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Indus News

Volume 07, Number 01, Issue 11

January-June, 2011

ISWDO

is an agent for social change& development in the

Himalayan range of Mountains

Indus News is the bi-annual Newsletter of

Indus Social Welfare & Development Organization (ISWDO)

Head Office ISWDOTo get a copy:

I am glad to sit for writing few words for Indus News after

passing through great and rewarding hardships in the post flood

disaster of July 2010.

I am happy to see the organization engaged in the welfare oriented

activities with greater zeal and enthusiasm in the better interests of

the marginalized people in the twin districts of Kohistan & Shangla.

I am highly thankful to all those individuals and organizations who

have worked with us for a common and greater cause. The

commitment, fair play and missionary zeal in look & display of

ISWDO's staff has enabled us to accomplish several targets with

greater level of success. Thanks are extended to all of them. The

partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has been of greater

inspiration and token of appreciation for all of us. Believing in

reciprocal relationships, I do extend my hands of cooperation to

all those organizations and individuals who are interested in

seeing a positive change in this area. With these few words, I

would love to welcome any comments and suggestions

regarding the progress in our work and activities in the

days ahead. Let's all pray Almighty Allah to save us all &

our planet from all kinds of disasters in the days to

come and bless us with peace in this world and

hereafter (Ameen).

Talib Jan Abasindhi

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S NOTE

In the after math of the devastating flood disaster in July

last year, ISWO and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Besham

had have joined hands for serving the affected

community in targeted union councils from twin

districts of Shangla and Kohistan. The partnership

initiated with the emergency response in terms of

provision of NFIs in the targeted areas soon after the

flood and has now eventually reached to the

Recovery phase. This partnership extended over a

period of one year has accomplished several targets.

This extended partnership of both the organizations

has covered few important sectors like; emergency

relief of NFIs, Shelter, WASH & infrastructure,

education and construction of destroyed water power

generators and water mills.

CRS-ISWDO PARTNERSHIP

A paradise like piece

of land between two

streams destroyed

by flood 2010

A view of Dubbair Bazaarbefore the flood 2010

A view of Dubbair Bazaarafter the flood 2010



The ongoing community welfare oriented projects of ISWDO in

the recovery phase in collaboration with CRS are; Shelter, WASH

& infrastructure schemes rehabilitation, integrated quality

primary education and MHPs in the target area. In addition to

this, the capacity building branch of the organization has also

started work to provide basic trainings in the trades like;

plumbing, electrical work, computer, Masonry and Tailoring for

the unemployed youth from the flood affected community of

Dubbair and Ranolia Valleys of district Kohistan. This project of

providing training for 60 individuals in the above mentioned skill

trades has been started jointly with RABT Development

Organization and funded by UNDP. Likewise, an MOU is yet to be

signed with Caritas Switzerland to provide the skill enhancement

trainings to 160 unemployed and unskilled flood affected youthfrom five selected union councils of lower Kohistan. These

trainings shall be provided in the trades like; Masonry, steel

fixing, electrical work and Mechanical work. This joint venture is

aimed at diversifying the livelihood earning sources of the

beneficiaries on one hand and to provide the skilled labor force

to the market to be used by various actors in the recovery and

rehabilitation phase.

A brief summary of our achievements in partnership

with CRS in different sectors is here by shared in the

following given table.

Sectors of Intervention

Number

Kohistan ShanglaTotal

NFIs

Shelters

Roads

Path ways

Channels

DWSS

1849

1183

01

09

06

19

116

53

03

0

01

24

1965

1236

04

09

07

43

There are hands of great cooperation behind our

endeavors in reaching to the flood affected communities

in remotest valleys and also living on upper elevations

spread over mountain slopes of Kohistan and Shangla

districts KPK, Pakistan. Out of organizations; Swiss

Caritas, USAID, UNICEF, UNOCHA, Cordaid, Caritas

Australia, and UBS are the few to mention.

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CRS ISWDO Provided Transitional Shelter model for a family

Shelter distribution by UN helicopter to remote areas in Kohistan

Ongoing Community Welfare Oriented Projects Progress Summary of ISWDO/CRS Joint Venture

ISWDO/CRS staff with community activists in

education awareness campaign.

Donors in our Joint Venture with CRS

Teams Worth Appreciation

During our joint venture with CRS, we have found both of

our teams selected as enough trained, polished

consisting of working professionals who have the ability

to meet any given challenge with success. The teams are,

therefore, worth appreciation with weaknesses

negligible in the face of increasing strengths.

Key staff

members in

reflections

workshop

on partnership



ISWDO in collaboration with CRS with donated funds from

CHACH has started a huge project on the rehabilitation of micro

hydro power stations and water mills in the flood affected unioncouncils from Dubbair & Ranolia Valleys Kohistan. It is aimed at

rehabilitating the flood affected communal power stations and

water mills.

A regular joint venture of CRS/ISWDO with the above

given title was about to start in August last year which

was delayed due to flood disaster and emergencyresponse to it.

Thus, it was started later this year in May with the aim to

improve the condition of primary education in four

selected union councils; 2 each from Shangla & Kohistan

districts. This is a program where support is being sought

from teachers, parents, line department and religious

leaders.

It has a unique methodology of linking the education of

both the boys and girls with the teachings of Islam andan awareness campaign based on this to create

awareness among public in this direction.

Its approach also involves complete community

participation at various levels. The program has two

main components; hard and soft. The hard component

further involves repair of existing schooling facilities,

addition of new space in terms of rooms construction or

shelter provision, repair and rehabilitation of basic

amenities associated with the children and school

building, provision of audio visual aids and otherlearning material to the students. The soft component

on the other hand covers; joyful learning, reactivation

and formation of parent teacher Councils (PTCs),

Training of PTCs and PTCs exposure visits.

In four union councils of the twin districts of Shangla &

Kohistan, a total of 33 schools have been taken under

this project. Out of this, 24 are in Kohistan and 09 in

Shangla district. Out of the total, there are 9 girls'

primary schools, 19 boys' primary schools, and 5 boys'

Maktab schools.

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Integrated quality primary education

Ex-Senator Maulana Rahat Hussain speaking at religious leaders

meeting on importance of education with Islamic Perspectives

The newly started MHP Project

Lobbying, Linkages & Coordination

ISWDO as an organization believes in mutual coordination,

reciprocal learning, and linkages development with other

organizations believing in social welfare and above all remains

part and parcel of every program having the agenda similarity

with it at regional, national and international levels. It is in thisbackground that ISWDO was one of the leading lobbying agents

at different occasions since the year 2004 to convince the

provincial government for making arrangement of curriculum

development in local languages to start Mother tongue based

Multi Lingual Education. It was in the early months of the current

year that provincial government of KPK at last approved

curriculum development for five local languages (Indus

Kohistani, Hindko, Khawar, Saraiki & Torwali). The task has been

assigned to KPK Text Book Board, Peshawar. KPK TBB has been

advised to develop the curriculum in these languages from class

1-12. This is one of the greater successes for ISWDO as it was partof its agenda. It was in this background that TBB had invited

ISWDO officials to take part in a meeting aiming at

standardization of alphabets for Indus Kohistani language on

June 16, 2011.

Likewise, ISWDO was invited to a 3 days indigenous cultural

festival by IBT, held in Behrain Swat from July 11-13, 2011. Thus,

ISWDO staff had participated in this festival.

ED on Stage in Behrain Cultural Festival



ISWDO is an agent of social change and development in the

Himalayan & Karakoram ranges of mountains through enabling

people to be organized & unite for solving their own life facedproblems and issues in the ways best suited for them.

GOAL:

Human welfare through reaching the unreachable, the most

vulnerable and above all the neediest.

THE VISION:

ISWDO envisages to see its areas of operation environmentally

sound, people are empowered enough to make their own

decisions, enabling them to mobilize their available natural

resources in a sustainable way and above all to make them aware of their rights and approaches to get them in a just way.

THE MISSION:

ISWDO believes in preparing a missionary team of professionals,

having the caliber and capacity of dealing with the sufferings of the

marginalized communities through active community

participation, sustainable development and with rights based

struggle.

Institutions with ISWDO:

ISWDO has multi-pronged programs with it for achieving its goaland objectives.! Research & Development Wing- This wing of the organization

conduct surveys, assessments, both qualitative and

quantitative research like impact studies, research on local

languages and indigenous culture etc.! Skill development Center- ISWDO has a branch with it with the

name, “AATMA IT College & Vocational Center” where

trainings are provided for the communities to improve their

livelihood sources. These skill enhancement trainings are given

in the trades like; Computer, Tailoring, Electrical work,

plumbing, driving, steel fixing, and mechanical work.! Development Wing- The development wing of ISWDO focuses

various issues and problems of communities being beyond the

capacity of the communities to go with them all alone. ISWDO

not only plans with communities various issues of them rather

implement them in collaboration with communities

concerned.

Revitalization of Local Culture & Languages:

ISWDO as an organization has revitalization of local culture and

languages. For this very reason, a special wing has been established

and its focus is on the culture and languages revitalization.

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ISWDO

Near Swat Flying Coach Stand,

Besham, District Shangla, KPK, Pakistan.

Tel: +92 966 400157

Email: [email protected]

About ISWDO

ISWDO's Executive Director at its stall in Behrain swat.

Male winter season

wearing-a

protection against cold

traditional items

from Indus

Kohistani culture

Visit of PFI Peshawar Staff & Students to ISWDO's Office

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