Sangat Sindh Report on Villaged Development Dialgue

8/9/2019 Sangat Sindh Report on Villaged Development Dialgue

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Village Development Dialogue: in Rural Villages of District

Shaheed Benazirabad (Nawabshah)

Village Development Dialogue In

Rural Villages of District Benazir Abad (Nawabshah)

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An Introduction

SANGAT Development Foundation (SDF) is community based non-governmental

Organization, launched with its mission to work for environmentally sustainable

development and water and sanitation education especially in remote and backward

areas of District Shaheed Benazirabad (Nawabshah).

SDF has taken a number of community-based capacity building and awareness

initiatives, including seminars on different issues confronting the downtrodden in

remote and backward areas.

SANGAT Development Foundation is member of District Advisory andCoordination Committee (DCC), WWF-Indus for All programme of Nawabshah

District.

SANGAT Development Foundation is member of International Human RightsCommission (IHRC).

SANGAT Development Foundation Nawabshah is a focal Point on Water andSanitation by FANSA-Pakistan (Fresh Water Action Network South Asia-

Pakistan) for the districts of Nawabshah and Naushoro Feroz, Sindh.

SANGAT Development Foundation Nawabshah is a District Focal Organization onHealth issues of the network ofThe Asia Foundation, Pakistan

SANGAT Development Foundation Nawabshah is a District Focal Organization onPeace issues of the network ofPakistan Peace Coalition (PPC) Pakistan

SANGAT Partners

Plan InternationalActionAid, International, PakistanThe Asia foundation (TAF)WWF-PakistanUNDPElection Commission of PakistanSindh Rural Support Program (SRSP)District Government, Shaheed Benazirabad (Nawabshah)Taluka Govt Daur, District, NawabshahParticipatory Development Initiatives (PDI)Department of Neuro Surgery, People Medical College/Hospital Nawabshah


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A village based community dialogue was held with villagers of different villages in

Union Council (UC) Jam Sahib of Taluka Daur, Distinct Shaheed Benazir Abad(Nawabshah) to discuss with them the problems they are facing in their villages in

remote rural areas and to sensitize them to form Village Development Organization

(VDOs) in their respective villages to collectively work for the development and

facilities of their villages.While taking part in the dialogue and discussions, the villagers said they are

confronting with so many socio-economic and other basic problems such as safedrinking water, sanitation; health and education are the main issues of their villages.

They had also complains of various deadly diseases, which are found in there areassuch as hepatitis, cholera, malaria and diarrhea, however, rapidly spreading in other

local villages of the surrounding areas. The villagers have a more complain regarding

hepatitis and diarrhea diseases frequently occurring in their villages, which has badlyaffected especially the vulnerable group i.e. children.

They also confess that due to lack of common and single platform, they have never

made any serious joint efforts for the solution of problems of their villages, neither

the elected representatives have ever paid visit of their respective villages in order to

know from the villagers regarding the issues and help out them in solution of theirproblems.

They appreciated the efforts of SANGAT Development Foundation for organizing

and sensitizing the local villagers of the remote rural areas, to work for thedevelopment of their villages to adopt organised and effective mechanism through

formation of Village Development Organization (VDOs) whose task should be to


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develop coordination with all relevant district government departments and also

develop plans and schemes keeping their needs in view.

However, it is great dilemma of our nation that we have even entered into the 21st

century, majority of our population lacking basic facilities even drinking unsafe andcontaminated water and also living in unhygienic conditions. It is therefore, there is

need of sustained efforts for the mobilization and organization of the local

communities for their rights and work with effective and organised manner for the

provision of facilities for their future generation.

In this regard, SANGAT Development Foundation has been working with local ruralcommunities at the grass root level to help them in establishment of their forums and

organizations and work for their capacity building as they could work properly and

effectively for their village development.

Until now SANGAT Development Foundation has formed 15 Village Development

Organizations/Committees (VDOs) at the grass root level in Union Council Jam

Sahib in District Shaheed Benazirabad (Nawabshah), and now days SANGAT hasbeen working for the capacity building of theses formed Village Development

Organization (VDOs).

Documents

Sangat Sindh Report on Villaged Development Dialgue