Community Driven Local Development (KP) explained

Community Driven Local Development (CDLD) is a budgetary support programme meant to bring social and structural improvements in Thirteen districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,^{[1] [2]} in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.^[3]

Scope and purpose

It is a public–private partnership,^[4] which sets out a fiscal and regulatory framework, encouraging district authorities to work directly with local communities.^{[5] [6]} An inherent aim of the programme is to promote democratic values, women empowerment and Local Development.^{[7] [8]} The selected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for implementation of the programme include Chitral, Lower Dir, Malakand, Shangla, Swat, Haripur, Sawabi, Batagram, Nowshehra, Torghar, Buner and Upper Dir.^[9]

Authorities aim to achieve sustainable development through a ground-up-approach. The Programme is being implemented on community participation basis.^[10] The CDLD programme was rolled out in 2014 by the K-P Government with financial assistance of € 64 million from the European Union.^[11] While the social mobilisation process and designing is undertaken by the Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP), identification is done by communities and local councillors and the district administration is overall responsible for project selection and implementation.^{[12] [13]}

Regularisation Of CDLD Program Staff

• • Community-driven development On May 18, KP Chief Minister Mr. Mehmood Khan his official Visit To Dir Lower acknowledged the role Of Community Driven Local Development Program for its successful model of Implementing Community owned projects and schemes. He announced to regularize CDLD staff for futuristic envisioned social development at gross root level. The regularization Of CDLD staff will greatly effect The Program Sustainability as well as about 300 families of staff members hired through transparent, standard, Merit based Recruitment process and dedicatedly working since 09 years.

References

1. News: Empowering locals: Community-driven development in the works. The Express Tribune. 29 November 2014.
2. News: Work on EU-funded micro-hydel power project launched in remote Chitral valley. The News International. 2 May 2016.
3. Web site: CDLD attains targets in Malakand division against all odds. 2 July 2016. The News International.
4. News: Work on EU-funded projects under way in Dir. DAWN. 5 April 2015.
5. Web site: Governance framework for community-driven development launched in north-west Pakistan wins support from the European Union. Delegation of the European Union to Pakistan. 29 April 2013.
6. Web site: Project good example of govt-donor collaboration: Ambassador Cautain. 1 December 2016. The News International.
7. Web site: EU to continue support for development of marginalised areas: Ambassador. Khankhel. Essa. 30 November 2016. The News International.
8. News: Four link roads inaugurated in Lower Dir. 11 February 2017. DAWN. en.
9. News: Communication strategy for CDLD Programme launched. The News International. 12 January 2016.
10. News: Work on power station begins in Garam Chashma. DAWN. 1 May 2016.
11. News: Community driven: Communication strategy emphasises on ‘ground-up’ empowerment. The Express Tribune. 12 January 2016.
12. Web site: Four link roads inaugurated in Dir. Yousufzai. Shahid Hussain. 12 February 2017. The News International. en.
13. News: EU-funded uplift scheme to be launched in Chitral soon. DAWN. 5 April 2015.

External links

• KP CDLD Official Webpage

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