The document summarizes the closing ceremony of a Leadership Management Skills Training (LMST) hosted by SRSP and funded by the European Union. It discusses remarks made by regional HRDO Bahadur Ali, training participants like Mr. Umar Farooq and Mr. Ishtehar Hussain, and the chief guest Mr. Gohar Khan, Protection Officer of the Social Welfare Department. The chief guest thanked SRSP and stressed the importance of community development and bridging gaps between communities and government departments. Certificates were then awarded to the training participants.

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Closing Ceremony of Leadership Management Skill Training (LMST)
Malakand
Continental Hotel Mingora Swat (May 13, 2014)
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 UC Aladand and Thana Bandajat
District Malakand, the closing ceremony was held, in
which apart from Regional HRDO Swat Region, 26 men
activists (training participants) participated. Mr. Gohar
Khan (Protection Officer, Social Welfare Department
Swat) also participated in the occasion as chief guest.

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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.
The LMST closing
ceremony was started
with recitation from the
Holy Quran performed
by one among the
training participants.

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Mr. Umar Farooq (President of Taj CO, UC
Thana Bandajat), 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.
Mr. Ishtehar Hussain (President of Miras
Khel CO, UC Aladand) 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.

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The Respected Chief Guest (Mr. Gohar Khan, Protection
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 expressed that this five days training
would be more fruitful for all the participants in the sense of
real development in communities at grassroots level and would
help us in revival of our cultural traditions i.e. Hujra, Ashar,
Jerga and collectivism. 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.

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The chief guest then awarded certificates to the
training participants

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7. Closing Ceremony of LMST Malakand
At Swat Continental Hotel Mingora Swat on February 14, 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 Malakand, the concluding ceremony was held, in which apart from Regional HRDO and DPM Swat, 25 men community
activists (training participants) participated. Mr. Deedar Ghani, Inspector of Police Station Mingora Swat was called as chief guest in the occasion.
Mr. Fazal Rahman, President Sher Khanay
Tanzeem UC Palai (one among the training
participants), while giving his feedback
regarding the training, he expressed his views
and added that during the five days training
program, we learnt a lot of about awareness
and got self confidence and the ways through
which we can access towards various
governmental departments organizations. He
also told that we would onward work as in
organized communities and will lead towards
sustainable development under self help
initiatives. He also highlighted the women role
in community development, which they
learned during the training session and added
that our women have the potentials to do a
lot and we will now give them opportunities to
work with their men and assist them in every
aspect of life. He further added that our
community leaders can play vital role in
resolving community disputes at local level.

8. One among the training participants
Mr. Tauseef (President Falahi Tanzeem
UC Alladand), while expressing his
views as feedback regarding the five
days residential training, he added that
communities have the potential to do,
but their potential need to be explored.
He thanked SRSP for giving them
support in social and community
development.

9. Mr. Ijaz Ali, DPM SRSP Swat while expressions his views, he thanked the
chief guest and entire participants and 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. He further stressed the
community leaders to focus on their local based community organizations
and ensure the involvement of poor segments of the society in their
community and village organizations. He also added that the community
leaders can play vital role in resolving of disputes/conflicts at local level and
thus to promote their communities and ensure sustainable development.
He also stressed the community leaders to assist the local police in order to
eliminate crimes in the society.
The respected chief guest Mr. Deedar Ghani, Inspector
Police Station Mingora Swat thanked SRSP staff and the
entire participants during his speech. He further added
that the activities being done by SRSP are to be highly
appreciated. He also added that the SRSP is fulfilling the
gap between the communities and the concern
departments and access towards concerned
organizations. He stressed the community leaders to
come forward and assist local police so that to minimize
and eliminate criminal elements from the society. He
also ensured that Police Department would always
extend all possible support to the community
organizations at all level.

10. Closing Ceremony of LMST Malakand at Park Way Hotel, Fizagat Mingora
Implemented by: SRSP Funded by: European Union under PEACE Project
March 19, 2014
After successful completion of five days
residential trainings on “Leadership Management
Skills Training (LMST)” for men activists from
different community organizations of Malakand,
the closing ceremony was held, in which apart
from Regional HRDO Swat, 25 men community
activists (training participants) from UC Totakan
& UC Pir Khel District Malakand participated. Mr.
Bakht Karam, Chairman District Zakat
Committee District Shangla was invited as chief
guest in the occasion.

11. The closing
ceremony took
place with
recitation from
the Holy Quran,
performed by
one among the
participants.
Mr. Bahadur Ali Regional HRDO SRSP Swat Region
thanked the chief guest for sparing his time and
timely participation in the event. He further briefed
the chief guest and entire participants regarding
SRSP vision, mission and overall goals and
objectives of EU-PEACE Project. He further added
that we on behalf of SRSP believe that communities
have the potentials to do, but their potentials need
to be explored, for which SRSP is working. While
expressing his views, he added that we are trying
our best to improve the capacity building training
programmes at all level, so that to get the desired
goals and objectives

12. Mr. Shahid Khan from
Falahi Tanzeem UC
Totakan, while giving
his feedback regarding
the five days LMST, he
was of the opinion that
we got a lot of
awareness in this
training regarding the
importance of
community institutions
and we have now
realized it.
Mr. Rehmanullah from UC Pir Khel Sahil Tanzeem,
while giving his feedback regarding the five days LMST,
he added that we learned a lot of about community
institutions and also got knowledge about the basic
concept of development, its types and barriers in
development faced. He further added that we have now
determined towards self help initiatives, which could
further lead us towards sustainable development. He
also shared that we have now gone through the basic
concept of social mobilization and also about active
linkages development.
Mr. Fazak Khuda from UC Pir Khel Batosar Tanzeem,
while sharing his feedback regarding the five days LMST, he
added that during the training, we got brotherhood and will
now practically demonstrate it in our local societies. He
further shared that now we know that the community
institution is not for schemes, but scheme are always for
community institutions. He also added that we should now
think positively to resolve the local disputes with mutual
consensus.

13. The Respected Chief Guest Mr. Bakht Karam,
Chairman District Zakat Committee Shangla,
thanked SRSP staff and the entire participants
while presenting his concluding remarks. He added
that it is a common saying that “God helps those,
who help themselves”, that’s why we are members
of the society and have responsibilities to fulfill. He
also briefed the participants about the department
of Ushar & Zakat as well as zakat disbursement
procedures in detail. He stressed the participants
to show their patience and dedication at all level.

14. Questions/Answ
ers session was
held, in which
questions raised
by the
participants,
which were
clarified by the
chief guest with
the entire
satisfaction of
participants.

15. The chief guest
then awarded
certificates to the
training
participants

17. Closing Ceremony & Certificate Distribution of LMST Malakand
At Swat Continental Hotel Mingora Swat on June 27, 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
UC Kot & UC Aladand District
Malakand, the closing
ceremony was held, in which
apart from Regional HRDO
Swat Region, 18 men activists
(training participants)
participated.

18. The LMST closing ceremony was started with recitation from the Holy
Quran performed by one among the training participants.
Mr. Anwar (Member of CO Awaz
Welfare, UC Kot), while giving his
feedback regarding the five days
residential training of LMST, he
thanked SRSP for providing such type
of training platforms for learning in
better environment. He added that we
got a lot of about community
mobilization and we now onward
would try our best to get ourselves
organized. He on behalf of the entire
participants promised to increase our
savings and strengthen our community
institutions and specially focus
collectivism instead of individualism as
get back homes.

19. Mr. Bahadur Ali Regional HRDO Swat, while
expressions his views, thanked the entire
participants for their active and timely
participation. 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. He
stressed the participants to practically
demonstrate the skills in the concerned COs at
community level, what they learned during LMST
and focus on poorest of the poor to get them
involved in their community institutions.

20. The certificates were
then awarded to the
training participants.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. The chief guest then awarded certificates to
the training participants.