Ali Akbar Awan

Work in progress, Day and night shifts working 24 hours. SMC, Mothers & Youth groups formed and Education Fund initiated.

GHS Chattar Klass

70% of work completed. Transformer for electricity has been installed. All the students and Teachers are geared for the new school.

Inauguration of Government Boys High School Pilot 1 Muzaffarabad

Built with the financial support of UKAID Department for International Development and executed by MGPO. The school was inaugurated by PM Pakistan Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on 8 October 2011 to mark the 6th anniversary of Earthquake 2005. The PM contributed Rs 2 million to the school Education fund. The school has a built up area 42077 sq.ft and capacity of 1386 students. The construction cost is 148,470,335 and the Furniture & Equipment cost id 6,463,050.

Inauguration of Government Girls High School Muzaffarabad

Built with the financial support of UKAID Department for International Development and executed by MGPO. The school was inaugurated by Deputy Chairman ERRA Lt. Gen Sardar Mahmood Ali Khan on 9 October 2011. The Deputy Chairman landed the contribution of DFID and the execution under the supervision of MGPO. The school has a built up area 34525 sq.ft and capacity of 1134 students. The construction cost is 97,482,516 and the Furniture & Equipment cost is 5,481,322.

Ground Breaking Ceremony of GHS Ali Akbar Awan

The ground breaking ceremony of GHS AAA was performed by Deputy Chairman ERRA on 9 October 2011. The Built up area of this school is 61659 sq.ft and it has capacity for 1750 students. The estimated cost of construction is 156,307,742. The school is targeted for completion by June 2012.

Inauguration of Houses Reconstructed by MGPO

MGPO completes reconstruction of houses for flood affecties. Houses were inaugurated by Mr. Sajid Chauhan Commissioner Skardu in September 2011. Total 24 houses were reconstructed 8 in village Hoto and 16 in village Frano. The total construction cost is 3.6 Million.

Primary School Satpara Baltistan GB

School building being renovated by MGPO with additional toilet facilities. Work also in progress on boundary wall for School.

FAP (First Aid Post) Hoto Baltistan GB

Renovation work by MGPO on FAP building is in progress. MGPO working in collaboration with District Administration Skardu to provide healthcare services to village Hoto through FAP.

Damage Assessment

In September 2011 MGPO Team Conducted Damage Assessment of Mud Flood in Talis District Ganche Baltistan. Damage includes Livelihood, infrastructure, and 131 homes.

Meeting with the Community

MGPO Team had a meeting with women’s of Talis in September 2011. The women prioritized support for livelihood and reconstruction of girl’s school destroyed by the mud flood.

Survey Conducted for Water Supply in UC Chinari

In the second week of December, MGPO staff members, led by Chief Engineer, Colonel Naveed, conducted the final needs assessment survey for installing an integrated domestic and irrigation water supply system in six villages of Azad Jammu & Kashmir.  Representatives of the company Micro Drip went with the MGPO team to carry out the site survey. They were able to estimate water requirements and ascertain the existing crop pattern through community consultation.

On 13 August, MGPO launched its appeal for funds to help the plight of the flood victims in the Swat Valley and Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K). As a result of its successful relief and rehabilitation operations in the earthquake-affected areas, MGPO has established its capacity for working with disaster-hit communities on the basis of clearly defined objectives. It is known in both communities for improvements in education, health and community physical infrastructure.

MGPO has received funding from Direct Aid Programme (DAP), a small aid programme funded by the Government of Australia, to build a water supply scheme for Satpara Village, Skardu, Gilgit Baltistan. Work began in June and is scheduled to finish by August 2010. This will improve the socio-economic indicators for the target population.

Social mobilization forms the backbone of all development programmes. It is the foundation that supports infrastructure, changes perceptions and ensures sustainability. May and June engaged the energies of MGPO staff members in visits to Union Council (UC) Kalyana, UC Chinari and UC Hattian in AJ&K.

MGPO visited Matta in the Upper Swat Valley in May to conduct a preliminary needs assessment. Work has begun on renovating a mosque in Gwalarai and constructing a water supply scheme in Sarbanda. The mosque was the site of a gruesome massacre in which unarmed village elders were beheaded by terrorists. MGPO's renovation of the mosque is a tribute to the memory of the valiant men who sacrificed their lives to protect the honour of their community.

Director General SERRA Dr Asif Hussain Shah keeps a watchful eye on all post-earthquake development initiatives in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K). In May, he visited the DFID-funded and MGPO-sponsored schools in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K), reflecting his commitment to the spirit of "Build Back Better".

DFID has funded several projects in the earthquake-affected areas of AJ&K. MGPO is privileged to partner with DFID in the reconstruction of two schools in Muzaffarabad. In May, Team Leader Rodney Dyer visited the schools to verify quality control, structural compliance and adherence to timelines for completion.

MGPO is working on the social, economic and environmental development of the Central Karakoram National Park. This project, known as the SEED Project, is supported by EVK2CNR under the Debt for Development Programme set up between the Governments of Italy and Pakistan. The five-year project launched in February 2010 is designed to strengthen systems and build the capacity of multiple stakeholders to safeguard the natural and human resources of the area.

In March, the Italian Deputy Minister for Economics and Finance and the Italian Ambassador launched the SEED project, which entails collaboration between the Governments of Pakistan and Italy.