July - September 2013

Celebrating 30 Years of the Rural Support Programmes

On the 1st of July, 2013 the RSPN celebrated 30 years of the Rural Support Programmes. To mark the occasion two events; a National Convention of Community Civil Society Organisations as well as the book launch of “Man in the Hat - The story of Shoaib Sultan Khan and the rural poor of South Asia” written by Australian author Mr. Noel Cossins were held at the Serena Hotel, Islamabad: The event was attended by over 500 people representing community organisations, local, provincial and federal government, members of the donor community and persons associated with the RSPs since the last 30 years.

The National Convention of CSOs marked the achieve-ments of the community based organisations, i.e. Local Support Organisations (LSOs) and Civil Society Organisa-tions (CSOs) of the European Union-funded project titled “Capacity Building of Local Grassroots Organisations in Governance, Transparency and Gender Sensitisation”. This 18 month project was implemented by RSPN and three of its partner Rural Support Programmes; namely the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP), the National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) and the Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP). The project aimed to strengthen 160 grassroots organisations in 12 districts across Chitral, Mardan, Mansehra and Turbat regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces. 18 month strengthening and capacity building project has helped 160 LSOs and CSOs in 12 districts across the aforementioned regions in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. These LSOs and CSOs were strengthened in areas such as gender sensitisation and budgeting, development and resource mobilisation planning and financial recordkeeping. Most importantly, the Convention was attended by community members from over 180 LSOs and CSOs from across the country.

The Chief Guest of the Convention was Mr. Berend De Groot, Head of Cooperation, European Union Delegation to Pakistan. He started his Key Note Speech by saying that he was impressed by the presentations that day and said he was honoured to be addressing a group of distinguished Pakistanis who had given leadership to the RSP movement in their common aim to reduce poverty. He received the applause of the crowd when he said that all the participants today have carried on the experiences that started 30 years ago; something that had become a country-wide movement and an autonomous local civil society. He said that something of this scale is rarely seen anywhere in the developing world. He also said that the partnership of EU with Pakistan was cognizant of the achievements and the potential of the RSP movement. Mr. De Groot continued by saying that the EU had funded various projects of the RSP movement regarding social mobilisation activities as a means of delivery of activities. He further praised the concept of the RSP in terms of its delivery, and declared their capability to strengthen the

structure of village organisations in the regions with any donor as commendable.

The 30th anniversary celebrations also consisted of the launch of the biography of Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan, Chairman RSPN and his work with the Rural Support Programmes. The author of “Man in the Hat: The story of Shoaib Sultan Khan and the rural poor of South Asia”, Mr. Noel Cossins gave his views on the writing of the biography to the audience consisting of government dignitaries, development workers, rural community representatives and international guests he said that the book should make us all think about a simple realisation, “the fallibilities, we are all capable of, the heights that can be scaled, and the seemingly bottomless troughs that we can climb out of, if only we believe in ourselves and the value of what we want to achieve” . He further said he wanted the readers to be left with three ideas, after reading his book and he concluded with these ideas: The power of One – though the RSP movement was all about the power of many as demonstrated in different regions of Pakistan, but in retrospect, it started with the power of one, Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan himself, who was able to light the fire and activate people into believing that they can really do the impossible. The Power of Love- if you trust somebody, they will be trustworthy. People who are not conscious of their own self-importance and people who can be humble like Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan understand this concept. The Power of Achievement - to build on the achievements of predecessors, and stand on the shoulders of giants, just like Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan had stood on the shoulders of his mentor, Dr. Akhter

Noel Cossins, Author of the book

Panel of Speakers at the book launch of “Man in the Hat”

Meeting of LSO RCDF, Kotli, AJK

Hameed Khan. Mr. Cossins remarked that today Mr. Khan himself had become a giant on his own and that his shoulders were ready for people who were willing to step up.

Other highlights of the book launch consisted of impressions of the book from a distinguished set of speakers. Dr. Amjad Saqib – Executive Director, Akhuwat, said that Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan’s philosophy had help further development throughout South Asia. The Man in the Hat, he said, was a depiction of Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan’s struggle to eradicate poverty in the region and that his message was that of love and struggle, and not of any personal fame or greed - “the main aspiration was to remove the stain of poverty from the faces of the poor somehow, poor who don’t beg, but merely ask for their right’. According to the speaker, the uniqueness of the book owed to the fact that the book did not revolve around one person, rather it revolved around a philosophy – a philosophy that aimed to bring a

change in this current corrupt system.

Mr. Ejaz Rahim – Ex-Cabinet Secretary, Government of Pakistan said that this was a book about leadership, “we all understand the state of our state, and the state of our society, and therefore a small still voice tells us that there is relevance and the kind of leadership that is the subject of the book”. Mr. Rahim declared two heroes in the book, the first Mr. Khan, and the other, the cause to which he devoted his entire life. He continued by saying that this book was most important for the policy cadres and managers and especially the youth of Pakistan and affirmed the message for them – “the will should fashion environment; the environment should not be allowed to fashion the human will”. Amidst applause, he concluded, “This is not only a book about a man in the hat, because this is a book about the head in the hat, and this is a book about the heart in the man, and therefore the head; the heart and the hat come together and make up Shoaib Sultan Khan”.

Mr. T. Vijay Kumar (IAS) – Joint Secretary SGSY & Mission Director, National Rural Livelihood Mission, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India., who flew in especially from India for this event. He briefly read out a letter from his Minister, Mr. Jairam Ramesh, a friend of Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan, who praised Mr. Khan and said that India’s Bank linked up with the women’s self-help movement had greatly benefitted from constant advice, suggestions and support from Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan. The speaker shared his affiliation with Mr. Khan, which started in 2000. He said that when you see Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan in action in the villages and see him bond with the poorest, you realise that the word great is an understatement. He concluded by telling the guests about the achievements of the programme implemented in India that actually began and later flourished with the guidance of Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan.

The Chief Guest of the book launch was Dr. Ishrat Husain – Ex-Governor, State Bank of said he had the privilege to learn micro finance from Mr. Khan at AKRSP, and had the chance to regulate it when he became the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan. He further said, eventually, Pakistan became the first

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Rural Support Programmes (RSPs) in Pakistan, Cumulative Progress as at June 2013

Rural Support Programmes (RSPs) in Pakistan, District-wise RSPs Coverage/Outreach as of June 2013

S. No. Name of District Total rural and Peri-Ur-ban UCs in the District

Union Councils Having RSPs Presence Total rural HHs in the District (1998 Census)

Households Organised Community Orgnisations Formed

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ISLAMABAD

1 ICT 12 12 12 - 100.0 43,884 25,415 26,187 3.0 59.7 1,535 1,563 1.8 NRSP

1 Sub Total 12 12 12 - 100.0 43,884 25,415 26,187 3.0 59.7 1,535 1,563 1.8

BALOCHISTAN

1 Awaran 8 8 8 - 100.0 22,144 9,890 9,890 - 44.7 598 598 - NRSP

2 Barkhan 8 - - - 13,787 - - - - -

3 Bolan 27 1 1 - 3.7 35,003 2,434 2,434 - 7.0 109 109 - BRSP

4 Chaqhi 10 - - - 13,570 - - - - -

5 Dera Bugti 12 - - - 27,337 - - - - -

6 Gawadar 13 13 13 - 100.0 16,691 19,310 19,310 - 115.7 862 862 - NRSP

7 Harnai 10 - - - - - - - - - -

8 Jhal Magsi 9 9 9 - 100.0 16,184 9,708 9,708 - 60.0 577 577 - BRSP

9 Jaffarabad 46 29 29 - 63.0 52,664 8,739 8,739 - 16.6 163 163 - BRSP

10 Kallat 18 15 15 - 83.3 31,396 28,829 28,829 - 91.8 1,870 1,870 - BRSP

11 Kech / Turbat 38 38 38 - 100.0 70,164 48,560 48,560 - 69.2 2,244 2,245 0.0 NRSP

12 Kharan 7 7 7 - 100.0 14,328 15,739 15,739 - 109.8 942 942 - BRSP

13 Khuzdar 35 28 28 - 80.0 60,032 34,100 34,100 - 56.8 2,060 2,060 - BRSP

14 Killa Abdullah 25 - - - 44,863 - - - - - -

15 Killa Saifullah 15 13 13 - 86.7 28,796 19,117 19,117 - 66.4 1,220 1,220 - BRSP

16 Kohlu 8 - - - 15,156 - - - - - -

17 Lasbella 22 - - - - 34,637 1,739 1,739 - 5.0 103 103 - NRSP

18 Loralai 20 20 20 - 100.0 39,770 2,588 2,588 - 6.5 134 134 - BRSP

19 Mastung 13 13 13 - 100.0 18,831 18,831 18,831 - 100.0 1,389 1,389 - BRSP

20 Musa Khel 10 - - - 19,126 - - - - - -

21 Naseerabad 24 - - - 34,981 - - - - - -

22 Noshki 10 1 1 - 10.0 13,570 - - - - 4 4 - BRSP

23 Panjgoor 16 16 16 - 100.0 35,703 16,949 16,949 - 47.5 1,042 1,042 - NRSP

24 Pishin 38 35 35 - 92.1 55,654 22,340 23,705 6.1 42.6 1,459 1,550 6.2 BRSP

25 Quetta 47 5 5 - 10.6 25,232 939 939 - 3.7 88 88 - BRSP

26 Sherani 7 7 7 - 100.0 10,608 2,520 2,520 - 23.8 118 118 - BRSP

27 Sibi 11 - - - 19,815 - - - - - -

28 Washuk 9 - - - 18,422 - - - - - -

29 Zhob 21 21 21 - 100.0 21,118 21,125 21,575 2.1 102.2 1,227 1,257 2.4 BRSP

30 Ziarat 10 - - - 4,609 - - - - - -

19 Sub Total 547 279 279 - 51.0 814,191 283,457 285,272 0.6 35.0 16,209 16,331 0.8

KHYBER PUKHTUNKHWA (KPK)

1 Abbottabad 51 51 51 - 100.0 115,585 48,996 48,996 - 42.4 1,650 1,650 - SRSP

2 Banu 49 - - - - 65,010 - - - - - - - -

3 Battagram 20 20 20 - 100.0 46,053 36,501 36,596 0.3 79.5 1,496 1,502 0.4 SRSP

4 Buner 27 5 5 - 18.5 56,591 269 269 - 0.5 19 19 - NRSP

4 Buner (overlapping) 27 21 21 - 77.8 56,591 3,733 4,358 16.7 7.7 165 190 15.2 SRSP

5 Charsadda 49 28 28 - 57.1 102,361 12,926 12,926 - 12.6 736 736 - NRSP

5 Charsadda (overlapping) 49 37 37 - 75.5 102,361 36,196 37,933 4.8 37.1 1,549 1,577 1.8 SRSP

6 Chitral 24 24 24 - 100.0 36,879 34,914 34,914 - 94.7 1,439 1,680 16.7 AKRSP

6 Chitral (overlapping) 24 24 24 - 100.0 36,879 24,883 25,233 1.4 68.4 791 805 1.8 SRSP

7 Dir Upper 28 21 22 4.8 78.6 70,230 31,623 31,623 - 45.0 1,482 1,482 - SRSP

8 Dir Lower 37 - 28 - 75.7 73,626 - 2,781 - - - 114 - SRSP

9 D.I.Khan 47 - 3 - 6.4 99,528 - 1,225 - - - 47 - SRSP

10 Hangu 19 17 17 - 89.5 24,536 14,204 14,204 - 57.9 505 505 - SRSP

11 Haripur 45 4 4 - 8.9 94,383 6,969 7,319 5.0 7.8 700 730 4.3 GBTI

11 Haripur (overlapping) 45 45 45 - 100.0 94,383 41,322 41,322 - 43.8 1,331 1,331 - SRSP

12 Karak 21 21 21 - 100.0 40,734 49,483 49,483 - 121.5 1,997 1,997 - SRSP

13 Kohat 32 32 32 - 100.0 55,911 69,685 69,685 - 124.6 3,129 3,129 - SRSP

14 Kohistan 38 38 38 - 100.0 74,041 34,916 35,642 2.1 48.1 2,238 2,301 2.8 SRSP

15 Lakki Marwat 33 - - - 48,700 - - - - -

16 Malakand P.A 28 25 25 - 89.3 45,731 29,040 29,040 - 63.5 1,848 1,848 - NRSP

16 Malakand P.A (overlapping) 28 12 12 - 42.9 45,731 3,235 3,987 23.2 8.7 112 144 28.6 SRSP

17 Mansehra 59 55 55 - 93.2 167,833 109,246 109,246 - 65.1 3,836 3,836 - SRSP

18 Mardan 75 63 63 - 84.0 141,386 53,799 53,799 - 38.1 3,781 3,781 - NRSP

18 Mardan(overlapping) 75 20 20 - 26.7 141,386 42,732 42,732 - 30.2 1,838 1,838 - SRSP

19 Nowshera 48 10 10 - 20.8 84,851 18,069 18,465 2.2 21.8 769 776 0.9 SRSP

19 Nowshera (overlapping) 48 13 13 - 27.1 84,851 2,163 2,163 - 2.5 101 101 - NRSP

20 Peshawar 67 17 17 - 25.4 132,070 15,460 16,308 5.5 12.3 746 767 2.8 SRSP

21 Shangla 28 20 20 - 71.4 53,994 27,671 27,671 - 51.2 1,546 1,610 4.1 SRSP

22 Swabi 55 6 6 - 10.9 112,083 7,828 8,196 4.7 7.3 615 643 4.6 GBTI

22 Swabi (overlapping) 55 38 38 - 69.1 112,083 26,117 26,728 2.3 23.8 1,660 1,698 2.3 NRSP

23 Swat 65 19 19 - 29.2 125,377 6,488 6,488 - 5.2 298 298 - NRSP

23 Swat (overlapping) 65 60 60 - 92.3 125,377 19,748 22,378 13.3 17.8 812 928 14.3 SRSP

24 Tank 16 - - - - 22,411 - - - - -

21 Sub Total 961 618 650 5 67.6 1,889,904 808,216 821,710 1.7 43.5 37,189 38,063 2.4

SINDH

1 Badin 46 46 46 - 100.0 185,266 99,633 102,913 3.3 55.5 5,469 5,651 3.3 NRSP

2 Dadu 52 30 30 - 57.7 164,849 37,116 37,116 - 22.5 1,545 1,545 - TRDP

3 Ghotki 46 37 37 - 80.4 158,489 122,985 123,054 0.1 77.6 6,957 6,961 0.1 SRSO

4 Hyderabad 37 20 20 - 54.1 128,856 11,959 11,959 - 9.3 723 723 - NRSP

5 Jacobabad 40 29 29 - 72.5 90,682 84,893 84,893 - 93.6 5,074 5,074 - SRSO

6 Jamshoro 28 12 12 - 42.9 88,816 26,725 26,725 - 30.1 554 554 - TRDP

7 Karachi - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

8 Kashmore 37 37 37 - 100.0 110,969 80,708 80,708 - 72.7 4,787 4,787 - SRSO

9 Khairpur 76 49 49 - 64.5 208,270 70,400 70,400 - 33.8 4,078 4,078 - SRSO

10 Larkana 44 38 38 - 86.4 121,639 37,589 37,589 - 30.9 3,605 3,605 - SRSO

11 Matiari 19 15 15 - 78.9 47,026 23,129 23,129 - 49.2 1,770 1,770 - NRSP

12 Mirpur Khas 41 41 41 - 100.0 111,973 69,505 69,505 - 62.1 4,143 4,143 - NRSP

13 Nausharo Feroz 51 39 39 - 76.5 164,715 24,710 24,710 - 15.0 1,729 1,729 - SRSO

14 Nawabshah 51 27 27 - 52.9 141,671 3,092 3,092 - 2.2 564 564 - NRSP

15 Shahdad Kot 40 34 34 - 85.0 128,408 29,475 29,475 - 23.0 2,221 2,221 - SRSO

16 Sanghar 55 13 13 - 23.6 209,191 16,500 16,500 - 7.9 860 860 - SGA

17 Shikarpur 51 50 50 - 98.0 122,340 104,557 104,557 - 85.5 5,997 5,997 - SRSO

18 Sukkhur 46 25 25 - 54.3 78,458 36,343 36,343 - 46.3 2,613 2,613 - SRSO

19 Tando Allahyar 19 12 12 - 63.2 47,082 12,702 12,702 - 27.0 1,025 1,025 - NRSP

20 Tando Muhammad Khan 16 13 13 - 81.3 39,648 17,546 17,546 - 44.3 1,065 1,065 - NRSP

21 Tharparkar 44 44 44 - 100.0 159,486 159,495 159,605 0.1 100.1 11,455 11,463 0.1 TRDP

22 Thattha 55 52 52 - 94.5 202,554 37,210 37,613 1.1 18.6 2,124 2,145 1.0 NRSP

23 Umer Kot 27 27 27 - 100.0 106,515 42,962 43,037 0.2 40.4 2,651 2,656 0.2 TRDP

22 Sub Total 921 690 690 - 74.9 2,816,903 1,149,234 1,153,171 0.3 40.9 71,009 71,229 0.3

PUNJAB

1 Badin 46 46 46 - 100.0 185,266 99,633 102,913 3.3 55.5 5,469 5,651 3.3 NRSP

2 Dadu 52 30 30 - 57.7 164,849 37,116 37,116 - 22.5 1,545 1,545 - TRDP

3 Ghotki 46 37 37 - 80.4 158,489 122,985 123,054 0.1 77.6 6,957 6,961 0.1 SRSO

4 Hyderabad 37 20 20 - 54.1 128,856 11,959 11,959 - 9.3 723 723 - NRSP

5 Jacobabad 40 29 29 - 72.5 90,682 84,893 84,893 - 93.6 5,074 5,074 - SRSO

6 Jamshoro 28 12 12 - 42.9 88,816 26,725 26,725 - 30.1 554 554 - TRDP

7 Karachi - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

8 Kashmore 37 37 37 - 100.0 110,969 80,708 80,708 - 72.7 4,787 4,787 - SRSO

9 Khairpur 76 49 49 - 64.5 208,270 70,400 70,400 - 33.8 4,078 4,078 - SRSO

10 Larkana 44 38 38 - 86.4 121,639 37,589 37,589 - 30.9 3,605 3,605 - SRSO

11 Matiari 19 15 15 - 78.9 47,026 23,129 23,129 - 49.2 1,770 1,770 - NRSP

12 Mirpur Khas 41 41 41 - 100.0 111,973 69,505 69,505 - 62.1 4,143 4,143 - NRSP

13 Nausharo Feroz 51 39 39 - 76.5 164,715 24,710 24,710 - 15.0 1,729 1,729 - SRSO

14 Nawabshah 51 27 27 - 52.9 141,671 3,092 3,092 - 2.2 564 564 - NRSP

15 Shahdad Kot 40 34 34 - 85.0 128,408 29,475 29,475 - 23.0 2,221 2,221 - SRSO

16 Sanghar 55 13 13 - 23.6 209,191 16,500 16,500 - 7.9 860 860 - SGA

17 Shikarpur 51 50 50 - 98.0 122,340 104,557 104,557 - 85.5 5,997 5,997 - SRSO

18 Sukkhur 46 25 25 - 54.3 78,458 36,343 36,343 - 46.3 2,613 2,613 - SRSO

19 Tando Allahyar 19 12 12 - 63.2 47,082 12,702 12,702 - 27.0 1,025 1,025 - NRSP

20 Tando Muhammad Khan 16 13 13 - 81.3 39,648 17,546 17,546 - 44.3 1,065 1,065 - NRSP

21 Tharparkar 44 44 44 - 100.0 159,486 159,495 159,605 0.1 100.1 11,455 11,463 0.1 TRDP

22 Thattha 55 52 52 - 94.5 202,554 37,210 37,613 1.1 18.6 2,124 2,145 1.0 NRSP

23 Umer Kot 27 27 27 - 100.0 106,515 42,962 43,037 0.2 40.4 2,651 2,656 0.2 TRDP

22 TOTAL 921 690 690 - 74.9 2,816,903 1,149,234 1,153,171 0.3 40.9 71,009 71,229 0.3

21 Mianwali 53 56 56 - 105.7 120,486 73,167 73,767 0.8 61.2 4,166 4,201 0.8 NRSP

22 Multan 69 22 22 - 31.9 261,678 35,212 35,212 - 13.5 2,382 2,382 - PRSP

22 Multan (overlapping) 69 58 58 - 84.1 261,678 17,654 17,654 - 6.7 1,958 1,958 - NRSP

23 Muzaffargarh 93 16 16 - 17.2 317,647 145,975 146,359 0.3 46.1 8,862 8,884 0.2 PRSP

23 Muzaffargarh (overlapping) 93 24 24 - 25.8 317,647 - - - - - - - NRSP

24 Nanakana Sahib* 65 - - - - 187,137 695 695 - 0.4 45 45 - PRSP

25 Narrowal 74 61 61 - 82.4 150,406 103,474 106,856 3.3 71.0 5,074 5,200 2.5 PRSP

26 Okara 111 27 27 - 24.3 270,191 31,099 32,179 3.5 11.9 2,053 2,125 3.5 PRSP

27 Pakpattan 63 20 20 - 31.7 174,888 21,722 22,352 2.9 12.8 1,404 1,446 3.0 PRSP

27 Pakpattan (overlapping) 63 54 54 - 85.7 174,888 12,295 12,295 - 7.0 1,486 1,486 - NRSP

28 Rahim Yar Khan 103 103 103 - 100.0 338,677 74,190 74,588 0.5 22.0 6,801 6,828 0.4 NRSP

29 Rajanpur 44 43 43 - 97.7 133,182 98,421 99,426 1.0 74.7 6,620 6,676 0.8 NRSP

29 Rajanpur (overlapping)* 44 - - - - 133,182 18,650 18,650 - 14.0 1,218 1,218 - PRSP

30 Rawalpindi 58 58 58 - 100.0 256,911 83,303 88,881 6.7 34.6 5,558 6,018 8.3 NRSP

31 Sahiwal 83 39 39 - 47.0 227,413 41,222 42,288 2.6 18.6 2,584 2,655 2.7 PRSP

31 Sahiwal (overlapping) 83 52 52 - 62.7 227,413 12,414 12,414 - 5.5 1,201 1,201 - NRSP

32 Sargodha 132 57 57 - 43.2 303,958 45,190 46,436 2.8 15.3 2,834 2,906 2.5 PRSP

32 Sargodha (overlapping) 132 116 116 - 87.9 303,958 8,735 10,679 22.3 3.5 758 940 24.0 NRSP

33 Sheikhupura 91 10 10 - 11.0 207,805 23,004 23,885 3.8 11.5 1,502 1,547 3.0 PRSP

34 Sialkot 94 89 89 - 94.7 275,204 146,802 151,757 3.4 55.1 6,665 6,839 2.6 PRSP

35 Toba Tek Singh 79 22 22 - 27.8 187,555 35,797 36,954 3.2 19.7 2,371 2,438 2.8 PRSP

35 Toba Tek Singh (overlapping) 79 61 61 - 77.2 187,555 13,594 13,594 - 7.2 1,545 1,545 - NRSP

36 Vehari 87 80 80 - 92.0 257,583 39,089 39,089 - 15.2 3,149 3,149 - NRSP

34 Sub Total 2,635 1,773 1,773 - 67.3 6,367,781 2,635,781 2,713,590 3.0 42.6 173,810 178,505 2.7

AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR (AJK)

1 Bagh 19 19 19 - 100.0 46,470 22,661 23,761 4.9 51.1 1,205 1,262 4.7 NRSP

1 Bagh (overlapping) 19 10 10 - 52.6 46,470 672 672 - 1.4 32 32 - AJKRSP

2 Hattian 13 5 5 - 38.5 21,296 12,914 12,914 - 60.6 593 593 - NRSP

2 Hattian (overlapping) 13 10 10 - 76.9 21,296 16,770 16,770 - 78.7 827 827 - AJKRSP

3 Kotli 38 33 33 - 86.8 67,483 38,032 39,499 3.9 58.5 2,202 2,292 4.1 NRSP

3 Kotli (overlapping) 38 36 36 - 94.7 67,483 13,807 13,807 - 20.5 566 566 - AJKRSP

4 Muzuffarabad 32 18 18 - 56.3 60,712 21,451 21,451 - 35.3 992 992 - NRSP

4 Muzuffarabad (overlapping) 32 26 26 - 81.3 60,712 45,689 45,689 - 75.3 2,192 2,192 - AJKRSP

5 Neelum 9 9 9 - 100.0 15,649 7,213 7,213 - 46.1 331 331 - NRSP

5 Neelum (overlapping) 9 9 9 - 100.0 15,649 6,722 6,722 - 43.0 267 267 - AJKRSP

6 Poonch (Rawalakot) 25 25 25 - 100.0 47,319 38,589 39,564 2.5 83.6 1,990 2,032 2.1 NRSP

6 Poonch (Rawalakot)(overlap-ping)

25 12 12 - 48.0 47,319 4,523 4,523 - 9.6 260 260 - AJKRSP

7 Bhimber 18 18 18 - 100.0 54,333 5,541 5,541 - 10.2 227 227 - AJKRSP

8 Sudhnoti 12 13 13 - 108.3 26,849 13,171 13,576 3.1 50.6 702 728 3.7 NRSP

9 Mirpur 22 15 15 - 68.2 40,208 8,596 8,596 - 21.4 379 379 - AJKRSP

10 Forward Kahuta 8 8 8 - 100.0 18,651 10,680 11,044 3.4 59.2 591 638 8.0 NRSP

10 Sub Total 196 179 179 - 91.3 398,970 267,031 271,342 1.6 68.0 13,356 13,618 2.0

GILGIT-BALTISTAN (GB)

1 Astore 8 8 8 - 100.0 11,000 6,444 6,444 - 58.6 304 333 9.5 AKRSP

2 Diamir 9 - - - - - - - -

3 Ghanche 14 14 14 - 100.0 18,452 10,401 10,401 - 56.4 469 469 - AKRSP

4 Ghizer 16 16 16 - 100.0 13,563 12,420 12,420 - 91.6 548 548 - AKRSP

5 Gilgit 10 10 10 - 100.0 17,721 10,924 10,924 - 61.6 434 434 - AKRSP

6 Hunza-Nagar 15 15 15 - 100.0 12,779 11,965 11,965 - 93.6 483 507 5.0 AKRSP

7 Skardu 31 31 31 - 100.0 35,134 23,627 23,627 - 67.2 1,010 1,093 8.2 AKRSP

6 Sub Total 103 94 94 - 91.3 108,650 75,781 75,781 - 69.7 3,248 3,384 4.2

FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED TRIBAL AREA (FATA)/Frontier Regions (FRs)

1 Bajaur Agency 37 - - 65,410 - - - - - SRSP

2 Khyber Agency 28 - - 55,225 - - - - -

3 Kurram Agency 23 3 3 - 13.0 42,293 4,668 4,668 - 11.0 143 143 - SRSP

4 Mohmand Agency 21 - - 37,161 - - - - - SRSP

5 North Waziristan Agency 22 - - 39,697 - - - - -

6 Orakzai Agency 15 - - 25,618 - - - - -

7 South Waziristan Agency 29 - - 50,570 - - - - - SRSP

8 T.A.Adj Lakki Marwat Distt 1 - - 932 - - - - -

9 T.A.Adj Bannu Distt 1 - - 2,041 - - - - -

10 T.A..Adj D.I.Khan Distt 3 - - 5,492 - - - - -

11 T.A.Adj Kohat Distt 5 - - 9,511 - - - - -

12 T.A.Adj Peshawar Distt 3 3 3 - 100.0 6,118 1,738 1,738 - 28.4 116 116 - SRSP

13 T.A.Adj Tank Distt 2 - - 3,581 - - - - -

5 Sub Total 190 6 6 - 3.2 343,650 6,406 6,406 - 1.9 259 259 -

118 G. Total 5,565 3,649 3,681 1.1 65.5 12,890,448 5,327,893 5,397,155 1.3 41.9 321,310 325,565 1.3

Doing while learning: collaborative models for scaling innovationsBRAC and RSPN entered into an MoU on a joint research project for documenting RSPN’s role in scaling up the social mobilisation model of RSPs in Pakistan. As part of this project, BRAC’s Social Innovation Lab has created a learning network with 6 other NGOs in Bangladesh and India. The goals of the research project are: 1. To deliberate intermediation in real-time scale up efforts to capture experience, insights and reflections and incorporate it with existing social innovation theory, 2. Create and connect networks to enable peer sharing and support about intermediation, and 3. Developpractitioner-friendly tools for intermediation as part of an effort to raise awareness and appreciation for its value.Through peer learning visits, quarterly partner update calls, knowledge management and documentation, local networking meetings (with local stakeholders), and publications, this research project aims to capture learnings from scale-up efforts across South Asia and do a thorough, thoughtful real-time documentation of the innovative projects of each of the partner organizations. RSPN is now working with NRSP and SRSP to provide monthly updates (“logbooks”) of social mobilisation scaling-up related activities from the field unit and the head office.As part of the research project, BRAC has produced a case study under the title Advocacy in Action: Scaling Social Mobilization in Pakistan.

TAHAFUZ Project’s Provincial Experience Sharing WorkshopUS Aid – OFDA funded Tahafuz: Building Resilience Through Community Based Disaster Risk Management in the Sindh Province of Pakistan Project held a National Experience Sharing Workshop in Islamabad on the 24th of September, 2013. This project was implemented by RSPN and two of its partner Rural Support Programmes; namely the National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) and the Thardeep Rural Development Programme (TRDP). The project aimed to build resilience through community based disaster risk management in the Sindh province of Pakistan, in doing so it strengthened 232 grassroots organisations in 4 districts across Thatta, Badin, Tharparkar and Umerkot.The National Experience Sharing Workshop brought together RSPN’s two regional implementing partners, project beneficiary community members from all four of the project districts, representatives from USAID-OFDA, NDMA, and other stakeholders including government representatives and civil society organisations.The workshop included a welcome address by RSPN CEO Ms. Shandana Humayun Khan followed by a background of the project and its achievements by Tahafuz project manager Mr. Akbar Raza. This was followed by sessions of the Project Coordinators Adnan Hussain – NRSP and Gulab Rai – TRDP, where they summed up the context in their individual project areas and highlighted the difficulties faced. This was followed by sessions from Ghulam Rasul –

Focal Person DDMA Badin and Malji Rathore – EDO Social Welfare Tharparkar, who both stressed the importance of collaboration at times of disaster and also spoke of how this project has helped bridge a communication gap between the government and grassroots community members. Mr. Khalid Ishaq, Senior Manager Social Sector, TRDP and Ms. Shama Shaikh Program Coordinator also addressed the gather and shared their views. The final session included four presentation by community organisation from each of the four project districts, they shared their experience of the project, and how it had already impacted their lived. They also spoke about how to sustain and spread their new found knowledge of Disaster Risk Management.

World Population Day Celebrations and End Line Survey Conducted in Dadu, SindhRSPN-RAF Research on Removing the Three Delays in Accessing Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Non-LHW Covered Areas of Pakistan

July 2013: A rally was held in Dadu to celebrate World Population Day, the theme of which was Preventing Adolescent Pregnancies. A walk was jointly organized by the Department of Population Welfare (DoPW) and civil society organizations working in the area, in which a number of government and non-governmental agencies participated. Members of the Local Support Organization of Khudabad were also present at the rally. After the walk, a seminar was held where the issue of adolescent pregnancies was discussed by participants and ways to tackle the issue were suggested.As part of RSPN’s RAF funded research on removing the three delays in access to emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) in non-LHW covered parts of Pakistan, an end line survey was conducted in the project’s intervention union council of Khudabad as well as the control union council of Kamal Khan to analyze the knowledge levels, attitudes and practices regarding EmONC. The end line survey will be compared with the base line survey results to track changes in mindsets and behaviors surrounding pregnancy related healthcare since the project’s inception.The information gathered will provide a clear picture of the activities which take place before and after childbirth and facilitate a detailed analysis of the decision-making process for maternal and neonatal healthcare. It will also highlight the degree to which health seeking behavior prevails in rural communities, and what perceptions and experiences people, particularly pregnant women, have regarding institutional healthcare.The end line survey will also offer insight into the efficacy of the community based systems which have been employed by the project, namely Community Resource Persons and Village Health Committees. Changes in the uptake of EmONC services as a result of the intervention will also be measured and recommendations will be made with respect to the sustainability and scale-up of the interventions.

1354 children (693 boys and 661 girls) get enrolled into school under the ALIF AILAAN-RSPN projectMobilizing Communities to Demand Education (Article 25-A) and Local AccountabilityThe LSOs of the project Districts have each formed a District Education Network (DEN) and Parent Itihad in their

Mr. Joseph Tritschler Senior Representative from USAID/ OFDA at the Tahafuz National Experience Sharing Workshop

respective Districts. To put more pressure for improvement in school situations LSOs have engagement with the officials of Department of Education for allocation of resources on principal of justice and equity and proper use of resources through District Education Network-DEN & Parent Itihad in each project District. The outcome of these meetings is following promises by Education Department;• They will take actions/measures to improve the school conditions in their

District and specially in our 8 UCs in Each District• They will use LSOs data of out of school children during enrolment campaign • With support of RSPs, they will call a meeting of SMCs at UC level to discuss

the education related issues and will re-structure the SMCs (where necessary) and LSOs and VOs members will be encouraged to become members of SMCs.

Enrolment Campaign: The Chief Minister of the Punjab province on 14 August, 2013, announced a campaign for the enrollment of children in schools all across the province. This call for campaign from the provincial government was to alert all stakeholders, including government educational institutions, civil society organizations, grassroots organizations and common citizens to make more efforts to improve school enrollment rates. The announcement of the enrollment campaign was basically “wake up call” from provincial government for all stakeholders in the education sector to play their due roles to improve enrollment. Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) and the National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) launched enrolment campaign in South Punjab with support of LSOs & VOs. As a result, 1354 children (693 boys and 661 girls) get enrolled into school.

Research on the role of Community Spaces and Mechanisms in Health Promotion amongst the Poor in Rural PakistanTo explore the ways in which community spaces empower or inhibit women, poor persons, and marginalized groups the Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) with support from the Research and Advocacy Fund (RAF) initiated a qualitative research study in Pakistan’s most vulnerable districts of Thatta, Rajanpur and Ghizer. Community spaces were defined as places or social settings for dialogue. The community spaces may be broadly categorized into formal spaces, that is those created by external actors or agencies like healthcare projects and the informal spaces that are indigenous mechanisms for dialogue among people. The project adopted the action oriented epistemology framework and the case study design for studying the selected village in each study district. Over the last 3 months, the project team worked with a group of almost 15 women and 15 men in each village and overall conducted more than 30 group discussions using the participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools. The group discussions helped in identifying the vulnerable groups, types of community spaces, the maternal and child health issues and the impact of formal spaces on the health and empowerment of the rural and poor women. The scope and effect of informal spaces for dialogue was studied by collecting 15 life stories (5 from each village) during a brief ethnography, while three government and non-government health projects working in each of the selected villages were studied by conducting 3 key informant interviews per project. Currently, the data gathered is being analyzed to extract themes and lessons learnt that can be used to improve the planning and implementation of future health projects.

Cover Image: Jameel Ahmed

Ayesha Amina Askari

VO Convention being held in District Bahawalpur

Endline Survey Being conducted for the RAF project