Buner District – NWFP, Pakistan Global Peace Pioneers – NGO® House # 351, Street # 15 G – 10/2, Islamabad, Pakistan. Ph # +0092 51-2290086 Global Peace Pioneers- GPP +0092 51-5875861 July 12-14, 2009
[email protected] www.globalpeace.net.pk - 1 - CONTENTS Page # Summary 03 Methodology 04 Background 04 Highway to Buner 06 The highways 06 The towns 07 Buner after military operation 07 Civic society and infrastructure 09 Health 09 Recommendations 09 Education 10 Recommendations 10 Infrastructure and economy 11 Modern amenities 11 Highways infrastructure 11 Agriculture 12 Domestic animals 12 Profession of the inhabitants 12 Conclusion 13 Photographs 14 - 2 - SUMMARY Global Peace Pioneers (GPP) has recently sent out its professional team to carry out a rapid assessment of Buner District of North West Frontier Province in order to assess the situation of the District after two months of disturbing operation. The GPP team went to Buner to assess current conditions and to assess the returnee process. Different tools were used to gather the information that includes Focus group discussions, open-ended interviews, and semi-structured interviews. Structured observations were also made to document the state of communication, health, education, Food and NFIs and property. Based on findings from focus group discussions and Findings of the Assessment : open-ended interviews, 1. IDPs who are returning to Buner are doing so primarily to assess their people within Buner property and crops and most of them are not yet planning to shift due to consider that development lack of resources. efforts will be slow and that 2. Tahsils, UCs and roads in Buner were largely destructed and traffic was peace and stability will not visible as people were returning to homes.