QUARTERLY UPDATE ON SOCIAL MOBILISATION OUTREACH OF

THE RURAL SUPPORT PROGRAMMES IN PAKISTAN

Issue 03: Quarter October-December 2009

OUTREACH RSPNRSPN

The Rural Support Programmes (RSPs) aim to reduce poverty and improve quality of life of the rural poor by harnessing their potential to manage their own development through their own institutions.

Second LSO Convention participant group photo and Best LSO Performance Award for Women LSO Gindhar, Balochistan.

Highlights of the Quarter (October - December 09)

LSO Gindhar, Mustung – Best Performing LSO in 2009

The best performing LSO at the 2nd National LSO Convention 2009 was the women's LSO Gindhar from District Mastung, Balochistan. They received a shield and a cash award of Rs. 1,000,000 donated by RSPN. LSO Gindhar was formed in 2008. It has a total membership of 109 women who have formed 38 women's CO and 7 VDOs. The LSO activities have included a 'Goat Bank', through which the poorest women are given goats in a 'share-rearing' programme; health “walks” throughout the UC and the provision of microcredit and vocational training for LSO members. The depth and breadth of the LSO activities is increasing rapidly and the LSO hopes to improve the standard of living of its poorest member women.

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·Aga Khan Rural Support Programme: A Journey Through Grassroots Development was held on 14th October 2009 at the National Library Auditorium, Islamabad. Mr. Shaukat Tareen (Finance Minister) was the Chief Guest and Mr. Sartaj Aziz (former Finance Minister) was the Guest of Honour.

·Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan made a presentation at the “International Conference on Community-Driven Development” held in Beijing on 15-19th October 2009

·The Second National Convention of Local Support Organisations was held on 16-17 December 2009 in Islamabad. Over 300 delegates from all over Pakistan attended. Mr Kaira, Federal Minister for Information, presented the award to the best LSO Gindhar, District Mastang, Balochistan

·RSPN held the Annual RSPs' Strategy Retreat 2009 at Bhurban Murree on 20-23 November 2009

·Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan along with Mr Noor-ul-Haq Chief Economist P&D GoSindh, DCO Shikarpur and DCO Khairpur visited the community organisations in SRSO programme area

·SRSO in collaboration with NADRA and District Government Shikarpur organised two camps and facilitated the registration of 3200 villagers, mostly women for their CNIC

·A media delegation comprising representatives of 20 leading TV channels and Newspapers visited the Union Council Based Poverty Reduction Programme of SRSO on 23rd December 2009

·The RSPN-commissioned study on “Assessment of Community Livestock Extension Workers' Services Under the Prime Minister's Special Initiative for Livestock: A Public Private Partnership between the RSPN and the Ministry of Livestock and Dairy Development, Government of Pakistan” was completed

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Highlights of the Quarter (October - December 09)

·sponsored 'International Workshop on Domestic Biogas' held in Kathmandu, Nepal in November 2009

·On December 1st 2009 the Netherlands Minister for Development and the Chairman RSPN signed a four-year agreement for the implementation of the Pakistan Domestic Biogas Programme in Central Punjab

·DFID Pakistan conducted the 4th Annual Review of RSPN in November 2009

·The Government of Pakistan and the International Fund for Agricultural Development signed a loan agreement for the Crop Maximisation Support Project, which will complement the on-going Crop Maximisation Project – II in 10 Districts in partnership with RSPN and the RSPs. (November 11, 2009)

·Installation of the 100th biogas plant was begun by the Pakistan Domestic Biogas Programme (December 20, 2009)

·The Azad Jammu and Kashmir RSP became a member of the RSP Network and signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with: 1) AJK Bank for collaboration and providing financial services to COs, VOs and LSOs; 2) AJK Community Development Program for Social Mobilization and credit related activities in Districts Kotli, Mirpur, Bhimber and Neelum; and 3) the Department of Agriculture, GoAJK, for implementing Integrated Pest Management Project through grassroots institutions

Two RSPN staff members participated in the ADB/SNV- ·Three members of the Gender Resource Group from 3 RSPs participated in the 14th Feminist Capacity Building Course on Gender, Sustainable Livelihoods, Human Rights and Peace course in Kathmandu, Nepal from 21st October to 19th November, 2009

·The Gender and Development training manual was translated into Urdu for the RSPs' gender trainers

·Three 'gender workshops' were organised by TRDP and SRSO. These are a continuation of the Gender ToT begun in May 2009

·The Gender and Development section held a workshop on 'community based video documentation' attended by members of 5 LSOs. Each LSO representative was given a video camera the close of the workshop

·With DFID/RSPN support, four senior RSP monitoring and evaluation staff attended a 10-day training course on “Managing For Development Results” held at Asian Institute of Technology Bangkok

·A delegation from SRSP visited to the Union Council Based Poverty Reduction Programme of SRSO and held meetings the COs and VOs

·The participants of the Women Leadership Programme (WLP) made a one-week exposure visit to Sri Lanka and held meetings with various government and private agencies

·Eight (8) RSPN/RSPs staff members visited BRAC, Bangladesh

Rural Support Programmes in Pakistan RSP Coverage/Outreach as of December 2009

Districts within province are ranked based on % increase in organised households during the quarter Oct-Dec 2009

Household Organised Ucs having RSPs Presence

Household Organised Ucs having RSPs Presence

Household Organised Ucs having RSPs Presence

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