Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP) is a national non-profit and non-governmental organization established and registered in May 2002, under the Societies Act of 1860 (Registration No. 192/5/2946). We work with some of the most underprivileged communities in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan; responding to emergencies, improving access to quality health and education, creating livelihood opportunities and working closely with communities and government departments to promote human rights, peace and security.(Read more about CAMP)

CAMP signs agreements with 32 local Community Based Organizations/Civil Society Organizations to promote peace

Tue, 29/06/2010 - 15:48 — mmtahir

Landi Kotal, Khyber Agency-FATA, 29th June 2010: In order to initiate small scale community based advocacy oriented projects/activities in different areas of Khyber Agency, agreements were signed between 32 Community Based Organizations of Khyber Agency and Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP) in a ceremony organized at CAMP’s field office in Landi Kotal.

The purpose of carrying out small scale projects through community based organizations (CBOs) is to strengthen their capacity and promote grass-roots initiatives directed towards promoting peace, good governance, promoting democracy and human rights within the un-privileged and poverty stricken communities of Khyber agency of FATA.

These CBOs were selected under CAMP’s project “COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE: Laying the grassroots foundation for Political Reform in FATA” being funded by the Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany, Islamabad. Before launching this grass-roots advocacy oriented small-scale projects, CAMP ran a series of training programme for enhancing the capacity of these CBOs in 2009-2010 in various thematic areas. Mr. Asad ali & Dr. Imran Naseem, CAMP senior staff, CAMP’s local staff of Landi Kotal, and representatives of 32 CBOs of Khyber Agency were present at the occasion. Few more organizations of Khyber Agency have been short-listed and will be provided with the same support in the weeks to come.

Under the programme of supporting small scale projects, these CBOs will be raising awareness in their respective tribal communities on the issues of education, health, discouraging drugs use, preventing aerial firing, poor law and order situation, negative impact of FCR, inter tribal conflicts, girls education, promoting human rights, political education, education on peace, etc through various activities such as hujra/corner meetings, dialogues, seminars, debate contests, press conferences, formation of youth committees, publishing information material, peace walks, sports competitions etc.

At the end of the ceremony grants cheques were distributed among the 32 CBOs’ representatives. The representatives of CBOs appreciated the practical support and active role of CAMP not only to spread awareness at the grass-root level but also to sensitize and mobilize them to resolve their local issues at local levels through local solutions.