1. Programme for
Poverty
Reduction
Cooperazione Italiana
allo Sviluppo
Ministero Affari Esteri
Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
90, Margalla Road, F-8/2, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel +92-51-8439450-79, Fax +92-51-8431041
UAN:+92-51-111-000-102,URL: www.ppaf.org.pk
The emblem denotes three words: Ishq, Ilm, Aml
−meaning passion, knowledge and action the core
values driving the institution.
Pakistan’s districts bordering Iran and Afghanistan are
suffering from both poverty and severe on-going
conflicts, and are some of the most vulnerable areas
of the country. In line with it’s Poverty Reduction
Strategy, the Government has approved an
integrated and holistic programme aimed at
empowering the local communities in these areas, so
that they can create social safety nets for the
vulnerable and invest in small scale productive
infrastructure, education, health, skill training, access
to microfinance, and setting up micro enterprises,
thus enhancing their quality of life.
Financed by the Government of Italy through the
Directorate General for Development Cooperation,
and supervised by the World Bank (as per PPAF-III
guidelines), the 40 million Euro‘Programme for
Poverty Reduction’is implemented in 14 Districts and
38 Union Councils through organizations partnered
by the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF).
Mobilized in 2013, this is a 3- year Programme.
AboutPPAF
PPAF is an apex institution for community-driven development in the country. Set up
as an autonomous and not-for-profit private sector organization, PPAF enjoys
facilitation and support from the Government of Pakistan, other multi & bilateral and
corporate donors. PPAF aims to be the catalyst for improving quality of life,
broadening range of opportunities and socio-economic mainstreaming of the poor
and disadvantaged, especially women. PPAF works through an integrated approach,
which is aligned closely with Pakistan’s commitment to the MDGs.
Projectareas MessagefromCEO
The PPR is an exciting and challenging program for us at the Pakistan
Poverty Alleviation Fund. With the Government of Italy’s unmitigated
support, we are accessing 14 districts in the country’s most neglected
and poverty stricken areas in KP, Balochistan and FATA. With this
program, we hope to leverage earlier investments in community
mobilization, livelihoods, infrastructure, health and education. The
meticulous attention to detail that PPAF follows in all it donor
programs-a detailed baseline study, project plans as per Community led
planning tools and then third party impact, is being followed for the PPR.
This is crucial so that the differences before during and after our
interventions are implemented can be observed. We hope to pave the
path for other institutions that work in these areas by constantly sharing
our partners’ best practices. In this manner, the PPR provides an
opportunity to leverage the Government of Italy’s significant
contribution to Pakistan in the areas of livelihoods, agriculture value
chains and heritage preservation. We are grateful to the continued
technical assistance extended to us by the GoI for this program.
The journey of ishq, ilm and amal (passion, knowledge and action) is
indeed a challenging one-but for us at PPAF and our friends from the
Government of Italy, its rewards in empowerment and stability far
surpass the challenge. Village by village, Union Council by Union Council,
we will Insha’Allah transform the landscape of this country.
Chief Executive Officer- PPAF
Qazi Azmat Isa
Source: Processed and produced by the
PPAF Climate Change Laboratory
KPK
FATA
Balochistan
Chitral
Upper
Dir
Lower
Dir
Swat
Zhob
Panjgur
Pishin
Lasbela
Killa
SaifUllah
Gwadar
Kech Awaran
Bajaur
Agency
Killa Abdullah
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ofunioncouncils
District/Agency Number of
Union Councils
Bajaur Agency
Chitral
Upper Dir
Lower Dir
Swat
Zhob
Killa Saifullah
Pishin
Killa Abdullah
Gwadar
Lasbela
Awaran
Panjgur
Kech/Turbat
3
3
3
3
12
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
23
3 (Tehsils )
3
38
Sub Total - FATA
Grand Total
Balochistan
Federally Administered
Tribal Areas
Province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Sub Total - KPK
Sub Total - Balochistan
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2. Programme Implementation - PPAF supports need based integrated programming through
Community Physical Infrastructure (CPI), Water Energy and Climate Change (WECC), Education,
Health & Nutrition (EHN), Disaster Preparedness & Management (DPM), and Livelihood,
Employment & Enterprise Development. PPAF supports the community to develop sector specific
Community Resource Persons (CRPs). It equips the community to establish relevant platforms to
support each of the thematic sectors, e.g. Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs), Health
Committees, Naukri ya Karobar Centres, Youth Centres, Loan Centres, Disaster Preparedness and
Management Committees (DPMCs), etc. In addition to micro enterprises, the community is
supported to establish social enterprises to address immediate social issues such as community
schools, health centres, water purifying units, livestock and crop insurance, etc. Advocacy and
lobbying with local government and other resource institutions is a critical intervention.
Some key sectors that PPR will focus on include natural resource management, agriculture and
livestock, horticulture, eco-tourism, crafts, processing and post harvest technologies, gems &
minerals.
Framework
for Effective Socio-Economic
Transformation through
Community Driven
Development
Community Engagement - PPAF's Partner
Organizations (POs) identify village based
Community Resource Persons who are trained to
lead community based dialogues on 'a vision for
a quality life', Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs), Sustainable Livelihood and Enterprise
Development (SLED), and human rights and core
institutional values. The intent is to create a
passion (or CHAAH) for change, and ensure that
the community is willing and able to invest in a
'togetherness' that will transcend beyond the life
of the Programme.
Building Institutional Capacity - Community members are
guided to establish and strengthen inclusive community
institutions at mohallah, village and union council levels to
conceptualize and undertake the required socio-economic
transformation. A cadre of local Community Resource
Persons (CRPs) is developed with expertise in management
(financial, human, procurement), gender, environment,
governance, civic rights, networking, computer literacy,
financial literacy, and poverty ranking. The Village
Organizations (VOs) and the Local Support Organizations
(LSOs) are supported to register as formal entities and open
bank accounts to allow formal financial transactions.
DevelopingSECTORSPECIFICCommunityResourcePersons(CRP’s)
Assessment
Community
Engagement
Gearing for
Action
Building
Institutional
Capacity
Compliance
and Quality
Assurance
Programme Planning
Entering
the Area
Institutional Development Programme Intervention Feedback
CPI WECC EHN DPM LEED
SecondaryData–Assessment&Analysis
Research,Assessments,Reporting,Documentation,
Communication
InstitutionalTransformationLeadingTo
SustainableDevelopment
CommunityOrientationtoPPAF’scoreValues,MillenniumDevelopment
Goals(MDGs)Framework,SustainableLivelihoodEmployment
Development(SLED)FrameworkandPPAFsFrameworkfor
EffectiveSocio-EconomicDevelopment
Settingup/strengtheningCommunityOrganizations(Cos),
VillageOrganizations(VOs)andLocalSupportOrganizations(LSOs)
andDevelopingINSTITUTIONALCommunityResourcePersons(CRPs)
Categorization of
beneficiaries and
households as per
Poverty ranking
(above poverty, poor,
ultra & vulnerable Poor)
Developing Socio-
Economic Plan for
villages & union
councils
(including spatial
mapping of gaps
and opportunities
in CPI, WECC, LEED,
EHN & Disaster)
Developing
Implementation Plans
(IPs) for action
Provision of Infrastructure/Assets
at individual or community level
Skills Training & Employability
CPI, WECC, EHN, DPM, LEED
Access to Finance
Community Livelihood Fund (CLF),
Prime Ministers Interest Free Loan
Scheme (PMIFL), Financial Services
Group (FSG)
Energizing Youth Engagement
Awareness raising , camps, advocacy,
sports, competitions, social Activities
Developing Associations,
Networks, Linkages
at community, government
and private sector levels
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GENDER DISABILITY ENVIRONMENT RURAL CONNECTIVITY
Entering the Area - PPAF invests in
developing the initial profiles of the
districts and Union Councils (UCs)
where PPR would be implemented,
so that the information guides
programme design and serves as a
critical baseline for eventual internal
and external assessments and
evaluations. PPAF's Partner
Organizations (POs) and the
community institutions continue to
update the profiles over the course
of programme implementation, thus
creating useful resource material for
future progress and programming.
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Programme Planning (Gearing for Action) - Members from local
community institutions are trained and mentored to categorize
households as per poverty ranking (above poverty, poor, ultra and
vulnerable poor), and undertake participatory dialogue and
consultations to develop village development plans (VDPs) and
consolidate the same into Union Council Development Plans
(UCDPs). This includes spatial mapping that clearly specifies village
resources including schools, health centres, water sources, roads,
bridges, etc. Such exercises allow for judicious resource allocation
and utilization.
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Compliance & Quality Assurance
(Feedback) - From the beginning of
the programme to its conclusion,
compliance is ensured with regard to
the speed, transparency and
accountability of implementation,
adherence to core values, and
integrity of financial transactions. This
is managed through a vibrant
Management Information System
(MIS) and internal and external
monitoring, research and
documentation. Through
technological innovations, the
community is also encouraged to
participate in this process. Best
practices are compiled and network
events organized for 'show and tell' to
relevant stakeholders.
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Sustainability - Institutional
transformation and sustainable
development is possible only when 'exit is
built into entry', the 'community is given
command over their own destiny' and
concern for 'environment, gender equality
and disability' are mainstreamed in the
initial conceptualization and results
framework of the programme.
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PPR implementation is guided by PPAF’s
following framework for effective
socio-economic transformation, where
the focus is to transform local community
institutions so that they can ensure their
sustainable development. A set of logical,
interlinked interventions makes this
possible as follows: