Accord inked for livelihood support to flood-hit people

Two NGOs engaged for social mobilization in rural areas of Sindh.

KARACHI: The Sindh Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Project  has inked agreements with National Rural Support Program and Sindh Rural Support Organization for the provision of livelihood support amounting to $75 million to flood-affected population.

The agreements were signed by Project Director SFERP Asghar Kanasro, Regional General Manager NRSP Ghulam Mustafa Jamro and Chief Executive Officer SRSO Muhammad Dittal Kalhoro.

As per agreement National Rural Support Program (NRSP) and Sindh Rural Support Organization (SRSO) would be engaged in the project as social mobilisation partners while both of the organisations would also assist in the disbursement of funds to the affected communities under the scheme in a transparent manner.

The program is designed to assist the severely flood affected communities with special focus on women and elderly people to enable them to earn livelihood by engaging semi-skilled and unskilled labour. 

The project would also cover provision of emergency support to smallholder livestock farmers in the rehabilitation of their animal stock and avoid losses due to animal diseases and underfeeding.

The program would cover severely affected Talukas and Union Councils, which will be prioritised on the basis of damage assessment made by the Sindh Government for livelihood assistance.

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