacity building, just waste
the budget else nothing, but SRSP changed his opinion,
because SRSP’s way of delivering and adopting the capacity
building trainings bring visible change in the trainees
capacity, who are ready to work as volunteer for the
betterment .
He further said that he has some expectations from the trained cadre of organized
communities to bring their community issues to his desk, however, those which need
to be addressed on priority basis and non important should be resolved locally, all the
trainees raised their hands and showed their willingness.
They willingly offered themselves for volunteer work as CRPs.

3. Mr. Anwar ul Haq-Assistant Commissioner
Khwazkahela presented his point of view over
leadership management training; he explained that the
leadership is based on two important factors of Vision
and Courage. Positive thinking & Confidence can bring
the leadership abilities.
“Ambitions required helping and supporting not only
this society but the generations, which we expect from
the organized communities like you”.
He was inspired by the participant’s emotions over the
philosophy of Linkages development.
Certificates were then distributed by the guests among all the LMST
trainees followed by group photos and snap shots preserved for the
purpose of long term memories recall. Words of thanks were paid from all
the participants to SRSP and EU for facilitation of training event.
Inviting different stakeholders like ACs in the case to the training and closing ceremonies is not only serve as source of motivation/encouragement for the
participants but also helpful and effective for awareness of these stakeholders about SRSP, Peace Project and its activities.