Thardeep Rural Development Programme
Thardeep Rural Development Programme (TRDP) is a not-for-profit integrated rural development programme. TRDP works with poor and vulnerable segments of society particularly women in the most deprived and remote areas of Sindh Province.
Social mobilization is the foundation of TRDP program. With participation of community institutions, TRDP implements activities under five major themes: 1) sustainable livelihoods, enterprise development and poverty graduation, 2) elementary education with focus on girl’s education, 3) mother and child health, 4) food security and nutrition improvement and 5) disaster preparedness, management, and water & sanitation.
TRDP is implementing emergency response projects for flood affected population in Sindh. For details of relief activities visit TRDP Facebook page: facebook.com/thardeep.org and Twitter twitter.com/ThardeepOrg.
TRDP is working in 13 districts of Sindh which are Tharparkar, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Tando Allahyar, Hyderabad, Matiari, Dadu, Jamshoro, Badin, Sanghar, Shaheed Benazir Abad, Khairpur and Jacobabad.
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#Hyderabad (March 22) Dr. Shiraz Shaikh, Associate Professor APPNA Institute of Public Health Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) Karachi delivered orientation session to research and assessment team at TRDP office Hyderabad.
TRDP and JSMU are jointly implementing a project on assessment of coverage of COVID 19 vaccine and effect of an educational intervention on uptake of vaccines in rural populations in five districts of Sindh. *Funded by World Health Organization*
𝗘𝗨 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗥𝗗𝗣 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺. A delegation led by Enrica Montersino from EU, Brussel, and Bianca cravenna, United Nation International Trade Centre (UN ITC), Geneva, Muhammad Umer Arfi, SME specialist, UNITC, Pakistan and Shazia Aslam provincial coordinator PPAF visited TRDP partner small and medium Enterprises'(SMEs), the S.M Nizamani & COand Mukhtiar & CO in Tando Allahyar. With PKR 30 million grant and training from TRDP under EU funded GRASP program, S.M Nizamani & CO has upgraded a banana tissue culture lab. In this lab the S.M & Co is multiplying and supplying to farmers million of tissue culture of a special banana variety which resistant to common 'pananama vilt' disease.
(www.britannica.com/science/Panama-disease). Panama wilt disease causes losses worth billions rupees to farmers growing banana.
Mukhtiar & CO has set up lab in which onion and tomatos are dried, preserved and packaged with export quality standards. Mukhtiar & CO have acquired training and procured boilers with grant under EU funded TRDP GRASP program.
The delegation appreciated SMEs for quality products and expansion of entreprises, and TRDP for mobilizing, training and preparing SMEs for scaling up the entreprises, promoting promising cadres of entrepreneurs in rural Sindh. (March 22, 2023)
#Jacobabad (March 20) TRDP team Jacobabad visited villages in Union Council Jahanpur for assessment of cash for work to flood affected households. Mr. Ali Raza Shah assistant comissioner, Garhi khero, also joined the visit and had discussion with villagers in the affected area.
(March 21) #Tharparkar #TRDP team organized one day 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 (𝗖𝗜𝗚) Refresher of Economic Sector CRPs under NPGP "National Poverty graduation Program is the flagship Program of MO-PASS supported by IFAD and Government of Pakistan 🇵🇰
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(March 21) #Umerkot 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 at village of UC Kunri Memon under NPGP. 𝗧𝗥𝗗𝗣 team delivered session on small enterprise management. "National Poverty graduation Program is the flagship Program of MO-PASS supported by IFAD and Government of Pakistan 🇵🇰
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March 21 ,23 #Umerkot 𝗧𝗥𝗗𝗣 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 61 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 which includes buffaloes and Goats (without any cost and not to be returned back) in village of union council Kunri Memon Taluka Kunri District Umerkot under NPGP.
rning is fun. Together with communities #TRDP strives for mental, physical and emotional well being of children.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1355427895000299&ref=sharing
Mar 18, #Nawabshah Shaheed Benazirabad. #TRDP
organized a seminar at village Dr.Umar Dahri uc Gupchani Taluka Daor to raise awareness about child protection, birth Registration and mental, emotional and physical well being of children and mothers. #TRDP #UNICEF #childprotection
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=207122375270109&ref=sharing
March 18,2023 #TandoAllahyar #TRDP #GRASP team organized 8 days training "on Agri Business Management & Marketing for 50 SME's including women enterprenuers. SMEDA conducted the training on the last day of training.#GRASP #TRDP #PPAF #ITC funded by European Union.
March 15, #TRDP initiated training program in #Mirpurkhas, #Sanghar, #Nawabshah Shaheed Benazir Abad, and #Jacobabad to equip women with tailoring skills.
March 15-16, 2023 TRDP IRC Team attended ECHO project all IRC partners Review meeting @ Hill view Hotel Islamabad. IRC organized this meeting in Islamabad.
March 15, #TRDP #GRASP organized a one-day orientation workshop on procurement process for 33 SMEs from
In the session has been districts #TandoAllahyar,-
March 15, #Nawabshah/SBA. #TRDP organized seminar on child protection in village of Shahnawaz. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness among parents on importance of birth registration, mental and-
@JohnRoome, Regional Director at @WorldBankSAsia , emphasized the critical role of collective action in accomplishing the enormous task of reconstruction in Sindh with utmost transparency and ensuring that beneficiaries are provided with land titles.
#Pathways2PovertyGraduation 🙌
📌Mithi, Sindh
Under the initiative of #NPGP, @ThardeepOrg & @Sukkur_IBA signed an MoU to train &connect youth from the poor households to the online available job market. It will train them on digital skills course of 0️⃣4️⃣months
#NoPoverty
Thank you to @EUPakistan and @RKionka for the trust, the commitment and the support to Pakistan’s largest community led development efforts through the @RSPN_PK @AKRSPPAKISTAN @BRSP_Pakistan @irm_islamabad @NRSPPakistan @SRSO_Official @SRSP_official @ThardeepOrg https://twitter.com/RSPN_PK/status/1628333080426475520
CEO #RSPN @shandanakhan1 appreciated efforts of community at the closing ceremony of #SuccessProgramme & of @EUPakistan for the successful completion of the 100% women’s programme supported by @SindhGovt1
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"A woman can be poor but not weak. We are strong. We are changing our sons and daughters. We see them shining." Kastoori Bai, from Khaskheli village taluka Samaro, Umerkot, speaking in TRDP-IBA MoU signing ceremony in Mithi.
Presenting memento with TRDP logo to Secretary PASS, Abdul Ghufran Memon sahib.
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