This document provides an annual review and summary of activities for Integrated Regional Support Program (IRSP) in 2012. It discusses several projects implemented by IRSP including promoting civil society participation in water and sanitation governance in Pakistan. For this project, IRSP established a network of 15 civil society organizations in Mardan district and built their capacity in areas such as participatory planning and budget tracking. Through this project, over 23,000 people gained access to safe water supplies and 25 communities engaged in activities to improve sanitation.

1. Annual
Review
2012

2. 2
• Message by the Executive Director 3
• Our Vision, Mission, Objectives, Our Strategy, Scope of Work 4
• Promoting Civil Society Participation in Water and Sanitation Governance in Pakistan 5
• Supporting Transparency, Accountability and Electoral Processes in Pakistan (STAEP) 9
• Strengthening Capacity In Taking Forward Community Led Total Sanitation & Institutionalize
Mechanisms For Community Based Water Supply Schemes 12
• Communication For Effective Social Services Delivery 14
• Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Supply Schemes in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa after floods 16
• Post Flood WASH Rehabilitation Project 18
• Up Scaling of Rural Sanitation and School WASH Program 20
• Scaling-up Rural Sanitation in Flood Affected Districts (Phase-III) 22
• Community Based Disaster Risk Management 24
• International Exposure 26
• Articles 29
Table of Contents

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Message by the Executive Director
After 12 years of extensive experience in the field of water, sanitation and hygiene, IRSP knows how crucial and important the sector is. As
IRSP work demonstrates, poor municipal services can badly damage the health of poor communities living in the rural and remote areas of
Pakistan.
Every success buys a ticket to a more difficult journey. Looking back
to the previous years makes me a proud man. The outreach, staff
capacities and donors trust clearly indicates that IRSP is moving in the
right direction.
The hardships of emergencies have given birth to a new breed of
experts. The youth has matured enough to sustain pressure during
work-load and support the senior management. The mix of youth and
experience is the driving force in IRSP.
Reflecting on the year of 2012, I am very proud and humbled by
IRSP’s accomplishments. Our team, working hand in hand with the
communities that we serve has overcome barriers and obstacles to
achieve the targets set by the funding agencies.
We are continuously striving to improve the lives of the disadvantaged
communities by variety of interventions ranging from emergency
response to infrastructure development and advocacy. In collaboration
with our partners, IRSP has been implementing integrated development
projects across the province, which empowers and supports poor
and rural communities to be the authors of their own development.
It has been a privilege to see communities utilizing and building their
strengths to take greater control of their lives.
Together we will continue to make a difference to our communities,
staff, volunteers, community leaders, and members. I would like to
extend my deepest appreciation to the IRSP team for their commitment
to their work. They are the driving force of IRSP’s efforts to overcome
challenges to effectively implement our projects in difficult terrains and
circumstances and to achieve the targets.
As we look forward to serve the disadvantaged communities, it is your
support that makes IRSP’s work possible.
Syed Shah Nasir Khisro
Executive Director

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Objectives
Improving access of the poor and vulnerable
communities to safe drinking water and to reduce threats
of water-borne and water related diseases
Improving access of poor and vulnerable communities
to safe sanitation and reduce the threats of sanitation
related diseases
Improving the human behavior and mobilize them for
adopting hygienic practices and reduce the burden of
disease with improved life standards
Advocating and influencing WASH policies for sustainable
planning and reforms in water and sanitation sector.
Scope of Work
The activities will be carried out all over Pakistan, with
local NGOs, CBOs, VDOs, national and international
NGOs, Government agencies along with service providers
and political leadership will be the key players.
Integrated Regional Support Program intends to work
for the promotion and strengthening of WASH (Water
Sanitation and Hygiene) sector in the country. The IRSP
will coordinate with sector stakeholder to spot the core
challenges and develop a set of strategies to curtail the
impact on the nation’s development.
Our Strategy
Pakistan like other developing nations is lagging behind
in achieving the MDGs in its stipulated time. Conversely
the govt. exchequer is heavily dented by the expenditure
incurred in terms of providing medical facilities to the
poor and vulnerable segments of societies.
The IRSP is a dedicated forum providing support to
the stakeholders, whether in the form of capacity
building, research, and advocacy or implementing
project activities. Its mandate is to work exclusively with
stakeholder to find out ways and means for the sector
improvement.
A participatory planning approach is the integral part of
all activities. The list and formation of activities are:
• Coordination with stakeholders including political
leadership
• Capacity building, Research and knowledge
management
• Advocacy and influencing policy architects
• Establishment of WASH Emergency Response Unit
• Research and Development of low cost sanitation
material and its marketing
• Establishment of water quality testing labs and
training of service providers on water quality
monitoring
• Introduction of hygiene promotion as subject in
schools
• Introduction of social accountability tools (training
and implementation)
• Tackling issues of Urban utility
• Progress review against regional commitments
(South Asian Conference on Sanitation)
Our Vision
IRSP envisions a healthy human society with sufficient
access to safe water & sanitation and best hygiene
practice.
Our Mission
To contribute to poverty reduction in Pakistan by
ensuring access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene
and empowering local communities to improve living
standards. We work to develop linkages with Government
agencies and key actors to influence the decision makers
for appropriate policies in the sector.

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Promoting Civil Society Participation
in Water and Sanitation Governance in
Pakistan
Funded by: European Union & WaterAid
The project “Promoting Civil Society Participation in
Water and Sanitation Governance in Pakistan” aims
to contribute towards poverty reduction in Pakistan
through achievement of water and sanitation Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs).
Community Scorecard Exercise
Highlights from the 12 months of implementation
includes the development of a strong network of 15
CSOs whose capacity has been built in areas such as
participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation (M&E),
financial management, advocacy, budget tracking and
analysis, community scorecard (CSC) exercises, town hall
meetings, rights based approach, equity & inclusion,
awareness creation, community mobilization and
Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools. These CSOs
have been able to apply these trainings to their work,
and 9 of the 15 CSOs have now begun projects and
campaigns in the WASH sector.
The project has also established the Mardan “District
WASH Forum “which has become an active platform to
allow CSOs to directly discuss WASH issues with local
governments and officials. The project has supported the
capacity of local government to respond to these issues
by providing trainings on pro-poor project planning,
monitoring & implementation, budget efficiency,
infrastructure mapping, component sharing, water
quality testing and arranging exposure visits to WASH
projects to demonstrate successful interventions.
The project has engaged with policy makers through
South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN)
follow-up workshops and budget analysis studies. 25
communities have been actively involved in increasing
sustainable access to WASH services, led by 50 trained
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Forum

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community WATSAN (Water and Sanitation) committees,
260 community volunteers, and 19 lady health
workers (LHWs). 23,339 citizens are benefitting from
the rehabilitation of 7 safe water supply schemes and
construction of 25 new communal hand pumps.
Water Quality Testing
Testing of 458 drinking water sources has identified 223
unsafe sources and the project has taken actions such as
disinfection of them through chlorination to make these
safe. The Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)
approach has been launched in 25 communities which
are resulting in community understanding of WASH
issues, rights and encouraging households to build and
maintain their own sustainable WASH facilities.
To ensure inclusive development, 150 very poor
households have been provided with household latrines.
Project progress and wider WASH issues have been visibly
publicized through quarterly newsletters, orientation
of journalists on WASH who then published 250 news
stories in print and electronic media.
Following is the summary of achievements:
15 CSOs network is functional
A network of 15 CSOs at district level was established
in 2011. The network has been provided with trainings
on participatory planning, M&E, financial management,
advocacy, budget tracking and analysis, community
scorecards (CSC) exercise, town hall meetings, rights
based approach, equity & inclusion, awareness creation,
community mobilization and Participatory Rural Appraisal
(PRA) tools.
Due to the continuous engagement and capacity building
of 15 CSOs with project activities and trainings on WASH
relevant interventions, the following nine CSOs of the
Training of CSOs Network
network have now started WASH activities with other
donors’ supports which will contribute to increased
involvement of citizens in development:
1. Participatory Development Initiative & Human
Resource Development Organisation have launched an
advocacy campaign on water borne diseases in district
Mardan with support from Strengthening Participatory
Organisations (SPO).
2. PEACE has launched a USAID funded project on water
rights in District Mardan.
3. SAIBAN Development Organisation has started a small
grant project on school WASH in Chamtar union council
district Mardan with the support of SPO.
4. The Step Towards Empowerment of Pupil (STEP) is
working with USAID in FATA on menstrual hygiene
awareness and overall focusing on women health.
5. Health Society Takht Bhai (HST) has initiated a project on
health and hygiene issues in Takht Bhai.
6. Human Resource Development Organisation (HRDO) has
launched an awareness campaign on WASH through FM-
93 Radio Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The campaign was started
in September 2012 and will end on December 31st, 2012.
7. Fatima Welfare Organisation has started a WASH project
in District Upper Dir with USAID.
8. Salik Development Foundation has started a WASH
project in SWABI with financial support from Pakistan
Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF)
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resources and holding awareness sessions on menstrual
hygiene in Mardan.
District WASH Forum
District WASH Forum was formed in September 2011 as a
WASH advisory group that was notified by commissioner
Mardan and the Executive District Officer (EDO) Finance
was nominated as focal point of the forum. The forum
conducted five meetings to discuss different WASH issues
and challenges in the district.
The forum has provided an active platform for
government and civil society organisations to discuss
and debate WASH issues and find solutions. The forum
will continue meeting on quarterly basis for discussing
WASH issues and the problems will be relayed to relevant
duty bearers for taking actions and finding appropriate
solutions. The forum will also promote creation of an
environment for all relevant stakeholders to be held
accountable for their responsibilities. Minutes of the
meetings are circulated to relevant provincial authorities
for information.
Recently, the forum has initiated developing district
WASH Profile for Mardan to provide required data and
information to all stakeholders for facilitating proper
planning. The first draft of this document has been
shared with all the stakeholders for comments and
refinements in upcoming meetings. Similarly, under
WASH Forum work on sanitary protocols continued to
introduce enabling working environment for sanitary
workers in Mardan. The protocol has been drafted and
shared with forum members for review and feedback.
Initiation of Community Scorecards (CSC)
In order to inculcate a social accountability system, IRSP
has initiated a CSC process as a social audit tool in one
village where water supply scheme of PHED is providing
water to people.
The interface meeting come up with the solution to
resolve the issues of water supply both from service
provider and beneficiaries sides.
Local Government capacity building
The capacity of staff from Local government and TMA
has been built on key participatory WASH approaches
including component sharing and WASH mapping &
documentation through an exposure visits to resource
organisations including Orangi Pilot Project Karachi &
Lodhran Pilot Project in Punjab. In addition a provincial
level workshop was organised in Peshawar to share the
learning and roll-out various aspects of the component
sharing approach. Furthermore, training sessions were
organised on participatory planning, monitoring, budget
spending and equity & inclusion.
To functionalise the water quality testing lab at one
Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) two of their staff
members were trained on various aspects of water
quality testing.
As a result of these initiatives, TMA and Public Health
Engineering Department (PHED) have shown interest in
conducting WATSAN infrastructure mapping and have
requested further technical support from our partner,
IRSP.
Interface Meeting at Village Sowkay Mardan
Service Delivery:
Improved Sanitation
To sensitise citizens about hazards of human excreta and
eliminate open defecation from target communities,
the CLTS process has been initiated in the 25 target
communities. Due to the successful PRA meetings and
CLTS triggering, the communities have sensitized to
construct 45 pour flush latrines and 32 pit latrines in their
houses.
To support the poorest families for improved sanitation
practices in the target communities, 150 of the poorest
families were provided with household latrines. 3
communal latrines have also been constructed in the
target communities. 25 schools were provided with
latrines for students and teachers.
Policy & Advocacy
In the reporting period, two budget analysis studies and
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have been conducted and shared with media for the
purpose of policy advocacy. At provincial level, two
SACOSAN follow-up workshops and component sharing
workshop were organised.
IRSP has performed an active role as member of
provincial Policy Working Group as well as being a co-
opted member in drafting the provincial drinking water
and sanitation strategies. IRSP has also been selected
to host the Freshwater Action Network South Asia
(FANSA) secretariat in Pakistan, which will further help in
promoting CSOs role in advocating for continued policy
interest in WASH.
Safe Drinking Water:
To ensure the availability of safe drinking water to people
in the 30 target communities of the project During the
first two years 25 communities have been targeted where
25 new communal hand pumps were constructed and 7
dysfunctional PHED water schemes were rehabilitated.
During the reporting period, 458 water sources were
tested for Bacteriological Analysis of Water. 223 water
sources were bacteriologicaly contaminated. These
sources were disinfected through chlorination and
declared safe water sources.
These water interventions have ensured 23,339
individuals’ access to safe drinking water in the 25 target
communities of year 2011 & 12.
Hand Washing Demo at Schools
During 2013 i.e. last year of the project rest of the 5
communities would be targeted for safe drinking water
by constructing 5 new communal water hand pumps and
3 more dysfunctional water supply schemes
rehabilitation.
PRA meeting at School
Azra is a 22 year old activist of IRSP who
was trained and mobilized under the EU
funded project. Though she was facing
resistance from her family but still she
mobilized her neighborhood for having
latrines at their homes and to adopt
proper hygiene habits.
She delivered hygiene sessions and
mobilized the community to stop open
defecation. Starting her efforts as activist
with IRSP, now she is a social organizer
in another organization working for
behavior change.

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Supporting Transparency, Accountability
and Electoral Processes in Pakistan
(STAEP)
Formally launched in July 2009, Democratic Governance
Program (DGP) was expanded and renamed in
February 2011 with the title “Supporting Transparency,
Accountability and Electoral Processes in Pakistan”
(STAEP). While renaming DGP and expanding its
geographical coverage, the program scope, goal and
objectives were also revisited.
Meeting With CM KPKand MPA PK 24
Disscussing Poor dranige system in Mardan
Continued since August 2009, The “Supporting
Transparency, Accountability and Electoral Processes
in Pakistan” (STAEP) program is funded by the United
Kingdom (UK) Department for International Development
(DFID) and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands which will be conclude in 2013.
STAEP is managed by The Asia Foundation (TAF) and
implemented by the Free and Fair Election Network
(FAFEN). The goal of the STAEP Program is to ensure more
effective, transparent and accountable governance that
addresses the critical challenges facing Pakistan today.
The purpose of the program is to ensure democratic
processes in Pakistan are more open, inclusive, efficient
and accountable to citizens.
IRSP is implementing STAEP program in all the three
constituencies of Mardan District and two national
assemblies’ constituencies of Bajour Agency. The
constituencies are NA-09 Mardan I, NA-10 Mardan II,
NA-11 Mardan III, NA-43 Bajour I and NA-44 Bajour II.
During the year of 2012, IRSP under this project, held 248
engagements with Public Institutions, CRGs and Elected
representatives for raising demands and its follow up till
these demands met. IRSP was able to analyse and select
54 issues among more than 100 issues identified during
its interaction at constituency level. In order to analyze
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the issues being identified, IRSP team conducted Focus
Group discussions at constituency level.
Following are the main achievements under the project:
Women CRGs and representation of
excluded class
IRSP formed the sub-groups of CRGs in NA-09 and
NA-11 where women groups were formed to address
the women issues on the district level. The women
groups in NA-11 named itself as “Organization for Public
Awareness”.
FAFEN through CRG monthly meetings identified the key
members from excluded class from various aspects of life
such as brick kiln workers, labor, small industries servants
and farmers to ensure their presence in CRG so they can
voice their opinion through CRG interactions.
CRG’s Monthly Meetings
A monthly meeting of the CRG is a regular phenomenon
of the project where these meetings are facilitated by the
constituency staff of the project.
The CRGs identifies the issues of the constituencies
and then taking up these issues with the concerned
district departments. In NA-09 the issue of irrigation
water quantity was successfully taken-up with Irrigation
Department with involvement of MNA Mr. Himayat Ullah
Mayar.
Meeting with MPA PK 24 about Poor Dranige
System in Mardan
The CRG of NA-10 taken-up the issue of non-functional
schemes in UC Jalala but the PHED was unable to give the
proper response. Thereafter the CRG involved the Senior
Minister RahimDad Khan where his son participated in
the broad based meeting and assured that this issue will
be solved.
Orientation session on Active citizen program
CRG remained engage with public institution for follow
up of the demand; they had risen in the previous quarter.
The demand is basically related to the rehabilitation
of tube wells being installed for irrigation purposes. In
this connection CRG held meetings with community
for analyzing the issue before raising demand. These
meetings were facilitated by constituency staff. While
analyzing the issue, it was noted that the irrigation
department had provided about 198 tube wells for
irrigation purposes.
During almost a decade long militancy, about 104 tube
wells have been destroyed or damaged which has
affected the agricultural productivity to the worst extant.
In this connection constituency staff facilitated CRG
meeting with department concerned.
Issue based Meeting with Education
Department

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Election Observation
IRSP observed the by-election held in NA-09.
Constituency staff made dedicated efforts in a very short
time and successfully identified and profiled 44 active
citizens for deploying them in 214 polling stations of NA
09. All the observers were identified and profiled as per
the set criteria and ensure 100% participation in one-day
training on election observation.
The staff successfully collected the data during
observation and was shared with FAFEN Secretariat
within due time.
Orientation session on Active citizen program
CNIC/Vote Registration Campaign
IRSP identified and trained 31 observers for display
center of voter registration. 27 observers from 3
constituencies of Mardan and 10 from 2 constituencies of
Bajaur Agency.
Issue based meeting with NADRA
As part of this activity, IRSP also hosted observers’
trainings for observers from Swat, Shangla, Bunir and
Swabi district.
IRSP managed about 93 participants in 4 trainings at
Mardan. This activity was implemented on emergency
basis as the time span was too short for identification of
volunteers, ensuring their participation in training and
ensuring that they are submitting their reports as per
the guidelines given in the training. While observing the
display centers, it was noted that still there are gaps in
the electoral roll regarding variances in voters’ addresses,
names and polling stations concerned.
The CRG of NA-44 pressurized the
education department and political
administration to construct the school
latrines in GPS Nawan Killi as the
demand raised by the parents and
teachers. After series of meeting the
political administration brought the
NRC (an INGO) to construct the school
latrines and thus the issue was resolved.
The women CRG during its monthly
meeting came to know about the issue
faced by the beneficiaries of BISP.
The issue of these excluded women
were discussed by the CRG with the
assistant director of BISP where they
filed the complaint that post office is
deducting Rs. 150/installment as well
as the installment is also not given at
appropriate time.
This complaint was filed to head office by
the assistant director to be addressed.

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Strengthening Capacity in Taking
Forward Community Led Total Sanitation
& Institutionalize Mechanisms For
Community Based Water Supply
Schemes
IRSP Pakistan and WSP-SA continued the partnership
during the year 2012 – 13 and continue to work on
piloting some villages in district Haripur applying
community led total sanitation (CLTS), School-led
total sanitation (SLTS) and Pakistan Approach to Total
Sanitation (PATS). The project aimed to improve the
capacities of stakeholders working in water and sanitation
sectors and to develop an open defecation free model
for the approval and ownership of the government
which further contribute to allocation of funds (reward
Mechanism for ODF villages in annual development plan).
Capacity Building
Capacity building workshop on Pakistan approach to
total sanitation (PATS), CLTS and hygiene promotion were
organized in various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
and Punjab in the year 2012. Pakistan Poverty Alleviation
Funds (PPAF) partners from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab
and Sindh, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED)
field staff for CLTS scaling up in Rahim Yar Khan were
trained on Pakistan Approach to Total Sanitation, CLTS,
SLTS, Hygiene Promotion and Disaster Response.
Reward Competition
The reward for best Community Based Organization
(CBO) working on water supply schemes was organized
at Revoli Hotel Lahore. In the two day competition, the
overall work of selected CBO from Punjab was reviewed
i.e. implementation strategy, documentation and liaison
with the community and the first three best CBOs were
rewarded shields as honor.
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Piloting Villages (Reward for Sanitation)
Piloting Villages – one of the major activity in 2012 – 13
under this project. The detail analysis help the selection
of union council Kundi at Tehsil Ghazi, Haripur where
all the 23 villages were triggered through CLTS and
SLTS approaches. CLTS and SLTS triggering session were
remained the main focus and hygiene sessions, follow
ups, field monitoring and monitoring visits of WSP-SA
and SDC were also the part of implementation process. A
total of 15 villages has been declared as open defecation
free (ODF) which were verified by tehsil and district
government authorities.
Gianluca Guidotti Visit to UC Kundi, Haripur
Electronic Monitoring System
Monitoring mechanism – the short messaging service
(SMS) has been introduced as a monitoring tool where
the social organizers, community resource persons,
community activists, village sanitation committee
members and government official “during monitoring
visits” shared the updates through text messages to
ensure their due responsibility in the implementation
process and also ensure the monitoring and follow up
mechanism.
Female PRA Meeting, Rahim Yar Khan
Sanitation in Your Hands, Poster by IRSP

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Communication For Effective Social
Services Delivery
CESSD (Communication for Effective Social Services
Delivery) is a project of the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA) and AusAid (Australian Aid)
and is being executed by Cowater International. It is a
capacity development project providing technical support
to the local government system in KP. The project aims to
bring about improvement in the basic human needs of
vulnerable groups through improved local social services
delivery. The project supports the existing efforts of the
Provincial Government. to improve the mechanisms that
enable effective services delivery at the District, Tehsil
and Circle levels and flexibility of the project to adopt
new concepts which work effectively in providing basic
social services.
Community Performance Scorecard, Katlang
The CESSD Phase 2 is working presently on basic social
services in 3 sectors i.e. Education, Health and Water
and sanitation with the support of local government
and its selected implementing partners in 8 district of
the KP province- Mardan, Swabi, Haripur, Abbottabad,
Nowshehra, Swat, Chitral and Peshawar.
In District Mardan CESSD is providing support in Primary
Education as the selected priority sector. The project
covered 435 schools up till now in the district.
Following are the main achievements of
the project:
1. Coverage:
This year the project cover a total of 155 (83 female
and 72 Male) schools in the district selected from all
the 20 circles of district.
2. Orientation and Social Mobilization of the PTCs and
Teachers:
To orient the PTCs on their role and responsibility
orientation sessions were conducted in all 20
education circles in the district this year. In which
PTC members, Teachers, Community members and
influential participated.
3. Capacity building of the PTCs and teachers:
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S.
No.
Training
Meetings
No. of trainings
conducted
Participants
Male Female Male Female
1 PTCs orientations 10 10 402 384
2 PTCs training on
their Role and
Responsibilities
10 10 238 245
3 Training Gender
And Social
Accountability
5 5 156 113
4 Training
on School
Improvement
Plan
3 2 85 60
5 PTCs General
Body Meetings
30 45 1,878 1,734
4. SIP (School improvement Plan):
SIP is a plan for school activities for the next two
years, which cover, their physical, financial, meetings
and special events. A total of 33 SIPs were developed
in the schools this year.
5. Mother group formation:
To involve mothers in their children education
mother groups were formed in selected schools.
Total of 7 mother groups are formed this year in 7
boys schools.
6. Literacy Centers:
The project is also providing education to the
illiterate mothers of the community. These literacy
centers were formed in those schools where mother
groups were formed. Seven (7) Literacy centers are
now functional in which 171 illiterate mothers are
learning.
7. Support to the LCOs (Local Circle Offices) and ADOs
capacity building:
Local Circle offices were established for the ADOs,
but they were not functional. The project supported
in the functionalization of these offices. Now 14
Circle Offices out of 20 are functional. The projects
also build the capacity of the ADOs on School
monitoring, LCOs functionalization, Record keeping
and computer.
8. Orientation Session were conducted Development of
Pictorial Manual for PTCs:
IRSP also developed a pictorial Manual for PTCs
training on their role and responsibilities for illiterate
PTC members.
9. Community Scorecard (CSC):
The project also implemented CSC- A Social
Accountability tool in two circles of district Mardan
i.e. Katlang and Takkar for in boy’s and girl’s primary
schools and action plans were developed to address
the identified issues for all the schools of CSC.
Certain issues identified in CSC were resolved after
proper involvement of the community and education
department.
Interface meeting Female, Katlang
Muslehat, a mother of 3 children in
UC Kot Daulatzai was always feeling
unhappy for being illiterate. Taking a
small loan from SRSP she was running
a small grocery store and faced many
difficulties to keep the record expenses.
She always had a great desire for
literacy as she felt it at different stages of
life.
After establishment of Literacy Center by
IRSP in her village she was able to read,
write, understand and speak the national
language as well as the basic concepts of
mathematic to take simple calculations.
This has brought a moment of great joy
for being literate member of the society.

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Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Supply
Schemes in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa after
the Floods 2010
The overall objective of the project “Rehabilitation of
Drinking Water Supply Schemes in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
after the floods 2010” was to improve the health
conditions of the flood affected people of KPK. This
was done via a two- pronged approach which included
providing access to safe drinking water and creating
awareness among the community regarding hygienic
practices.
The project, funded by SDC, was implemented by IRSP
in collaboration with JIPL and targeted different groups
to ensure sensitization of the community at each level.
Children and mothers were the primary target audience
while molvis, teachers, LHWs and hospitals/ BHUs were
the secondary target audience.
Objectives
1. To reduce water borne diseases as result of cleaning,
disinfection & rehabilitation of wells and latrine
improvement in target areas.
2. To reduce water borne diseases through promotion
of household water treatment and hygiene
awareness in the target areas.
Results Achieved
Due to the rehabilitation of dug wells, latrines/septic
tanks, water supply schemes and drainage construction in
Charsadda/Nowshera 50,000 individuals were benefitted
directly.
Wells Rehabilitation
During the project, before starting the rehabilitation,
all the dug wells were tested for bacteriological water
quality. For cleaning and chlorination WHO protocol
was used with the help of trained project staff. Post
water quality test was conducted for all rehabilitated
wells in order to analyse the effectiveness of the project
intervention.
The analysis shows that, the bacteriological
contamination in wells before intervention was 91.9 %
while it was decreased to 6.1% after the rehabilitation
and chlorination.
Latrines Construction:
Poor and vulnerable household were selected for the
construction of low cost latrines in order to reduce open
defecation in the project area. 210 new latrines were
constructed in district Nowshera and Charsadda.
Training on SODIS and Hygiene
The school children and teachers were also trained on
the protection of water sources, safe handling of drinking
water containers, proper hand washing with soap and
household water purification especially SODIS. World
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water day was also celebrated in both districts in which
kids from different schools participated in debates, drama
and quiz competitions.
SDC visit, SODIS practices at Household
Rehabilitation of PHED Water Supply
Schemes
In district Nowshera, 7 water supply schemes were
rehabilitated while the pre and post water quality
analysis was carried out for each water supply. The
leakages were blocked and repaired in the overhead
reservoirs and distribution lines which reduced sanitary
risk. The microbial contamination reduced to 16% which
was 47% before rehabilitation.
Capacity Building of PHED Staff
The capacity of 132 technical staff of PHED from
both districts was enhanced on water disinfection in
emergency and normal conditions while the staff was
involved in the sanitary survey by pointing out leakages
and damages in their respective water supply schemes.
Hygeine Session with community
Training on Household Water Treatment
and Hygiene
During the project period the men, women, LHWs,
Imams and school kids were trained on SODIS and hand
washing. It was found during the endline survey that 82%
of the target population was washing hand properly with
soap.
75% of the target households were practicing SODIS by
using 5 litters’ PET bottles. The dug wells were properly
covered in 67% of the target households while 82% of
the household were having hygienic surrounding of the
dug wells.
Construction of Drainage/Sewerage
System
The drainage systems were developed in two target
villages where the existing situation of drainage and
sewerage was poor and threat for water quality at both
districts.
In a girls’ school in Ghala Dher,
Nowshehra, where soap had not been
distributed, a few girls decided to get
together and collect money to buy a soap,
which they divided into 3 pieces so each
could have one.
After attending the sessions in their
schools, the girls said they realized the
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Post Flood WASH Rehabilitation Project
Integrated Regional Support Program-IRSP has launched
3 years’ long term rehabilitation project in Jan 2011
under title “Post Flood Wash Rehabilitation Project
(PFWRP)” in the 3 union councils of upper swat i.e.
Madyan, Bishagram and Tirat in partnership with Concern
World Wide (CWW).
Project Advisory Committee Meeting
The project is funded by EU and designed to construct/
rehabilitate the water supply schemes, streets and drain
pavements, garbage and dumping points, latrines and
provision of hygiene kits with proper hygiene awareness
and capacity building of the relevant stakeholders.
Achievements during 2012:
Hygiene Sessions
• Access to Safe Water and Sanitation
The project was successful in achieving the targets
and the access of the target population was
improved to safe drinking water and sanitation.
During 2012, 7 drinking water supply schemes were
rehabilitated which has enabled 548 households to
have access with clean drinking water.
The 8 sanitation schemes including street pavement
and construction of drains have improved the
sanitary conditions benefiting 629 households.
• The constructions of 94 household latrines
12 villages are benefiting 112 families of target
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area to stop open defecation and improve the
environment to have good impact on water quality.
• Hygiene Awareness
A total of 83 hygiene sessions were conducted
with community in different villages to aware the
people regarding best hygienic practices. Along
with the hygiene sessions 875 hygiene kits were
also distributed among the deserving families in 13
villages.
Information, education and communication (IEC)
material was also developed and distributed
among the community and school students. These
materials were designed with pictorial view in Urdu
language to be understood by people with low or no
literacy.
The staff has also formed 17 school hygiene clubs
which were trained on hygiene activities. These
hygiene clubs are maintaining the cleanliness of
school its surrounding and are also disseminating
the messages of hygiene to their peer groups and
families. These hygiene clubs were also involved in
different activities like quiz competitions, debates
and drams in order to create an environment of
competitions for maintaining best hygiene.
O & M Committee Training
• Role of CBOs
IRSP completed the identification and organization
of potential activists against the proposed targets.
During 2012, 26 community based organizations
formed in 13 villages with a ratio of one male and
one female CBO in each village. IRSP has built the
capacity of these CBOs to strengthen their personal
involvement in the project activities like, planning
and designing monthly meetings and maintaining
record of these meetings.
• Strengthening CSOs and CBOs
A training workshop conducted in June 2012 on
the mentioned subject. A resource person from
IRSP imparted training to 28 persons including 12
members from local NGOs and 16 from community
based organization on the subject Participatory
Development (Right Based approaches and Advocacy
skills/Tools)
• Training of service providers
IRSP imparted training to PHED and TMA staff in
June, 2012 on Social mobilization, participatory
approaches, behaviour change, gender, HIV &
AIDS, DRR and technical skill for improved water &
sanitation. 20 officials from TMA/PHED offices Mata
were trained during this training.
• Support to PHED/TMA
IRSP has established 2 water quality labs in upper
Swat including one lab at TMA office Matta and one
at PHED office Matta. A refresher course for both
departments on the use of Del-Agua Kit was carried
out which enlisted 13 persons for both departments
to effectively use Del-Agua Kit for water quality
analysis.
• Project Advisory Committee
The project advisory committee was established
in 2011 for successful project implementation and
sustainability of the project interventions. Two
meetings of the committee held this year where
the project progress and next action planning was
discussed.
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Up Scaling of Rural Sanitation and School
WASH Program
The proposed project supplemented national polio
eradication emergency action plan through awareness
raising and improved sanitation coverage in FATA having a
focus on those areas where polio is rampant.
PRA Meeting at Khaar, Bajaur
The primary objective of the proposed program is to
reach out 38,000 people in two agencies of FATA that are
Tehsil Ghalanai of Mohmand & Tehsil Khaar of Bajaur to
safeguard and protect their health from water, sanitation
and hygiene related diseases including polio eradication
by means of undertaking a series of measures.
The project was implemented in 14 villages of Khaar
tehsil of Bajaur and 22 villages of Ghalanai tehsil in
Mohmand agency of FATA. A committed team, consisted
3 Social organizers and 1 engineer in each agency, was
involved in the field after their training on Pakistan
approach towards total Sanitation (PATS). Further, a total
of 9 community resource persons (CRP) per agency were
hired and trained on PATS.
Following are the activities carried out during the project:
• Area Mapping
19,000 population was targeted in 22 villages in 4
Union councils of Mohmand Agency while same
population was targeted in 14 villages in 3 union
councils of Bajaur Agency
• Consultative Meetings
Total 11 meetings were held in which 5 were held in
Bajaur and 6 in Mohmand agency with government
officials for advocacy and progress sharing.
• Triggering PATS in community and schools
PATS approach was triggered in 36 villages where
3,527 people sensitized during 85 sessions. 127
training sessions were conducted in 34 schools
participated by 5,074 students and 100 teachers.
• Hygiene sessions
Total of 127 hygiene sessions were conducted in
communities participated by 3,618 individuals (both
male and children). According to the monthly CRP
plan each CRP was supposed to take one hygiene
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session per month in one village but each CRP took
about 3 to 4 sessions per village per month to cover
the whole village population.
Through such hygiene sessions the target population
of 38,000 was reached directly and indirectly with
appropriate hygiene messages in 36 villages.
Total of 121 hygiene sessions were conducted in girls
and boys schools at primary and middle level which
were attended by 3,060 boys, 2,180 girls and 82
teachers.
• Masons Training
The training of masons was completed in Bajaur,
participated by 15 masons while the other training
was completed in Mohmand agency, participated
by 15 masons. These masons were trained for
constructions of low cost latrines.
• Entrepreneurs Training
During the project period 6 entrepreneurs were
trained to invest the money in sanitation sector
and create the demand for low cost latrines in their
respective areas.
• Rehabilitation of School WASH Facilities
WASH facilities of 34 schools have been rehabilitated
including latrines and water supply with water
storage facility.
• Demo Latrines
18 demo latrines were constructed in Bajuar
and Mohmand agencies (9 latrines/agency). The
purpose of these latrines was to be copied by the
beneficiaries of the project area.
• Support to Entrepreneurs
6 entrepreneurs were supported during the project.
An amount of Rs. 20,000/- were given to each
entrepreneur while PKR. 30,000/- were given to
sanitary mart owner in each agency.
• PTC Training on PATS Approach
100 members of the PTCs were trained on the PATS
approach from both agencies.
• Child to Child Approach
100 children from both agencies were trained during
2 training sessions on child to child approach.
• Verification of ODF Villages
11 villages in Bajaur and 20 in Mohmand agency
were verified as ODF.
Hygiene Session in GPS Kotkay, Bajaur
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Scaling-up Rural Sanitation in Flood
Affected Districts (Phase-III)
This project was implemented in 5 district of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa. The principle objective of the proposed
program is to reach out 0.7 million people (children,
women and men) in 5 flood affected districts of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan to safeguard and protect
their health from water, sanitation and hygiene related
diseases.
The project was successful to achieve the following
targets:
• 50 government officials from TMA and PHED were
trained on CLTS & hygiene promotion in the targeted
districts
• 55 master trainers trained on PATS
• 334 Community Resource Persons/ Community
activists were trained on CLTS in target districts.
• At least 350 Village Sanitation Committees were
formed with the village level action plans were
prepared
• Demonstration latrines were constructed in 400
villages.
• At least 215 villages achieved the status of open
defecation free village.
• At least 700,000 people effectively washing their
hands with soap after defecation and before taking
or handling food.
• At least 400 schools triggered with School Led Total
Sanitation
• At least 100,000 primary school-aged children attains
the improved behavior of hand washing with soap
• At least 100,000 mothers reached with key hygiene
promotion messages
• 120 masons are trained on low cost latrine
technology
• 10 sanitation marts are developed.
• 40 entrepreneurs were trained on sanitation related
business skills
• 40 entrepreneurs & 10 sanitation marts are granted
financial support for starting sanitation business
• At least 395 teachers are trained on PATS approach.
• Integrated total sanitation model piloted in 3 village
ensuring 100 % adequate drainage and wastewater
treatment
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Following are details of the project targets:
Districts Population To be
covered
Household to
be reached
(Assumption1
household =7
members)
Villages to be triggered (
Assumption 1 village=300
household)
Union councils to be
triggered(Assumption 1
UC is=10-15 villages)
Charsadda 100,000 14,285 71 4
Mardan 150,000 21,428 90 8
Nowshehra 200,000 28,571 92 9
Haripur 200,000 28,571 94 11
Peshawar 50,000 7,142 22 2
CLTS PRA in Rashakai, District Nowshera
Hygiene sessions in schools & Communities in
Phase-III Amankot, Nowshera
CLTS PRA in Azakhel, Nowshera
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Community Based Disaster Risk
Management
Pakistan is vulnerable to disaster risks from a range of
hazards including earthquakes, floods, droughts, storms
& cyclones, landslides and tsunami.
The catastrophic floods of 2010, however, dramatically
emphasized the extent to which Pakistan is exposed to
the hydro-metrological hazards, especially flooding. In the
background of the recent disasters in Pakistan, IRSP and
Concern Worldwide have joined hands and initiated the
Community Based Disaster Risks Management (CBDRM)
project in District Charsadda since September 2011. The
goal of the project is to reduce the vulnerability of local
population to the disaster risks.
Following are the major achievements of the project:
• 60 Awareness/mobilization meetings were held to
mobilize the masses regarding CBDRM
• 19 DRM preparedness training were held where 805
teachers were trained
• 22 follow-up meetings were held with teachers
regarding DRM plans developed
• 243 schools benefitted from DRM preparedness
training
• 64 village organizations were identified
• 19 DMCs were formed and trained where 286
members of the DMCs were trained
• 19 follow up meetings were held with these DMCs
for working on the DRM plans
• 16 ERTs were formed and trained where 814
members were trained on CBDRM
• 16 UC level DDR/Hazard plans were prepared
• 1781 copies of IEC material was disseminated and
distributed
• 3 district level advocacy seminars were held which
were participated by 211 participants
• Vulnerability assessment survey of 96 villages was
done to find out the possible DRR measures
• 192 schemes were identified for reducing the
vulnerability of disaster including 89 de-siltation
schemes, 24 slab culverts, 16 pipe culverts and 54
protection walls
• 80 de-siltation schemes have been completed so
far while other schemes are underway which will be
completed before deadlines
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Mobilization Meeting at Tarnab, Charsadda
Disaster Management Committee Training at
Mera Umerzai
Teachers Training, GPS Nissata
De-Siltation Schemes of Blocked Drains, UC
Agra
Emergency Response Team Training at IRSP
Office, Charsadda
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International Exposure
Visit to Himachal Pradesh, India (5-11 July,
2012)
Four members team of IRSP visited the district Kullu
of Himachal Pradesh India for experience sharing and
learning to visit the field area of Grassroots Institute
India.
This was a 5 days long field visit took place in July 2012.
IRSP officials visited different project implemented in the
fields of local self-governance, Rural Development and
Total Sanitation Campaign.
World Water Forum, Marseille, France (12-17
March, 2012)
The 6th World Water Forum gathered more than 35,000
participants in Marseille. The goal of the 6th World Water
Forum is to tackle the challenges our world is facing
and to bring water high on all political agendas. There
will be no sustainable development while the water
issues remain unsolved. Everywhere on the planet, for
all and everyone, the Right to Water (recognised by 189
states at the UN one year ago) must be guaranteed and
implemented.
Mr. Syed Shah Nasir (the executive director of IRSP)
participated in this event to represent the FANSA Pakistan
and IRSP.
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Rio + 20 United Nation Conference on
Sustainable Development, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil (20-22 June, 2012)
More than 100 Heads of State and government today
gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the start of the
United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
(Rio+20), which seeks to shape new policies to promote
global prosperity, reduce poverty and advance social
equity and environmental protection.
More than 40,000 people – including parliamentarians,
mayors, UN officials, chief executive officers and civil
society leaders – are attending Rio+20 from 20-22 June.
The event follows on from the Earth Summit in 1992,
also held in Rio de Janeiro, during which countries
adopted Agenda 21 – a blueprint to rethink economic
growth, advance social equity and ensure environmental
protection.
Rio+20’s outcome document, entitled “The Future We
Want,” calls for a wide range of actions.
This event was represented by Syed Shah Nasir from IRSP.
Rio + 20 United Nation Conference on
Sustainable Development, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil (20-22 June, 2012)
FANSA Regional Steering Committee Meeting,
Dhaka, Bangladesh (15-17 October, 2012)
The FANSA Regional Steering Committee meeting for
the year 2012 was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from
15-17 of October 2012 and hosted by Village Education
and Resource Centre (VERC), Bangladesh, which is also
the hosting organisation of the Bangladesh national
chapter. A number of important decisions were made in
the meeting including the setting up of a new national
chapter in Sri Lanka.
Mr. Syed Shah Nasir and Mr. Muhammad Sohail from IRSP
participated in this meeting.
Learning Beyond Boundaries, Uzbekistan (21-
28 June, 2012)
As part of its capacity development programme for
Development Professionals, HIDC organized a weeklong
study visit to Uzbekistan – which has a rich history from
Timurid period and has a lot to share with people from
Pakistan.
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Sanitation & Water for All partnership
meeting, South Africa (12-14 November 2012)
The first SWA Partnership Meeting, held in Benoni, South
Africa from 12-14 November 2012, brought together
over 110 SWA Partners and potential partners from
developing country governments, donors, development
banks, civil society, multilaterals, sector partners and
research and learning institutions.
Participants reviewed progress of the Partnership so far
and worked together to establish the future direction
of SWA in achieving the common goal of sanitation and
water for all. Following the success of the second High
Level Meeting (HLM) in April 2012 and the growth in
membership to 91 Partners, this meeting was situated
at a critical point in the development of the Partnership
and provided an opportunity to celebrate achievements,
take stock of lessons learnt and to set out a path for the
future.
This event was represented by Syed Shah Nasir from IRSP.
Sanitation & Water for All partnership
meeting South Africa (12-14 November 2012)
FANSA Meeting of National Conveners,
Kathmandu, Nepal (5-7 June, 2012)
FANSA Meeting of National Conveners was held at 5th
to 7th June 2012 was held in Kathmandu Nepal. The
meeting was attended by Executive Director Syed Shah
Nasir Khisro of Integrated Regional Support Program.
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Articles
CSOs Network of Mardan
The 15th CSOs of District Mardan under the project
“promoting civil society participation in water
and sanitation governance in Pakistan” assessed
organizationally to know about their strength and
weaknesses in the development sector. For this
purpose two consecutive workshops were designed on
Organizational Capacity Need Assessment (OCAT) tool to
realistically figure out core areas of work with CSOs under
the project overall goal. Therefore, in 2011 five sessions
on i.e. Governance, Administration, Human and Financial
management, External Relation and Management
conducted. To overcome the challenges in these 5 sectors
they developed organizational development plan (ODP)
for five years. In 2012 their achievements are excellent so
far as under:-
• Among 14th CSOs Eight CSOs has established
and functional administration, HR, Management
and finance sections; providing support to the
organizational structure to achieve their goals.
• The seven CSOs working on different project with
different funding agencies i.e. USAID citizen voice,
Concern Worldwide, Unicef Peshawar etc. in WASH,
energy, democratic governance, livelihood in District
Mardan and Charsadda.
• A core committee is designed among 14th CSOs to
develop WASH profile of District Mardan for the
years of 2012; in which PDI, STEP and HST took the
lead role.
• Among 14th CSOs 12 CSOs adopted WASH as
their organizational priority to work in the sector
and reflected in their 5 years Organizational
Development Plans.
• In 2012 year PDI, SAIBAN, HRDO, FDF and FWF
arranged advocacy workshops on district level
to advocate provincial drinking water policy,
sanitation policy, and sanitary protocol with district
Government line agencies.
District WASH Forum of Mardan
The District CSOs Forum brought robust revolutionary
changes in District Mardan; amalgamating the
Government line departments and media into District
WASH forum. The changes can be observed from raising
the demand towards improving quality of water and
sanitation services in rural and urban parts of the district.
Now the District officials realized to integrate their work
with actual users’ demands and involve them in each
phase of their projects. There are certain achievements
of District WASH forum which explicit a roadmap of
ensuring good governance in water and sanitation sector.
1. Mapping WASH services and their operation is
considered Users and providers mutual responsibility
to make sure, and CSOs are considered as mediator
between them.
2. In 2012 the District WASH Forum is considered as
Government led initiative to strengthen coordination
in working relationship with CSOs. Avoid services
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duplication, experiences sharing and capacity
building of Government officials can lead towards
improved WASH services delivery.
3. The 15th CSOs raised demands to make the
service providers accountable to maintain WATSAN
services and widened services range to ensure
100% access of citizens to safe drinking water and
sanitation. (Participatory Development Initiatives,
SAIBAN, IRSP, Organization for Human Development
Fatma Welfare Foundation and SABAWOON
implementing Community Scorecard and Human
Resource Development Organization implementing
Community Radio as tools of Social Accountability)
4. District Government is mobilized to own the District
WASH forum meeting, consultation is in progress
of i.e. Step toward empowerment of Pupil, PEACE,
SAIBAN, Health Society Takht Bhai, AWO and Shajar
Development Foundation (advocacy workshop).
5. Capacity Building of TMAs and PHE department on
water quality analysis, communication, mobilization,
DRR, record keeping, Survey, budget tracking and
gender and development by PDI, HRDO, PEACE,STEP,
SABAWOON from 2011 to Jan 2013.
6. Pakistan Social Accountability Network (PSAN)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chapter
Pakistan Social Accountability Network (PSAN) is a
nationwide network of civil society organizations, citizen
groups, academia, students and likeminded individuals to
promote demand side accountability in the country. The
goal of this network is to stand for and promote Social
Accountability (SAc) through bridging policy research gap,
building capacity of the stakeholders to use SAc tools,
and lobby for institutionalization of the citizen’s right
to account public officials, political representatives and
public institutions.
PSAN is a democratic body formed after extensive
consultation meetings among the CSOs representatives
working on good governance agenda in the country and
the SAc experts from around the South Asia region. IRSP
Pakistan is the provincial secretariat of PSAN in Khyber
PakhtunKhwa.
In 2012 year the PSAN members promoted the network
in terms of initiating the process of social accountability
and mechanisms with proactive capacity on its tools. The
PSAN achievements for the year 2012 are:
• The CESSD project and IRSP implemented
Community Scorecard in District Mardan for
improving education services improvement with
increase citizen’s voice.
• IRSP Implemented CSC in UC Ghala Dher, District
Mardan to improve drinking water services by
engaging the water supply schemes users.
• The Community Development Organization
implemented Citizen Juries on Local issues to engage
citizens in social accountability.
• The Participatory Development Initiatives
implemented youth social accountability issues
program in District Mardan to provide platform for
the youth apply public accountability mechanisms.
• The PSAN network arranged two days 2 trainings
for members on SAc and its tools, Community
Scorecard.
• The PSAN core committee and Members quarterly
meeting held to initiate social accountability in
Khyber PakhtunKhwa.
• Quarterly Planning and hunting for donors to
establish the PSAN as independent body in coming
future. The Thematic group is nominated to work on
it.
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Integrated Regional
Support Program
House # 121, Street 2, Sector A, Sheikh Maltoon Town
Mardan. Khyber Pukhtunkhwa.
Pakistan.
Phone: +92 (937) 880283
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