BCDP Breif Presentation

Balochistan – Development Challenges and Opportunities

Profile of Balochistan:
“Largest province of Pakistan -geographically “
Total population: (1998: 6.5 million)
Population density: 19 persons per Sq. Km
Total area: 347, 220 km
32 districts – 721 Union Councils (664 Rural Union Councils) 7,480 Revenue villages
& 1.4 million households
Share of provinces in area and population of Pakistan

Potentials
Mines and
Mineral
Agriculture
and
Livestock
Coastal
Area
Human
Capital
Internatio
nal
boarders
Youth
750 KM
6% of total
land is
cultivated
Source: economic survey of Pakistan –2011-12
contributes 66% in
Pakistan livestock Mining and Quarrying
establishments 22% of
Pakistan

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Approximately half of the population uses wells and
open ponds for drinking water

• Rural girl’s enrollment 23%
• Dropout rate in primary cycle 63%
• Primary education completion is only 27%
• 10 thousand clusters are without any schools (43%)
• >50% are “single teacher one room” schools
• Poverty tends communities to send children to madaris

Health
-Under Five Mortality- 89 per 1000 Live Birth
-Under Five Mortality - Male 74 per 1000 Live Birth
-Under Five Mortality - Female 107 per 1000 Live Birth
-Infant Mortality 72 per 1000 Live Birth
-Immunization 35% (Aged 12 to 23 Months)
-Maternal Mortality Ratio 785 per 100,000 live birth
-Deliveries at health facilities 26%
- Antenatal care 39% at least once by skilled person
-Malnutrition under 5 years of age 41%

Women are subject to discrimination, violence and
deprivation from basic rights:

Floods
Drought
Earthquakes
Natural
Calamities

The Context
 44 % area of Country Land area
 Only 5 % population sparsely spread around water
sources amid arid inhospitable terrain
 Pioneer of domesticating animals and plants
 Locational advantage
 Head Count poverty increased to 50.9%
 Insufficient & Inadequate Human and Institutional
resource base result in weak Governance
 Predominantly Tribal culture and vested interest of power
structure

 Years of regional instability
 Militants exploited frustrations of deprived populace
 Afghan War disrupted socio-economic development.
Exacerbated the local sectarian and tribal conflicts.
 Militancy increased gaps between service delivery
and demand
 Ignored Youth particularly in rural populace
 Strong Egos
The Context

• There are 2.7 million children in Balochistan between the
ages of 5- 16 , of which 1.8 million or 66% are out of school
• Majority of out of school children are girls( 62% girls of age
5-16 years are out of school
• With 12347 government schools in Balochsitan only 6% High
schools
• Quality of education is poor as compared to children in
the rest of the country; 51% of children in Class 5 cannot
read a story fluently,
71% of children in Class 5 cannot read a sentence in
English & 61 % of Children in Class 5 cannot perform simple
two- digit division
• 3 out of every 4 schools are missing the basic facility of toilet

• Rural girls’ enrollment is only 29%
• Overall girls enrollment is only 34%
• Dropout rate in primary cycle is 63%
• Primary education completion is only 35%
• Gross enrollment rate at the Primary level 69%
• Net enrolment at the Primary level(age 5-9) 39%
• 10 thousand clusters are without any schools 43%
• >50% are “single teacher one room” schools
• Poverty tends communities to send children to Madrasas
Education Situation: (PSLM 2011-12)

 Non Profit, Non Government
Organization but with a Distinct
Philosophy
 BoDs & Volunteerism
 Addressing poverty on scale
 Capacity for Long term Survival
 Working with the Govt.
 Approach to Change
 Diversity, Iteration & Adaption
 RSP Network

"A prosperous Balochistan where
people especially the poor and
women are provided with equal
livelihood opportunities and are
not socially and economically
excluded"
"To harness potential of the
rural poor to help themselves,
assume control of local
development and improve
their standard of living"
Mission

District
Union
Council
Village
Community
Households
Provincial
Government
District
Government
Local
Bodies UC
levelPSC
Social
Mobilisation
Capacity
Building
Technical/
Financial
Assistance
Linkages
Gap between State and Citizen
Poverty Targeting
Internal Lending
Saving,
Situation Analysis
Need Prioritization
Planning (MIPs, VDPs,
UCDPs
Self Help Initiatives
Monitoring and
Management by CIs
Need-based Participatory Development
BRSP – A Catalyst
Costly Development
No Ownership
Non-functional Conflicts
Low Socio-Economic Indicators
Enhanced Ownership
Shared O&M Transparency & Accountability
Cost-effective
Social Cohesion
Improved Management & local Governance
Non Participatory
Development
Collective Actions
Vision

Balochistan Community Development Programme (BCDP)
Duration = 36 Months
(EU Contribution 100% = Euro 7 Million)
Project is Funded by the European Union
PROGRAMME PROGRESS
2nd Year & Overall till November 2015

Expected Result (ER) 1:
Establishment and strengthening of an inclusive and
representative system of community mobilization for socio-
economic development federating communities at village and
Union council levels

1.1: Analysis of CIs Fostered/Revitalized (COs):
134
252
136
342 363
632
371
532
1003
1758
0
500
1000
1500
2000
Target Achvt Target Achvt Target Achvt Target Achvt Target Achvt
Zhob Jhal Magsi Khuzdar Loralai 2nd Year
COs Target Vs. Achievement (2nd Year)
474 469 619 665
1048 1046
716 692
2857 2872
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
Zhob Jhal Magsi Khuzdar Loralai Overall
COs Target Vs Achievment

Immediate Outcomes:
• Out of 2,872 community organizations (COs), 04% are holding regular monthly meetings and taking
part in the participatory decisions and turn out to be in the Extra Ordinary category, 11% are in A
category (75%-100%), 13% CIs falls in B category (50%-75%), 28% CIs are falling into C category
(25%-50%) and 44% CIs are in D category with only (0%-25%) of their performances.
• 73 VOs, 05 LSOs and 03 COs have opened and operating their bank accounts in ZTBL, ABL and Al-
Baraqa Banks.
• Awareness raising sessions on basic human/civic rights were held with 6,140 participants (1,733
men, 3,355 women and 2,779 children) which resulted in preparations of 853 CNICs, 509 CIs
members were registered in voter’s lists, birth and death registration.
• During the reporting period a total of 194 various nature self-help initiatives such as arranging polio
campaign, repair and cleanliness of water channels, flood protection walls, repair of check dams
etc. where CIS contributed in cash contribution of PKR.1, 557,400 in mentioned self-help initiatives
and in kind contribution was recorded that is benefiting more than 28,769 men and women
members of CIs.
• To mobilize and manage resources, total 151 VOs and 08 LSOs have got registrations with the Social
Welfare Department and contributed Rs. 2,160,000 as their own share of registration fee.
• 112 children enrolment campaigns have been held resulting in enrolment of 846 children (421 Boys
& 425 Girls) in the government schools.

1.1: Analysis of CIs Fostered/Revitalized (VOs):
14
75
32
106
52
110 104 92
202
383
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
VOs Target Vs Achievement (2nd Year)
119 125 153 156
237
182
221
112
730
575
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
VOs Target Vs Achievement (Overall)

1.1: Analysis of CIs Fostered/Revitalized (LSOs):
2
4 5 5
-1
2
8
0
13
11
-5
0
5
10
15
LSOs Target Vs Achievement (2nd Year)
7 6 9 5 9 7
15
0
40
18
0
10
20
30
40
50
LSOs Target Vs Achievement (Overall)

1.2: Analysis of Community Management Skills Trainings:
370
610 510
724
1007
1210
826 784
2712
3328
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
CMST Target Vs Achievement (2n Year)
950 931
1240 1116
2096
1728
1435
1002
5721
4777
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
CMST Target Vs Achievement (Overall)
Immediate Outcomes:
• 2,021 COs maintaining proper records and enhanced
understanding on the roles and responsibilities of
community office bearer.
• Community Institutions have record in place with each
community institution, which includes record of meetings
held by the community.
• PKR 48,74,370 savings, PKR 17,750 internal lending
benefiting 44 men & women, 40 self-help community
initiatives contributing PKR 381,400 with 2,629 men &
women beneficiaries and 27 COs developed their linkages
with Line departments benefiting 475 men & women.

1.3: Analysis of Leadership Management Skills Trainings:
162 164 201
80
295
208
295
119
953
571
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
LMST Target Vs. Achievement (2nd Year)
222
164
276
80
404
208
404
119
1306
571
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
LMST Target Vs. Achivement (Overall)
Immediate Outcomes:
• 285 VOs & 04 LSOs maintaining proper records and have
enhanced understanding on the roles and responsibilities of
community office bearer. Community Institutions have record
in place with each community institution, which includes
record of meetings held by the community.
• 152 VOs have taken self-help initiatives and have worked
towards leveraging MPA’s development fund for construction
of Check Dam in Loralai District, construction of irrigation
channel in district Zhob, establishment of 3 community
schools in Zhob, Khuzdar and Jhal Magsi, electrification of 2
Union Councils in district Khuzdar which were off-grid. The CIs
contributed Rs: 1,896,900 in mentioned interventions that are
benefiting 28,094 men & women in target districts of BCDP.
• 43 VOs have developed linkages with different government
line departments/INGOs and leveraged PKR 1,639,000 for
various nature interventions that are benefiting 2,855 men &
women.
• LSO Shama UC San Chako & LSO Gidan UC Abad in district
Khuzdar has leveraged PKR: 220 million through linkages
development and got approved these funds from Chief
Minister Special Fund for electrification of 2 UCs which once
realized will benefit 20,800 population.

1.4: Analysis of Proposal Writing to the communities:
222
105
276
79
404
213
404
102
1306
499
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
Proposal Writing Target Vs. Achivement (Overall)
Immediate Outcomes:
• 41 MVOs, 14 WVO & 07 LSOs have so far mobilized internal
resources to the amount of (PKR: 398,160) through
membership fee, from local philanthropists, by selling
collection of animal skins and hide during Eid festivals for
helping the poor HHs. The membership fee and monthly
contributions are used for managing day-to-day
administrative affairs of CIs.
• CIs are maintaining financial records and now have enhanced
understanding on maintaining day-to-day financial matters
and developing proposal at community level.
• Community Institutions have financial record in place with
each community institution.
149
105
186
79
272
213
272
102
878
499
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
Proposal Writing Target Vs. Achievement (2nd Year)

1.4: Analysis of Financial Management to the communities:
111 99
138
202 202 199 202
86
653
586
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Financial Management Training Target Vs. Achievement
(Overall)
81 99 101
202
148
199
148
86
477
586
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Financial Management Training Target Vs. Achievement
(2nd Year)

1.5: Analysis of Master Trainers/CRPs developed: Immediate Outcomes:
• This trained resource pool of CRPs are performing as master
trainers and are facilitating the programme in imparting
community-based trainings, taking proactive steps in
mobilizing communities, and assisting communities in
leveraging additional resource, record maintenance and
conflict management.
• CRPs have supported 65% data collection and validation
process of PSCs, supported programme staff and communities
in outreach to 70% men and 30% women membership in the
community institutions.
• These CRPs have reinforced 90% poor households in
becoming members in community institutions. They are
supporting 100% illiterate CIs members of community
institutions in maintaining records.
• Facilitation in community institution’s bank accounts opening
and registration processes is about 10%.
• They are regularly maintaining different records i.e. pass
books, proceeding registers, resolutions and attendance of
members.
• Helped in organizing training events in the communities and
ensuring participation of office bearers in the trainings. CRPs
have not only supported but also imparted 100% CMST
trainings at communities’ level.
• Contribution in gender sensitization sessions trainings is
approximately 50%. CRPs extend support in conduction of
50% DRR sessions in the communities.
5
8
1
4
2
9
6
13 12
34
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Develop Master Trainers / CRPs
(2nd Year)
15 16 15 16 15
20
15
20
60
72
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Develop Master Trainers / CRPs
(Overall)

1.6: Analysis of Manager Conferences:
5 6
4 5
9
11
8 7
26
29
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Manager Conferennce Target Vs Achievement
(Quarter)
8 7
10
7
17
12 12
7
47
33
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Manager Conferennce Target Vs Achievement
(Overall)
Immediate Outcomes:
• Community activists are sharing good practices and lessons
learnt, among themselves and 70% of CIs are replicating best
practices (70% Viable COs i.e. having meeting, savings, self-
help initiatives) the learning in their community.

1.7: Analysis of Exposure Visits:
93
146 133 135
188
234
173
115
586
630
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Exposure Visit Target Vs. Achievement
(2nd Year)
220 219
276
197
401
303
403
200
1300
919
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
Exposure Visit Target Vs. Achievement
(Overall)
Immediate Outcomes:
• Experience sharing through interaction with mature
community institutions has enabled them to learn from best
practices, practical experience and replicate these learning’s
in their respective domain.
• The participants have practically visited different UC-based
poverty reduction models such as micro credit, Community
Livelihood Fund (CLF), Interest Free Loan (IFL), VDP/UCDP,
micro hydel energization projects, including different types
of CPI, DRR, LSOs self-help initiatives & linkages developed
with different stakeholders, CRPs effective role and
assessed institutional development. The activists replicated
these learning’s and followed presentation templates in
their organizations.

1.8: Analysis of Youth Recreational Activities:
6
11
9
11
6
10 11 10
30
43
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Youth Activities Target Vs. Achievement
(2nd Year)
16 16 16
13
16 15 16
10
64
54
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Youth Activities Target Vs. Achievement
(Overall)
Immediate Outcomes:
• Youth was engaged in productive activities that are
promoting peace and tolerance among communities.
• Multiple benefits have been witnessed such as mass
awareness on subjects such as peace, social issues, health
related behavior, role of youth in development, importance
of education and rights of the vulnerable people etc.
Moreover, as a result of these activities 33% Youth (from 18-
28 age) have got membership to Community Organization
(COs) and are taking part in community development
activities and voicing their issues/rights at various platforms.

1.9: Organize provincial level LSO convention for influencing pro-poor
policies
• First LSO convention conducted in Nov. 2014, total 248 individuals participated
Overall target: 3 (Events)
Achievement: 01 (33%)

1.10: Analysis of Stakeholders Meetings/workshops:
5 5 6
4
7 7 6
2
24
18
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Stakeholders Meetings/workshops
Target Vs Achievement
(2nd Year)
12
8
12
6
12
8
12
4
48
26
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Stakeholders Meetings/workshops
Target Vs Achievement
(Overall)
Immediate Outcomes:
• Effective linkages of 74 community institutions (27 COs, 43
VOs & 4 LSOs) developed.
• Key stakeholders particularly Deputy Commissioner and
district line department officials have attended these
workshops and in few instances the DC has taken note of
community issues and concerns during the meeting.
• The interaction of CIs with line departments has strengthened
and the district government line departments have recognized
community as an active stakeholder by listening to their voice
and concerns.
• The CIs were not only able to get their urgent issues of
nonfunctional health or education facilities resolved but also
have mobilized an amount PKR 1,639,000 for different
initiatives that are benefiting approximately 3,481 community
members (2,338 men & 1,143 women).
• CIs developed interaction with key stakeholders and ensured
buy-in of the government for the programme.
• CIs developed effective linkages with NADRA and 853 CI
members (432 men & 421 women) were able to get CNICs
and 509 community members (280 men & 229 women) were
registered in voter registration lists through 94 voter
registration campaigns.

1.10: Training of Trainers of Gender sensitization / mainstreaming:
19
15
19
6
19
13
19
15
75
49
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
ToT on Gender Sensitation
(2nd Year)
30
24
30
13
30
19
30
23
120
79
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
ToT on Gender Sensitization
(Overall)

1.11: Analysis of Gender Sensitization:
166
399
210
452
259
511
223
375
856
1737
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
Gender Sensitization
Target Vs Achievement (2nd Year)
625 596 625 605 625 615 625 515
2500
2331
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
Gender Sensitization
Target Vs Achievement (Overall)
Immediate Outcomes:
• 2,331 community men and women through dialogues and
formal gender sensitization sessions.
• Effective enhancement in outreach and inclusion of
marginalized groups particularly women outreach 13,721
women got membership in WCOs, 1,131 women activists got
membership in WVOs and 66 women activists are now
members of LSOs in their General and Executive Body.
• 425 men & women linked with social safety net programme of
Government of Pakistan and have received so far an amount
of PKR 49,700 as monthly subsistence allowance. Through
391 awareness sessions on basic human/civic rights with 6140
participants (1733 men & 3355 women including 2,779
children) have increased their awareness level on basic rights.
These sessions helped address the critical needs of
marginalized women where access was a challenge earlier.
For the first time gender concerns were reflected and
addressed in 243 VDPs coming from women and men both
and reflected women prioritized needs in the VDPs.

Expected Result (ER) 2:
Improvement of community physical infrastructure for improved basic social services

2.1: Training of staff , COs/VO/LSOs and LGRD on Development of VDPs , UCDP & development of VDPs.
Overall Target: 320 (pax)
Achievement: 0 (0%)
Overall Target: 360 (Nos.)
Achievement: 310 (86%)

2.1: Analysis of Village Development Plans:
33 29
53
31
76
38
95
36
257
134
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Village Development Plans
Target Vs. Achievement
(2nd Year)
96
61
123
57
187
73
187
52
593
243
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Village Development Plans
Target Vs. Achievement
(Overall)
Immediate Outcomes:
• Altogether 243 VOs have undertaken the VDP exercise and
identified their collective needs i.e. 28% Irrigation, 18%
DWSS, 14% Education, followed by 8% each for Basic
Health, communication, Floods/Disaster Protection sectors.
• 232 VOs with the support of BRSP and local government
conducted assessments of 232 community infrastructure
potential sites identified and prioritised needs at village
level and have developed medium term Village
Development Plans (VDPs) for their respective villages.

2.2: Analysis of CPI Site Identification :
69 32
75
29 66 38
84
24
293
123
0
100
200
300
400
CPI site Identification
Target Vs Achievement (2nd Year)
167
64
166
55
167
73
166
40
666
232
0
200
400
600
800
CPI site Identification
Target Vs Achievement (Overall)

2.3: Analysis of Feasibility Surveys & preparation of project digests:
66 29
75
29 67 39
83
19
290
116
0
100
200
300
400
Feasibility Surveys
(2nd Year)
167
64
166
55
167
73
166
36
666
228
0
200
400
600
800
Feasibility Surveys
(Overall)

2.4: Scrutiny, assessments, and selection of the proposed projects by the Selection Committee
85
38
88
35
83
0
100
15
355
88
0
100
200
300
400
Scrutiny, assessments, and selection by DSC
(2nd Year)
167
54
166
48
167
18
166
15
666
135
0
200
400
600
800
Scrutiny, assessments, and selection by DSC (Overall)

• Out of 643 total 102 MoUs Signed with Community Institutions (CIs)
• Out of 23 total 07 ToP signed for government basic social service delivery facilities identified and
prioritized by the communities
• Overall 25 CPIs schemes (17 Jhal Magsi, 06 Loralai & 02 Zhob) have been initiated at ground
successfully
• So far, 2 events on DRR training conducted with almost 40 participants at provincial level.
• BRSP and LGRDD jointly organized a 4 days training workshop at rural development academy total,
218 Local Government/Line departments officials, community Activists and programme staff
trained on Participatory development Approaches.
2.5: Establish Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Communities (3rd Dialogue)
2.6: Establish Memorandum of Understanding with the concerned government authorities for
rehabilitation of government basic social service delivery facilities (identified and prioritised by the
communities)
2.8: Initiate and complete schemes
2.10: Training of local administration staff/local bodies elected representatives on
participative/community development approaches
2.11: Training local administration staff/local bodies elected representative on DRR (2 events/pax 50)

Formation of Community Institutions (Male & Female)
Female CMST Stakeholder’s meeting/workshop Exposure Visit

Youth Recreational Activity Manager Conference
PSC Data Collection
Need Identification & Prioritization at
Village Level (VDP)
LSO Convention Site Identification & proposed
scheme

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