The Aga Khan Rural Support Program team visited rural areas of Jacobabad and Shikarpur, districts and interacted with community institutions fostered under the Union Council Based Poverty Reduction Program. UCBPRP is supported by Government of Sindh and implementing by the Sindh Rural Support Organization in three districts of Sindh i.e.; Shikarpur, Kashmore-Kandhkot and Jacobabad. This visit was organized on January 19, 2017.
SRSO arranged a meeting of Local Support Organizations where other stockholders were also invited like District administration, representatives of government departments like police, health, Social Welfare department, Livestock Department and Elected representatives of local Government.Civil Society Representatives like Save the Children and Marie Stopes were also present.
It includes discussions with government officials, donor community, civil society representatives, and the Community Leaders. AKRSP team was pleased to see political, administrative and social pillars working for poverty reduction in rural Sindh. They pay tribute to the Community Leaders in trying to improve lives with limited resources.
Members of the AKRSP delegation visited different vital and life-saving projects implementing by SRSO in Jacobabad like Vaccination and Family Planning Program. Team also visited a Non-formal Education Center and a camp of Equine Animal welfare in the taluka Thull.
The series of meetings and visits to projects provided the AKRSP team with an excellent overview of the SRSO and allowed members a clear insight into the challenges faced by SRSO staff while ensuring a community-driven, results-orientated and partnership-focused approach to rural development.