Victory Without Weapon (A case study of conflict resolution)

This story is of that time when I was working in Save the Children in the project of Education in emergencies in the area of Lower Sindh Pakistan. I with my all team faced alot of difficulties in implementation of project activities. As in lower sindh Pakistan there is feudalistic system to run the communities. Fudalist  treat their communities only as their slaves. They have no care or concern about the basic needs and rights of their communities. When we start implementation of our program activities there in Sindh not a single child of that community was going to school. But due to our strong commitment and continues motivation and mobilization to the community and their chief we achieve our goals. which is truly describe below:- 
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A case study of conflict resolution between Two Sub Villages of Revenue Village Pandhi Kan Jafri which resulted increase in enrollment 

 Victory without weapon 

Responding to the floods 2012 Save the Children started its intervention in seven schools at Shikarpur district. Tents were installed for TLCs (Temporary Learning Centers) in morning and CFSs (Child Friendly Spaces) at evening. Broad Based Community Meetings, SMCs/CPCs (School Management Committies/ Child Protection Committees) and teachers trainings and effective mobilization turned the flow of children to TLCs and CFSs. It was too much interesting for the children because of active learning and caring environment than ever before. Drop out as well as out of school children also joined TLCs.  

GBPS (Government Boys Primary School) Pandhi khan jafri is one of the SC targeted schools. Its enrollment increased 45 to 163 as result of of SC efforts. Lodra is another small village near pandhi khan Jafri. There was a conflict between these two villages since long. The Chief (Wadhera) of Lodra strictly banned his villager children from joining GBPS Pandhi khan Jafri. A disable student came to the school for a few days. He informed other students regarding love and respect from the side of teacher, CFS supervisors and especially children club members.  The same student was also banned to school by the chief of lodra village.  

Sc team conducted a corner meeting with the chief of Pandhi khan jafri followed by a BBCM to settle the long dispute between two villages for the better future of the children. All the villagers showed their consensus on conflict resolution.

Same procedure was followed by SC team in Lodra Village. The Chief of the village was impressed through strong mobilization. A BBCM (Broad Based Community Meeting) was conducted in Lodra. 

The chief of the village announced that it has been decided to end the conflict with Pandhi Khan Jafri. The villagers agreed on the decision of the chief for the benefit of the children. The SC Team meets the delegations of the two villagers to formalize the conflict resolution and start of normal routine relations. And now there is no bane on the children to join any school as well as Pandhi khan Jafri. Now there are 35 children in GBPS Pandhi Khan Jafri from lodra village. 

By:  Muhammad Asif