Fata Development Program-Livelihood Development (IRC)

Literacy, Numeracy and Life Skills

•  Project location

FR Bannu, FR Lakki Marwat and FR DI Khan

•  Project start and end dates

July 01, 2009 to December 31, 2009

•  Project schedule

Goal

An increased number of young people in FATA have the literacy, numeracy and life skills necessary to achieve viable livelihoods and/or pursue other learning or employment opportunities in targeted Frontier Regions.

Objectives:

• To train master trainers for effective implantation of programme interventions.

• To produce 2625 literates and equip them with basic life skills to help them build additional skills.

• To provide essential life skills to the target groups to enable them to cope with the daily life challenges.

 

•  Project description

The aim of the program was to strengthen government and private capacity to develop infrastructure, deliver basic services, increase job skills and employment opportunities, and support the growth of small businesses. BEFARe has signed a sub-award agreement with International Rescue Committee, Inc. (IRC) on behalf of FATA Development Program- Livelihood Development (FDP-LD) to implement the Life Skills, Literacy, Numeracy Training activities.  The FATA Development Program / Livelihoods Development (FDP-LD) intended to support the FATA Secretariat and the FATA Development Authority (FDA) to implement the FSDP and raise the quality of life for young people in Southern FATA and Frontier Regions (FRs). BEFARe assisted in providing support for youth initiatives, an extension of Literacy, Numeracy, Life Skills training opportunities, as well as Cash for Work schemes under large-scale public works projects and Training for Work schemes associated with these projects. The target audience was men and women between the ages of 14 and 30 domiciled in the Frontier Regions of Bannu, Lakki, and Dera Ismail Khan.The FDP-LD worked with BEFARe to implement the activities listed above. Under the project described in this Scope of Work, the FDP-LD proposes to work with several partners already operating in FATA to expand Literacy, Numeracy, and Life Skills training opportunities within Southern FATA and BEFARe target areas of FRs, for vulnerable youth (including women and girls).