KARACHI- UNS: The Sindh Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Project (SFERP) of Sindh government signed two separate agreements with National Rural Support Program(NRSP) & SindhRural
Support Organization(SRSO)to engage them as social mobilization partners for the provision of livelihood support amounting to US$75million for the affectees of flood hit areas in rural Sindh.
The agreement was signed by Mr.Asghar Kanasro,on behalf of SFERP and Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Jamro, RGM Regional general manager singed on behalf of NRSP while Mr. Dittal Kalhoro signed on behalf of SRSO here on Monday.
“These two organizations will assist in the disbursement of funds to the communities under this scheme in a transparent manner”” said Asghar Ali Kanasro project Director SFERP in a ceremony”.
“This program is designed to assist the severely flood affected communities to enable them to earn livelihood by engaging semi skilled and unskilled labour for the rehabilitation of urgent basic services including clean water supply, sanitation, watercourse improvement, landscape restorations,road construction as well as its maintenance”” said Asghar Ali Kanasro the project Director Sindh Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Project (SFERP) of Sindh government while addressing the ceremony”.
“It will also cover provision of emergency support to smallholder livestock farmers to restore their animal stock and avoid losses due to animal diseases and underfeeding” “said Asghar Ali Kanasro “.
“This program will cover severely affected Talukas and Union Councils, which will be prioritized on the basis of damage assessment made by the Sindh Government for livelihood assistance”” said Asghar Ali Kanasro”. .
“The women and elderly people will be preferred to carry out restoration activities who will be given a chance to participate in local rehabilitation” said Asghar Ali Kanasro “.
