Second Project Steering Committee Meeting

Second Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting of Women’s Empowerment and Political Participation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (WEPP-KP) project held at Planning and Development Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (P&DD-KP) under the Chair of Special Secretary P&DD-KP, Mr. Abid Wazir and attended by the Additional Secretary SW, SE & WED, Mr. Abid Ullah, Head of Aid Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Mr. Christopher Khng, Cheif Social Protection and Gender Mainstreaming (SP&GM) Section of P&DD-KP, Ms. Fazeelat Jehan, Chairperson KPCSW, Dr. Riffat Sardar, Senior Development Officer GAC, Mr. Arshad Gill, Team Leader WEPP-KP, Ms. Shabina Gulzar and other officials from P&DD-KP and WEPP-KP.

Ms. Shabina Gulzar gave an overview of the project’s achievements in its second year and presented the project’s third-year plan. GAC, P&DD-KP, and SW, SE & WED expressed satisfaction over the achievements of the WEPP-KP project and acknowledged its efforts for women empowerment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Third Year Plan of WEPP-KP for the year 2021-22 approved by the Special Secretary P&DD-KP. Being directly associated with gender equality and women empowerment, the SP&GM Section of P&DD-KP has also been approved to be the stakeholder of the WEPP-KP project.