Ms Mio Takagi (Japanese Embassy) visited South Sindh on 21st February 2012

For the SGP ER part in Badin she did the following:
- Inauguration of the two bus-shelters and public bathrooms for women in Badin city
- Inauguration of the shelter and public bathrooms for the women pilgrims of the key Badin shrine
- Inspected the work progress on two union council buildings
- Inspected the near completion work on the reconstruction of mosque
- Visited the 21 KM long canal which has been de-silted, met the beneficiaries and talked with them
- Saw on-going work on water-course repair etc under cash-for-work for men and talked with the male beneficiaries
- Distributed cheques among women beneficiaries of the cash for work and saw them repairing their houses in a village
- Saw the specimen of each item distributed among the beneficiaries. As a token of solidarity she set on a donkey cart also
- Presided over an event attended by 3000 people including 1200 women beneficiaries.
- Had a dinner with all 17 GEF SGP ER partners and listened the Sufi Music in Hyderabad.