Over the past two years, Malakand Division remained in grip of one of the worst security crises in its history. The perpetual rise in religiously inspired militancy coupled with lack, and rather absence, of governance led to a situation where the writ of state was seriously compromised.  Public services especially education and health facilities, fields, orchids and forests were destroyed; and businesses forced to close down. Citizens at large and more specifically, women and girls were confined to their homes in the name of religion and culture. The local administration was forced to the periphery while the law enforcement personnel were targeted and development was disrupted. In order to rid the area of anti-sate elements and bring back lasting peace, a large scale military operation was initiated in early summer of 2009 that brought a wide spread disruption to the lives of the residents resulting in the displacement of more than two million people.

The main objective of Post Conflict Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is to strengthen public delivery institutions for reconstruction and rehabilitation activities through effective community participation in planning and implementation processes.

The program elements include Participatory governance; Community empowerment; Technical facilitation; Small Grants Management and Institutional Capacity Building.Major activities includes formation of Village based citizens group and networks for participatory planning and monitoring; establishment of One Window Operation (OWO) for small grant management; Improvement of community infrastructure; establishment of participatory planning and Information Monitoring & Evaluation (IME) processes and enhancement of local participation in monitoring and capacity building of service delivery institutions.