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Overview
Our community has a long history
of indigenous and NGO-initiated communal self-help (see Table 1).
Traditionally, many initiatives (e.g., bridges, sections of
channels or trail, travellers' shelters) were sponsored by
individual households, who chose a project and supplied materials
and food to volunteer workers. In the past two years we have
appointed a rotating Self Help Village Development Committee,
which identifies and posts a list of priorities. These are
assigned with reference to the annual reports of the
Environmental Education Programme. Households wishing to sponsor
a public work are required to choose from among the top
priorities. In addition, other monies that may arise (including,
in the future, a tax on village animals), are channeled there,
and the work is undertaken by the Shimshal Scout Troop, Shimshal
Volunteer Corps, or other community volunteers. At present the
top priority is communal afforestation, an initiative supported
by The Salary Man's Fund for Afforestation, a tax which
Shimshalis receiving a salary pay to provide wages for those
locals responsible for managing and watering newly-afforested
areas.
Objectives
- to
facilitate and systematise traditionally-sponsored
development efforts
- to
plan and prioritise development projects
- to
supervise the implementation and monitoring of
development projects
Activities
- planning
and designing projects
- executing
projects
- maintaining
projects
Ten Year Work Plan
Phase 1
(1994-98):
- documentation
and planning of all cultivable lands, pastures, forests
and meadows
- afforestation
of relevant irrigable lands
Phase II
(1998-2003):
- construction
and renovation of channels, afforestation, village
planning, on 70% of cultivatable land
- construction
and renovation of trails, trail huts, animal fences, and
bridges
- electricity,
potable water and sanitation facilities for entire
population
Phase III
(2003-2008):
- 100%
coverage of cultivable land, pastures and meadows in
terms of irrigation, afforestation and vegetation
planning
- 100%
access for all households to safe drinking water,
electricity, sanitation and physical planning
Sponsorship
Individuals, Pakistani and
international universities, NGOs and government organisations,
any other supporting institutions.
Monitoring
Shimshal Nature Trust, AKRSP, government departments,
WASIP, BASIP
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