September 12 th 2013

SINDH IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE AUTHORITY (SIDA) Sindh Water Sector Improvement Project (WSIP) 27 th One Day Training Report of Farmers Organization Macheri Minor LBCAWB, District Badin September 12 th 2013 Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA) Left Bank, Barrage Colony, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan Phone # +92-22-9210084-85 Fax # +92-22-9210081 Email: gmt@sida.org.pk Website: www.sida.org.pk 1

Sindh Irrigation & Drainage Authority Sindh Water Sector Improvement Project (WSIP-1) 27 th One Day Training Report of FO Macheri Minor, LBCAWB, Badin Implementation Agency Project Component Organized By Title of Training Date of Training 12 th Sept 2013 Venue Target Participants Topics Covered Resource Person / Facilitator Training Moderator Total No. of Participants 35 Sindh Irrigation & Drainage Authority (WSIP-1) Sindh Water Sector Improvement Project (WSIP-1) Component A3.3.1 Transition Wing SIDA with Joint Collaboration of Left Bank Canals AWB Planning and Channel Operation & Maintenance FO Office, Macheri Minor, District Badin General Body Members of Macheri Minor Intro: Session-1: Session 2: WSIP Orientation and General Analyzes of Reforms Organizational Management Abiana Assessment & Collection Name Designation Department Mr. Masroor Ahmed Shahwani Manager SM&G/TC SIDA Mr. Mohsin Ali Memon IS/FRO SIDA Mr. Ayaz Ali Khawaja AM(SM) LBCAWB Mr. Shah Canal Assistant LBCAWB Mr. Masroor Ahmed Shahwani Manager SM&G/TC SIDA FOs SIDA AWB M&E Other 30 03 02 00 00 Background of Farmers Organizations Description Defense Minor Formation Agency AE&WM (SOFWMP) D/O Formation 07-06-2007 Reg. No. LBC/FO-268 D/O IDMT 12-04-2008 D/O Re-Election 22-08-2013 FO Tenure 2 nd Parent Channel Imam Wah Jageer No. of WCAs 47 Design Discharge 150.11 Cusecs Length 5.80 miles Under SOFWM-P, Capacity Building Component of SIDA, FO received training during 2008-2009 and after that FO didn t receive any 2

training. The current training was given to new general body members of FO under WSIP. One day training on Planning & Channel O&M was held on 12 th Sept 2013 at FO Office Macheri Minor, District Badin. The training was organized by Transition Wing-SIDA with joint collaboration of Left Bank Canal Area Water Board Badin. The Board of Management Members of FO Macheri Minor attended the training. The participation percentage was good. 30 FO Participants and SIDA/AWB Resource Persons attended the training. Brief Description The resource persons delivered the lectures and covered major topics of WSIP Orientation and Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM), Organizational Management and Abiana Assessment & Collection. During Abiana Session all participants took over at field and they did practical assessment technique. The AWB Canal Assistant very clearly informed them about assessment techniques and practically does the job. FO representatives very interestingly participated in the practical exercise During Q&A session all resource persons played vital role while answering to FOs. The General Manager Transition SIDA also attended the training and appreciated the efforts of Training Center and LBCAWB for organizing the event. He also thanked to FO participants to show their keen interest in training. GMT focused his views on FOs sustainability informed them. He said that learning is continuous process. He promised FOs to arrange exposure visit to other AWBs FOs. In last FO Chairman thanked to all participants and also thanked to GMT for arranging such event. During training working refreshment was served and in last certificate distributed and lunch was served to all participants. Training Observations & Impact The whole body of FO was new and recently the re-election for 2 nd tenure of FO body was conducted by staff of LBCAWB. The FO members showed keen interest in the training and also demanded exposure visit. During training the focus was made that new body make FO sustainable in term of financial & organizational empowerment. As FO is an individual entity, it can also generate funds through other resources like donor organizations and through other external and personal resources. It was also emphasized that FO must install sign boards and show its visibility. A good impact of training will be seen in term of Abiana Collection, FO Visibility and their Organizational Management aspect. 3

Training Kit Refreshment Lunch Certificate Distribution Ceremony Vote of Thanks Plastic File Folder, Writing Pad, Ball Point, Training Modules, SWMO- 2002 (Sindhi Version), Literature Tea & Biscuits Lunch Boxes The Certificates were distributed among all FO Participants Raees Ali Ahmed Thebo, Chairman FO Defense Minor 4

Pictorial View (Resource Person) Banner Masroor Ahmed Shahwani MSMG Muhammed Ghous Laghari, IS Mr. Ayaz Ali Khawaja, AM(SM) Mr. Nazeer Ahmed Memon, General Manager Transition GMT Presenting Certificate to FO Chairman 5

Attendance Sheet Macheri Minor, LBCAWB S# Name Designation / WCA FO/WC / Department 1 Aftab Hussain Treasurer FO Macheri Minor 2 Ali Ahmed Thebo Chairman FO Macheri Minor 3 Mir Ghulam Rasool General Secretary FO Macheri Minor 4 Ghulam Qadir Shah Canal Assistant FO Macheri Minor 5 Muhammad Zaman Thebo FO Advisor FO Macheri Minor 6 Muhammad Zaman Turk Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 7 Ali Murtaza Mallah FO Member FO Macheri Minor 8 Khan Muhammad Laghari Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 9 Wali Dad Lashari Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 10 Agshar ali Khaskhali Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 11 Mamtaz Thabo Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 12 Abdulallah Thabo Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 13 Javeed Thabo Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 14 Kandaro Kohli Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 15 Muhammad Hussan Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 16 Harjee Kohli Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 17 Humraj Kohli Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 18 Wishnu Kohli Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 19 Rizwan Ali Chang Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 20 Javeed Chang Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 21 Ameer Ali Chang Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 22 Manthar Chang Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 23 Muhammad Thabo Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 24 Nadir Thabo Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 25 Muhammad Ali Thabo Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 26 Shaid Hussan Thabo Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 27 Sakinder Ali Thabo Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 6

28 Dhartee Kohli Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 29 Ali Shah Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 30 Ayaz Shah Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 31 Shanker Chairman Water Course FO Macheri Minor 32 Mr. Nazeer Ahmed Memon General Manager Transition FO Macheri Minor 33 Mr. Masroor Ahmed Shahwani Act. Manager SM&G/TC SIDA 34 Mr. Muhammed Ghous Laghari FRO/IS SIDA 35 Mr. Ayaz Ali Khawaja AM(SM) LBCAWB 7