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Pakistan Village Development Programme (PVDP) in collaboration with UNICEF funded Child Protection Project has launched activities for psychological and physical growth of in and out camp IDPs of Kurram Agency.
The project is extended to both those who are residing in the IDPs camp of Sadda, Kurram Agency and those who are living in rented houses or along with their relatives.
According to estimates 4000 IDPs are living outside the camp and 3000 are in the camp.
In this connection, 12 Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) have been established in different parts of Durrani IDPs camp and special training programme has been started for provision of sports, drawing, games and education facilities to the children living outside the camp.
Furthermore, basic health facilities have also been provided to both children and women, which include the provision of first-aid and treatment of common diseases. However, in case of unusual disease, the patients are referred to local hospitals and for this purpose they are also provided transport facility.
According to Team Leader, PVDP, Mohammad Imran, the purpose of providing training to displaced children is to remove the fear of wars destruction from the minds of children and provide them pleasant environment so after the return of normalcy they could restart a new life in their houses.
He said that they have registered those children which were used to stand in long queues to get relief goods for their parents.
Beside, this, he said the children selling naswar and cigarettes on the streets and roads of Sadda have also been enrolled in the training camps to give them guidance regarding future.Similarly, he said that orphans and destitute children are given special attention.
He said that all necessary goods and other facilities are supplied to the camps.APP
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