Capacity Building of FRD
1st December 2008 To August 2009

FRD started its activities as an indigenous organization of FATA with passions of volunteerism. Fortunately a USAID funded program started in FATA with the name of FATA-CBP (FATA Capacity Building Project). The said Project had a very important component of strengthening of Civil Society Organizations in FATA. To avail the opportunity of capacity building and institutional strengthening FRD had been in partnership with FATA-CBP from the very start. During the partnership FRD team members got various trainings at well-known institutes of country such as Financial management in NGOs, Monitoring and reporting, Proposal writing, Communication and presentation skills, Monitoring and evaluation with support from FATA-CBP.
In addition to the class room trainings FRD also availed the staff internship opportunities with FATA-CBP support. In the internship Program staff members of FRD were provided class room trainings in specific areas in addition to two months on the job training with NRSP and Sungi.

To help in formulation of a good strategic vision FATA-CBP also supported a Capacity analysis and strategic Planning exercise, in which Board of Directors members, Staff members and beneficiaries of interventions participated and analysed the existing capacity of the organization. The analysis of the capacity identified development of SOPs/Policy manuals and linkages development with other donor agencies as high priority need of the organization. Similarly a future plan was devised for the organizations growth and sustainability. The identified needs and development of policy manuals on Finance, Procurement, Human Resource and Monitoring & Evaluation were also supported by FATA-C.B.P.

FRD had also been recipient of in kind grant of office equipment like computers, laptops, printers furniture etc.