Introduction

Swat Participatory Council (SPC) is a registered civil society organization working in Swat and Khyber PakhtunKhwa for the last Twenty years. SPC in accordance with its mission completed different projects with respective government line agencies, national and international development partners’ i.e  United States Agency for International Development (USAID),  United Nations Development Program(UNDP),  Deutsche Gesellschaft für InternationaleZusammenarbeit (GIZ), World Food Program (WFP), Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and Prince Claus Fund (PCF).The organization carried out different activities and undertook special initiatives. These were directed to address issues related to Governance, environment, political empowerment, disaster management, health, dialogue, Peace Building, conservation of cultural heritage and conducted Surveys as well.  Seminars and workshops were organized and international days were observed. The organization signed MOUs with different government line agencies to implement programs. The organization leads a network of community-based organizations in Swat district and has evolved a social capital comprising community activists all over the Malakand division.SPC facilitated relief process in response to recent conflict induced crisis and continued to support rehabilitation process as part of the United Nation cluster system in the health, Agriculture and Community Restoration.Recently, the organization carried out second strategic planning exercise revisiting vision and mission, setting five program areas of Culture, Development, Local Governance, Climate change and Disaster Risk Reduction as key areas to work in future.