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Sethi House Progress

Ar. Yasmeen Lari, CEO, Heritage Foundation and Hon. Project Director, Sethi House Conservation Project, visited the Sethi House on March 13th to examine the progress of work.

The  demolition of the non-historic portion that had been built some time in 1950s, had been carried out, which has cleared the area in the front of the house as a forecourt.

The work on the brick wall in the rear to stabilize the neighbours’ wall was partially completed.

On March 14th she called on Dr. Shah Nazar, Director, Directorate of Archaeology, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It was decided that the proposed workshop/seminar should be held some time during the middle of April.

A visit to the Sethi House was later made by the Director, as well as Mrs. Fareeda Nishtar, Member, Sethi House Committee .

One of the trainers of the HF-UNESCO-DFID project, Sambreen of Swat was short listed for Shell Tameer Award for Entrepreneurship. Under the programme 500 women were trained to make products through improved craft skills for income generation.

Although Smabreen did not win the award but she has done amazingly well as one of the ten shortlisted entrepreneurs. She had tough competition from the entrepreneurs who belonged to large cities such as Karachi and Peshawar.

The event of the display of the products of the selected entrepreneurs was very organized by Shell and very well attended.

We are immensely proud of Sambreen for providing livelihood to 50 women whom she has trained. May her enterprise develop further and help her to continue to help other women of the area .

On March 16th, a visit to HF projects in village Mohak Sharif and village Dost Mohammad Khokar in Tandi Allahyar was made by teams of DFID and IOM along with Mr. Mahmood Shah, landlord of Mohak Sharf. Mr. Naheem Shah, PM, HF conducted the teams to the two villages where they were shown the work so far completed including 49 shelters, 46 emergency shelters as well as a 24’x16’ Village Centre and a Women’s Centre.

As of March 12th, a 3-room primary school and a small health facility constructed in Village Darya Khan Shaikh, District Khairpur have been completed. Construction of a 1-room school has been started in Village Uthero. The work in Darya Khan Shaikh and Uthero has been undertaken with support from Swiss Pakistan Society.

As of March 1st, with the completion of 50 emergency shelters in village Dost Mohammad Khokar in District Tando Allahyar to date the following shelters/housing units have been completed:

Village Darya Khan Shaikh & Village Uthero, District Khairpur (March to August 2011) 104
Village Mohak Sharif, District Tando Allahyar (from October to December 2011) 45
In 35 talukas/tehsils of Lower Sindh (October to November 2011) 69
Village Dost Mohammad Khokar, District Tando Allahyar (February 2012) 50
Total completed upto 1 March 2012 268

As of January 15th, construction of the Village Centre completed (size 16’x24’), where a Masters’ Training Programme was conducted by Mr. Saad Khan and Mr. Naheem Shah. A circular ‘Chora’ room of 15’ diameter has also been completed dedicated to gathering of women.