Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL)’s resolve to create shared value through its comprehensive Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Plan for Waziristan is creating greater impact on the development of area.
Under the program, MPCL trained total 175 people including men and women of Waziristan in different trades including mobile repairing, e-commerce training through Amazon, motor cycle repairing, tailoring etc.
All the training programs are accredited with KP-TEVTA.
In this regard, on 29th May 2023, a Certificate Awarding Ceremony on successful completion of MPCL’s Technical & Vocational Skills Development Program for Waziristan was held in Peshawar at Human Resource Development Center (HRDC) of Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP).
Mr. Muhammad Azam Khan, the Chief Minister KP addressed the audience and appreciated efforts of MPCL and SRSP in undertaking social development projects in North Waziristan. He appreciated MPCL’s participatory approach and community mobilization initiatives to make people self-sustainable. He also emphasized upon the need for proactive role of government departments in field of education, healthcare and infrastructure development.
Addressing the august gathering, Brigadier Asad Raza (Retd.), Chief of Staff MPCL apprised that Technical & Vocational Skills Development Program is only one of the eleven (11) other interventions which is part of MPCL’s comprehensive Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Plan for Waziristan. He added that Technical Training Program has been designed to upskill 60% youth population of Waziristan to acquire most demanding skills for a sustainable livelihood. He also acknowledged the contribution of SNGPL in conducting this training program.—PR
