Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to launch 31 million euro livelihood, infrastructure uplift project

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, with the financial assistance of Germany, is going to launch a 31 million Euro livelihood and infrastructure development project in five selected districts of the province. The project to be launched in districts Swabi, Haripur, Buner, D I Khan and Chitral on livelihood programmes in these areas.
The department of finance, she said, had already received the fund, which would be utilised on initiating livelihood and infrastructure development projects in the province. This was stated by Khyber Pakhunkhwa Minister for Social Welfare and Women Development, Sitara Ayaz while speaking in a Meet-the-Press Programme under the auspices of Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ) here at Peshawar Press Club (PPC) on Monday. She said that another 8 million Euro olive cultivation project is already in progress in district Swabi.
Talking about children protection, she said that the provincial government has established Child Protection Units in eight districts under Child Protection and Welfare Act 2010. eight more will become functional before March next year.
She said that children would be provided all kind of protection and they will be given legal cover. She said that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed with the department for imparting training to the teachers against the corporal punishment in schools. The purpose of the training, she said, is to create awareness amongst the teachers against the corporal punishment.
In first phase, she said the teachers of the public sector schools would be given training, which will be followed by the teachers of the private sector schools in the province. The provincial minister said that since 2008 the budget of the Social Welfare Department had been tripled and now the department like other departments is initiating development schemes.
Sitara Ayaz said that the ANP led provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a head of other provinces in the matters relating to women development. She said that an Inter-Ministerial Group has also been established, which is headed by her. She said that women facilitation centres have been established in the three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the helpline number 1121 to provide assistance to the women both inside and outside their houses. The provincial minister said three centres have been opened in Mardan for provision of training in beautician, computer and sewing. She said that the province is lacking women tailors, adding the provincial government is ready to support women in opening of tailoring shops.
She disclosed that the provincial government has opened a Shelter Home for women in Hayatabad, which was included in the annual development programme (ADP) of the current financial year. She said that a shelter home of the international standard will become operational next month.
She said that the number of widows is higher in Peshawar as most of the terror incidents occurred here, saying they are conducting study on it. She said that the widows of the victims will be given priority in imparting skills in vocational centres. Similarly, she said they will be provided loans under Bacha Khan Khpal Rozgar Scheme.