Closing Ceremony & Certificate Distribution of LMST Buner AT Hotel Swat Regency, Mingora Swat on June 14, 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

Pandher District Buner, the

closing ceremony was held, in

which apart from Regional HRDO

Swat Region SSO and HRDO

Buner, 25 men activists (training

participants) participated. Mr.

Hidayatullah (Sub Divisional

Forest Officer (SDFO),

Watershed/Forest Department

Swat & Buner) also participated

in the occasion as chief guest.

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. Meraj Khan (President of CARAVAN CO, UC

Pandher), while giving his feedback regarding the five

days residential training of LMST, he showed entire

satisfaction with regard to all logistic arrangements. He

also added before coming here we had some good and

bad impressions about NGOs sector, but now we got

very clear concept. He was also of the opinion that the

entire participants got a lot of about social sector and

developmental activities and would onward implement

and practically demonstrate this skill in our local and

concerned communities to further strengthen of

community institutions on sustainable basis.

The Respected Chief Guest (Mr.

Hidayatullah (Sub Divisional Forest

Officer, Watershed/Forest Department

Swat & Buner) during his speech

thanked SRSP and the entire

participants. While expressing his

concluding remarks he appreciated the

activities carried out by SRSP. He further

briefed the participants regarding Forest

Department and its activities. He was

also of the opinion that involvement of

different stakeholders in SRSP activities

is a good step, which could further

bridge the gaps between concerned

departments and local communities.

Questions/Answers session was held, during which different questions were

raised by the participants, which were clarified by the chief guest with the

entire satisfaction of the participants. During this session, one among the

training participants Mr. Nizam raised question and demanded for plants to be

planted in the mountains in the concerned UC, as a response of which the chief

guest announced ten thousand (10,000) plants free of cost from

watershed/forest department, when plantation season took place in August.

The chief guest then awarded certificates to the

training participants.