Walk Against Corruption held in Sukkur
SRSO participated in an Awareness Walk “Say No to Corruption” on 12th December 2018. The walk was organized by Anti-Corruption Establishment Sukkur Division for the eradication of the menace from the country. Commissioner Sukkur Mr. Rafique Ahmed Buriro, Mayor Sukkur Arslan Shaikh, Deputy Director Anti Corruption department Mir Nadir Hussain Abro and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) SRSO, Mr. Zahid Karmim Shar led the walk. A large number of people from different walks of life and representatives of civil society participated in the walk and joined hands with Anti-Corruption Establishment in its awareness campaign Back
EU Delegation visited Larkana
A delegation comprising of Ms. Vibeke Jensen (Country Director UNESCO) and Ms. Nicole Malpas (First Secretary Education & Culture EU delegation to Pakistan) visits the archaeological site of Mohenjo Daro. They also visited the museum at the Mohenjo Daro. After this visit, they participated in an Activist Workshop arranged by the organized women in Village Imam Bux Mallah nearby the site. CEO SRSO, Team Leader SUCCESS-SRSO and Program Manager SUCCESS-RSPN were also accompanied Back
RSPs Management Meeting with CM Sindh
On October 5th, 2018, in Karachi, Chairman Rural Support Program Network (RSPN) Pakistan, Shoaib Sultan Khan and RSPs senior management participated in a meeting regarding the Peoples Poverty Reduction Program (PPRP – previously named UCBPRP), presided by CM Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah at CM house. Chairman P&D Muhammad Waseem, and Principal Secretary to CM Sajid Jamal Abro were also present in the meeting. Back
Shehla Raza Vows to Bring Change in the Living Standards of Rural Women
A delegation of Sindh Rural Support Organization (SRSO) on led by its Chief Executive Officer, Muhammad Dital Kalahoro called on Sindh Minister for Women Development, Syeda Shehla Raza.While talking to the delegate, Minister said that the Provincial Government of Sindh is committed to bring a change in the living standards of women.She said that she would play her role to empower the rural women and further hands will be strong the all our stakeholders, partners like SRSO.CEO SRSO, Muhammad Dital Kalhoro briefed the Minister about his organization and gave first-hand knowledge about the problems being faced by rural women.Ms. Shehla Raza appreciated the work of the SRSO about women empowerment and stated that SRSO has got special popularity and have done a lot for the development and empowerment of rural women in Sindh. She assured that her department will encourage the participation of women from all the fields of life for the betterment of women in Sindh. Back
SRSO Chief Calls On Sindh CM
Chairman Sindh Rural Support Organization (SRSO) Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan along with his three-member delegation called on caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Fazul-ur-Rehaman at CM House on June 26, 2018. Rural development and women rights were discussed in the meeting. Back
Three-day ‘Sartyoon Sang’ Crafts Exhibition 2018 Concludes in Karachi
In an exquisite display of traditional crafts at the Dolmen Mall in Clifton, Karachi a wide mixture of Sindh’s handicrafts made by rural women were exhibited, including home textiles, baskets, jewelry, dresses, dupattas and shawls, embellished with traditional embroidery, cutwork, crochet work and straw work Products etc. Sartyoon Sang Crafts Exhibition was arranged by Sindh Rural Support Organization from 4 to 6 May 2018 with an aim to provide market links to rural women and artisans. Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh for Women Development Ms. Irum Khalid inaugurated the three-day event. She lauded the efforts of the SRSO for arranging the event and expressed hope that the event could be further helpful for development of links and easy market access for the artisans of skilled products. Back
Commemoration of International Women’s Day in district Naushehro Feroze
To celebrate women’s achievements – from the political to the social, while calling for gender equality, Sindh Rural Support Organization Naushehro Feroze organized a ceremony to mark the International Women’s Day on Friday March 16, 2018, at District Council Hall Naushehro Feroze. Women from various walks of life and organized community members attended the event. Ms. Shahnaz Ansari (Member Provincial Assembly of Sindh) was the chief Guest on the occasion. The participants at the event highlighted the role of women in social and economic life of the country, raised and confronted challenges, and aimed to work towards the equal participation of women within all areas of society. Back
Community Conference Organized in Kamber Shahdadkot
Your organization, your leadership, RSP partnership & government support are what have made it possible for you to be where you are today. Neither would be possible without the other,” concluded Shoaib Sultan Khan at a Community Conference organised in village Wahid Bux Gopang in Kamber Shahdadkot today. Deputy Commissioner Kamber Shahdadkot, Shahmir Ali Bhutto, also attended the conference and commented that, “these are the things that will bring real change and reduce poverty in a sustainable way, it’s a social tsunami if we speak of one.”The chairman and visiting delegation were later hosted by Commissioner Larkana, Muhammad Abbas Baloch, for lunch. Back
Inauguration of USAID funded Govt. High School at UC Sami taluka Sobhodero and district Khairpur
The new building of the Government High School SAMI in UC SAMI of taluka Sobhodero and district Khairpur, was formally handed over to the Sindh Rural Support Organization (SRSO) on Wednesday February 28, 2018.The school was inaugurated by Mr. Riaz Hussain Wassan, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Khairpur accompanied by Mr. Faiz Mohammad Jiskani(Deputy District Education Officer – Khairpur), Mr. Dittal Kalhoro, CEO-Sindh Rural Support Organization, representing the EMO of the school, officials of the Community Mobilization Program, including Mr. Abdul Hameed Bullo, Mehboob Naich, teachers, students, parents and notables of the area also attended the ceremony. The ribbon cutting ceremony was carried out along with the round of the new school building. This Govt School was built with the financial Support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through USAID Sindh Basic Education Program (SBEP). The school is equipped with 14 spacious classrooms along with library, science and computer lab, separate washrooms for male and female, admiration block, principal office, clinic, courtyard and playground. The project aims to increase and sustain student enrollment in primary, middle and secondary public schools in selected areas of the Sindh province, with a special focus on bringing back children who have dropped out of schools. Through this public-private partnership approach, these innovative solutions help improve school governance and quality of teaching. Children will receive free and quality education. Back
The Sindh Chief Minister Launches European Union (EU)-Funded Program for Improved Nutrition in Sindh
The European Union has approved the four years Programme for Improved Nutrition in Sindh (PINS) to be implemented in ten districts of Sindh. PINS will build upon the social mobilization approach to community driven development (CDD) of SRSO and RSPs. The primary focus of the program is to improve the nutritional status of children under the age of five and of pregnant and lactating Women (PLW) on sustainable grounds and major focus, under the Program, will be reducing the stunting rate from the existing 48% to 40% by 2021. SRSO is implementing this program in District Larkana, Qamber-Shahdadkot & Shikarpur in a partnership with Rural Support Program Network. Back