TALE OF CONTENTS

Message from theExecutive DirectorThe Mother Nature in the 21st century is not very kind to the Pakistani nation. The inhabitants confronted with natural and manmade disasters. They were hardly recovered from the devastating earthquake of 2005, here comes the year 2009 where the population living in north and south was badly hit by the war on terror. They were forced to flee their homes and take refuge in various districts of Khyber PakhtunKhwah. The IRSP responded to the situation and delivered in crunch time by supporting the affectees by providing them all kind of a support including special focus on Water and Sanitation.

Year 2009 is just behind us. It was a year in which we saw the IDPs repatriated but another calamity was waiting for them; the floods of 2010 badly hit most of those areas (in KPK) which were war zone previously. The flood washed away homes, livestock, and crops, all kind of infrastructures including water and sanitation facilities. It was a challenge for Govt. and other agencies working in the sector to respond quickly and efficiently.As Executive Director IRSP it was a challenge for me to assess and analyze the situation for excellent planning and coordination with stakeholders and to deploy courageous, smart and intelligent staff to pave the way for a smooth and effective intervention. At that juncture I think it would not be possible without the support of the respective district administrations, donors and other line departments.

A word of phrase for the IRSP staff for extending their full support, they worked very hard with honesty and dedication. It is pleasure to mention how the staff worked like a team; they converted the challenges into opportunities, the IRSP is not an emergencies service providing agency rather it is a WASH specialist organization, even then many national and international donors are more than happy by offering partnership and trusting the capabilities of IRSP management and Team. Achievement of the goals outlined in the emergency plans is very important. I am again honored to work with a very dedicated group of men and women who comprise the Board of Directors, management and staff. These individuals have devoted hundreds of hours collectively over the past year, outside of their day jobs, to insure that the strategic vision is realized. These individuals bring an immense amount of talent, resources and experience to the table for the benefit of IRSP and benefiting communities.

Mr. Shah Nasir Khisro is working as Executive Director of IRSP is a Master Trainer of CLTS. He has more then 20 years of experiance in Water and Sanitation Sector and has deep study over the subject.

Mr. Shah Nasir is trained by Kamal Kar and has great exposure within South Asia on CLTS and other Water and Sanitation related issues.

He is renowned resource person on CLTS in Pakistan

Who We AreIRSP is a multi-sector development organization working on integrated development approach to bring a sustainable development in the region. IRSP was evolved from Pak-German IRDP and went through many phases of its development.

Before 1994, RDOs were continually working with Pak German IRDP Mardan for social mobilization and support of the VOs and WOs. These RDOs had close coordination with IRDP. During 1994-95, the RDOs realized the need for central coordination, managing and lobbying body of that could replace IRDP at phasing out in December 20000. The RDOs thus jointly decided to form a divisional level body to maintain the socio-economic development in the area in collaboration with Local Govt., external donors and other developmental organizations. Thus RCD was established to manage the RDOs at regional level.

The management of IRSP as an organization was formally structured to replace IRDP after its phasing out in December 2000. Since January 2001 it has been working with this structure under the governance of BoD of IRSP formed from RDOs.

Our VisionIRSP’s vision is to bring socio-economic development in the rural and urban communities through integrated development and participatory approaches.

Our MissionIRSP endeavors to empower local communities for pursuing and attaining their own developmental goals.

Strategy and Approach To create awareness among the communities regarding, Sanitation, Health Hygiene, Clean Drinking Water contributing to poverty Alleviation to sensitize communities through social mobilization Health Hygiene education is imparted to target communities based on the information locally collected regarding water and sanitation.

IRSP objectives are introduced to the target community, on the basis of which the community organizes itself into a social group called community based organization. In the light of information provided by the community the affected people are asked to join community based organization CB0s. During the meetings with the community, village based activists are identified, who have the zeal to support the community to overcome health hygiene and sanitation problems and issues?

Following the identification of Natural Leaders, a plan for each member is developed to see what he or she is willing to do on his/her own. The next step is to provide them help/tips, share know how regarding the health hygiene and better sanitation system monitoring and evaluation teams are formed from the community to have a follow-up of the activities.

Projects

Strengthen Capacity In Taking Forward Community Led Total Sanitation In Pakistan & Strengthen Institutional Mechanisms For Community Based Water Supply Schemes In Pakistan Funding : WSP (logo) Project Objectives:

• Provide needs based trainings to stakeholders (elected representatives and NGOs)

• Orientations, exposures and capacity building activities to provincial and local governments

• Institutionalization of CLTS approach and to enhance the use of participatory processes in the delivery of sanitation, hygiene and water services in the rural communities

• Enabling CSOs, local govt. and elected representative to have a voice in the policy making process

Major outputs:

• The capacity of selected Provincial Assembly Members built on CLTS

• 100 practitioners from different organizations and community were trained on CLTS

• 50 barefoot consultants trained to scale-up CLTS• 100 vendors of sanitary accessories are trained on

low cost latrine designs of latrines • Researched carried out and various kinds of low

cost latrine technologies• Action plan templates developed and available to

Tehsil level action planning committee• Localised IEC material developed and distributed • TMA, PHED and NGOs were trained to successfully

operate, maintain and rehabilitate the RWS and trained community members on best practices of community managed RWS schemes

• Services agreement format developed between the provider and beneficiaries and tested on Tehsil level

• IEC material regarding best options on community based RWS developed and distributed among stakeholders

WASH Challenges in Mardan Funding: WaterAid This project aims to improve the general conditions of water, sanitation and hygiene in the 4 UCs of Mardan while there is focused on to influence and advocate for improved sector policies and practices and Capacity Building for improved management and increased effectiveness of programs in target areas.

Below is the activity chart of the project:

• Water quality testing of 103 and 75 water sources were disinfected through chlorination40 sanitary workers trained on CLTS

• 30 teachers and 120 students trained on menstrual hygiene management

• 40 teachers and 600 students (M/F)• 8 refresher courses with activists on hygiene

promotion where 120 male and 80 female were trained

• 8 refresher courses with school teachers and students on hygiene promotion where 45 teachers and 750 students were trained

• Exposure visit arranged to Lodhran Pilot Project for capacity building of IRSP staff

Emergency Response to Flood affected areas in KPK Funding: WaterAid

After most of the areas of Pakistan hit by heavy floods in August 2010; IRSP and WaterAid initiated an emergency reponse project in District Nowshehra and DI Khan. The main focus to give the relief to the affected people by providing clean drinking water, hygiene kits and hygiene awareness to avoid spread of water and sanitation related diseases.

The main activities carried out during the project were:

• Water Tankering• Water quality testing and rehabilitation • Hygiene kits distribution and hygiene sessions • Menstrual hygiene management kits Distribution &

sessions

These activities results in the following outputs:

• 20 tankers provided benefiting 4,577 individuals including 1,175 men, 1,483 women and 1,919 children

• 351 water quality testing carried out and contaminated sources were disinfected through chlorination

• 33 sources were rehabilitated where 3 water motors were replaced, 9 water supply schemes rehabilitated/repaired and 21 sources were chlorinated

• 3,000 hygiene kits were provided (1500 D I Khan and 1500 Nowshehra)

• 800 families were provided Menstrual hygiene kits in district Nowshehra

• 83 hygiene sessions (Nowshehra 41, D I Khan 42) delivered benefiting 2,917 including 1,666 men, 1,145 women and 106 children

Communication for Effective Social Services Delivery (CESSD)Funding: CIDA

The project aims to bring about improvement in the basic human needs of vulnerable groups through improved local social services delivery. The project supports the existing efforts of the Provincial Govt. to improve the mechanisms that enable effective services delivery at the District, Tehsil and UC levels and flexibility of the project to adopt new concepts which work effectively in providing basic social services.

IRSP is Implementing Partner (IP) to support the activities of CESSD in the selected sector. To prioritize the sector in the district the CESSD with the support of IRSP conducted separate meetings with the District Nazim, DCO, District Naib Nazim, Tehsil Nazim, TMO, heads of the line departments and other stakeholders. With the common consultation of all the stakeholders it was decided that CESSD will provide support in Education sector in district Mardan.

1. Training of the PTC members on role and responsibilities in eleven selected circles both male and female:

2. Training of the teachers and PTC members on Gender concept mostly for the female schools and three in male schools

3. Training on record keeping (in 25 schools in 11 circles)

4. SIP (School improvement Plan) development for 19 schools and implemented

5. Teachers training on life skills, Effective Teaching Techniques, student’s involvement etc in each circle in which 40-50 teachers participated

6. PTC reactivation (Total=160)7. Community forums and meetings (three broad

based community meetings)8. Social Accountability trainings and application of

SA tools (SA Training in 7 schools 4 boys & 3 girls schools)

9. Enrollment campaigns three in three circles10. Exposure of the PTC members for sharing best

practices (three visits in this connection) However in the recent flood in July, 2010, demand was arise from the government and community to provide support in relief and rehabilitation. In response to, the project started its relief work in the first phase and rehabilitation in the second phase. In this connection a baseline was conducted in the district and 18 schools and 2 circle offices (in later stage) were selected for rehabilitation (Total Cost 1,507,141). The work will be implemented by involving the community members (PTC). The amount will be delivered to the PTC and they will be responsible for the implementation, monitoring & final report of the project.

Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborn (PAIMAN)Funding: USAID

This project was started in April 2009 and was ended in March 2010. The project was designed to reduce maternal, neonatal and children morbidity and mortality in the selected UCs through viable and demonstrable initiatives with strategic objectives of:

• Increased awareness and to promote positive maternal and neonatal health behaviors around key MNCH indicators namely routine EPI with special focus on TT vaccination, ANC (antenatal care), PNC (post antenatal), clean, affordable acceptable and safe delivery.

• Increase access to the Maternal, Newborn and children health Care through community involvement in maternal and child health services

Following is the summary of achievements of the project: Activity Description

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Well Cleaning and Disinfection in Flood Affected Areas of Pakistan Target Districts: Charsadda and Nowshera

Funding: Swiss Agency for Development and

Cooperation

To provide clean drinking water to the affected population on their door step, IRSP and SDC started the project of “Well Cleaning and Disinfection in the Flood Affected 2 districts of Pakistan”

The project was designed for 6 months during which 2,000 shallow wells of the communities were cleaned and disinfected by using WHO manual of “Well Cleaning in Emergencies”.

The wells were cleaned and the pre and post-tests of the water were carried out as per WHO standards of water quality. The cleaned and disinfected wells were handed over to the owners with proper knowledge and capacity building on how to operate their wells with safety and protect it from different biological and physical contaminations.

During the project total 2,037 wells were cleaned and handed over to the community, 693 wells from Nowshera and 1,344 wells were cleaned and disinfected in district of Charsadda. Total of 30,111 beneficiaries were facilitated directly in the two districts of KPK. Sanitary survey was carried out for 2,733 wells in two districts. While Pre and post bacteriological analysis was carried out for 1,869 targeted wells after cleaning & for 1,571 wells before cleaning.

The Hygiene Promoters carried out 180 sessions on hygiene promotion involved 40,000 beneficiaries in the targeted areas by involving the local people especially the household women. The local people were sensitized on different key messages of hygiene promotion to adopt best healthy practices and to prevent them from different water and sanitation related diseases.

During the project period a small manual/leaflet regarding wells cleaning and disinfection was designed in local language for the common people and agencies working on Water and Sanitation in the flood affected areas. 4,000 leaflets were distributed among the community and agencies working on WASH in order to promote awareness regarding water borne diseases, importance of clean drinking water and well cleaning in the flood affected areas. In the target areas liaison was developed with other organizations working on water and sanitation in order to improve the effectiveness of the project. 134 PHED technical staff members were trained on well cleaning and disinfection from district Nowhsera and Charsadda. 2,000 buckets and ropes were distributed among the well owners of cleaned & handed over wells.

Supporting Early Recovery for Conflict Affected Families (SERCAF) in district BunerFunding: Concern Word Wide

Supporting Early Recovery for Conflict Affected families (SERCAF) was a 5-month (November 2009- March 31st 2010) project implemented in 5 union councils of district Buner, the Khyber PukhtoonKhawa Province (KP) with the support of Concern Worldwide Pakistan Program funded by DFID. Overall, the goal of the project was ‘To address the immediate early recovery needs of conflict-affected populations’. Specific objectives of the program were “To assist conflict-affected families in their livelihoods recovery through the revival of on-farm & non-farm livelihoods and essential community infrastructure in district Buner by the end of March 2010”.

Outputs/Results

1. Target farming households provided with necessary inputs and support for the restoration of their on-farm livelihoods.

2. Target households provided with skills training, trade-specific toolkits and small grants for the revival of their non-farm livelihoods.

3. Damaged essential physical infrastructure restored through active participation of local target communities.

Project Activities and targets achieved:

Provide input support (seeds and bio-fertilizer) for kitchen gardening:1,350 poor and vulnerable farming households were provided with kitchen gardening inputs (Tomato, Green Chilli, Lady Finger, Tomato, Cucumber, Spinach, and fertilizer like DAP, Urea, Potash).Analysis of kitchen gardening inputs

Package Male Female Disable Minority Total Kitchen Gardening 1332 18 31 3 1350 Distribute improved breed poultry:6,600 poultry birds were provided to 1100 families in five union councils of district Buner.Analysis of kitchen Poultry package

Package Male Female Disable Minority TotalPoultry 456 644 1130 0 1100 Distributed improved breed cows:Poor and vulnerable households who lost their livestock during insurgency/displacement were provided with 232 improved breed cows. Package Male Female Disable Minority TotalCow 200 32 7 0 232

Arrangement of livestock field days for vaccination/de-worming:Vaccination/medicines for livestock were carried out in 6 field days in different locations of five different union councils of district Buner.The summary of vaccination were tabulated belowBuffalo Cow Bull Goat Sheep Calves Camel Donkey Horse Total670 1,140 39 945 425 280 60 187 82 4,740

Provision of vocational skill trainings, toolkits and cash for trainingThe objective of this activity is to develop the skills and capabilities of conflict affected families (approximately 600 women and men) in order to enable them to access better income generating opportunities. In recognition that the majority of trainees are poor and vulnerable, they were provided with a stipend/honorarium/cash for training so that they are able to meet their daily needs and expenses. Upon successful completion of courses, the trainees were awarded certificates and provided with trade specific toolkits. Both men and women benefited from this activity. Trade specific toolkits were also provided to 150 already skilled artisans who have lost or lack the tools necessary to practice their trades effectively. The summary of vocational skill trainees and skilled is tabulated below:

Vocational SkillTrainees Male Female Disable Minority Total Package Male Female Disable Minority Total 359 241 3 4 600 Skilled 88 62 48 10 150

Provision of small business/enterprise recovery grants:125 families were provided with cash grants of PKR 25000/per one beneficiary vulnerable rural entrepreneur whose businesses have been damaged or affected as a result of the conflict. Target enterprises included rural shops, small poultry farms, water flour mills, rural dispensaries, etc. Gradual rehabilitation of business was linked with provision of cash in instalments.

The summary of financial grant is tabulated below:

Package Male Female Disable Minority TotalMicro Enterprise Grant 115 10 161 0 125

Restoration of damaged essential infrastructure schemes:In total,18 communal infrastructure schemes were restored that include water supply systems (spring/gravity water flow, dug-well, hand-pump), farm to market roads, pedestrian trails, irrigation channels, livestock/water ponds, street pavements/drainage etc. Sphere standards regarding quality, quantity and community

access was ensured for all drinking water supply schemes.

The summary of beneficiaries & cash for work of schemes is tabulated below

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Provision of training for effective operation and maintenance of infrastructure: In order to ensure the monitoring and effective management of the infrastructure schemes repaired under this project, project committee from each target location were be given Operation & Maintenance (O&M) training. These trained O&M committee resulted in proper operation and maintenance of the infrastructure schemes, sustaining their benefits beyond the project duration.

Democratic Governance Program (DGP)

Donor: The Asia Foundation (TAF)

Democratic Governance Program is designed for insuring the creation of state’s governance mechanism regarding economic, political and administrative roles and responsibilities having the following characteristics. To this end, IRSP is working on all the following components of DGP;

• Governance monitoring • Political & Electoral Violence Education • Constituency Relation • Voter Registration and CNIC information

Governance Monitoring:

The structure of foundational principles of democracy is built on the assumption that there is a correlation between the quality of services provided to the general public and the nature of governance system which has the ability and flexibility to reflect and represent aspirations of the masses. Through this component IRSP is making regular snap visits to public institutions and its subsidiaries on monthly and quarterly basis to monitor the conduct and performance.IRSP has conducted 75 monitoring visits to different public institutions during 2010 and reported to FAFEN secretariat accordingly.

Political and Electoral Violence:

Under this theme monitoring of electoral and peace events is regularly done and reported as and when occurs. The goal of the PEVER component is to increase public awareness about political and electoral violence. To increase support for the prevention and reduction of political and electoral violence is another goal. IRSP has observed and reported more than 35 events of this nature.

Constituency Relations:

Under this component, IRSP has formed Constituency Relation Groups all the three national assembly constituencies of Mardan District known as CRG. CRG comprises of 15 to 25 members and this CRG is expected to work as bridge between the constituents and their elected representatives as well as between citizens and public institutions. Anyone who agrees to the program can join this group.

IRSP team is endeavouring to build their capacity in identification of governance related issues, its root causes and planning advocacy strategy for its solution. Advocacy on issues is the beauty of CRP.

CNIC Registration:

IRSP is successful in creating mass awareness about Civic rights at community level as well as at duty bearer level. The result of this awareness sessions at community level and engagement at departmental level

is that IRSP facilitated more than 7000 people in getting their CNIC through mobile registration van from NADRA.

Voter Registration:

IRSP would start ‘Voter Registration Campaign’ in 3-constituncies of Mardan district. The aim behind this is to facilitate increasing citizens’ participation in democratic process to enhance their participation in legislative, policy-making and decision-making processes that affect their lives.

Emergency Response for Flood Affected Population-ERFAP in Districts Charsadda, KPK Pakistan

Funding: Concern Worldwide

Goal:

To meet the emergency needs of flood affected vulnerable families in district Charsada of KPK, Pakistan by providing food, non-food items including hygiene kit, debris removal kit, conducting hygiene sessions, construction and rehabilitation of latrines and provision of safe drinking water through water tankering and hand pumps installation.Objectives:

1. To meet the food requirement of 200 flood affected vulnerable families in district Charsada by end of the project

2. To meet the non-food requirement of 2,550 floods affected vulnerable families in district Charsada by end of the project.

3. To meet the safe drinking water needs of the flood affected families in district Charsada through water tankering and installation of hand pumps by end of the project.

4. To fulfill sanitation needs of 250 poor and vulnerable families through construction of 250 latrines by end of the project.

5. To promote safe hygiene practices by carrying out 100 hygiene sessions.

Summary of activities and their benefited familiesBelow table show benefited families against each activity in villages and segregated data of male & female beneficiaries including children participation in hygiene sessions.

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Emergency Response to the Flood Affected Communities Project Duration: 4 Months (1st August 2010 to 30th November 2010)Target Beneficiaries 10,000 Flood affected families, 40,000 Individuals and CampsProject Location: 11 union councils, 1 Official and 5 Spontaneous Camps

Donor: Oxfam GB

Over all Objectives:

The overall objective is to address the urgent humanitarian needs of the flood affected families. The specific objectives are;

• To ensure access to clean drinking water• To ensure access to sanitation facilities • To ensure hygienic practices including usage of

latrine, hand washing with soap and special focus on personal hygiene

Achievements:

1. Total Union Councils 112. Total Villages 513. Total Families 10,0004. Water Tankering (liters) 1,894,500 5. Repair of water system 36. Disinfection of wells 897. Water Quality Testing 1058. Installation of hand pumps 499. Distribution of Aqua tabs 208,60010. Construction of emergency latrines 20511. Construction of wash rooms 10612. Construction of tank base 5313. Construction of laundry pad 1114. Construction of washing pads 3915. Construction of trench latrines 60016. Village cleaning campaigns 1317. Distribution of household kits 10,00018. Distribution of shelter kits 2,00019. Distribution of winter kits 1,08020. Distribution of camp cleaning kits 2521. Conducted hygiene sessions 1,95522. Wash Committees formation 96

International Exposure

Fifth Gender Water and Equity Workshop NepalThis was a 5 days training workshop organized by SaciWater India which was held in Kathmandu Nepal. Two participants from IRSP (Rashid & Hina) participated in the event. The purpose of the training was:

• Understanding the larger political context of water where in gender and equity issues are placed at the center

• Strengthening participants’ perspectives on gender, water, and equity issues

• Examining analytical frameworks that could incorporate gender in the planning and implementation of programs in the water

21st South Asian Fundraising Workshop Agra IndiaLeaders and fundraisers from over 300 non-profit organisations from all over Asia attended and learn how to increase support for the causes they represent. The theme was“INTERACT, INSPIRE, INNOVATIVE” which is most timely and appropriate. Four officials from IRSP (Sajjad, Saif, Altaf and Fazal) participate in the event.

Global Conference on Climate Change Kathmandu Nepal

Workshop on Proposal Development Tools and Approaches in Social Accountability Dhaka BangladeshIRSP was shortlisted for this final round of ANSA grant and this workshop was joined by 2 Officials (Saif & Altaf) from IRSP. The workshop was designed to build the capacity of 15 organizations from South Asia on Proposal Development Skill and Approaches and tools used in Social Accountability. CLTS training Workshop Kabul Afghanistan