Closing ceremony of Leadership Management Skill Training Malakand.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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