Fast Rural Development Program

June 15, 2026
Hyderabad

Team discusses collaborative FSL-II initiative

The FRDP team including, the Head of Operations, Mr. Idris Shaikh; Head of Programs, Mr. Zaheer Udin Babar Junejo; Project Manager, Mr. Ali Muhammad Kallar and other FRDP and SIF staff includingin the Head of Mission, Dr. Altaf Abro; Field Coordinator Sindh Mr. Mushtaque Ali; Base Program Manager Sindh Mr. Neel Ambar participated in one day lessons learned workshop at the SIF base office Hyderabad.

Both organizations discussed the achievements, implementation progress, constraints, and key lessons learned during the Food Security and Livelihood (FSL-II) initiative that assisted vulnerable families and children through humanitarian aid on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha 2026. Through this initiative, nearly 1,150 orphans and vulnerable children were provided Eid gifts in Tehsil Chachro, district Tharparkar, and nearly 1,380 vulnerable households in District Jamshoro received meat during Eid-ul-Adha to help secure food at the household level and maintain social dignity of families. The SIF Head of Mission appreciated FRDP for quality and timely deliverables under both of the interventions.

10 June 2026 PDMA Sindh, Karachi FRDP Extends Disaster Resilience Program to Naushahro Feroze and Larkana Districts FRDP, along with implementing partners CESVI and Welthungerhilfe (WHH) attended a coordination meeting with PDMA Sindh officials to discuss the implementation of the BRAND 2.0 Project for strengthening coordinated efforts towards disaster preparedness, anticipatory action, and resilience building. The meeting was attended by Mr. Syed Shayan Shah, Director Operations, PDMA Sindh, Mr. Ajay Kumar, Assistant Director Operations, PDMA Sindh, Mr. Dayal Das, System Analyst, PDMA Sindh, Mr. Muhammad Khan, Climate and Environment Specialist (Consultant), PDMA Sindh, Ms. Isabel Bogorinsky, Deputy Country Director, Welthungerhilfe (WHH), Mr. Babar Ali, DRR Adviser, Welthungerhilfe (WHH), Mr. Humayoon Khan, Head of Programs, CESVI, Mr. Mansoor Baloch, Executive Director, FRDP, Mr. Zaheer Udin Babar Junejo, Head of Programs, FRDP The project is supported by the European Union Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) and is being implemented by CESVI in partnership with Welthungerhilfe (WHH), FRDP, and PDMA Sindh. This project is aimed at strengthening institutional capacities, reducing risks of disasters, and building disaster-resilient communities across Badin, Umerkot, Larkana, and Naushahro Feroze districts. More than 1.1 million people in the said districts are anticipated to benefit from enhanced preparedness systems, better early warning mechanisms, and efficient anticipatory actions.