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INTERNSHIP PROGRAM REPROT Role of the Research Development and Foundation Regarding “SOCIO-ECONOMIC REHABILITATION OF FLOOD AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN DISTRICT TANDO ALLAHYAR’ WITH THE SUPPORT OF CARITAS AUSTRIA” Submitted to: SIR SANAULLAH NOONARI Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural Economics i

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INTERNSHIP PROGRAM REPROT

Role of the Research Development and Foundation Regarding

“SOCIO-ECONOMIC REHABILITATION OF FLOOD AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN

DISTRICT TANDO ALLAHYAR’ WITH THE SUPPORT OF CARITAS AUSTRIA”

Submitted to:SIR SANAULLAH NOONARI

Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural Economics

Submitted by:AZEEM SHAHZAD KUMBHAR

Reg.No.2K8-SS-22

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

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SAINDH AGRICULTURE UNIVESRSITY TANDO JAM

2013

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In The Name Of

AllahThe most Merciful &

Compassionate

The Gracious &Beneficent

Whose Help &Guidance

we always solicitedat every step

at every movement

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DEDICATION

This humble effort is dedicated to my respected

Father, mother and my other family members

Who’s affections inspired me to love and respect mankind and their advices uplifted me to the

height of an ideal life.

I do not ignore my respectable teachers

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Who inspired me to work from down to dusk and let me reach to

heights of the sky

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTERS NAMEPAGE NO

PREFACE i

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ii

PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT BACKGROUND 1

OBJECTIVE OF THE RDF 1

PUBLICATIONS 4

RDF Operations 5

RDF Office 5

INTRODUCTION 6

Vision 6

Mission 6

ABOUT THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS 9

Living with Climate Change 12

Program Objectives 13

Thematic Focus of the CC & DRR Program 13

MAJOR TASK FOR THE INTERNEES 24

PROGRESS REPORT / ACHIEVEMENTS 24

January 2013 25

February 2013 25

March 2013 25

TASK COMPLETED 26

LIST OF VILLAGES MIRABAD & JHANDO MARRI 27

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PREFACE

Internship is considered to be a compulsory practical

training for the B.Sc students. Its duration is two months and has

proved to be golden chance of training for the students in the

concerned organization.

The main purpose of such training is to make students

able to apply theoretical knowledge in practical environment.

Students come to know about the knowledge like organization

planning, policies, management structure, activities and objectives.

My internship was arranged in the year 2013 started from

January 01, 2013 to April 31, 2013. In to this respect, the

department sends me to Research and Development Foundation. As I

am specializing in Finance, therefore this reputable organization

suited me up to the best of my satisfaction. I did my internship

training there very successfully where the RDF staff welcomed me in

a very positive manner, provided me a lot of information about RDF,

its working and objectives and policies. The staff also cooperated

with me in practical work.

At present I am going to present all work of RDF there in

shape of this report according to instruction given by our internship

incharge Prof. Sanaullah Noonari. I am hopeful of the positive

outcome of such training in the upcoming days.

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(AZEEM SHAHZAD KUMBHAR)

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

All praise is for ALLAH, the most merciful and his prophet

Muhammad for every torch of guidance and knowledge for

humanity. I offer humblest and sincerest words of thanks to GOD

Almighty WHO blessed me with potential and ability to make

material contribution to already existing ocean of knowledge.

I am humbly grateful to my honorable and respected teacher

Sir’ SANAULLAH NOONARI (Associate Professor) (Department of

Agricultural Economics) Sindh Agricultural University Tandojam. Who

furnished me with the opportunity to complete this Research Report,

and thereby consolidating my concepts, enriching my knowledge,

establishing my skills and strengthening my confidence, especially his

lectures.

I also extend my Thanks to RDF Members Sir Sajjad Hyder Syed

(Project Manager). Sir. Niaz Siyal (Livelihood Program) and Mr.

Aftab Ahmed Rajper (Supervisor) in their support assistance and

guidance doing the project activities.

Thanks are due to my friends and others support, Love and

cooperation during the course of the study.

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(AZEEM SHAHZAD KUMBHAR) REG: NO.2K8-SS-22

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PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT BACKGROUND

District Tando Allahyar is one of the badly affected districts in

Sindh. The farming communities in the district were largely not

able to cultivate Rabi crop due to stagnant water in Jhando Mari

and Chamber. While other areas could not be cropped due to

lack of agricultural inputs as the government and humanities

community response could not cover the large scale of needs.

Research and Development Foundation (RDF) initiated project

entitled ‘Socio-economic rehabilitation of flood affected

communities in District Tando Allahyar’ with the support of

Caritas Austria. The project aims to support the ultra-poor,

youth, women and small farmers in district Tando Allahyar

building their capacities for sustainable livelihoods and

providing them with safer shelters. Small farmers will be

supported through provision of agricultural inputs and training

on sustainable agriculture practices, i.e. equipping them with

the concepts and applications of integrated pest management

and green farm yard manure, compost bio fertilizers

technologies. The project has also employed the 4 internee

from various faculties of Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam.

The main purpose to employed the internee is to develop

knowledge and hands on training to the internee to build their

capacity in the field of socio economic and livelihood of the

rural communities. Beside this the internee will support and

provide their knowledge in the field of agricultural activities in

the project villages.

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RDF PROJECTS

# ARTICLE TITLEHITS

1Improving Environmental Conditions in and Around Keenjhar Lake

264

2 Training and capacity building of NGO’s and CBO’s 317

3 Irrigated Agriculture Farming 208

4Energy Efficient Housing for Disaster Affected Areas of Thatta and Karachi

212

5 Construction of Information and Conservation Centre 138

6 Low cost housing 212

7Research and Development of Solar Desalination Stills

164

8 Flood Response in Sindh 200

9Shelter & Livelihood Support in Two UCs of Distt: Kashmore

187

10 Reducing Repercussions of Flood in Thatta 152

11 Flood emergency response in Naushehro Feroz 143

12 Eco Agriculture For sustainable Environment 141

13 Food and NFI support to 575 HHs in KN Shah 133

14 Blanket Distribution to 5,000 HHs in Kashmore 146

15WASH Response to Flood Affectees in Mehar, Distt: Dadu

139

16Early recovery and rehabilitation of flood affected families in Sindh

163

17Building capacities of flood affected to endure post disaster impact through early recovery shelter

179

18Early Recovery WASH and EFSL Response in District Dadu

127

19 Early WASH Response in District Jamshoro 144

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20Reducing Disaster Risk through Climate change Adaptation Measures

110

21Building capacities of affected communities to Endure Flood Disaster in District Jacobabad

142

22Livelihood Recovery Support to Flood Affected Population in Pakistan (Dadu)

168

23Supporting Livelihoods of Flood Affectees in Kashmore

148

24Livelihood Restoration of flood affected people of District Dadu

167

25 Community based Disaster Risk Management 145

26Food Security and Livelihood Support for flood affected in Sehwan

121

27 Food Support to flood affected in Tent city Jamshoro 110

28Food and NFI support to 2,000 HHs in Mirpurkhas flood affectees

104

29Emergency Food and WASH support to flood affectees in Mirpurkhas

116

30 Emergency WASH and EFSL in Digri 116

31Emergency WASH and EFSL in Kot Ghulam Muhammad

115

32 Emergency food and NFI support to flood affectees 122

33NFI support to flood affectees in Sanghar and Mirpurkhas

134

34 Pakistan flood Response 115

35Reducing Climate Risks and Vulnerabilities in Tharparker District Sindh

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Publications

Audit Report

2009Sitiching Dreems Fouting Hut News & Views

Achievements

Brochure

Housing brochure

English Version

Housing brochure

Sindhi     News letter

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RDF Operations

Area Focus

RDF works with marginalized communities and focuses most vulnerable

areas of the country. Being knowledge focused and action research

organization, RDF has strategically identified following Districts in Sindh

province as its areas of focus:

Costal Communities (Thatta, Badin and Karachi)

Hilly terrain and Desert (Jamshoro, Kohistani belt of Thatta ,Dadu,

and Thar)

Riverine Areas (Hyderabad, Shaheed Banazir Abad, Upper Sindh)

RDF Office

Main Office Hyderabad

Field Office Thatta

Field Office Jhirk

Field Office (Nawabshah) Shaheed Benazir Abad

Field Office Shikarpur

Field Office Tando Allah Yar

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INTRODUCTION

Research and Development Foundation (RDF) is an

action research non government, non profit and non

discriminative action research and social development

institution registered under Societies Act 1860.

RDF is working in the country with the aim to support local

indigenous institutions to build a discrimination free society.

RDF with a team of dedicated and potential volunteers and

professionals is striving by keeping in mind the following

philosophy:

Rooted into the community fold the RDF is an emerging

civil society organization with committed leadership and

workforce having institutional arrangements and friendly work

environment in place stepping up towards a clear vision

Vision

RDF vision is of an equitable and Eco friendly World.

Mission

Prosperous world safeguarding rights of indigenous people and

creating safe environment through.

Coordination at all level Participatory action, And action research struggle

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RDF Seeks to achieve this end through organizing communities

under common local platforms and revive traditional

institutions with innovation to sustain development.

RDF INTERVENTIONS

RDF is working in the following districts with programme and project approach:

Districts

1. Hyderabad

2. Tando Allahyar

3. Mirpurkhas

4. Sanghar

5. Thatta

6. Dadu

7. Kashmore

8. Shaheed Benazir Abad

ABOUT THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

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The organization was established and registered in

the year 2002 at Hyderabad with the objective to innovate

social solutions against long standing problems through action

research and creating impacts on lives and livelihoods of the

less privileged sections of the society. The organization was

established by young and energetic development professionals

who believed in values of transparency, accountability and

equality. The organization started its operations as a volunteer

effort in its formative phase but later on since 2008 it started

implement development projects in collaboration with funding

agencies and humanitarian organizations. Hence by 2008 a

formal structure of the organization evolved and professional

staff hired to carry out the projects. The organization is being

looked after by an elected Board of Directors.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS

The Board of RDF consists of seven (7) members. These

members are professionals, technocrats and our partner

communities. The board of Directors of the organization is

elected for two years from within the general body. The current

board elected on August 29,2009 comprises on seven 07

members. The brief profiles of the board members are as

follows:

(1) Professor Dr Bakhshal Khan Lashari, (Chairperson):

Dr Lashari has more than 28 years

experience as a professional engineer

in the of irrigation and drainage

including research , teaching and

supervising research projects to the

graduate engineers, drainage, water

supply and sanitation, seepage losses, lining of watercourses,

construction of small houses, roads, water tanks, reservoirs and

water supply tanks. Currently he is serving as director, institute

of irrigation and drainage Engineering, Mehran University of

engineering and Technology (MUET) Jamshoro.

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(2) Professor Dr Tanwir Junejo, (Vice Chairperson):

Dr Ms Tanwir Junejo is heading the

Sociology Department of University of

Sindh. She has been in the teaching

profession for the last 35 years. She

has on her credit several books and

articles on social issues of Sindh and

Pakistan. Having travelled abroad she

has acquired immense experience and exposure to understand

society and social dynamics across the World.

(3) Mr Dominic Stephens : Mr Stephens is MBA from

University of Philippines and also MSc

(Rural Development) University of Sindh,

Jamshoro. Having more than 30 years

experience of managing programmes

and projects in various capacities while

working with national and international organizations currently

he is heading Participatory Village Development Programme

(PVDP) a rural development concern mainly working in desert

areas of Sindh (Thar).

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(4) Dr Fateh Marri : Dr Fateh Marri is Agro Economist having

more than 15 years of experience in

project Management as well as teaching.

He has remained associated with several

international and national organizations

and worked in different capacities. He has

also led different projects funded through the World Bank.

Currently he has been associated with the world Bank

supported ‘ Water Sector Improvement Project’ as Director

Monitoring.

(5) Ms Waheeda Baloch : Ms Waheeda Baloch is teaching

“Art History” at the institute of Art and

Design, University of Sindh Jamshoro.

She is also working with Children and

women in rural areas on building

capacities among them regarding

nature and environment. She also

imparts skills unique embroidery designs and building market

linkages.

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(6) Engineer Ms Ghazala Channar :

Ms Channar possesses around 5 years

experience while working with different

organization. She is civil engineer by

profession. Currently she is working

Technical Specialist in The World Bank

supported “Water Sector Improvement

Project’.

(7) Dr Imdad Khushk : Dr Khushk is Health Management

Specialist. Having around seven years of

working experience. He has remained

associated with Aga Khan University, Aga

Khan Health Service Pakistan, Liaqat and

Isra Universities of Health Sciences.

Currently he is serving as Senior Program Officer, Training at

Population Council, Pakistan

Living with Climate Change

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Climate change is no longer an issue for the distant future but a

hard reality already taking place.

According to a report by the UN's Intergovernmental

Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an increase of 0.6°C during

last century and a likely increase of 2°C to 4°C in the twenty-

first century is expected despite necessary measures being

adopted to counter its effects all over the world.

Pakistan is the 16th country in the world most

vulnerable to climate change. Around 23% of the country’s land

and nearly 50% of the entire population is estimated to be

exposed to potential natural disasters due to climate change.

The challenges range from the a combination of poverty and

population growth, leading to the over-exploitation of natural

resources to the unplanned increase in industrialization and

urbanization, leading to the pollution of water, air and land. In

July/August 2010, Pakistan saw unprecedented floods besides

other unusual events costing the nation US$9.5 billion and

leaving an enormous portion of the country’s farmland

destroyed along with much of its infrastructure.

Program Objectives    

To enable vulnerable local communities in Sindh to better

understand and respond to climate change risks and  

thereby adapt to growing climate change pressures

To develop the human and technical capacity of public

institutions to understand and address immediate

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To integrate climate risk awareness and responsiveness

into economic and operational planning and

strengthening   proactive disaster management

Thematic Focus of the CC & DRR Program

Climate Change Adadptation

o Identify climate change induced risks and vulnerabilities

o Prioritize adaptation efforts at the climate sensitive areas

o Building capacities of program partners in research and

promotion of the climate resilient technologies

o Climate variability and impact assessments

o Prioritize and strengthen the existing capacities

o Mainstreaming adaptation into longer term sustainable

development and poverty eradication strategies through

advocacy, networking and policy dialogue

o Integrated forestry resource management at the local

level

Research and Development o Technology research and product development on

efficient and alternate energy and housing

o Dissemination, promotion and technology transfer

Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)o Hazard Mapping, Vulnerability and capacity Assessments

o Formation and strengthening of Community disaster risk

management groups at the village and union council level

o Strengthening early warning systems at the local level

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o Strengthening search and rescue mechanisms at the local

level

o Building capacities of communities, local government

authorities, media in CBDRM

o Developing emergency stockpiling at the local level

o Building linkages of the community groups, CBDRM

structures with the government, INGOs

DRR compliant Housing

o Development and promotion of hazard resilient

construction technologies in hazard prone areas of Sindh,

Pakistan

o Energy efficient low cost housing embedding components

of energy conservation, replacing fired bricks with

compressed earth blocks, damp proof, local material

usage

o Low cost flood resistant housing using salvage materials in

the flood affected areas of Sindh Pakistan

o Training of local artisans, skilled workforce on the features

of DRR Compliant constructions

o Policy Advocacy

o Review of the national and provincial policies

o Map the policy gaps and suggest recommendations to

policy makers

o Policy implementation dialogues with communities,

relevant institutions, media and the political cadre

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 RDF work in the sector as of December 2011

1. Conducted climate change scoping in Sindh province

2. Reviewed draft national climate change policy through

rigorous consultations with communities, academia, civil

society and the media

3. Developed and constructed 200 energy efficient housing

units in Thatta and Karachi coastal areas

4. Constructed more than 2000 flood resistant housing units

in Thatta, Dadu, Jamshoro districts of Sindh

5. Constructed 900 low cost housing units for the poor in

district Nawabshah, TandoAllahyar and Hyderabad

districts of Sindh

6. Installed more than 3000 energy efficient cooking stoves

7. CBDRM in 17 union councils of Dadu district is in program

8. Organized trainings on climate change mitigation and

adaptation for the civil society and media professionals

9. Organized communities in drought affected areas of

Thatta and Dadu and build their capacities in eco

agriculture and water conservation technologies

10. Demonstrated micro irrigation technologies in Thatta and

Dadu districts

11. Conducted mapping of the actors working on climate

change in Sindh

12. Compiled and published booklets on animal instincts in

disasters

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13. Compiled and published book on environmental outlook of

district Dadu

14. Developed a short informative tele drama on ‘Climate and

Communities’ in local language

Institutional Capacities in place

1. Program document in place as part of strategic plan for

2011-14

2. Experience of implementing climate change and DRR and

emergency interventions

3. Trained human resource

4. Organizational SOPs in place

5. Finance and HR software

6. Strong social base in the communities

7. Working relations with government authorities, civil

society and the media

Pakistan is vulnerable to disaster risks from a range

of natural hazards including earthquakes, droughts, floods,

landslides, avalanches, cyclones and storms, tsunami, glacial

lake outbursts, river erosion, epidemics and pest attacks. The

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human induced hazards that threaten the country include

transport, industrial and nuclear accidents, oil spills, urban

fires, civil conflicts and internal displacements of communities

due to multiple factors. The high priority hazards in terms of

the scale and frequency of occurrence and the impact include

earthquakes, droughts, flooding and transport accidents that

can cause widespread damage and losses.

The vulnerabilities of Pakistan and its people are

aggravated by a number of factors and conditions that act as

dynamic pressures. They include the size and growth of human

population, the size and growth of animal population in the arid

zones, urbanization and the resultant environmental

degradation, and climate change and variability. An analysis of

the hazards, vulnerabilities, and dynamic pressures indicate

that frequency and severity of certain hydro-meteorological

and geological hazards may increase in the coming years and

decades. This would lead to greater social, economic and

environmental losses.

Humanitarian Response is one of the important facet

of RDF’s thematic programmes. In case of emergencies RDF

gets involved in all the three stages of response, early recovery

and rehabilitation. The important sub-sectors RDF works in are

as follows:

WATER, SANITATION, HYGIENE PROMOTION: During

emergency as well as stages beyond water, sanitation and

hygiene promotion are the most important and urgent needs of

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the affected communities, be what the nature of natural

disaster. RDF through a team of dedicated Engineers, hygiene

promoters and social mobilizers organizes the communities and

provide humanitarian response to them within stipulated

timeframe.

EMERGENCY FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS: As

during the emergencies the affected communities generally

loose their important assets and livelihood resources; therefore

they require immediate assistance. The objective of RDF’s

emergency food security and livelihood response is to assist

people that are prone to, or affected by, humanitarian crisis to

prevent acute malnutrition by helping them to meet their

immediate, minimum food needs and to protect and recover

their livelihoods.

SHELTER AND HOUSING: One of the first things that people

need after being forced to flee their homes in case of disaster is

some kind of a roof over their head. Providing shelter is a

priority for RDF during emergency response, early recovery and

rehabilitation periods. Apart from emergency/transitional

shelters RDF also works to provide housing solutions during

early recovery and rehabilitation phases which includes energy

efficient housing, semi permanent low cost housing etc

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Livelihoods are the many different ways that people

can earn their living and meet their essential needs. RDF works

with people who are denied the right to a dignified livelihood

and have not benefited from economic development.

RDF supports people as they build a reliable way of

life through our agriculture and livestock programmes. These

programmes include developing agricultural techniques,

helping families to store food, supporting people to securing

access to their land, working with people to teach them skills

they can use to make money. Our work focuses strongly on

helping people to meet their basic needs. But we also support

peoples’ rights to land, shelter, water and their right to a fair

wage and good working conditions.

RDF believes that education is a fundamental human

right and a foundation for an enlightened society. Therefore

securing the right to education is key to enabling people to

secure other basic rights. A major challenge for education in

Pakistan today is lack of interest on part of public sector

institutions to provide quality basic education since the public

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sector is rapidly loosing its credibility due to absence of

accountability and corruption. Education should provide

children with the attitude as well as the skills that are

conducive to promoting creativity, problem solving, and coping

with uncertainties. Bringing every child into the classroom is no

longer enough - each child is entitled to a high quality of

education that will best prepare them for the future.

The goal of the RDF’s Education Program is to make

a significant contribution to the achievement of education for

all in its operation areas. We aim to improve the quality and

delivery of services in education appropriate to the needs of

poor children, in particular girls, and to increase their access to

those services. Our purpose is to help fill the remaining gaps in

coverage, retention, and quality of primary basic education.

Ray of Hope

The villagers of Village Muhammad Khaskheli were

very much disappointed over the closure of their school for the

last several months. There were four teachers appointed in the

school but all these teachers were politically motivated and did

not want to perform their duties. Thus tens of students of

village Muhammad Khaskheli were not able to experience the

grace of education hence devoid of their prosperous and

enlightened future.

BRIDGING MISSING LINKS

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Village Allah Bachayo Babar is at a distance of 6

kilometers from Jhirk Town. The village is located at one

kilometer from the Indus Highway. The socio economic fabric of

entire belt of Taluko Thatto has greatly affected due to scarcity

of water downstream Kotri barrage. Keeping social and

economic conditions in mind RDF decided to help the

communities to help themselves. Thus village organization was

established in the second half of the year 2008.

STORY OF “ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY COMMUNITY”

Village Jaffar Jamari is comprising on 34 households.

The community is living in thatched huts having no access to

basic social services.

RDF started social mobilization process and

organized village communities. The community slowly and

gradually learnt the basic management skills and soon

prepared a village development plan involving all the village

people. The village development plan portrayed heaps of

problems, as it lacked every basic facility. There was no

electricity, no water provision, no school, no health facility and

energy as well as sanitation coverage. The issues were

prioritized and roles and responsibilities of stakeholders and

office bearers identified as to how to go about in achieving

development ends. Most of the issues related with public sector

departments for which the community organization required to

advocate with District Government.

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WE ARE NOW OPEN DEFECATION FREE VILLAGE

As a customary practice the community in village

Saleh Jamari used open field for defecation. “We had no

problem in doing so and we found it a normal practice since it

was prevalent since our forefathers; however we had always a

realization that women and children had to face lot of

difficulties for defecation especially in rainy season”, said

Mehboob Jamari, president of the village organization.

Thence RDF team came to discuss our village

problems. Village water and sanitation issues topped the

priority issues to be dealt with urgently. A village development

plan was prepared by assigning roles and responsibilities to

different office bearers of the village community organization.

RDF as mentor facilitated in all the processes of planning and

capacity building. For the sanitation work the social mobilizers

of RDF helped how we could construct a very low cost-no cost

pit latrine to overcome our sanitation problems.

RDF team and the community organization jointly

prepared a strategy to convince each house to construct a

latrine on self help basis. Representative from each house was

called and given training of construction. Every house got so

much worried about ensuing health problems that everyone

realized and agreed to construct their respective latrine on

their own. One house by one, one cluster by other everyone in

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a matter of 45 days got the latrine constructed. All the villagers

especially women felt relieved as 30 latrines got constructed.

Now neither women have to worry about in any season nor

males need to go outside. More importantly diseases will also

be controlled as the village has stopped the practice of open

defecation for the first time since its existence.

MAJOR TASK FOR THE INTERNEES

Mobilization the agrarian community to support

agriculture and livelihood in the project villages.

To mobilize the community peoples regarding shelter

development and follow-up the shelter activities.

Conduct baseline survey and soil sampling from the

project villages through research studies.

To provide agriculture related knowledge to project

communities.

PROGRESS REPORT / ACHIEVEMENTS

On the basis of the above objectives and tasks I was

appointed as a Internee in the project entitled “SOCIO-

ECONOMIC REHABILITATION OF FLOOD AFFECTED

COMMUNITIES IN DISTRICT TANDO ALLAHYAR’ WITH THE

SUPPORT OF CARITAS AUSTRIA” I joined my duty on 01-01-

2013 to 31-04-2013 at Project Office Tando Allahyar.

After the joining of my duty in the project the month

wise progress report is as under:

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January 2013

Village Visited

UCPurpose of the visit

Date of visit

Team involved Remarks

24 villages visited (list attached)

Mirabad

Social Mobilization for Kitchen Gardening Plots preparation

01-01-2013 to

31-01-2013 A, B, and C

Community mobilized regarding Kitchen Gardening preparation

February 2013

Village Visited

UCPurpose of the visit

Date of visit

Team involved Remarks

24 villages visited (list attached)

Mirabad

Social mobilization for shelter

01/02/2013 to 25/02/2013

A, B, and C

Community mobilized regarding shelter preparation

26 villages visited (list attached)

Jhando Mari

Social mobilization Agriculture productivity

Mobilize the farmers regarding good agri practices

March 2013

Village Visited

UCPurpose of visit

Date of visits

Team involved

Remarks

24 villages visited

(list attached)

Mirabad

Soil Sampling

26/02/2013 to

31/04/2013A, B, and C

70 soil samples collected

26 villages visited

(list attached)

Jhando Mari

75 soil samples collected

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TASK COMPLETED

ActivityNo. of

Beneficiaries

Achievement Remarks

Preparation of village list 100

List of 100 farmers was prepared

Social mobilization for shelter

5050 community people was mobilized regarding shelter development

Social mobilization Agriculture productivity

70

70 farmers were awaired trained regarding good agricultural practices

Provided IPM training

15

15 farmers were provided IPM training along with Mr. Aftab Rajper as a Team Leader of the project

Soil sampling 48 villages

48 villages were identified and soil sample was collected, five farmers were selected from each village

240 samples collected

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LIST OF VILLAGES

S.NO.

UC VILLAGES

1. MirAbad Bahadur hajano

2. MirAbad Daboo Khaskheli

3. MirAbad Haji Ahmed Khaskheli

4. MirAbad Haji Eadan Baricho

5. MirAbad Haji Sobho Katiyar

6. MirAbad Hameer Bhagwar

7. MirAbad Jan Muhammad Mari

8. MirAbad Mamnoo Sheedi

9. MirAbad Jan Mohammad Magsi

10. MirAbad Sayed Gafoor Shah

11. MirAbad Bahadur Khaskheli / Nangoo Shah

12. MirAbad Chanesar Khaskheli

13. MirAbad Wali Mohammad Burfat

14. MirAbad Ghulam Hussain Mari

15. MirAbad Sadique Pandhi Khaskheli

16. MirAbad Allah Dino Khaskheli

17. MirAbad Ali Mohammad Khaskheli

18. MirAbad Qadir Magsi

19. MirAbad Gajan Saand

20. MirAbad Fateh Muhammad Mari

21. MirAbad Ghulam Mohammad Wasaan

22. MirAbad Bahadurabad

23. MirAbad Pir Wahabull Shah

24. MirAbad Fazal Chand

25. MirAbad Choudary Aslam

26. MirAbad Mohammad Siddique Baloch

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LIST OF VILLAGES

S.NO.

UC VILLAGES

1. Jhando Mari Ahmed Khaskheli

2. Jhando Mari Nazir Babur

3. Jhando Mari Mohammad Bachal Marri

4. Jhando Mari Mir Murad Talpur

5. Jhando Mari Mithoo Biroi

6. Jhando Mari Sawan Khan Babur

7. Jhando Mari Jam Nafees

8. Jhando Mari Budho Rajhan

9. Jhando Mari New Mirabad

10. Jhando Mari Akram Kot

11. Jhando Mari Punhoon Khaskheil

12. Jhando Mari Koro Khaskheli

13. Jhando Mari Ali Gul Umrani

14. Jhando Mari Wali Mohammad Dars

15. Jhando Mari Mushtaque Shah

16. Jhando Mari Deewan Chandi Ram

17. Jhando Mari Bashir Ahmed Babar

18. Jhando Mari Mohabbat Shah

19. Jhando Mari Haji Khaskheli

20. Jhando Mari Daim Khaskheli

21. Jhando Mari Mithoo Mastoi

22. Jhando Mari Lakha Dino Mari

23. Jhando Mari Ali Dino Khaskheli

24. Jhando Mari Mir jo Wathan

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