Sarhad Provincial Conservation Strategy - IUCN

proposes that the existing curriculum in relevant university
departments in the NWFP be amended to include
recent concepts in community participation and NGO
work such as participatory rural appraisal, social organizing,
and primary environmental care, together with
case studies of successful NGO work in Pakistan and
the region. This course should be developed in partnership
with key NGO personnel in Pakistan, and the
teaching faculty should include people with solid NGO
experience. In addition, a number of short-term courses
(two to three weeks) on the role of NGOs in development
should be developed and conducted in the
Pakistan Academy for Rural Development, with the
assistance of experienced NGO personnel.
8.6
C O M M I T M E N T S
In the next three years, a commitment is made to:
■ establish a Government-NGO partnership for sustainable
development;
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■ establish the FRC;
■ establish the FSD with initial seed funding of
Rs. 20 million;
■ improve the environmental management capacities
of NGOs and CBOs;
■ establish the NGO cell in the PE&D Department;
■ improve human resources with the assistance of
NGOs and educational institutions; and
■ reorganize and strengthen the NGO support
mechanisms in the Social Welfare Department.
In the long-term:
■ improve participatory approaches towards development
involving NGOs and community-based
organisations;
■ involve NGOs in decision making at all levels of
the Government;
■ improve NGO-Government coordination at both
the provincial and district levels;
■ evaluate and reform the NGO Strategy; and
■ expand NGO strengthening mechanisms, both
governmental and non-governmental.
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