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AnnualReview2012
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MessagebytheExecutiveDirector 3
OurVision,Mission,Objectives,OurStrategy,ScopeofWork 4
PromotingCivilSocietyParticipationinWaterandSanitationGovernanceinPakistan 5
SupportingTransparency,AccountabilityandElectoralProcessesinPakistan(STAEP) 9
StrengtheningCapacityInTakingForwardCommunityLedTotalSanitation&Institutionalize
MechanismsForCommunityBasedWaterSupplySchemes 12
CommunicationForEffectiveSocialServicesDelivery 14
RehabilitationofDrinkingWaterSupplySchemesinKhyber-Pakhtunkhwaafterfloods 16
PostFloodWASHRehabilitationProject 18
UpScalingofRuralSanitationandSchoolWASHProgram 20
Scaling-upRuralSanitationinFloodAffectedDistricts(Phase-III) 22
CommunityBasedDisasterRiskManagement 24
InternationalExposure 26
Articles 29
Table of Contents
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Message by the Executive DirectorAfter 12 years of extensive experience in the field of water, sanitation and hygiene, IRSP knows how crucial and important the sector is. As IRSP work demonstrates, poor municipal services can badly damage the health of poor communities living in the rural and remote areas of Pakistan.
Everysuccessbuysatickettoamoredifficultjourney.Lookingbacktothepreviousyearsmakesmeaproudman.Theoutreach,staffcapacitiesanddonorstrustclearlyindicatesthatIRSPismovingintherightdirection.
Thehardshipsofemergencieshavegivenbirthtoanewbreedofexperts.Theyouthhasmaturedenoughtosustainpressureduringwork-loadandsupporttheseniormanagement.ThemixofyouthandexperienceisthedrivingforceinIRSP.
Reflectingontheyearof2012,IamveryproudandhumbledbyIRSPsaccomplishments.Ourteam,workinghandinhandwiththecommunitiesthatweservehasovercomebarriersandobstaclestoachievethetargetssetbythefundingagencies.
Wearecontinuouslystrivingtoimprovethelivesofthedisadvantagedcommunitiesbyvarietyofinterventionsrangingfromemergencyresponsetoinfrastructuredevelopmentandadvocacy.Incollaboration
withourpartners,IRSPhasbeenimplementingintegrateddevelopmentprojectsacrosstheprovince,whichempowersandsupportspoorandruralcommunitiestobetheauthorsoftheirowndevelopment.Ithasbeenaprivilegetoseecommunitiesutilizingandbuildingtheirstrengthstotakegreatercontroloftheirlives.
Togetherwewillcontinuetomakeadifferencetoourcommunities,staff,volunteers,communityleaders,andmembers.IwouldliketoextendmydeepestappreciationtotheIRSPteamfortheircommitmenttotheirwork.TheyarethedrivingforceofIRSPseffortstoovercomechallengestoeffectivelyimplementourprojectsindifficultterrainsandcircumstancesandtoachievethetargets.
Aswelookforwardtoservethedisadvantagedcommunities,itisyoursupportthatmakesIRSPsworkpossible.
Syed Shah Nasir Khisro Executive Director
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ObjectivesImprovingaccessofthepoorandvulnerablecommunitiestosafedrinkingwaterandtoreducethreatsofwater-borneandwaterrelateddiseases
Improvingaccessofpoorandvulnerablecommunitiestosafesanitationandreducethethreatsofsanitationrelateddiseases
Improvingthehumanbehaviorandmobilizethemforadoptinghygienicpracticesandreducetheburdenofdiseasewithimprovedlifestandards
AdvocatingandinfluencingWASHpoliciesforsustainableplanningandreformsinwaterandsanitationsector.
Scope of WorkTheactivitieswillbecarriedoutalloverPakistan,withlocalNGOs,CBOs,VDOs,nationalandinternationalNGOs,Governmentagenciesalongwithserviceprovidersandpoliticalleadershipwillbethekeyplayers.
IntegratedRegionalSupportProgramintendstoworkforthepromotionandstrengtheningofWASH(WaterSanitationandHygiene)sectorinthecountry.TheIRSPwillcoordinatewithsectorstakeholdertospotthecorechallengesanddevelopasetofstrategiestocurtailtheimpactonthenationsdevelopment.
Our StrategyPakistanlikeotherdevelopingnationsislaggingbehindinachievingtheMDGsinitsstipulatedtime.Converselythegovt.exchequerisheavilydentedbytheexpenditureincurredintermsofprovidingmedicalfacilitiestothepoorandvulnerablesegmentsofsocieties.
TheIRSPisadedicatedforumprovidingsupporttothestakeholders,whetherintheformofcapacitybuilding,research,andadvocacyorimplementingprojectactivities.Itsmandateistoworkexclusivelywithstakeholdertofindoutwaysandmeansforthesectorimprovement.
Aparticipatoryplanningapproachistheintegralpartofallactivities.Thelistandformationofactivitiesare:
Coordinationwithstakeholdersincludingpoliticalleadership
Capacitybuilding,Researchandknowledgemanagement
Advocacyandinfluencingpolicyarchitects
EstablishmentofWASHEmergencyResponseUnit
ResearchandDevelopmentoflowcostsanitationmaterialanditsmarketing
Establishmentofwaterqualitytestinglabsandtrainingofserviceprovidersonwaterqualitymonitoring
Introductionofhygienepromotionassubjectinschools
Introductionofsocialaccountabilitytools(trainingandimplementation)
TacklingissuesofUrbanutility
Progressreviewagainstregionalcommitments(SouthAsianConferenceonSanitation)
Our VisionIRSPenvisionsahealthyhumansocietywithsufficientaccesstosafewater&sanitationandbesthygienepractice.
Our MissionTocontributetopovertyreductioninPakistanbyensuringaccesstosafewater,sanitationandhygieneandempoweringlocalcommunitiestoimprovelivingstandards.WeworktodeveloplinkageswithGovernmentagenciesandkeyactorstoinfluencethedecisionmakersforappropriatepoliciesinthesector.
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Promoting Civil Society Participation in Water and Sanitation Governance in Pakistan Funded by: European Union & WaterAid
TheprojectPromotingCivilSocietyParticipationinWaterandSanitationGovernanceinPakistanaimstocontributetowardspovertyreductioninPakistanthroughachievementofwaterandsanitationMillenniumDevelopmentGoals(MDGs).
Community Scorecard Exercise
Highlightsfromthe12monthsofimplementationincludesthedevelopmentofastrongnetworkof15CSOswhosecapacityhasbeenbuiltinareassuchasparticipatoryplanning,monitoringandevaluation(M&E),
financialmanagement,advocacy,budgettrackingandanalysis,communityscorecard(CSC)exercises,townhallmeetings,rightsbasedapproach,equity&inclusion,awarenesscreation,communitymobilizationandParticipatoryRuralAppraisal(PRA)tools.TheseCSOshavebeenabletoapplythesetrainingstotheirwork,and9ofthe15CSOshavenowbegunprojectsandcampaignsintheWASHsector.
TheprojecthasalsoestablishedtheMardanDistrictWASHForumwhichhasbecomeanactiveplatformtoallowCSOstodirectlydiscussWASHissueswithlocalgovernmentsandofficials.Theprojecthassupportedthecapacityoflocalgovernmenttorespondtotheseissuesbyprovidingtrainingsonpro-poorprojectplanning,monitoring&implementation,budgetefficiency,infrastructuremapping,componentsharing,waterqualitytestingandarrangingexposurevisitstoWASHprojectstodemonstratesuccessfulinterventions.
TheprojecthasengagedwithpolicymakersthroughSouthAsianConferenceonSanitation(SACOSAN)follow-upworkshopsandbudgetanalysisstudies.25communitieshavebeenactivelyinvolvedinincreasingsustainableaccesstoWASHservices,ledby50trained
MeetingduringDistrictW
ASHForum
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communityWATSAN(WaterandSanitation)committees,260communityvolunteers,and19ladyhealthworkers(LHWs).23,339citizensarebenefittingfromtherehabilitationof7safewatersupplyschemesandconstructionof25newcommunalhandpumps.
Water Quality Testing
Testingof458drinkingwatersourceshasidentified223unsafesourcesandtheprojecthastakenactionssuchasdisinfectionofthemthroughchlorinationtomakethesesafe.TheCommunityLedTotalSanitation(CLTS)approachhasbeenlaunchedin25communitieswhichareresultingincommunityunderstandingofWASHissues,rightsandencouraginghouseholdstobuildandmaintaintheirownsustainableWASHfacilities.
Toensureinclusivedevelopment,150verypoorhouseholdshavebeenprovidedwithhouseholdlatrines.ProjectprogressandwiderWASHissueshavebeenvisiblypublicizedthroughquarterlynewsletters,orientationofjournalistsonWASHwhothenpublished250newsstoriesinprintandelectronicmedia.
Followingisthesummaryofachievements:
15 CSOs network is functional Anetworkof15CSOsatdistrictlevelwasestablishedin2011.Thenetworkhasbeenprovidedwithtrainingsonparticipatoryplanning,M&E,financialmanagement,advocacy,budgettrackingandanalysis,communityscorecards(CSC)exercise,townhallmeetings,rightsbasedapproach,equity&inclusion,awarenesscreation,communitymobilizationandParticipatoryRuralAppraisal(PRA)tools.
Duetothecontinuousengagementandcapacitybuildingof15CSOswithprojectactivitiesandtrainingsonWASHrelevantinterventions,thefollowingnineCSOsofthe
Training of CSOs Network
networkhavenowstartedWASHactivitieswithotherdonorssupportswhichwillcontributetoincreasedinvolvementofcitizensindevelopment:
1. Participatory Development Initiative & Human Resource Development Organisation have launched an advocacy campaign on water borne diseases in district Mardan with support from Strengthening Participatory Organisations (SPO).
2. PEACE has launched a USAID funded project on water rights in District Mardan.
3. SAIBAN Development Organisation has started a small grant project on school WASH in Chamtar union council district Mardan with the support of SPO.
4. The Step Towards Empowerment of Pupil (STEP) is working with USAID in FATA on menstrual hygiene awareness and overall focusing on women health.
5. Health Society Takht Bhai (HST) has initiated a project on health and hygiene issues in Takht Bhai.
6. Human Resource Development Organisation (HRDO) has launched an awareness campaign on WASH through FM-93 Radio Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The campaign was started in September 2012 and will end on December 31st, 2012.
7. Fatima Welfare Organisation has started a WASH project in District Upper Dir with USAID.
8. Salik Development Foundation has started a WASH project in SWABI with financial support from Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF)
9. Aghaz Welfare Organisation (AWO) is mobilizing its own
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resources and holding awareness sessions on menstrual hygiene in Mardan.
District WASH ForumDistrictWASHForumwasformedinSeptember2011asaWASHadvisorygroupthatwasnotifiedbycommissionerMardanandtheExecutiveDistrictOfficer(EDO)Financewasnominatedasfocalpointoftheforum.TheforumconductedfivemeetingstodiscussdifferentWASHissuesandchallengesinthedistrict.
TheforumhasprovidedanactiveplatformforgovernmentandcivilsocietyorganisationstodiscussanddebateWASHissuesandfindsolutions.TheforumwillcontinuemeetingonquarterlybasisfordiscussingWASHissuesandtheproblemswillberelayedtorelevantdutybearersfortakingactionsandfindingappropriatesolutions.Theforumwillalsopromotecreationofanenvironmentforallrelevantstakeholderstobeheldaccountablefortheirresponsibilities.Minutesofthemeetingsarecirculatedtorelevantprovincialauthoritiesforinformation.
Recently,theforumhasinitiateddevelopingdistrictWASHProfileforMardantoproviderequireddataandinformationtoallstakeholdersforfacilitatingproperplanning.Thefirstdraftofthisdocumenthasbeensharedwithallthestakeholdersforcommentsandrefinementsinupcomingmeetings.Similarly,underWASHForumworkonsanitaryprotocolscontinuedtointroduceenablingworkingenvironmentforsanitaryworkersinMardan.Theprotocolhasbeendraftedandsharedwithforummembersforreviewandfeedback.
Initiation of Community Scorecards (CSC) Inordertoinculcateasocialaccountabilitysystem,IRSPhasinitiatedaCSCprocessasasocialaudittoolinonevillagewherewatersupplyschemeofPHEDisprovidingwatertopeople.
Theinterfacemeetingcomeupwiththesolutiontoresolvetheissuesofwatersupplybothfromserviceproviderandbeneficiariessides.
Local Government capacity building ThecapacityofstafffromLocalgovernmentandTMAhasbeenbuiltonkeyparticipatoryWASHapproachesincludingcomponentsharingandWASHmapping&documentationthroughanexposurevisitstoresourceorganisationsincludingOrangiPilotProjectKarachi&LodhranPilotProjectinPunjab.InadditionaprovinciallevelworkshopwasorganisedinPeshawartosharethelearningandroll-outvariousaspectsofthecomponent
sharingapproach.Furthermore,trainingsessionswereorganisedonparticipatoryplanning,monitoring,budgetspendingandequity&inclusion.
TofunctionalisethewaterqualitytestinglabatoneTehsilMunicipalAdministration(TMA)twooftheirstaffmembersweretrainedonvariousaspectsofwaterqualitytesting.
Asaresultoftheseinitiatives,TMAandPublicHealthEngineeringDepartment(PHED)haveshowninterestinconductingWATSANinfrastructuremappingandhaverequestedfurthertechnicalsupportfromourpartner,IRSP.
Interface Meeting at Village Sowkay Mardan
Service Delivery:
Improved Sanitation Tosensitisecitizensabouthazardsofhumanexcretaandeliminateopendefecationfromtargetcommunities,theCLTSprocesshasbeeninitiatedinthe25targetcommunities.DuetothesuccessfulPRAmeetingsandCLTStriggering,thecommunitieshavesensitizedtoconstruct45pourflushlatrinesand32pitlatrinesintheirhouses.
Tosupportthepoorestfamiliesforimprovedsanitationpracticesinthetargetcommunities,150ofthepoorestfamilieswereprovidedwithhouseholdlatrines.3communallatrineshavealsobeenconstructedinthetargetcommunities.25schoolswereprovidedwith
latrinesforstudentsandteachers.
Policy & Advocacy Inthereportingperiod,twobudgetanalysisstudiesandtworesearchstudiesonWASHdevelopmentalissues
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havebeenconductedandsharedwithmediaforthepurposeofpolicyadvocacy.Atprovinciallevel,twoSACOSANfollow-upworkshopsandcomponentsharingworkshopwereorganised.
IRSPhasperformedanactiveroleasmemberofprovincialPolicyWorkingGroupaswellasbeingaco-optedmemberindraftingtheprovincialdrinkingwaterandsanitationstrategies.IRSPhasalsobeenselectedtohosttheFreshwaterActionNetworkSouthAsia(FANSA)secretariatinPakistan,whichwillfurtherhelpinpromotingCSOsroleinadvocatingforcontinuedpolicyinterestinWASH.
Safe Drinking Water: Toensuretheavailabilityofsafedrinkingwatertopeopleinthe30targetcommunitiesoftheprojectDuringthefirsttwoyears25communitieshavebeentargetedwhere25newcommunalhandpumpswereconstructedand7dysfunctionalPHEDwaterschemeswererehabilitated.
Duringthereportingperiod,458watersourcesweretestedforBacteriologicalAnalysisofWater.223watersourceswerebacteriologicalycontaminated.Thesesourcesweredisinfectedthroughchlorinationanddeclaredsafewatersources.
Thesewaterinterventionshaveensured23,339individualsaccesstosafedrinkingwaterinthe25targetcommunitiesofyear2011&12.
Hand Washing Demo at Schools
During2013i.e.lastyearoftheprojectrestofthe5communitieswouldbetargetedforsafedrinkingwaterbyconstructing5newcommunalwaterhandpumpsand3moredysfunctionalwatersupplyschemesrehabilitation.
PRA meeting at School
Azra is a 22 year old activist of IRSP who was trained and mobilized under the EU funded project. Though she was facing resistance from her family but still she mobilized her neighborhood for having latrines at their homes and to adopt proper hygiene habits.
She delivered hygiene sessions and mobilized the community to stop open defecation. Starting her efforts as activist with IRSP, now she is a social organizer in another organization working for behavior change.
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Supporting Transparency, Accountability and Electoral Processes in Pakistan (STAEP)FormallylaunchedinJuly2009,DemocraticGovernanceProgram(DGP)wasexpandedandrenamedinFebruary2011withthetitleSupportingTransparency,AccountabilityandElectoralProcessesinPakistan(STAEP).WhilerenamingDGPandexpandingitsgeographicalcoverage,theprogramscope,goalandobjectiveswerealsorevisited.
Meeting With CM KPKand MPA PK 24 Disscussing Poor dranige system in Mardan
ContinuedsinceAugust2009,TheSupporting
Transparency,AccountabilityandElectoralProcessesinPakistan(STAEP)programisfundedbytheUnitedKingdom(UK)DepartmentforInternationalDevelopment(DFID)andtheEmbassyoftheKingdomoftheNetherlandswhichwillbeconcludein2013.
STAEPismanagedbyTheAsiaFoundation(TAF)andimplementedbytheFreeandFairElectionNetwork(FAFEN).ThegoaloftheSTAEPProgramistoensuremoreeffective,transparentandaccountablegovernancethataddressesthecriticalchallengesfacingPakistantoday.ThepurposeoftheprogramistoensuredemocraticprocessesinPakistanaremoreopen,inclusive,efficientandaccountabletocitizens.
IRSPisimplementingSTAEPprograminallthethreeconstituenciesofMardanDistrictandtwonationalassembliesconstituenciesofBajourAgency.TheconstituenciesareNA-09MardanI,NA-10MardanII,NA-11MardanIII,NA-43BajourIandNA-44BajourII.Duringtheyearof2012,IRSPunderthisproject,held248engagementswithPublicInstitutions,CRGsandElectedrepresentativesforraisingdemandsanditsfollowuptillthesedemandsmet.IRSPwasabletoanalyseandselect54issuesamongmorethan100issuesidentifiedduringitsinteractionatconstituencylevel.Inordertoanalyze
Departmentheads
duringDFIDvisit
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theissuesbeingidentified,IRSPteamconductedFocusGroupdiscussionsatconstituencylevel.
Followingarethemainachievementsundertheproject:
Women CRGs and representation of excluded class IRSPformedthesub-groupsofCRGsinNA-09andNA-11wherewomengroupswereformedtoaddressthewomenissuesonthedistrictlevel.ThewomengroupsinNA-11nameditselfasOrganizationforPublicAwareness.
FAFENthroughCRGmonthlymeetingsidentifiedthekeymembersfromexcludedclassfromvariousaspectsoflifesuchasbrickkilnworkers,labor,smallindustriesservantsandfarmerstoensuretheirpresenceinCRGsotheycanvoicetheiropinionthroughCRGinteractions.
CRGs Monthly Meetings AmonthlymeetingoftheCRGisaregularphenomenonoftheprojectwherethesemeetingsarefacilitatedbytheconstituencystaffoftheproject.
TheCRGsidentifiestheissuesoftheconstituenciesandthentakinguptheseissueswiththeconcerneddistrictdepartments.InNA-09theissueofirrigationwaterquantitywassuccessfullytaken-upwithIrrigationDepartmentwithinvolvementofMNAMr.HimayatUllahMayar.
Meeting with MPA PK 24 about Poor Dranige System in Mardan
TheCRGofNA-10taken-uptheissueofnon-functionalschemesinUCJalalabutthePHEDwasunabletogivetheproperresponse.ThereaftertheCRGinvolvedtheSeniorMinisterRahimDadKhanwherehissonparticipatedin
thebroadbasedmeetingandassuredthatthisissuewillbesolved.
Orientation session on Active citizen program
CRGremainedengagewithpublicinstitutionforfollowupofthedemand;theyhadriseninthepreviousquarter.Thedemandisbasicallyrelatedtotherehabilitationoftubewellsbeinginstalledforirrigationpurposes.InthisconnectionCRGheldmeetingswithcommunityforanalyzingtheissuebeforeraisingdemand.Thesemeetingswerefacilitatedbyconstituencystaff.Whileanalyzingtheissue,itwasnotedthattheirrigationdepartmenthadprovidedabout198tubewellsforirrigationpurposes.
Duringalmostadecadelongmilitancy,about104tubewellshavebeendestroyedordamagedwhichhasaffectedtheagriculturalproductivitytotheworstextant.InthisconnectionconstituencystafffacilitatedCRGmeetingwithdepartmentconcerned.
Issue based Meeting with Education Department
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Election Observation IRSPobservedtheby-electionheldinNA-09.Constituencystaffmadededicatedeffortsinaveryshorttimeandsuccessfullyidentifiedandprofiled44activecitizensfordeployingthemin214pollingstationsofNA09.Alltheobserverswereidentifiedandprofiledasperthesetcriteriaandensure100%participationinone-daytrainingonelectionobservation.
ThestaffsuccessfullycollectedthedataduringobservationandwassharedwithFAFENSecretariatwithinduetime.
Orientation session on Active citizen program
CNIC/Vote Registration Campaign IRSPidentifiedandtrained31observersfordisplaycenterofvoterregistration.27observersfrom3constituenciesofMardanand10from2constituenciesofBajaurAgency.
Issue based meeting with NADRA
Aspartofthisactivity,IRSPalsohostedobserverstrainingsforobserversfromSwat,Shangla,BunirandSwabidistrict.
IRSPmanagedabout93participantsin4trainingsatMardan.Thisactivitywasimplementedonemergencybasisasthetimespanwastooshortforidentificationofvolunteers,ensuringtheirparticipationintrainingandensuringthattheyaresubmittingtheirreportsaspertheguidelinesgiveninthetraining.Whileobservingthedisplaycenters,itwasnotedthatstilltherearegapsintheelectoralrollregardingvariancesinvotersaddresses,namesandpollingstationsconcerned.
The CRG of NA-44 pressurized the education department and political administration to construct the school latrines in GPS Nawan Killi as the demand raised by the parents and teachers. After series of meeting the political administration brought the NRC (an INGO) to construct the school latrines and thus the issue was resolved.
The women CRG during its monthly meeting came to know about the issue faced by the beneficiaries of BISP. The issue of these excluded women were discussed by the CRG with the assistant director of BISP where they filed the complaint that post office is deducting Rs. 150/installment as well as the installment is also not given at appropriate time.
This complaint was filed to head office by the assistant director to be addressed.
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Strengthening Capacity in Taking Forward Community Led Total Sanitation & Institutionalize Mechanisms For Community Based Water Supply Schemes IRSPPakistanandWSP-SAcontinuedthepartnershipduringtheyear201213andcontinuetoworkonpilotingsomevillagesindistrictHaripurapplyingcommunityledtotalsanitation(CLTS),School-ledtotalsanitation(SLTS)andPakistanApproachtoTotalSanitation(PATS).Theprojectaimedtoimprovethecapacitiesofstakeholdersworkinginwaterandsanitationsectorsandtodevelopanopendefecationfreemodelfortheapprovalandownershipofthegovernmentwhichfurthercontributetoallocationoffunds(rewardMechanismforODFvillagesinannualdevelopmentplan).
Capacity Building CapacitybuildingworkshoponPakistanapproachtototalsanitation(PATS),CLTSandhygienepromotionwereorganizedinvariousdistrictsofKhyberPakhtunkhwaandPunjabintheyear2012.PakistanPovertyAlleviation
Funds(PPAF)partnersfromKhyberPakhtunkhwa,PunjabandSindh,PublicHealthEngineeringDepartment(PHED)fieldstaffforCLTSscalingupinRahimYarKhanweretrainedonPakistanApproachtoTotalSanitation,CLTS,SLTS,HygienePromotionandDisasterResponse.
Reward Competition TherewardforbestCommunityBasedOrganization(CBO)workingonwatersupplyschemeswasorganizedatRevoliHotelLahore.Inthetwodaycompetition,theoverallworkofselectedCBOfromPunjabwasreviewedi.e.implementationstrategy,documentationandliaisonwiththecommunityandthefirstthreebestCBOswererewardedshieldsashonor.
SanitationHackathonatLahore
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Piloting Villages (Reward for Sanitation) PilotingVillagesoneofthemajoractivityin201213underthisproject.ThedetailanalysishelptheselectionofunioncouncilKundiatTehsilGhazi,Haripurwhereallthe23villagesweretriggeredthroughCLTSandSLTSapproaches.CLTSandSLTStriggeringsessionwereremainedthemainfocusandhygienesessions,followups,fieldmonitoringandmonitoringvisitsofWSP-SAandSDCwerealsothepartofimplementationprocess.Atotalof15villageshasbeendeclaredasopendefecationfree(ODF)whichwereverifiedbytehsilanddistrictgovernmentauthorities.
Gianluca Guidotti Visit to UC Kundi, Haripur
Electronic Monitoring System Monitoringmechanismtheshortmessagingservice(SMS)hasbeenintroducedasamonitoringtoolwherethesocialorganizers,communityresourcepersons,communityactivists,villagesanitationcommitteemembersandgovernmentofficialduringmonitoringvisitssharedtheupdatesthroughtextmessagestoensuretheirdueresponsibilityintheimplementationprocessandalsoensurethemonitoringandfollowupmechanism.
Female PRA Meeting, Rahim Yar Khan
Sanitation in Your Hands, Poster by IRSP
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Communication For Effective Social Services DeliveryCESSD(CommunicationforEffectiveSocialServicesDelivery)isaprojectoftheCanadianInternationalDevelopmentAgency(CIDA)andAusAid(AustralianAid)andisbeingexecutedbyCowaterInternational.ItisacapacitydevelopmentprojectprovidingtechnicalsupporttothelocalgovernmentsysteminKP.Theprojectaimstobringaboutimprovementinthebasichumanneedsofvulnerablegroupsthroughimprovedlocalsocialservicesdelivery.TheprojectsupportstheexistingeffortsoftheProvincialGovernment.toimprovethemechanismsthatenableeffectiveservicesdeliveryattheDistrict,TehsilandCirclelevelsandflexibilityoftheprojecttoadoptnewconceptswhichworkeffectivelyinprovidingbasicsocialservices.
Community Performance Scorecard, Katlang
TheCESSDPhase2isworkingpresentlyonbasicsocialservicesin3sectorsi.e.Education,HealthandWaterandsanitationwiththesupportoflocalgovernmentanditsselectedimplementingpartnersin8districtoftheKPprovince-Mardan,Swabi,Haripur,Abbottabad,Nowshehra,Swat,ChitralandPeshawar.
InDistrictMardanCESSDisprovidingsupportinPrimaryEducationastheselectedprioritysector.Theprojectcovered435schoolsuptillnowinthedistrict.
Following are the main achievements of the project:
1. Coverage:Thisyeartheprojectcoveratotalof155(83femaleand72Male)schoolsinthedistrictselectedfromallthe20circlesofdistrict.
2. OrientationandSocialMobilizationofthePTCsandTeachers:ToorientthePTCsontheirroleandresponsibilityorientationsessionswereconductedinall20educationcirclesinthedistrictthisyear.InwhichPTCmembers,Teachers,Communitymembersandinfluentialparticipated.
3. CapacitybuildingofthePTCsandteachers:
CESSDMonitorsvisittoGPS
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S.No.
TrainingMeetings
No.oftrainingsconducted
Participants
Male Female Male Female
1 PTCsorientations 10 10 402 384
2 PTCstrainingontheirRoleandResponsibilities
10 10 238 245
3 TrainingGenderAndSocialAccountability
5 5 156 113
4 TrainingonSchoolImprovementPlan
3 2 85 60
5 PTCsGeneralBodyMeetings
30 45 1,878 1,734
4. SIP(SchoolimprovementPlan):SIPisaplanforschoolactivitiesforthenexttwoyears,whichcover,theirphysical,financial,meetingsandspecialevents.Atotalof33SIPsweredevelopedintheschoolsthisyear.
5. Mothergroupformation:Toinvolvemothersintheirchildreneducationmothergroupswereformedinselectedschools.Totalof7mothergroupsareformedthisyearin7boysschools.
6. LiteracyCenters:Theprojectisalsoprovidingeducationtotheilliteratemothersofthecommunity.Theseliteracycenterswereformedinthoseschoolswheremothergroupswereformed.Seven(7)Literacycentersarenowfunctionalinwhich171illiteratemothersarelearning.
7. SupporttotheLCOs(LocalCircleOffices)andADOscapacitybuilding:LocalCircleofficeswereestablishedfortheADOs,buttheywerenotfunctional.Theprojectsupportedinthefunctionalizationoftheseoffices.Now14CircleOfficesoutof20arefunctional.TheprojectsalsobuildthecapacityoftheADOsonSchoolmonitoring,LCOsfunctionalization,Recordkeepingandcomputer.
8. OrientationSessionwereconductedDevelopmentofPictorialManualforPTCs:IRSPalsodevelopedapictorialManualforPTCstrainingontheirroleandresponsibilitiesforilliteratePTCmembers.
9. CommunityScorecard(CSC):TheprojectalsoimplementedCSC-ASocialAccountabilitytoolintwocirclesofdistrictMardani.e.KatlangandTakkarforinboysandgirlsprimaryschoolsandactionplansweredevelopedtoaddresstheidentifiedissuesforalltheschoolsofCSC.CertainissuesidentifiedinCSCwereresolvedafterproperinvolvementofthecommunityandeducationdepartment.
Interface meeting Female, Katlang
Muslehat, a mother of 3 children in UC Kot Daulatzai was always feeling unhappy for being illiterate. Taking a small loan from SRSP she was running a small grocery store and faced many difficulties to keep the record expenses. She always had a great desire for literacy as she felt it at different stages of life.
After establishment of Literacy Center by IRSP in her village she was able to read, write, understand and speak the national language as well as the basic concepts of mathematic to take simple calculations.
This has brought a moment of great joy for being literate member of the society.
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Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Supply Schemes in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa after the Floods 2010TheoverallobjectiveoftheprojectRehabilitationofDrinkingWaterSupplySchemesinKhyber-Pakhtunkhwaafterthefloods2010wastoimprovethehealthconditionsofthefloodaffectedpeopleofKPK.Thiswasdoneviaatwo-prongedapproachwhichincludedprovidingaccesstosafedrinkingwaterandcreatingawarenessamongthecommunityregardinghygienicpractices.
Theproject,fundedbySDC,wasimplementedbyIRSPincollaborationwithJIPLandtargeteddifferentgroupstoensuresensitizationofthecommunityateachlevel.Childrenandmothersweretheprimarytargetaudiencewhilemolvis,teachers,LHWsandhospitals/BHUswerethesecondarytargetaudience.
Objectives
1. Toreducewaterbornediseasesasresultofcleaning,disinfection&rehabilitationofwellsandlatrineimprovementintargetareas.
2. Toreducewaterbornediseasesthroughpromotionofhouseholdwatertreatmentandhygieneawarenessinthetargetareas.
Results Achieved
Duetotherehabilitationofdugwells,latrines/septic
tanks,watersupplyschemesanddrainageconstructioninCharsadda/Nowshera50,000individualswerebenefitteddirectly.
Wells Rehabilitation Duringtheproject,beforestartingtherehabilitation,allthedugwellsweretestedforbacteriologicalwaterquality.ForcleaningandchlorinationWHOprotocolwasusedwiththehelpoftrainedprojectstaff.Postwaterqualitytestwasconductedforallrehabilitatedwellsinordertoanalysetheeffectivenessoftheprojectintervention.
Theanalysisshowsthat,thebacteriologicalcontaminationinwellsbeforeinterventionwas91.9%whileitwasdecreasedto6.1%aftertherehabilitationandchlorination.
Latrines Construction:Poorandvulnerablehouseholdwereselectedfortheconstructionoflowcostlatrinesinordertoreduceopendefecationintheprojectarea.210newlatrineswereconstructedindistrictNowsheraandCharsadda.
Training on SODIS and Hygiene Theschoolchildrenandteacherswerealsotrainedontheprotectionofwatersources,safehandlingofdrinkingwatercontainers,properhandwashingwithsoapandhouseholdwaterpurificationespeciallySODIS.World
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waterdaywasalsocelebratedinbothdistrictsinwhichkidsfromdifferentschoolsparticipatedindebates,dramaandquizcompetitions.
SDC visit, SODIS practices at Household
Rehabilitation of PHED Water Supply Schemes IndistrictNowshera,7watersupplyschemeswererehabilitatedwhilethepreandpostwaterqualityanalysiswascarriedoutforeachwatersupply.Theleakageswereblockedandrepairedintheoverheadreservoirsanddistributionlineswhichreducedsanitaryrisk.Themicrobialcontaminationreducedto16%whichwas47%beforerehabilitation.
Capacity Building of PHED StaffThecapacityof132technicalstaffofPHEDfrombothdistrictswasenhancedonwaterdisinfectioninemergencyandnormalconditionswhilethestaffwasinvolvedinthesanitarysurveybypointingoutleakagesanddamagesintheirrespectivewatersupplyschemes.
Hygeine Session with community
Training on Household Water Treatment and Hygiene Duringtheprojectperiodthemen,women,LHWs,ImamsandschoolkidsweretrainedonSODISandhandwashing.Itwasfoundduringtheendlinesurveythat82%ofthetargetpopulationwaswashinghandproperlywithsoap.
75%ofthetargethouseholdswerepracticingSODISbyusing5littersPETbottles.Thedugwellswereproperlycoveredin67%ofthetargethouseholdswhile82%ofthehouseholdwerehavinghygienicsurroundingofthedugwells.
Construction of Drainage/Sewerage System Thedrainagesystemsweredevelopedintwotargetvillageswheretheexistingsituationofdrainageandseweragewaspoorandthreatforwaterqualityatbothdistricts.
In a girls school in Ghala Dher, Nowshehra, where soap had not been distributed, a few girls decided to get together and collect money to buy a soap, which they divided into 3 pieces so each could have one.
After attending the sessions in their schools, the girls said they realized the importance of washing their hands and keeping clean.
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Post Flood WASH Rehabilitation ProjectIntegratedRegionalSupportProgram-IRSPhaslaunched3yearslongtermrehabilitationprojectinJan2011undertitlePostFloodWashRehabilitationProject(PFWRP)inthe3unioncouncilsofupperswati.e.Madyan,BishagramandTiratinpartnershipwithConcernWorldWide(CWW).
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TheprojectisfundedbyEUanddesignedtoconstruct/rehabilitatethewatersupplyschemes,streetsanddrainpavements,garbageanddumpingpoints,latrinesandprovisionofhygienekitswithproperhygieneawarenessandcapacitybuildingoftherelevantstakeholders.
Achievements during 2012:
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AccesstoSafeWaterandSanitation Theprojectwassuccessfulinachievingthetargetsandtheaccessofthetargetpopulationwasimprovedtosafedrinkingwaterandsanitation.During2012,7drinkingwatersupplyschemeswererehabilitatedwhichhasenabled548householdstohaveaccesswithcleandrinkingwater.The8sanitationschemesincludingstreetpavementandconstructionofdrainshaveimprovedthesanitaryconditionsbenefiting629households.
Theconstructionsof94householdlatrines 12villagesarebenefiting112familiesoftarget
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areatostopopendefecationandimprovetheenvironmenttohavegoodimpactonwaterquality.
Hygiene Awareness Atotalof83hygienesessionswereconductedwithcommunityindifferentvillagestoawarethepeopleregardingbesthygienicpractices.Alongwiththehygienesessions875hygienekitswerealsodistributedamongthedeservingfamiliesin13villages.Information,educationandcommunication(IEC)materialwasalsodevelopedanddistributedamongthecommunityandschoolstudents.ThesematerialsweredesignedwithpictorialviewinUrdulanguagetobeunderstoodbypeoplewithlowornoliteracy.Thestaffhasalsoformed17schoolhygieneclubswhichweretrainedonhygieneactivities.Thesehygieneclubsaremaintainingthecleanlinessofschoolitssurroundingandarealsodisseminatingthemessagesofhygienetotheirpeergroupsandfamilies.Thesehygieneclubswerealsoinvolvedindifferentactivitieslikequizcompetitions,debatesanddramsinordertocreateanenvironmentofcompetitionsformaintainingbesthygiene.
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RoleofCBOs IRSPcompletedtheidentificationandorganizationofpotentialactivistsagainsttheproposedtargets.During2012,26communitybasedorganizationsformedin13villageswitharatioofonemaleandonefemaleCBOineachvillage.IRSPhasbuiltthecapacityoftheseCBOstostrengthentheirpersonalinvolvementintheprojectactivitieslike,planninganddesigningmonthlymeetingsandmaintaining
recordofthesemeetings.
StrengtheningCSOsandCBOs AtrainingworkshopconductedinJune2012onthementionedsubject.AresourcepersonfromIRSPimpartedtrainingto28personsincluding12membersfromlocalNGOsand16fromcommunitybasedorganizationonthesubjectParticipatoryDevelopment(RightBasedapproachesandAdvocacyskills/Tools)
Training of service providers IRSPimpartedtrainingtoPHEDandTMAstaffinJune,2012onSocialmobilization,participatoryapproaches,behaviourchange,gender,HIV&AIDS,DRRandtechnicalskillforimprovedwater&sanitation.20officialsfromTMA/PHEDofficesMataweretrainedduringthistraining.
Support to PHED/TMA IRSPhasestablished2waterqualitylabsinupperSwatincludingonelabatTMAofficeMattaandoneatPHEDofficeMatta.ArefreshercourseforbothdepartmentsontheuseofDel-AguaKitwascarriedoutwhichenlisted13personsforbothdepartmentstoeffectivelyuseDel-AguaKitforwaterqualityanalysis.
ProjectAdvisoryCommittee Theprojectadvisorycommitteewasestablishedin2011forsuccessfulprojectimplementationandsustainabilityoftheprojectinterventions.Twomeetingsofthecommitteeheldthisyearwheretheprojectprogressandnextactionplanningwasdiscussed.
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Up Scaling of Rural Sanitation and School WASH ProgramTheproposedprojectsupplementednationalpolioeradicationemergencyactionplanthroughawarenessraisingandimprovedsanitationcoverageinFATAhavingafocusonthoseareaswherepolioisrampant.
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Theprimaryobjectiveoftheproposedprogramistoreachout38,000peopleintwoagenciesofFATAthatareTehsilGhalanaiofMohmand&TehsilKhaarofBajaurtosafeguardandprotecttheirhealthfromwater,sanitationandhygienerelateddiseasesincludingpolioeradicationbymeansofundertakingaseriesofmeasures.
Theprojectwasimplementedin14villagesofKhaartehsilofBajaurand22villagesofGhalanaitehsilinMohmandagencyofFATA.Acommittedteam,consisted
3Socialorganizersand1engineerineachagency,wasinvolvedinthefieldaftertheirtrainingonPakistanapproachtowardstotalSanitation(PATS).Further,atotalof9communityresourcepersons(CRP)peragencywerehiredandtrainedonPATS.
Followingaretheactivitiescarriedoutduringtheproject:
Area Mapping 19,000populationwastargetedin22villagesin4UnioncouncilsofMohmandAgencywhilesamepopulationwastargetedin14villagesin3unioncouncilsofBajaurAgency
ConsultativeMeetings Total11meetingswereheldinwhich5wereheldinBajaurand6inMohmandagencywithgovernmentofficialsforadvocacyandprogresssharing.
TriggeringPATSincommunityandschools PATSapproachwastriggeredin36villageswhere3,527peoplesensitizedduring85sessions.127trainingsessionswereconductedin34schoolsparticipatedby5,074studentsand100teachers.
Hygiene sessions Totalof127hygienesessionswereconductedincommunitiesparticipatedby3,618individuals(bothmaleandchildren).AccordingtothemonthlyCRPplaneachCRPwassupposedtotakeonehygiene
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sessionpermonthinonevillagebuteachCRPtookabout3to4sessionspervillagepermonthtocoverthewholevillagepopulation.Throughsuchhygienesessionsthetargetpopulationof38,000wasreacheddirectlyandindirectlywithappropriatehygienemessagesin36villages.Totalof121hygienesessionswereconductedingirlsandboysschoolsatprimaryandmiddlelevelwhichwereattendedby3,060boys,2,180girlsand82teachers.
Masons Training ThetrainingofmasonswascompletedinBajaur,participatedby15masonswhiletheothertrainingwascompletedinMohmandagency,participatedby15masons.Thesemasonsweretrainedforconstructionsoflowcostlatrines.
Entrepreneurs Training Duringtheprojectperiod6entrepreneursweretrainedtoinvestthemoneyinsanitationsectorandcreatethedemandforlowcostlatrinesintheirrespectiveareas.
RehabilitationofSchoolWASHFacilities WASHfacilitiesof34schoolshavebeenrehabilitatedincludinglatrinesandwatersupplywithwaterstoragefacility.
DemoLatrines 18demolatrineswereconstructedinBajuarandMohmandagencies(9latrines/agency).Thepurposeoftheselatrineswastobecopiedbythebeneficiariesoftheprojectarea.
Support to Entrepreneurs 6entrepreneursweresupportedduringtheproject.AnamountofRs.20,000/-weregiventoeachentrepreneurwhilePKR.30,000/-weregiventosanitarymartownerineachagency.
PTCTrainingonPATSApproach 100membersofthePTCsweretrainedonthePATSapproachfrombothagencies.
ChildtoChildApproach 100childrenfrombothagenciesweretrainedduring2trainingsessionsonchildtochildapproach.
VerificationofODFVillages 11villagesinBajaurand20inMohmandagencywereverifiedasODF.
Hygiene Session in GPS Kotkay, Bajaur
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Scaling-up Rural Sanitation in Flood Affected Districts (Phase-III)Thisprojectwasimplementedin5districtofKhyberPakhtunkhwa.Theprincipleobjectiveoftheproposedprogramistoreachout0.7millionpeople(children,womenandmen)in5floodaffecteddistrictsofKhyberPakhtunkhwaofPakistantosafeguardandprotecttheirhealthfromwater,sanitationandhygienerelateddiseases.
Theprojectwassuccessfultoachievethefollowingtargets:
50governmentofficialsfromTMAandPHEDweretrainedonCLTS&hygienepromotioninthetargeteddistricts
55mastertrainerstrainedonPATS
334CommunityResourcePersons/CommunityactivistsweretrainedonCLTSintargetdistricts.
Atleast350VillageSanitationCommitteeswereformedwiththevillagelevelactionplanswereprepared
Demonstrationlatrineswereconstructedin400villages.
Atleast215villagesachievedthestatusofopendefecationfreevillage.
Atleast700,000peopleeffectivelywashingtheirhandswithsoapafterdefecationandbeforetakingorhandlingfood.
Atleast400schoolstriggeredwithSchoolLedTotalSanitation
Atleast100,000primaryschool-agedchildrenattainstheimprovedbehaviorofhandwashingwithsoap
Atleast100,000mothersreachedwithkeyhygienepromotionmessages
120masonsaretrainedonlowcostlatrinetechnology
10sanitationmartsaredeveloped.
40entrepreneursweretrainedonsanitationrelatedbusinessskills
40entrepreneurs&10sanitationmartsaregrantedfinancialsupportforstartingsanitationbusiness
Atleast395teachersaretrainedonPATSapproach.
Integratedtotalsanitationmodelpilotedin3villageensuring100%adequatedrainageandwastewatertreatment
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Followingaredetailsoftheprojecttargets:
Districts PopulationTobecovered
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Villagestobetriggered(Assumption1village=300household)
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Charsadda 100,000 14,285 71 4Mardan 150,000 21,428 90 8Nowshehra 200,000 28,571 92 9Haripur 200,000 28,571 94 11Peshawar 50,000 7,142 22 2
CLTS PRA in Rashakai, District Nowshera
Hygiene sessions in schools & Communities in Phase-III Amankot, Nowshera
CLTS PRA in Azakhel, Nowshera
Demo Latrine Constructed in Phase-III Bara Banda, Nowshera
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Community Based Disaster Risk ManagementPakistanisvulnerabletodisasterrisksfromarangeofhazardsincludingearthquakes,floods,droughts,storms&cyclones,landslidesandtsunami.
Thecatastrophicfloodsof2010,however,dramaticallyemphasizedtheextenttowhichPakistanisexposedtothehydro-metrologicalhazards,especiallyflooding.InthebackgroundoftherecentdisastersinPakistan,IRSPandConcernWorldwidehavejoinedhandsandinitiatedtheCommunityBasedDisasterRisksManagement(CBDRM)projectinDistrictCharsaddasinceSeptember2011.Thegoaloftheprojectistoreducethevulnerabilityoflocalpopulationtothedisasterrisks.
Followingarethemajorachievementsoftheproject:
60Awareness/mobilizationmeetingswereheldtomobilizethemassesregardingCBDRM
19DRMpreparednesstrainingwereheldwhere805teachersweretrained
22follow-upmeetingswereheldwithteachersregardingDRMplansdeveloped
243schoolsbenefittedfromDRMpreparednesstraining
64villageorganizationswereidentified
19DMCswereformedandtrainedwhere286
membersoftheDMCsweretrained
19followupmeetingswereheldwiththeseDMCsforworkingontheDRMplans
16ERTswereformedandtrainedwhere814membersweretrainedonCBDRM
16UClevelDDR/Hazardplanswereprepared
1781copiesofIECmaterialwasdisseminatedanddistributed
3districtleveladvocacyseminarswereheldwhichwereparticipatedby211participants
Vulnerabilityassessmentsurveyof96villageswasdonetofindoutthepossibleDRRmeasures
192schemeswereidentifiedforreducingthevulnerabilityofdisasterincluding89de-siltationschemes,24slabculverts,16pipeculvertsand54protectionwalls
80de-siltationschemeshavebeencompletedsofarwhileotherschemesareunderwaywhichwillbecompletedbeforedeadlines
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Mobilization Meeting at Tarnab, Charsadda
Disaster Management Committee Training at Mera Umerzai
Teachers Training, GPS Nissata
De-Siltation Schemes of Blocked Drains, UC Agra
Emergency Response Team Training at IRSP Office, Charsadda
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International Exposure
Visit to Himachal Pradesh, India (5-11 July, 2012)
FourmembersteamofIRSPvisitedthedistrictKulluofHimachalPradeshIndiaforexperiencesharingandlearningtovisitthefieldareaofGrassrootsInstituteIndia.
Thiswasa5dayslongfieldvisittookplaceinJuly2012.IRSPofficialsvisiteddifferentprojectimplementedinthefieldsoflocalself-governance,RuralDevelopmentandTotalSanitationCampaign.
World Water Forum, Marseille, France (12-17 March, 2012)
The6thWorldWaterForumgatheredmorethan35,000participantsinMarseille.Thegoalofthe6thWorldWaterForumistotacklethechallengesourworldisfacingandtobringwaterhighonallpoliticalagendas.Therewillbenosustainabledevelopmentwhilethewaterissuesremainunsolved.Everywhereontheplanet,forallandeveryone,theRighttoWater(recognisedby189statesattheUNoneyearago)mustbeguaranteedandimplemented.
Mr.SyedShahNasir(theexecutivedirectorofIRSP)participatedinthiseventtorepresenttheFANSAPakistanandIRSP.
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Rio + 20 United Nation Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil (20-22 June, 2012)
Morethan100HeadsofStateandgovernmenttodaygatheredinRiodeJaneiro,Brazil,forthestartoftheUnitedNationsConferenceonSustainableDevelopment(Rio+20),whichseekstoshapenewpoliciestopromoteglobalprosperity,reducepovertyandadvancesocialequityandenvironmentalprotection.
Morethan40,000peopleincludingparliamentarians,mayors,UNofficials,chiefexecutiveofficersandcivilsocietyleadersareattendingRio+20from20-22June.TheeventfollowsonfromtheEarthSummitin1992,alsoheldinRiodeJaneiro,duringwhichcountriesadoptedAgenda21ablueprinttorethinkeconomicgrowth,advancesocialequityandensureenvironmentalprotection.
Rio+20soutcomedocument,entitledTheFutureWeWant,callsforawiderangeofactions.
ThiseventwasrepresentedbySyedShahNasirfromIRSP.
Rio + 20 United Nation Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil (20-22 June, 2012)
FANSA Regional Steering Committee Meeting, Dhaka, Bangladesh (15-17 October, 2012)
TheFANSARegionalSteeringCommitteemeetingfortheyear2012washeldinDhaka,Bangladeshfrom15-17ofOctober2012andhostedbyVillageEducationandResourceCentre(VERC),Bangladesh,whichisalsothehostingorganisationoftheBangladeshnationalchapter.AnumberofimportantdecisionsweremadeinthemeetingincludingthesettingupofanewnationalchapterinSriLanka.
Mr.SyedShahNasirandMr.MuhammadSohailfromIRSPparticipatedinthismeeting.
Learning Beyond Boundaries, Uzbekistan (21-28 June, 2012)
AspartofitscapacitydevelopmentprogrammeforDevelopmentProfessionals,HIDCorganizedaweeklongstudyvisittoUzbekistanwhichhasarichhistoryfromTimuridperiodandhasalottosharewithpeoplefromPakistan.
Mr.MuhammadIdrees,FazalUllahandMuhammadSohailparticipatedintheevent.
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Sanitation & Water for All partnership meeting, South Africa (12-14 November 2012)
ThefirstSWAPartnershipMeeting,heldinBenoni,SouthAfricafrom12-14November2012,broughttogetherover110SWAPartnersandpotentialpartnersfromdevelopingcountrygovernments,donors,developmentbanks,civilsociety,multilaterals,sectorpartnersandresearchandlearninginstitutions.
ParticipantsreviewedprogressofthePartnershipsofarandworkedtogethertoestablishthefuturedirectionofSWAinachievingthecommongoalofsanitationandwaterforall.FollowingthesuccessofthesecondHighLevelMeeting(HLM)inApril2012andthegrowthinmembershipto91Partners,thismeetingwassituatedatacriticalpointinthedevelopmentofthePartnershipandprovidedanopportunitytocelebrateachievements,takestockoflessonslearntandtosetoutapathforthefuture.
ThiseventwasrepresentedbySyedShahNasirfromIRSP.
Sanitation & Water for All partnership meeting South Africa (12-14 November 2012)
FANSA Meeting of National Conveners, Kathmandu, Nepal (5-7 June, 2012)
FANSAMeetingofNationalConvenerswasheldat5thto7thJune2012washeldinKathmanduNepal.ThemeetingwasattendedbyExecutiveDirectorSyedShahNasirKhisroofIntegratedRegionalSupportProgram.
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Articles CSOs Network of Mardan
The15thCSOsofDistrictMardanundertheprojectpromotingcivilsocietyparticipationinwaterandsanitationgovernanceinPakistanassessedorganizationallytoknowabouttheirstrengthandweaknessesinthedevelopmentsector.ForthispurposetwoconsecutiveworkshopsweredesignedonOrganizationalCapacityNeedAssessment(OCAT)tooltorealisticallyfigureoutcoreareasofworkwithCSOsundertheprojectoverallgoal.Therefore,in2011fivesessionsoni.e.Governance,Administration,HumanandFinancialmanagement,ExternalRelationandManagementconducted.Toovercomethechallengesinthese5sectorstheydevelopedorganizationaldevelopmentplan(ODP)forfiveyears.In2012theirachievementsareexcellentsofarasunder:-
Among14thCSOsEightCSOshasestablishedandfunctionaladministration,HR,Managementandfinancesections;providingsupporttotheorganizationalstructuretoachievetheirgoals.
ThesevenCSOsworkingondifferentprojectwithdifferentfundingagenciesi.e.USAIDcitizenvoice,ConcernWorldwide,UnicefPeshawaretc.inWASH,energy,democraticgovernance,livelihoodinDistrictMardanandCharsadda.
Acorecommitteeisdesignedamong14thCSOstodevelopWASHprofileofDistrictMardanfortheyearsof2012;inwhichPDI,STEPandHSTtooktheleadrole.
Among14thCSOs12CSOsadoptedWASHastheirorganizationalprioritytoworkinthesectorandreflectedintheir5yearsOrganizationalDevelopmentPlans.
In2012yearPDI,SAIBAN,HRDO,FDFandFWFarrangedadvocacyworkshopsondistrictleveltoadvocateprovincialdrinkingwaterpolicy,sanitationpolicy,andsanitaryprotocolwithdistrictGovernmentlineagencies.
District WASH Forum of Mardan
TheDistrictCSOsForumbroughtrobustrevolutionarychangesinDistrictMardan;amalgamatingtheGovernmentlinedepartmentsandmediaintoDistrictWASHforum.Thechangescanbeobservedfromraisingthedemandtowardsimprovingqualityofwaterandsanitationservicesinruralandurbanpartsofthedistrict.NowtheDistrictofficialsrealizedtointegratetheirworkwithactualusersdemandsandinvolvethemineachphaseoftheirprojects.TherearecertainachievementsofDistrictWASHforumwhichexplicitaroadmapofensuringgoodgovernanceinwaterandsanitationsector.
1. MappingWASHservicesandtheiroperationisconsideredUsersandprovidersmutualresponsibilitytomakesure,andCSOsareconsideredasmediatorbetweenthem.
2. In2012theDistrictWASHForumisconsideredasGovernmentledinitiativetostrengthencoordinationinworkingrelationshipwithCSOs.Avoidservices
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duplication,experiencessharingandcapacitybuildingofGovernmentofficialscanleadtowardsimprovedWASHservicesdelivery.
3. The15thCSOsraiseddemandstomaketheserviceprovidersaccountabletomaintainWATSANservicesandwidenedservicesrangetoensure100%accessofcitizenstosafedrinkingwaterandsanitation.(ParticipatoryDevelopmentInitiatives,SAIBAN,IRSP,OrganizationforHumanDevelopmentFatmaWelfareFoundationandSABAWOONimplementingCommunityScorecardandHumanResourceDevelopmentOrganizationimplementingCommunityRadioastoolsofSocialAccountability)
4. DistrictGovernmentismobilizedtoowntheDistrictWASHforummeeting,consultationisinprogressofi.e.SteptowardempowermentofPupil,PEACE,SAIBAN,HealthSocietyTakhtBhai,AWOandShajarDevelopmentFoundation(advocacyworkshop).
5. CapacityBuildingofTMAsandPHEdepartmentonwaterqualityanalysis,communication,mobilization,DRR,recordkeeping,Survey,budgettrackingandgenderanddevelopmentbyPDI,HRDO,PEACE,STEP,SABAWOONfrom2011toJan2013.
6. PakistanSocialAccountabilityNetwork(PSAN)KhyberPakhtunkhwaChapter
PakistanSocialAccountabilityNetwork(PSAN)isanationwidenetworkofcivilsocietyorganizations,citizengroups,academia,studentsandlikemindedindividualstopromotedemandsideaccountabilityinthecountry.ThegoalofthisnetworkistostandforandpromoteSocialAccountability(SAc)throughbridgingpolicyresearchgap,buildingcapacityofthestakeholderstouseSActools,andlobbyforinstitutionalizationofthecitizensrighttoaccountpublicofficials,politicalrepresentativesandpublicinstitutions.
PSANisademocraticbodyformedafterextensiveconsultationmeetingsamongtheCSOsrepresentativesworkingongoodgovernanceagendainthecountryandtheSAcexpertsfromaroundtheSouthAsiaregion.IRSPPakistanistheprovincialsecretariatofPSANinKhyberPakhtunKhwa.
In2012yearthePSANmemberspromotedthenetworkintermsofinitiatingtheprocessofsocialaccountabilityandmechanismswithproactivecapacityonitstools.ThePSANachievementsfortheyear2012are:
TheCESSDprojectandIRSPimplemented
CommunityScorecardinDistrictMardanforimprovingeducationservicesimprovementwithincreasecitizensvoice.
IRSPImplementedCSCinUCGhalaDher,DistrictMardantoimprovedrinkingwaterservicesbyengagingthewatersupplyschemesusers.
TheCommunityDevelopmentOrganizationimplementedCitizenJuriesonLocalissuestoengagecitizensinsocialaccountability.
TheParticipatoryDevelopmentInitiativesimplementedyouthsocialaccountabilityissuesprograminDistrictMardantoprovideplatformfortheyouthapplypublicaccountabilitymechanisms.
ThePSANnetworkarrangedtwodays2trainingsformembersonSAcanditstools,CommunityScorecard.
ThePSANcorecommitteeandMembersquarterlymeetingheldtoinitiatesocialaccountabilityinKhyberPakhtunKhwa.
QuarterlyPlanningandhuntingfordonorstoestablishthePSANasindependentbodyincomingfuture.TheThematicgroupisnominatedtoworkonit.
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