February 18, 2014

Note for Record

GM PMER visited Sialkot Reio! o! 1"
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Feburary, 2014$ % visit &as arra!ed by SM'(
for GM )PMER* to i!teract &it# local co++u!ities$ ,M Sialkot acco+-a!ied
GM.PME/R alo! &it# SM' 0!c#are$ '#e details of t#e visit are as follo&$
1- Visit to CO Ahmadabad
GM PME/R alo! &it# ,istrict Ma!aer Sialkot reac#ed t#e desti!atio! at 1141#rs$
2e &as &elco+ed by 34 Ma!aer Mr$ Mu!a&ar alo! &it# Ra5a 6abar SM'0 &#o
&as already t#ere to e!sure t#at all activities take -lace as -er &ork-la!$ '#e +eeti!
started &it# t#e recitatio! of 2oly 7ura! by a 34 +e+ber$ Mr$ 7asi+ 34 -reside!t
briefed GM.PME/R about #istorical backrou!d of 34 a!d its -roress till date$ 34
%#+adabad is located i! villae %#+adabad &#ic# &as for+erly k!o&! as 8urc#ak
before -artitio!$ '#e res-ective 34 &as establis#ed i! 1998 by NRSP$ :ater o! i!
2002 it &as +ered to PRSP after establis#+e!t of PRSP i! Pu!5ab Provi!ce i$e$
Sialkot$ '#e 34 co+-rises of 1( +e+bers$ Mr$ Mu#a++ad Malik &as i!troduced to
GM PME/R by 34 Ma!aer Mr$ Mu!&a&ar$ 2e told GM.PME/R t#at Mr$
Mu#a++ad Malik &as t#e -erso! &#o fou!ded t#e res-ective 34 i! 1998 a!d is !o&
o!e of t#e +ost se!ior livi! +e+bers of t#e 34 but as -er PRSP rules #e ca!!ot et
be!efit fro+ credit -olicy of PRSP$ %ccordi! to credit -olicies a -erso! &#o is +ore
t#a! t#e ae of (1 ca!!ot a--ly for loa! but Mu#a++ad Malik is livi! a sou!d life
as #e #as saved e!ou# a+ou!t of +o!ey t#rou# savi!s i! t#e co++u!ity$ %s -er
34 Ma!aer 12 loa!s &ere ra!ted to 34 +e+bers duri! t#e curre!t loa!i!$
,iffere!t +e+bers of t#e 34 are ru!!i! t#eir o&! busi!ess after etti! loa!$ So+e
#ave establis#ed Milk s#o-s$ So+e of t#e+ #ave i!vested i! su-er store$ i$e$ PRSP
e!erated a! o--ortu!ity a!d t#ey availed it$ ,iffere!t 2ukkas &#ic# &ere +ade by a
34 +e+ber &ere s#o&! to GM PMER$ 2e really a--reciated t#e art of 2ukka
+aki! &it# differe!t desi!s a!d +arks o! 2ukkas$ GM.PME/R i!;uired 34
+e+bers about ot#er -roble+s t#ey faced$ 34 +e+bers told GM.PME/R about
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-oor co!ditio! of #ealt# a!d sa!itatio! i! t#eir area$ =#e! floods #its 0!dia! rivers
t#e &ater flo&s i!to Pakista! Rivers a!d t#is flood affected &ater is used by !earby
villaes$ '#is &ater is !ot u-to t#e i!ter!atio!al sta!dards a!d results i! s-readi!
#e-atitis a!d differe!t diseases t#rou#out t#e villae$ 34 +e+bers re;uested GM.
PMER if PRSP could i!itiate ste-s a!d for+ulate strateies &it# visio! a!d
res-o!sibility after co!sultatio! &it# Gover!+e!t ae!cies to overco+e t#e -roble+$
GM.PME/R -ro+ised 34 +e+bers t#at #e &ill discuss t#e issue &it# officials i!
2ead 4ffice after a for+al see off GM.PMER left for +ot#er dialoues &it# a >4 i!
!earby villae$
2- Visit to VO Balo Chak
GM PME/R alo! &it# ,istrict Ma!aer Sialkot reac#ed t#e desti!atio! at 1?10 #rs$
2e &as &elco+ed by >4 +e+bers a!d >4 c#air-erso! Mr$ S#aukat$ '#e idea of t#is
>4 &as i!itiated by @afar 0;bal )late* a villae +e+ber$ 2e #ad a fruitful discussio!
&it# Mr$ FeroA S#a# RGM Sialkot i! 2001 a!d SM' +e+bers &#o visited t#e area i!
2001 because of t#is discussio! #e later o! for+ed >4 6alo 3#ak$ >4 6alo 3#ak
-ractically i!itiated its activities i! 2008$ at -rese!t it co+-rises of 4 34s$ '#ere are
11 +e+bers i! >4 of 6alo 3#ak$ 90B -eo-les livi! i! villae 6alo 3#ak are
educated a!d t#ey ca! read a! &rite$ '#is data &as later o! verified by a -#ysical
survey &#ic# &as co!ducted by t#e res-ective >4$ '#ere are 2 -ri+ary sc#ools i! t#e
villae alo! &it# o!e 62C$ '#e +ai! cro-s of t#e area are &#eat a!d rice$ '#ese
+ai! cro-s are used for cultivatio! as &ell as i!co+e e!eratio!$ '#e +o!t#ly
i!co+e -er #ouse#old is 110Rs$ a--roDi+ately -er +o!t#$ GM PME/R &as told
about ste-s i!itiated after >4 &as for+ed$ >4 +e+bers told t#at because of
uideli!e -rovided by PRSP t#ey #ave e!#a!ced t#eir ca-abilities a!d #ave
develo-ed t#eir villae as &ell as e!erated ca-ital for t#e+selves$ %s a self #el-
i!itiative t#ey establis#ed a ,is-e!sary i! t#e villae$ Service of M66S ,octor #as
bee! obtai!ed$ 2e visits daily a!d treat -atie!ts fro+ 11 %M to ? PM$ ,aily 10 to 11
-atie!ts are treated i! t#e dis-e!sary$ GM. PME/R &as s#o&! a list of 12 -atie!ts
&#o &ere treated o! t#e sa+e day i$e 1" February 2014$ differe!t develo-+e!t
sc#e+es like i!stallatio! of &ater ta!ks, li!k roads &ere -ractically s#o&! to GM.
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PME/R i$e co+-leted sc#e+es &ere eDa+i!ed by t#e GM.PME/R$ '#e >4 #as
li!ked itself &it# differe!t Gover!+e!t ae!cies a!d taki! differe!t ste-s to i!itiate
develo-+e!t -ro5ects i! t#e area$ '#ere are -rese!tly 2 -ri+ary sc#ools i! t#e villae
a!d t#e >4 is !o& -la!!i! to u-date its -la! i$e$ u-rade t#e sc#ool to +iddle
sc#ool for irls$ GM.PME/R advised ,istrict Ma!aer Sialkot to -re-are a -ro-osal
for establis#+e!t of t#e above sc#ool a!d se!d it to 2ead 4ffice$ 2e -ro+ised >4
+e+bers t#at #e &ill take u- t#e issue &it# educatio! de-art+e!t$ G$M PME/R
visited u!der co!structio! raveyard &#ic# &as i!itiated by >4 as a self #el-
i!itiative a!d fi!ally left for Sialkot Reio! aai!$ 2e &as ive see off by villae
+e+bers a!d ot#er res-ectable of t#e area$
Conclusion:
PRSP e!#a!ced skills of local co++u!ities &#ic# !ot o!ly raised t#eir ca-ital by
furt#er o! brou#t t#e+ o! o!e -ae i$e$ +ade t#e+ u!ited a!d raised a s-irit of self
#el- a+o! t#e+selves a!d t#is self #el- furt#er o! #el-ed t#e+ to i!itiate a!d
co+-lete various develo-+e!t -ro5ects i! t#eir areas but o!e t#i! 0 observed &as
t#at t#ere is a #ue de+a!d of +ore develo-+e!t sc#e+es a!d skill e!#a!ce+e!t
trai!i!s a+o! t#e co++u!ities as skill e!#a!ce+e!t is t#e core focus of social
+obiliAatio! t#erefore co!crete ste-s !eed to be take!$
Umair Ali Shah
Intern
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