Emergency Livelihood Assistance to Flood Affected Farmers Sunflower Project
Emergency Livelihood Assistance to Flood Affected Farmers Sunflower Project Donor: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Districts: (Khairpur) and (Larkana) Duration: February – June 2011 Major Activities: The project will cover 35 UCs of the district Ghotki and creat a three-tier Social Mobilization Organization. To organize the Community Organizations (COs) of the poor and their federations will be managing their development through transparent, equitable, inclusive, accountable, and community demand-driven processes. Formation of Community Organizations (COs); Formation of Village Organizations (VOs); Formation of Local Support Organizations (LSOs); Community Capacity Building / Training. Back
Livelihood Enhancement and Protection (LEP) Program – II (District Ghotki)
Livelihood Enhancement and Protection (LEP) Program – II (District Ghotki) Donor: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) District: (Ghotki). Major Activities: The project aims to enhance capacity and skills, create more opportunities, transfer income-generating assets, and improve the productivity of community members to reduce their vulnerability to shocks, improve their livelihood initiatives, and strengthen their business operations. The project also intends to provide technical support and develop linkages at potential markets. LEP also intends to support community members to build up their savings capacity and proficiency in funds management through promoting internal lending, with complementing these efforts through grants and technical support to increase assets, productivity, and incomes, through their joint ventures at a platform known as “Common Interest Group”, where they are organized having common interest to facilitate the pooling of resources and products for common gain. Generation of livelihood means by distribution of assets among the poor to enable them to earn livelihood. The poor and ultra-poor will be identified through the Poverty Score Card. Livelihood Investment Plan (LIP) to be filled to identify, analyze, and prioritize Ultra, Vulnerable and Poor. Skill development Training to improve livelihood. Livelihood grant to the community. Asset Transfer. Back Project Completion Reports Project Completion Report LEP-I Project Completion Report LEP-II Project Completion Report Digital Hub LEP-I Graduation Survey Report Ghotki LEP II Report on Special Initiatives LEP Profiles of Beneficiaries (Data of Graduation Survey) Back
Food For Work
Food For Work Donor: World Food Program (WFP) Duration: February – July 2011 Major Activities: Food for Work to the flood-affected families being engaged in the reconstruction & rehabilitation of houses in Kashmore, Jacobabad, and Shahdadkot. Back
SEHAT Project Health Care Interventions in Flood Affected Areas
SEHAT Project Health Care Interventions in Flood Affected Areas Donor: British Pak Foundation (BPF) Partner: Rural Support Program Network (RSPN) District/s: (Shahdadkot) and (Shikarpur). Duration: February – June 2011 Major Activities: Implementation in District Shahdadkot and Shikarpur. Social Mobilization Training of Staff on Delivery of Sessions & use of IEC material, Identification and orientation of Men & Women Community Facilitators /Activists; Established Union Council level Health Networks and village level Village Health Committees (VHCs)for advocacy with UC level and district level government officials for the delivery of services in un-served rural areas Conducted awareness and sensitization sessions with rural communities on Maternal & Newborn care and birth spacing to protect the lives of women and infants. Conducted Sessions with men and Women and disseminated messages on the importance of hygiene, prevention from diarrhea, waterborne diseases, the use of Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS), and immunization. VHCs and UC level Health Networks, with the support from the Department Of Health, People’s Primary Health Care Initiatives (PPHI), and local Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), organized medical camps in un-served rural areas. Back
Emergency Relief and Early Recovery For Flood Affectees Across Pakistan (BAHAAL)
Emergency Relief and Early Recovery For Flood Affected Across Pakistan (BAHAAL) Donor: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Partner: Rural Support Programs Network (RSPN) Districts: (Kashmore), (Shikarpur), (Shahdadkot) and (Jacobabad). Duration: October 2010 – April 2011 Major Activities: BAHAL is a country-wide relief and early recovery project with support from RSPN and OFDA (USAID) for the flood victims. Implemented by SRSO in Kashmore, Shikarpur, Shahdadkot and Jacobabad. Support of Emergency Shelters (Transitional room Shelter i.e: Canvas tarpaulin sheet (12ft. x 18ft.), Bamboo poles, and 30 meters Rope ); WASH (Hygiene Kits, Health and Hygiene Awareness Sessions); Water (Hand-Pumps installation and Water Kit), jerry cans, and water purification tablets; Agriculture and Food Security (Agri Inputs: Seeds, Fertilizers, and Cash grant for land preparation); Animal Feed Supplements. Back Project Completion Report Back
Community Based Integrated Multisectoral Program
Community Based Integrated Multisectoral Program Donor: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Districts: (Kashmore-Kandhkot), (Jacobabad), (Shahdadkot), (Shikarpur) and (Khairpur). Duration: February – August 2011 Major Activities: SRSO with the support of UNICEF implemented the Integrated Program in the fields of Water, Environment, Hygiene, and Sanitation (WASH), Health, Nutrition, Child Protection, and Education in districts Kashmore-Kandhkot, Jacobabad, Shahdadkot, Shikarpur and Khairpur. SRSO distributed Hygiene kits, jerry cans, and buckets in 50,000 Households under this project. 4,500 hand pumps were installed followed by the construction of 4,328 latrines with community participation in the WASH component. The health and hygiene awareness sessions were conducted in 829 villages where 50,000 HHs were provided basic knowledge about health and hygiene practices, especially hand washing. 50 villages were declared as ODF (open defecation free) in five districts. 430 temporary learning centers and 40 child-friendly spaces were established in Education & Child protection components in which 47,185 children were enrolled and registered in CFSs. 47,185Out of 71,500 (enrolled children), 17,824 were those who never attended school ever before which remained one of the success stories of the project. The education project provided livelihood opportunities for community members by hiring 430 para teachers who were paid for their services in TLCs. In Health component, 26,243 children aged between 0-2 years, were registered and immunized through this project. 52,137 children (aged 0-5 years) were provided OPV (oral polio vaccine) followed by 14,548 women of reproductive age who were provided TT vaccine. 34,399 (2-5 years) children were provided Deforming tablets while 2,955 clean delivery kits were distributed in the project area. Back Project Information Back
Sindh Agriculture Recovery Program (SARP)
Sindh Agriculture Recovery Program (SARP) Donor: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Partner: Rural Support Programs Network (RSPN) Districts: (Jacobabad), (Shahdadkot), (Shikarpur), (Kashmore), (Larkana), (Thatta), (Dadu) districts. Duration: November 2010 – June 2011 Major Activities: The Sindh Agriculture Recovery Program is being implemented by SRSO with the support of USAID and Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) through RSPN in Jacobabad, Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Kashmore, Larkana, Thatta, Dadu districts.This program aims to provide agriculture support for cultivation of sunflower on 101,150 acres of land in Sindh and targeted 50,576 beneficiaries.The beneficiaries are flood affected farmers with 1-20 acres of cultivable land and the support provided includes sunflower seeds, fertilizers and mechanical and technical support along with market linkages in order to support their livelihood. Farmers will also be provided with: Training on the sowing, growing, harvesting, and post-harvesting processes Tractors for land preparation Threshers and other equipment for harvesting Cash for work to rehabilitate watercourses The agri-input support includes: sunflower seed 2 kg, One bag of DAP, two bags of Urea (50kg) per acre, Cash support for on-farm harvesting and threshing activities. Dry Food distributed comprising wheat (50kg-80 Kgs), cooking oil (4.5 Kgs) and high energy biscuits (2.25 Kgs) , Sugar (4 Kgs), tea (0.3 Kgs), pulses (8 Kgs), spices (1 Kg), RUSF (1.5 Kgs), and in some cases 100 Kg Rice in replacement of flour package per Household. Back Project information Back
Save the Flood & Disaster Victims Organization Project
Save the Flood & Disaster Victims Organization Project Donor: Save the Flood & Disaster Victims Organization Districts: (Qamber Shahdadkot). Major Activities: Construction of 200 Houses for the Flood Affecteed Households in district Shahdadkot.The said Project package support comprises of following interventions: Two-room houses, Each House is to have a Hand Pump and Latrine. Back Village Completion Report Back
Integrated Water Efficient Irrigation Program (IWEIP)
Integrated Water Efficient Irrigation Program (IWEIP) Donor: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) Major Activities Water Supply Schemes Drip Irrigation Schemes Lining of Water Courses Tube Wells. Back
Basic Infrastructure & Social Sector Services (Daharki-District Ghotki)
Basic Infrastructure & Social Sector Services (Daharki-District Ghotki) Donor: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) District/s: (Daharki-Ghotki) Major Activities: Formation of Community Organizations (COs). CPI Schemes. Social Sector Services such as Education and Health etc. Back