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Remembering Dr. Tayyab Mahmood

This Annual Report is dedicated to the loving memory ofLate Dr . Tayyab Mahmood for his Suppo rt love A Passion

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The Institute

IDSP'S Development Interventions

Improving Education Policyand Planning

Main streaming Gender and Developmentin Balochistan

Information and LearningCenter Khuzdar

Breaking th e poverty circle ofAdolescent Girls and Boys

Hu man Rights Education Program

Pakistan Participatory Poverty

Assessment, Small Projects

Institutional Development

Facilitation to International Researchers

Publications

Networking Coalition

Research F ellowship

Awards

Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation

CoursesPublic seminars / DialoguesResource Persons

International Conference Papers, Participation

Fund Raising

Organizational Vision

The external vision of IDSP is:

Politically socially and culturally awareindividuals that will create interdependent, selfreliant societies that guarantee and acculturate

dignified living for all

Internally IDSP views itself as 'a regionallearning institution recognized and known forits innovative learning mechanism forregeneration of repressed knowledge valuesand interdependent practices'.

To nurture and develop individuals and

communities that will change the powerstructures by demystifying processes ofEducation and development and generate valuebased partnerships and practices at all levels.

IDSP's goal over the next five years is Todemystify the dominant practices of education,development & modernity to create dynamics

& diverse process of development throughcourses, publication, media, networking,research & Policy advocacy. The focus is ongovernance and democracy, peace and security,and sustainable livelihood in support of humandignity and rights.

Organizational Mission

Organizational Goals


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Acknowledgment

This document presents an overview of the activities of theInstitute for Development Studies and Practices IDSP-Pakistan in the year 2005. The document covers all theaspects of the institution ranging from indulging in a varietyof project to human resource development, research,

publication and the activities carried out with respect toorganizational growth and development.Year 2005 in many ways has been an intensive learningexperience in many ways. Consolidating various themes ofeducation and gender in practices, developing practicalmodels of distinct development approaches, initiatingvariety of processes for organizational growth andsustainability and opening various venues for thepromotion and appreciative growth of IDSP its Trained,skilled conceptually clear human resource areperformances in various leading national positions.However the year has also seen the complexities associatedwith growth of an institution, which is normative part of

growth to engage a viable learning place such as IDSP. Thedocument thus reflects the growth of the Institutionalmaturity as a growing organization.The progress in 2005 has only become possible due totremendous efforts of the IDSP team, the friends of IDSPand the learners. The variety of discourses are appreciatedand acknowledged by IDSP partners. The innovations andthe discourse IDSP has started are now yielding results. Thesupport to government and from non government ismaturing and IDSP is seen as a potential institution that cansupport government in various dimensions of its operationsmore so, on the education front.This document is only a reflection of many dynamic,

innovative yet practical demonstrable activities that areneed of the day.

IDSP would like to acknowledge the efforts of many whohave been contributing to the vision and goals of theinstitutions throughout the year. Despite the rapid change,inundated schedules and often intense family pressureskept on to maintain the loyalty with the cause of theinstitution and in retrospect keeping on the promises anddelaying gratifications. The IDSP Team is applauded fortheir equal share and contribution in all respects.The friends of IDSP, who have been there and who continueto gain immense confidence, the respectful resourcepersons and the ardent learners who have faith in IDSP andin its people are duly acknowledged here.We are grateful to out funding partners who have faith onour ideas and its implementation, who have given us spaceand time to experiment innovations.We deeply acknowledge the support of Government ofBalochistan in leasing IDSP 4 acres of Land at the cost of 4million Rupees.

IDSP is indebt to CIDA, ESRA, GEP DFID, UNESCO,TAF, UNDP, AZAD FILMS and AKU, INFAQ Foundationfor support IDSP's innovations and providing opportunitiesfor its learners to practices development process withintheir own reality. We are also grateful to individuals whoextended extra ordinary support these are MS. VickiMuteash, Dr. Aslam Abdullah, Dr. Mustafa Maroochi, Dr.Bilgrami, Ms. Zara Shahid Hussain Ms. Zahida Hina, Ms.Marium Mehdi, Senator Nisar Memon, Irshad Mughal,Muneer Fashe, Dr. Tayyab Mahmood, MR. Saeed Malikand Ms Siddiqa Malik, Seemi Zaidi, Mr. Wasif Rizvi andmany others.We are thankful to Raasat Development Consultants for

undertaking the third party evaluation of our MGDCPROJECT, to Ms. Ruth for selecting MGDC project as herresearch assignment for her master's thesis in Institute ofdevelopment Studies England.We are also grateful to the members of executivecommittee and General body for encouraging and sharingin IDSP'S growth process.

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IDSP's inception as an organization was a step inrecognizing the need of conceptually clear, technicallysound and emotionally stable human resourcedevelopment. IDSP's core has been focusing theindividuals who would act as catalysts in the developmentarena and will work towards diversification of the

development work and juxtaposing it people centerednotions of culture, spirituality thus sparking a funnel ofsocial transformation. IDSP's recognition as a learninginstitute comes in a variety of flavors. The first isdeveloping a national academic institution in Balochistanwhich is generally not familiar with its educationalbackground within Pakistan. The second was the trust onlocal young human resource to lead its intellectualportfolio. The third was to continuously invest on peoplewith little on no formal educational backgrounds. Finallydeveloping understanding on unique frameworks in mostcases alien to development such as culture, religion andcivilization and starting processes of building self esteem

around these themes.

The history of IDSP shows the process of human resourcesdevelopment, the need of love and care then the money orpower. In IDSP's growth, development and itssustainability only one factor is fundamental and that islove and care for each other as human being first and thencomes the work factor. The basic principle of respect,giving spaces, creating new ones according to the need andpotential of the people related to IDSP is a basic principle inits learning processes. It is due to this one principle of love,care, trust, and dedication to the ordinary young people thatthe people within IDSP are growing and developing as wellas people outside IDSP is gaining more self empowerment

then before. The young leaders of IDSP have understoodone fundamental lesson and that is, trust all people andinvest in people by creating learning spaces. Today IDSPraises its own resources for its core programs, two of itssenior members are editors of development journals, whileone second level faculty member is bringing out a researchjournal. The young faculty members are policy advisors togovernment, funding agencies, training programs. Each

The leadership of IDSP is not merely a matter of position. Itis far beyond that and in essence is the major factor foreffective contribution in the development scene and takingthe team on! The efforts of all IDSP Faculty members andits emerging leaders are highly appreciable. Last but notleast, the Leadership, guidance and tireless dedication ofDirector IDSP, Dr. Quratulain Bakhteari and her Family isbeyond words, She remains a source of inspiration,guidance and maturity for us and for the young people ofthe country.

Ali Naqvi (General Secretary and Faculty Member )

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Introduction to the Institute


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The three years feasibility provided the institute to developits basis learn by practicing and develop internal systems.

During this period the team was built and intellectually andprofessionally nurtured through one year of rigorouscapacity building. For the first time in the history ofBalochistan an indigenous group of young intellectuals andactivists initiated a high-level theoretical and researchprogram with outside technical help limited to focusfacilitations.

To fulfill the growth in the right direction and to create theopen learning environment the conventional managementstructures were not adopted at the beginning ratheropportunities were sought for developing a managementstructure that suits the requirements of the learningorganization. Therefore in many ways just as the pilottesting course the first three years have been of powerfulgenerative learning.

In May 2001 an evaluation was launched for setting themanagement structure. This rigorous exercise that went ontill the end of November 2001 provided the following

management structure for the organization. Four programteams were developed i.e. the Academic team, Learner andCommunity Development team, Internal Development andCore Support team and the External Program team.

IDSP keep creating space for new learners to get in themainstream through the seminars in development blockthese spaces for the new areas.

IDSP's role within the development sector has beencreating alternative paths of development, engagingcommunities and young community workers in anintellectual discourse that leads to a long term process ofself empowerment and community homogenization andlinking the local with the global. IDSP has been successfuldespite numerous external threats and internal systemicweaknesses in bringing about fundamental changes in theway development is looked upon. The majoraccomplishments has been viewing the whole genderframework from a variety of perspectives and critiquing therole of schooling, the mainstream media and themanufacturing of consent.

one of IDSP member has developed at least 20 youngpeople of Pakistan. Who in turn organizes more meaningfulspaces for the young people in their own communities!

IDSP has now three kinds of graduates, one that completedsix years of intensive education and training and is nowIDSP's managers of learning's. The second tier is their owninterns who are now teaching and doing projects, they havecompleted four years of intense education and training. Thethird level consists of its course learners, interns, project

based learners. All its learners will reach the same level asits senior ones. Pakistan needs a large number of suchpeople who are willing to devote part of their life in makingpaths for others to walk on and then create their own. If wedo not do this we will not be the kind of people that Allahwants us to be. That people needs to be understood fromtheir actions and perceptions and not by their symbolic wayof life and believe. We need love, care, and new meaningfullearning spaces, less competition more cooperation, lesscriticism more forward looking critique lessdiscouragement more encouragement with hope andenlightenment. We have now more then 200 learners fromlong term theory practice based courses, over thirty people

remained or are in IDSP as development thinkers andpractitioners. Numerous sessions on myriad topics havegiven people a fresh breath of air in our public debates anddialogues. Our researches have been extremely useful forpolicy development.

IDSP's pilot testing course was the initiation of a generativeprocess of learning in various dimensions of development.Its core has been working with the community developmentworkers or the young people aspiring to becomedevelopment activities. The pilot testing course wasevaluated by a third party and feasibility was developed.

The 1999 feasibility defined five clear areas programmaticthrusts for IDSP.Certificate and Diploma courses in communitydevelopment.

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Program Rationale

Education is the IDSP's focused area and it stems from theintellectual discourse on education and schooling. Thediscourse highlights the PAUCITIES in the currentframeworks of schooling and its linkages withimperialism and colonization. The boxed approachtowards learning has been questioned and IDSP during itsresearches and practices of five years evolved theprogram. The program focuses on learning beyondboundaries inculcating a process of engaging vast,distinctive discourses of learning in the traditional

societies. The project not only engages people well over13,000 in a learning discourse but provides innovativeoptions for restructuring the education scenario inBalochistan. The engagement with district governments,folk wisdom, culture and literary groups is not only

Improving Education Policy and Planning ThroughKnowledge Based Dialogues and Interventions

innovative but a bold step to analyze and find new meaningof education enriched with people's aspirations andbuilding on their self esteem.

The Team and the Leadership

The project was conceived by the IDSP Faculty. It wasearlier managed by Mr. Shahjahan Baloch who later joinedthe Common Wealth Education Fund. It was then managedby Mr. Ali Naqvi with the support and leadership of Mr.Raziq Fahim and Mr. Naseem Ahmed. Mr. Fahim led the

pilot interventions component and Mr. Naseem led theresearch component. The project team comprised of twentyfour fellows from the project districts.

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Project Facts

Project Location Lasbela, Chagai, Khuzdar, Panjgur, Sibi, Quetta, Pishin and Loralai

Hum an ResourceEngaged 24, 3 each from a d istrict with 1 woman in each team

Project Dura tion September 2003 April 2006

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The Improving Education Policy and Planning throughKnowledge Based Dialogues and Interventions is aprogram spread over eight strategically selected districts ofBalochistan. The project focused on certain critical andusually overlooked issues in the education sector. One ofthe key issues has been reaching out to people and findingwhat they think of and how they relate to the educationsystem and what other educational, learning activities arehappening which the mainstream system is unable tocomprehend and synergize with. The project's focus was onlearning and therefore reaching out to the people wasimportant. IDSP being a human resource developmentinstitution engaged young community workers from thefield and the whole project was build around them. Theyinitially went through a series of intensive trainings oneducation, learning and alternatives to education. Theycollected and developed district educational profiles and

then started reaching out communities in the districts. In allthese fellows reached out to more then 13,000 people in thedistricts from union councils to district. These dialogueswith people enabled a three pronged approach to further theprocess of learning and intervention. One was to docontextual researches on previously unattended issues toeducation and learning, second, to develop pilot modelsthat can propose an alteration to the dominant educationalprocesses and thirdly develop the capacity of the districts tounderstand policy and planning and eventually developeducation policies and plans for the district government.District Education Forums are developed (recommendedby the people, approved by the District assembly) in theeights districts comprising of district government, districteducation department, parents, students, intellectuals andthe Civil Society which will be spearheading the process ofthe educational reforms in the districts.

Project Ob jectives

To Develop local Human Resource for education policy and Planning

To increase meaningful community participation in policy

dialogues and analysis

To centralize the issue of LEARNING in policy dialogue and analysis

To build and strengthen the capacity of local government structures

to formulate and execute responsive and need based educational policies

To initiate pilot practices of effective education al policy processes

To enhance research based knowledge and information for realistand practical policy development and implementation.

This project is a practice of IDSP's th ematic area of radical

education and arterials pedagogy.

Project Partners District Governments, Education Department

Researches Pilot Interventions

Formation of textbooks in thecontext of curriculum

Introducing Mother Language in middleschools through handouts (Pishin)

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Schooling experience fromchildren's perspective

Failure of mother languages policy

Transforming Teaching Methodologyand role of teacher (Quetta)

Revival of local skills throughmentoring approach (Lasbela)

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Critical review of the primary textbooksregarding the relevancy of contents with

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Developing a text book in local languagefrom school going children through theircreativity (Chagai)

Introducing the social, cultural value to

school going students (Panjgur)

launched in order to enable IDSP as a gender organizationand the focus has been on understanding the role of family,community and self, the pertinent questions of religion,culture and development on gender dynamics.

The Team and The Leadership

The project was led by the Principle Coordinator Mr. RaziqFahim supported in project management by Mr. Ali Naqviand the rest of the faculty. The district focal points engagedin the discourse were Ms. Afshan Nasreen, Ms. NoreenBano, Mr. Barkat Shah, Ms. Zainab Khan, Ms. MussarratNazeer and Mr. Hussain Ali Sina.

Main streaming Gender andDevelopment in Balochitan

Program Rationale

Gender as a discourse has been in development debate forlast many decades. IDSP was aware of the fact andlaunched several initiatives to first understand the varioustheoretical perspectives of the gender discourse. Thevarious discourses on gender in development, women indevelopment, feminism, Islamic perspectives of genderwere come into discussion. The gender discourse was

Project LocationLasbela, Khuzdar, Sibi, Quetta, Pishin and Killa Saifullah Districts

Human ResourceEngaged Over 120 women from the six districts

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The project addresses development of young women

community catalysts in the most deprived province ofPakistan, Balochistan to bring fundamental changes in theattitudes of and towards women, improving familyrelationships, engaging communities in wholesomedevelopment and contribution in local governance throughgender perspectives.

Two key historic developments have occurred in Pakistan'srecent history, one the devolution of power and the other33% women seats in the local governance bodies. Both ofthese opportunities can only be attained if meticulouslythought women empowerment processes are entailed andsufficient cadre of young women leadership is available

especially in case of Balochistan, the least developed,tribally complex, ethnically diverse with variedgeographically and geopolitically at the forefront of globalphenomenon's bordering Iran ad Afghanistan for last manydecades. The project intends to develop a process of womenempowerment to effectively and efficiently work towardspeople centered development. It addresses core issuespaucity of quality women community workers in

Balochistan, the quality of governance at the grassroots

levels emerged after the newly laid devolution system, lackof comprehension of women role in democratic processes,the false concepts of cultural, tribal and religiousmanifestation of role of women. The intervention is criticalsince it sheds light on possibilities of bringing long termchange, explores the possibilities of women empowermenttowards the devolved system. It is important for thedevelopment partners to view gender and development inthe new scenarios both national and international and howto respond to the needs of communities keeping in mind thelocal, national and international bearings of thesedevelopment interventions.The project adopted the approach of developing women

catalysts by using three pronged approach a) developingthe capacity of host institution i.e. Institute forDevelopment Studies and Practices IDSP-Pakistan,developing women mentors for community developing,discussing the various basic questions around womenranging from religious domain, cultural pathologies,institutional analysis toward self and family development,community engagement, and thirdly understanding and

Project Duration February 2003 April 2005

Funding Support Gender Equality Project (British Council), CIDA-PAGE

Project Objectives

Building human resource capital through rigorous process with

special reference of female community workers in the perspective

of Balochistan

Strengthening and enhancing institutional capacity of IDSP in

gender and development.

Exposing/Demystifying gender gapes while focusing the relationship

between family and community

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contributing in improving the local governance structures.The first cohort of the project was the people in hostinstitution i.e. IDSP-Pakistan, the second cohort threecommunity workers of North West Frontier Province tounderstand and learn institutional development processesfor setting up such institution in NWFP. The third cohort oftwenty young women community workers (interns) in along discourse of one year based on theory and practice tobecome mentors, the fourth cohort of over hundred young

interns placed in their districts guided and facilitated by thetwenty mentors. The project has contributed in many ways,it contributed in developing a very large cadre ofprofessional women in the province which was not presentbefore, it contributed in engaging families in thedevelopment processes, The role of young women as leaderof social change is recognized, their mobility is increasedand therefore the mobility of the girls of the same age in thecommunities is increasing. Balochistan has for the veryfirst time experienced a mobilization campaigns solelymanaged by the local community girls with out any directperceivable in kind benefit for the communities. Localgovernment is sensitized on gender issues and in certaincases; the local governments on issues related to gender

have taken concrete measures.

Infromation and Learning Center Khuzdar

Program RationaleIDSP's since its inception has been critically looking at thedevelopments in community informatics. The world wasshrinking and people were faced wit challenges to launch adiscourse. The IDSP ILC is not merely a technology driventraining place. It is a place, where young people think,reflect and discuss matters concerning to their self,community and the globe. It is a space made available forrich discussions and vibrant discourse at the district level.IDSP is planning to initiate the similar process in Pishin andother districts of Pakistan as well.

The Team and the LeadershipThe project was conceived by Safdar Hussain and he led thewhole process. He was supported by a group of learnersfrom Khuzdar namely Mr. Asif Lehri, Ms. Rubina Zehriand Ms. Farkhanda Aslam. Mr. Barkat Shah Kakar with theteam of Ms Fehmida Panezai and Mr. Khalil Kakar areestablishing ILC in Pishin district on the same patterns. Theproject of Khuzdar was supported by Mr. Lal Jan and the

faculty members of the IDSP team at various junctures.

Project Facts

Project Location Khuzdar District

Human Resource Engaged 10, 4 females, led by the women

Project Duration September 2003 April 2006

Funding Support INFAQ Foundation, IDSP-Pakistan

Project ObjectivesEngaging youth in activities that are community oriented and to

opens new venues for action.

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IDSP Information and Learning Center Khuzdar is IDSPeffort to develop grassroots institutions through the youngcommunity works trained though IDSP courses. The centerwhich has successfully completed its two years of inceptionhas thus far established itself in the Khuzdar region as oneof the leading organizations. The paucity of learningorganizations generally in Pakistan and particularly inBalochistan has been a grave issue. The focus on projectbased human resource development and absence of a space

where young people can openly share, reflect andexperiment led to the creation of this space. The space ismanaged by the women of Khuzdar; itself an achievementin the tribal and remote part of Balochistan and thendeveloping a variety of programs that suits the needs of thepeople of Khuzdar is commendable.

The Center has three programs to engage the learners a) aresource center equipped with books and magazine for allwalks of life b) IT training for the young emerging peoplewho have an interest in the Information Technology and c) aplace for conducting seminars, debates on contemporaryissues.

The center has provided IT training to over 400, over 100are girls, the center has been engaged in conductingdialogues on education and learning, training owncommunity workers in community development, genderand governance and designing and implementing aprogram of adolescents education on rights andresponsibilities.

Tawana PakistanProgram Rationale

The issue of food security is one of the pertinent issues ofthis part of the world. The food programs earlier developedand launched had one fundamental factor and that was thefood was brought from outside Pakistan and was

distributed among the students or parents. The TawanaProject's approach which IDSP endorsed was ensuring thatthe fresh locally available food is prepared/ cooked and fedat the point. The whole process was led by a womencommunity leader the Community Organizer and theleadership role of community mobilizer was also given tothe female field worker, perhaps for the first time inPakistan. It engaged lots of young people from thecommunities especially women and helped to developlarge cadre of community workers. The issues of womenhealth especially stunting and wasting were taken care of.

The Team and the LeadershipTawana was initially placed at the External RelationsProgram, managed by Mr. Lal Jan and Mr. Ali Naqvi. Ms.Farzana Yasmin a fresh commerce graduate was part of theteam. Methodologically the leadership of the whole projectwas given to Ms. Yasmin. She took the responsibility of theproject and then never looked back. She managed theproject and represented IDSP at all the national forums. Shedeveloped a team wit the support of Mr. Ahmed Jan in allthe project districts. The team selection, hiring and trainingwas done in most professional manner withoutcompromising and bearing the outside pressures. Thefaculty of IDSP as in constant support to the project teamand provided support when and where required.


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Project LocationChagai, Noshki, Kharan, Washuk, Killa Saifullah, Loralai, Bolan,Jhal Magsi and Kalat Districts

Human Resource Engaged Over 100 (Over 75% Women)

Project Duration August 2002 October 2005

Funding Support Aga Khan University

Project Objectives

To improve the nutritional status of school aged girls

Increase enrollment and sustain attendance of girls in primary schools

To access un-enrolled girls through nutrition program

Project Partners

Pakistan Baitulmal, Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education,Provincial Health and Education Departments, District Government,SAP-Pk, SPO, Apna Sehat, Thardeep Rural Development Program,HANDS, AKRSP, NRSP, SABAWON

Tawana Pakistan is a bold initiative of government ofPakistan, which focused on improving thenutritional status of girl child to bring about a major

change in the status of women health, was implemented innine districts of Balochistan by IDSP.

IDSP reached out nearly 550 girls schools in most remote,poverty stricken parts of the province and engaged 492schools for a daily mid day meal. The program engaged45,000 girl children for a project period of three years withits feeding cycle of two years.

IDSP engaged and trained over 150 young women (over75%) and men in the project. The project contributed indeveloping human resource around the notions ofcommunity development, health and hygiene, nutritionand education and gender. The local communities wereengaged to find and the local nutritious food items, thuscontributing in energizing of local economy and creatingfundamental

awareness in the communities about balanced diet most ofall the project helped in the operational to developedstructure of L.B. The project is currently suspended; IDSPis in continuous dialogues with the government ofBalochistan to expand the program all over the provinceand IDSP being its technical advisor. The project covered40% of the rural population and 42% of the geographicarea.


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Tawana Pakistan (TPP)

Kharan** Kachi*** KSF Loralai

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1,201 2,121 962 1,340

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4,363 10,161 7,158 9,462

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Each team consisted of 3 members, 2 female and 1 male, 6 data operators, eight district supervisors and a managementteam.* Chagai Includes Noshki and Chagai Districts*Kharan includes Kharan and Washuk Districts* Kachi includes Jhal Magsi and Bolan Districts

Activity Kalat Chagai*

Total number of fieldteams trained

5 3

Total number of fieldworkers trained

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Women fromCommunity trained

2,094 974

Total number of schoolswhere feeding held 83 72

Children 9,553 6,873

Breaking the Poverty Circle ofAdolescent Girls and Boys

Program RationaleThe adolescents are a special age group with distinctive ageneeds and requirements. IDSP's interest has always beenwith the large group (over 70%) who are not part of themainstream education system. The ideas matured through aresearch study which resulted in a concept of learning belt.

The idea of learning belt has been to engage withcommunities where too much development input has beengiven vis--vis to an area where little or not developmentinput in education is given. This concept was presented in aconference in India hosted by UNESCO. UNESCO wasplanning to launch a program on adolescent as a regionalstudy for policy impacts on this age group. IDSP wasselected as Pakistani partner in the discourse.

The Team and the LeadershipThe project was led by Mr. Raziq Fahim throughout,initially as project manager and later as mentor to theproject management team. Ms. Saima Gul briefly led theproject as Project Manager but after her departure Ms.Afshan Nasreen led the whole project with his teams in the

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Project Facts

Project Location Quetta District (Sabeel and Mominanad)

Human Resource Engaged 20, 5 male, 15 females


Funding Support UNESCO IDSP

Project Objectives

To initiate a process where the community, children and adolescent

girls will be connected to address poverty through broad based

human development process.

To train and educate girls in literacy adolescent and basic education

that empowers her for purposeful life.

Project Partners Non Formal Education Directorate Balochistan, Pakistan ScienceCaravan Islamabad.

reaking Women Poverty Cycle: EmpoweringAdolescent Girls to become Agents of SocialTransformation project is conceptualized andB

undertaken UNESCO under crosscutting theme. Institutefor Development Studies and Practices IDSP-Pakistan

joined the network of sub-regional partners in September2003. IDSP modify its concept of creating learning

organization aiming to initiate diverse innovative actions,which will multiply options of learning and education for

divers groups of learners and particularly for the

adolescents. This initiative is thus contextuallyconceptualized with the rationale of creating an alternative

methodology for basic education for adolescents. Theaction was primarily focused to address the issues of

poverty through broad based capacity developmentactivities. The situation of women in Balochistan is

extremely difficult and deprived it was therefore decided to

take Pakistan as a test case of a very difficult situation,where the objective of the project would be make a break

through in women's /girl's empowerment in Balochistan.

he project target is to benefit adolescent girls ofpoor rural areas empowering them through buildingTcapacities and addressing their poverty conditions.

Both the areas were selected on the criteria of poverty andwomen educational situation. It is important to explain

here that the nature of the process project is relatively

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Project Overview

Education

Results Comments/explanation

2 villages Mominabad & Sabeel (Quetta District, Balochitan)

. 415 girls are in process of completing literacy and basic education course

. In sabeel 6 badges are organized enrolment is 52-44-22-34-40 38(230)

. In Mominabad 6 badges are organized respective enrolment 34,20,26,34,34,35,(183)

. Legal awareness and counselling delivered to 415

. Self development & basic gender sensitization 50 & 365 are to trained in January 2006

. Child rights & decision making process delivered to 415 92 boys & 323 girls

. HIV Aids training delivered in month of Decmber to 415

. Training on local crafts (Local Jewellery), Cutting and sewing

. Book binding, electrician ,cards making ,pickle making surf making cream making ,candle making

12 villages

. Family size on 3,4 average in mominabed

. Family size 4,6 on average in Sabeel

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Science

Communication and Information

. 12 Reflective learning centres

. 3 ICT centres developed in Sabeel, Mominabad and Khazee

. 26 learners trained in ICT in different phases i.e EPL, Ms word , Ms Excel, Power Point in page

. 415 learners have access to computer

. Sessions on Health, Energy, Environment, Pollution, Health and Hygiene, Puberty, Nutrition, Knowledge of Province

. Science Exhibition Organized for the Learners of RLCs which war attended by 415 learners (by Science Carvan)

. Science training organized for a group of 40 participants (Staff and learners)

. 92 boys & 323 girls were provided health counselling

Surf making cream making, candle making war provided to 92 boys and 323 girls. Glass painting, Fabric panting dry flower arrangement, sera mix work raining war provide to 200 girls in both centre

. Sessions on Reproductive Health to 415 learners

. Session on basic Nutrition for a group of 70 including staff and learners and 345 learners willtrained in December and January 2006

. In Mominabad 29 and in Sabeel 12 total 41 learners have taken Micro Credit, The reimbursementProcess is ongoing.

. 20 learners will receive Micro Credit by the end of December, 2005

. Training session on Micro Finance Management.

. 15-20 learners will be given Micro finance in December and January 2006

. The equipments include 6 Computers , two Printers

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Program RationaleDevelopment discourse has always been talking about theissues of human rights. The civil society organizations havebeen advocating the UN charter of Human Rights. The

discourse at IDSP has been around the issues of rights andjustice. The discourse was focusing primarily on justicewith a broad framework engaging the discussions of rightsand responsibilities to foster the human development. Theprimary assumption has been that before endorsing andengaging in a discourse on rights, ground realities and

traditions have to be understood. The project wasconceived in Khuzdar inline with the concepts of reflectiveLearning Centers.

The Team and The LeadershipThe project was initially led by Mr. Ali Naqvi but slowly theleadership was given to the women in Khuzdar led by Ms.Rubina Zehri and Ms. Farkhanda Aslam and a team ofLearning Facilitators.

Project Facts

Project Location Khuzdar District (Lizo, Faizabad, Khatan and Khairabad)

Human Resource Engaged 11 all female


Funding Support Fund for Global Human Rights

Project Objectives

Provide diverse learning opportunities to the adolescent girls

Provide basic awareness to the adolescent about the responsibilities

of a Human being and their rights

Provide basic literacy to the adolescent girls

Provide basic skills to enhance their economic generation activities

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IDSP-Pakistan started a generative process ofempowering adolescent's women I two localities ofQuetta. The project was an innovation of UNESCO toexplore possibilities of engaging young adolescent's girlsfor futuristic changes. The project's focus has been ofstarting an innovative integrated process of adolescent'sempowerment in many ways including core conceptualcompetencies comprising of understanding self, health andhygiene, everyday science coupled with basic skills toimprove the likelihood of having a sustainable, honorablelivelihood.

During the similar time IDSP launched an extensiveprogram Human Resource Development for Gender andDevelopment Mainstreaming. This program engaged over100 girls from six districts of Balochistan namely Khuzdar,Lasbela, Killa Saifullah, Sibi, Quetta and Pishin.IDSP during the same period interacted with the GlobalHuman Rights and shared the concept of extension of theReflective Learning Center's program. A proposal wassubmitted and it was agreed that IDSP instead of extendingthe current program in the current project areas will start aHuman Rights Program in a new district.

IDSP selected Khuzdar for the intervention. The reason forselecting Khuzdar is multifold; a) IDSP has its Informationand Learning Center, which catering the needs of HumanResource Development, it has right infrastructure toimplement such programs b) the learners all young womenof Mainstreaming Gender and Development are runningthe Information and Learning Center c) IDSP has the accessto grassroots communities and has the knowledge of thearea.The project being a learning project has several interestinglearning throughout the project period, listed below:

Lack of time for registration of the centers because it takesto much time but this was integrated in the basic literacyphase due to which it is very difficult for us to provide basicliteracy tool in a very short periodGovernment/Public sector will provide support if theyunderstand the work and if they find it contributive to theiractivitiesAdoption of those tools which the learners required they

will take interest in the work and also generate support foryouIf the perspective is clear and the direction is nonconfronting to the traditional communities, support isgenerally available

The key features of the project are:

The program designing, implementation, management andmonitoring is led by women, engaging families especiallymothers in the whole process. This is a successfulexperiment since the leadership of women in such sensitiveprograms in highly tribal, ethnically diverse, religiouslyextremist conditions.The teachers from formal schools are participating in thecourse to learn and understand the teaching methodologiesand techniques for better education delivery andunderstanding the various dimensions of the human rights.Third and the most important indicator is building thehuman rights approach from self, family, community, tribe,religion, constitution of Pakistan and the UN HumanRights declaration. It is important to note that the wholeprocess of understanding the rights comes from various

sources mentioned above. The process is more ofappreciative inquiry then that of engaging with people withdismal some what realizing them that they aredisempowered and they need to fight for their rights. Thisapproach has help them appreciating what they have, andhow this condition of having can further expand totransform the specific condition. Based on these a wholemodule of Human Rights Education is in process toconsolidate the process and make it widely available.



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Pakistan Participatory PovertyAssessment, Small Prjoects

Program RationaleThe issue of poor and that of poverty is the greatest debatewithin the development circles around the world. Arepeople poor because they are bound to be poor by thedivine, or they are born in certain class, area! If not what areunderpinnings that led to poverty and why povertyeradiation is the most loved topic for the rich and powerful.The Pakistan Poverty Assessment looks at the poverty fromthe perspectives of the poor and that was why IDSP

engaged in the discourse. The small projects were simply amanifestation of how people can organize themselves anddeveloped their own models of service efficiency.

The Team and the LeadershipThe project was led by Mr. Ali Naqvi and Mr. ShahjahanBaloch supported by Mr. Ismail and Mr. Sher Mohammedwith the support of Admin Officer Mr. Mohammed Ali.

Project Facts

Project LocationGwadar, Awaran, Killa Abdullah, Kachi, Kharan, Quetta,Musa Khel and Panjgur

Human Resource

Engaged5 male


Funding Support DFID - IDSP

Project ObjectivesDelivering small projects where the PPA process was conducted for

contributing in poverty reduction

Project Partners District Governments

The Pakistan Participatory Poverty Assessment was carriedout in nine districts of Balochistan representing theecological, ethnic, agricultural, urban and geographicaldistribution of the province. The nine sites and eighteen subsites is representative of Balochistan's most poor sites. The

nine district and sites selected for PPA were Panjgur, unioncouncil Dasht Shahbaz, sub sites, Kata Gari, Joi Sar,Quetta, union council Haji Abdul Qadoos, sub sites,Pashtoon Dara, Qaisr Colony, Kachi, union councilMehram, sub sites, Kohra Chalgari, Awal Hashim, Killa



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Saifullah, union council, Batozai, sub sites, Nali Sar,Cheena Barak Khel, Awaran, union council , Teer Taij, subsites, Bazdad, Kahan Zeelag, Kharan, union council, LadGhast, sub sites, Kalag, Mashriqi Zaawag, Loralai/ MusaKhel, union council, Toisar sub site, Nikhal Adinzai,Loralai/ Musa Khel, union council, Saddar, sub site, NawaiBazar, Killa Abdullah, union council, Killa Abdullah, subsite, Jurang, Arambi and Gawadar, union council, Kalag,sub sites, Kalag, Kalmat.The small projects were conceived at the beginning of the

project and were part of the project design. The purposewas to acknowledge the input of the community in povertyassessment and to facilitate them in certain aspects ofpoverty reduction. The two sub sites were representative ofthe one poorest union council in the district, one site was thepoorest and the other was slightly better off.

The PPA small project process started in middle of 2004.The individual researchers that had worked for PPA havehad other employments; the district government howeverwas in continuous network of IDSP. The initial processthough was to reestablish the link with reference to PPA inthe sites where PPA was conducted. A new field team washired for the purpose since none of the old PPA field team

members were available. The process of PPA SmallProjects ImplementationSelection of field researchersThe field team was first given a detailed orientation onprocess of PPA and how this part of PPA is complementing

the overall PPA exercise.Basic orientation of field activity, engaging districtgovernment, appraisals of sites, documentation andreporting, understanding and appreciating commoninterest of community in relevance with livelihood andpoverty, creating ownership and community contribution,understanding the follow up and sustainability issuesAppraisal of eighteen sitesReview of the current needs against the PPA needs(emerged from the PPA study)

Refining the process with community and using unioncouncil government only as means to develop largercommon understanding of the communitySigning the agreement with Union Council government(Nazim, Naib Nazim)Distribution of goods, services to the communityFollow up of the progress of work in the sub sitesConflict resolution where conflict occurredMonitoring visit of senior IDSP Team Members in sub sitesGenerating more support for flood victims in the area afterPPA

The following matrix defines the previous needs and theneeds fulfilled through the PPA Small Projects and thereason of change in priorities

S.No. DistrictsNeed Fulfilled afterCommunity consultation Value addition

Diesel pumps for agriculture, SewingMachines for Embroidery

Diesel engines and generator forelectricity, sewing machines

Sewing machines for widows, waterreservoirs and hand pumps

IDSP provided a computerfor the CBO of the area

IDSP persuaded Concern World wideto develop a livelihood program inAwaran which is functioningin Awaran

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Provision of hand pumps and watertanks for storage of water

Expansion/ deepening of water poolexpansion of water supply channel

Diesel engine, sewing machines

Provision of water tanks and submersiblefor water extraction, development ofskills lab in high school for skillsdevelopment and resource generation

Provision of building for dispensary

Construction of school, rehabilitationof community water well

IDSP persuaded ConcernWorld wide to develop alivelihood program inAwaran which is functioningin Awaran and facilitated basictraining for the MasteTrainers to run the center.

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Earth Quake Relief And Rehabilitation

The massive historical devastation of earthquake coveredan area of 25000Sq km in Pakistan. It covers 4 districts ofprovince North Western Frontier along with Azad Kashmir.

Institute for Development Studies and Practices(IDSP_Pakistan) Felt deep concern regarding this naturaldisaster. A team of IDSP staff including Director QuratulainBakhteari, immediate visits to the space for helping thevictim. She shared the situation of devastated communitieswith various good hearted people all over the world. Theyshowed a warm response regarding helping out the victimswith her husband Dr. Tayyab Mahmood, her son Dr. AhsanMahmood and people from Karachi, Islamabad andAbbottabad.IDSP's response to the 8th October 2005 South AsianEarthquake started with the collection of funds for thesending the relief goods to the sufferers at the institute andwith its Director's visit to the affected areas. Dr. Bakhtearivisited the hospitals and gathered support of doctors fromUSA and UK to the people in Abbottabad. Later she visitedthe mountain areas in Mansehra district and contextualsupport was given to the Battal valley inhabitants. Shepresented a concept paper on the request of ChairmanCapital Development Authority Islamabad for communitydevelopment in H-11 Camp. Mrs. Siddiqa was the supportbehind the activation of the activities in H-11 Camp,financially supported by Fund for Global Human Rightsand IDSP. Ms Zara Shahid Hussain was major support inmobilizing the donations and Networking. The space andcontract created by Dr. Bakhteari led to creation of reliefprojects for IDSP in H-11 Camp, Battal and UNHCR

Project.

Earth Quake Relief Battal (Mansehra)

In order to support the devastated communities, Institutehas a vision for the reconstruction of one of the UnionCouncil, Hill-Kot, and 8000 ft above sea level. It is situated

in Battal one of the widespread Tehsil of District Mansehra.Battal is situated in the mountainous area of Satian Galli. Inthe Mountainous ups and downs of Satian Galli there lives

0.75 Million people with their self sustained livelihood,culture and history. For working this community 20 actionresearchers from two of IDSP development studies coursesvisited the Union council. These are the young people fromvarious areas of the country with their quest of selfempowerment through community and familydevelopment. They met with all the families in the Unioncouncil, which comprised of 10 Mohlas. The team ofresearchers remains for one week in union council andmade thorough interaction with local community. Theygathered basic profile of the families consisting of itspopulation, culture and livelihood etc.

The community in the union council live for six generationat this place. They have developed a self-sustaininglivelihood and a mechanism of interdependency. The oralhistory shared by the local people describes that they werethe originally Nomads who gradually settled on themountain. In the Satian Galli, there are more than onethousand settlements in which the people live with theirown created systems and cultures. They have created a self-sustaining and need based culture, which responds to theirsurvival in the toughest cold climate. People of Hillkot areGujar by cost. They speak Gujree and live in the form of thedispersed settlements.

Groups of the young action researchers from IDSP's

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The date being gathered from the victims of the earthquake covers the short and long term needs of the communitywhich includes as follow

Population Chart:

Total Pop

4531 2589 1942 655 102 goats 280 Buffalos And 26 cows.

Male Female Total Families Lose

Immediate needs Long term needs

Reconstruction of schools, Road, Mosque, water and canalsMedicine, CGS sheets, Food Items, Clothes,Blankets, Water pipeline

# of Sheltres

630 Fully damaged 102 280 26 Crokery, clothes, furniture of 210 sheltres is ruinde

Goats Buffalos Cows Househole Luggage

Estimation of the capital loses:

IDSP is collaborating with the local philanthropists andother agencies interested in working to generate a fiveyears rehabilitation plan for the communities in Battal.Over 100 houses have now got shelter and food for the

winter season and on rest of the houses the constructionwork led by the local community in on.

Earth Quake Relief H-11 Camp (Islamabda)

The H-11 Camp in Islamabad was established for the reliefof the earthquake affected families. The Camp has nearly10,000 people living managed though several NonGovernmental Organizations Support. Living in camp for adisplaced community is not only difficult but a certain levelof depression encompasses the whole community. IDSP's

goal to the work in the Camp has been To empowercommunities/individual to come up with the solutions oftheir issues with minimum dependency on externalsources. The objectives of the program are:Developing Human resources to understand their role incamp managementEmpowering/engaging community in dealing their own

NGOs and the community in reducing issues in camps

IDSP followed the process to enable human resource forCamp Management this concept emerged with the mutual

understanding of IDSP and CDA. Mrs. Siddiqa Malikfacilitated the process of this joint venture as volunteer anddeveloped coordination and networking between IDSP andCDA. Her conceptual and technical in puts and effortscreate the possibility of work with effected people. Themain idea of the concept was to make communities enableand empowered to detail their issues by them self ratherthen depending on any external sources. According to thecore theme of empowering communities IDSP initiated aprocess of learner's selection in which a large number ofyoung men and women contacted IDSP. Miss Zakra Ali andMr. Yar Mohammad from IDSP selected potential, andwiling learners from the camp after three days long process.

In the process of learners selection 32 young men andwomen engaged as learners and IDSP faculty build theirconceptual capacity through different sessions e.g. role oflearners/activists, camp management, communitymobilization, PRA tools and techniques, financialmanagement and administrative skills etc. These learnersselected from the effected communities of MuzzaffaradAbad, Bagh and Mansehra and they are settled at H-1 with



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their families. The strategy of engaging the effected youthespecially in camp management was a concourse effort andidea of IDSP as we it was planed to engage this younghuman resource to work on community development andcamp management at their respective effected areasmentioned as above. The group of 20 learners moved forpractical work after getting trainings. At H-11 a group of 15young learners and volunteers' women, men both areengaged in the process of camp management activities. Theproposed strategy is to engage other organizations and

contribute in camp management with the collaboration ofCDA. In present IDSP established four community centerswith the direct support of CDA at A, B, D and E.

Earth Quake ReliefMansehra, Muzzafarabad and Baghspontaneous CampsIDSP's activities were spread using the technology aroundPakistan. The SMS messages created a lot of support and inone of the gatherings of people the concepts and IDSP'sintervention were appreciated. UNHCR in one of these

meeting asked QAB Director IDSP to support them incommunity organization and provision of support in thespontaneous camps (camps that are established by thepeople and where focused support from government or nongovernment agencies is not viable). With extra ordinaryleadership from Ali Naqvi, Muhammad Ali, Raziq Fahimand Ms Noreen IDSP since has been working ondeveloping human resource in the H-11 Camp engagedwith UNHCR to work with these spontaneous camps. IDSPorganized three teams for Mansehra, Muzzafarabad and

Bagh, engaged the technicians from the local communitiesand started working with the spontaneous camp people toorganize them, bring quality services such as sanitation,clean water, and electricity and help people to combat thechilling winter. IDSP has its offices in all the districts and anational preserves this mainstreaming IDSP. Seminars andlectures are given to peoples of USA and raised 8000dollars.



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Institutional DevelopmentStrategic Planing

Institute for Development Studies and Practices, IDSP-Pakistan has completed its seven years of its existence, it isa national institute with national campus in Quetta. Theyoung people of Pakistan created this institution in 1999,after testing the concept in 1998. The concept wasdeveloped on the basis of various experiences and practices

that took place over the period of more then 25 years ofdevelopment for the communities. The history of IDSPshows the process of human resources development, theneed of love and care then the money or power. In IDSP'sgrowth, development and its sustainability only one factoris fundamental and that is love and care for each other ashuman being first and then comes the work factor. The basicprinciple of respect, giving spaces, creating new onesaccording to the need and potential of the people related toIDSP is a basic principle in its learning processes. It is due tothis one principle of love, care, trust, and dedication to theordinary young people that the people within IDSP aregrowing and developing as well as people outside IDSP is

gaining more self empowerment then before. The youngleaders of IDSP have understood one fundamental lessonand that is trust all people and invest in people by creatingalternate learning spaces. Today IDSP raises its ownresources for its core programs, two of its senior membersare editors of development journals, while one second levelfaculty member is bringing out a research journal. Theyoung faculty members are policy advisors to government,funding agencies, training programs. Each one of IDSPmember has developed at least 20 young people of Pakistan.Who in turn organizes more meaningful spaces for theyoung people in their own communities!

IDSP has now three kinds of graduates, one that completedsix years of intensive education and training and is nowIDSP's managers of learning's. The second tier is their owninterns who are now teaching and doing projects, they havecompleted four years of intense education and training. Thethird level consists of its course learners, interns, projectbased learners. All its learners will reach the same level asits senior ones. Pakistan needs a large number of such

people who are willing to devote part of their life in makingpaths for others to walk on and then create their own. If wedo not do this we will not be the kind of people that Allahwants us to be. That people needs to be understood fromtheir actions and perceptions and not by their symbolic wayof life and believe. We need love, care, and new meaningful

learning spaces, less competition more cooperation, lesscriticism more forward looking critique lessdiscouragement more encouragement with hope andenlightenment. We have now more then 200 learners fromlong term theory practice based courses, over thirty peopleremained or are in IDSP as development thinkers andpractitioners. Numerous sessions on myriad topics havegiven people a fresh breath of air in our public debates anddialogues. Our researches have been extremely useful forpolicy development.

IDSP's pilot testing course was the initiation of a generativeprocess of learning in various dimensions of development.

Its core has been working with the community developmentworkers or the young people aspiring to becomedevelopment activities. The pilot testing course wasevaluated by a third party and feasibility was developed.

The 1999 feasibility defined five clear areas programmaticthrusts for IDSP.Certificate and Diploma courses in

Community DevelopmentSynthesizing and applying researchInitiating process projectsInitiating Public Debate and DialogueProviding transformatory advisory services

The three years feasibility provided the institute to developits basis learn by practicing and develop internal systems.

During this period the team was built and intellectually andprofessionally nurtured through one year of rigorouscapacity building. For the first time in the history ofBalochistan an indigenous group of young intellectuals and


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intellectual discourse that leads to a long term process ofself empowerment and community homogenization andlinking the local with the global. IDSP has been successfuldespite numerous external threats and internal systemicweaknesses in bringing about fundamental changes in theway development is looked upon. The majoraccomplishments has been viewing the whole genderframework from a variety of perspectives and critiquing therole of schooling, the mainstream media and themanufacturing of consent.

IDSP in last six years has successfully infused itself withcommunities and young community workers as a learningspace to reflect and learn from. It has consolidated itself as anational learning institution having its learners across thecountry. It has contributed in various dimensions to developnew ad innovative frameworks of engaging people anddiversifying development portfolios. It has given a humanapproach to various issues and challenges which wereconsidered dogmatic within the development. It questionedthe rational of development, education and modernity and

traced back the historical events that led to theseframeworks and worked upon dealing with the issues ofrepressed knowledge, religion and tradition and role ofwomen in traditional societies besides focusing on learningas a lifelong process beyond frameworks and walls.

When IDSP was initiated the challenge was simple toengage a young group of community workers and empowerthem to become managers of development. It was apparentin the very initial year that this approach will not affect thepower brokers and may contribute in the ways andapproaches that marginalize people. The fundamentalconceptual shift in 1999 led IDSP to initial isolation fromthe development scene but later proved highly fruitful sincemany new ideas, approaches; methodologies of IDSPstarted inspiring the mainstreaming development. Theearlier theoretical realties of globalization, modernity,mainstream media and schooling are now realities of thePakistani society.

The world has changed to a great deal, the oppression and

activists initiated a high-level theoretical and researchprogram with outside technical help limited to focusfacilitations.

To fulfill the growth in the right direction and to create theopen learning environment the conventional managementstructures were not adopted at the beginning ratheropportunities were sought for developing a managementstructure that suits the requirements of the learningorganization. Therefore in many ways just as the pilottesting course the first three years have been of powerfulgenerative learning.

In May 2001 an evaluation was launched for setting themanagement structure. This rigorous exercise that went ontill the end of November 2001 provided the followingmanagement structure for the organization. Four programteams were developed i.e. the Academic team, Learner andCommunity Development team, Internal Development andCore Support team and the External Program team.

IDSP's inception as an organization was a step inrecognizing the need of conceptually clear, technicallysound and emotionally stable human resource

development. IDSP's core has been focusing theindividuals who would act as catalysts in the developmentarena and will work towards diversification of thedevelopment work and juxtaposing it people centerednotions of culture, spirituality thus sparking a funnel ofsocial transformation. IDSP's recognition as a learninginstitute comes in a variety of flavors. The first isdeveloping a national academic institution in Balochistanwhich is generally not familiar with its educationalbackground within Pakistan. The second was the trust onlocal young human resource to lead its intellectualportfolio. The third was to continuously invest on peoplewith little on no formal educational backgrounds. Finally

developing understanding on unique frameworks in mostcases alien to development such as culture, religion andcivilization and starting processes of building self esteemaround these themes.

IDSP's role within the development sector has beencreating alternative paths of development, engagingcommunities and young community workers in an


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subjugation is not only can read but heard and seen on dailybasis. It is perhaps time to devise processes that enable morecohesive engagements at various levels and becoming aregional partner in combating several challenges Pakistan isfaced with. Besides that IDSP for its next five years is lookingupon several venues; one of them is consolidating what hasbeen developed, experienced and thus building upon. The otheris to find meaningful ways of diversifying its portfolio toaddress many new challenges emerged in last few yearsespecially after the 9/11 incident and its aftermath.

IDSP is looking towards consolidation of its academic portfolioin a systemic and meaningful way that can contribute towardssociety's emerging needs and requirements. On the other hand,based on its experience of an open learning space, it is finetuning its systems and operations. Both the tasks are complexand needs through revisions. The programmatic portfolio ismuch more still led by the intellectual discourse of AcademicProgram but further diversified by the inculcation of learnersand community partnership, justice peace governance,education policy and advocacy, research. Variety of approachesis envisaged including developing alternative media, variety oflearning discourses. IDSP is looking at engaging with regionaland global partners to enhance its role and have strategic

partnerships for fostering a culture of peace, tolerance, mutualharmony and justice. The Strategic Plan is developed with thesupport of Mr. Irfan Mufti, who supported in development ofthe strategic plan, logical framework analysis and workbreakdown structure. Mr. Irshad Ahmed Mughal supported inAcademic evaluation and proposing the Academic Frameworkfor the institute while Mr. Zafarullah Khan is providing thelegal options and strategies for the institute in next five year tocome. CIDA supported the strategic planning exercise.The external vision of IDSP is: Politically socially andculturally aware individuals that will create interdependent,self reliant societies that guarantee and acculturate dignifiedliving for all

Internally IDSP views itself as 'a regional learning institutionrecognized and known for its innovative learning mechanismfor regeneration of repressed knowledge values andinterdependent practices'.The Mission of IDSP is

To nurture and develop individuals and communities that will

change the power structures by demystifying processes ofEducation and development and generate value basedpartnerships and practices at all levels

IDSP's goal over the next five years is to demystify thedominant practices of education, development & modernityto create dynamics & diverse process of developmentthrough courses, publication, media, networking, research& Policy advocacy. The focus is on governance anddemocracy, peace and security, and sustainable livelihoodin support of human dignity and rights.

The programmatic goals for IDSP in 2006-2010 are:

To nurture community catalysts that can contribute intransforming local & Global issues, relationship, processmechanisms, through academic courses , researches andprocess projectsTo create, develop and learn from diverse dynamicdevelopment processes through educational development,modernity and from people's action based coursesCreate Strengthen and engage with process andmechanisms that can contribute in peace, justice andtolerance

Developing an institute that create a kind of people who canevaluate, assess, understand, advocate issues of socialjustice, peace and developmentTo initiate, implement and promote diverse processes ofaction and reflection based on learning and with a view todevelop HR to continuously look in to the variousapproaches of education and development based on theoryand practicesDevelop community information and learning spaces forcontinues policy dialogues for pro-people policies andaction based research

For the next five years IDSP will incorporate and work on

seven major themes, which will cut across all itsprogrammatic and organizational activities and will guideall its academic, education courses, programs, research,advocacy and networking interventions. The cross cuttingthemes are Justice and peace, personal growth andtransformation, gender empowerment, political economyof poverty and development, culture, spirituality and socialreconstruction and institutional basis of inequality.


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Ms. Ruth Peterson is a Master's student at prestigiousInstitute of Development Studies IDS at the University ofSussex in the United Kingdom. Ms. Peterson came to IDSPfor completing her Master's thesis. She exclusively workedon IDSP's Mainstreaming Gender and DevelopmentProject and met with interns and mentors, their families andvisited Khuzdar and Pishin. Her research at IDSP hasopened new academic venues for women empowermentand the paucity of literature on certain dimensions ofwomen empowerment is also highlighted. Her paper tiltedWomen's empowerment in challenging environments: acase study from Balochistan is completed and will beshortly published.

Research Thesis on EducationMs. Suzana Koster is going her Master's in MassCommunication. She came to Pakistan to understand andanalyze the education scenario in Pakistan and later came toPishin to visit the area of Khanozai because of the very highliteracy rates in the area. She got familiarize with theTawana Pakistan program and later studied IDSP as alearning institution.

Facilitation to International ResearchersInstitute of Development Studies (ISD) Uk

AksulamalAksulamal is IDSP Urdu quarterly. The editor of thejournal is Ms. Afshan Nasreen supported by Mr. ArifTabassum. In the year 2005 IDSP published four magazinesof Aksulamal. All the four had different thematic identitiesrelated to various contemporary issues IDSP has beendealing with through its various interventions. This yearAksulamal saw a new editor Afshan Nasreen, who tookover from Arif Tabassum the creator of the magazine. Twoof the magazines were thematic, one on education and theother on food politics.

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Transform is English quarterly of IDSP. The editor of thejournal is Mr. Naseem Ahmed. This year the two magazineswere published. The magazine has focused thematic areaaround which it comprises of gender, media, developmentand culture. One of the magazines is focused on educationto capture the essence of the educational project at IDSP.

IDSP's newsletter is a quarterly publication based onvarious happenings at IDSP. The Newsletter covers all therelevant items that are carried out at IDSP. It is a richresource to now about various happenings at IDSP. TheNewsletter is edited by Ali Naqvi.

Taleem Ke Mutabadil Tanazur is based on a variety of

material IDSP has been using in its educational programs.The book contains translations of contemporary, prolificactivist and writers on various thoughts of education. Thebook provides a fresh breath of air to the people who areinterested in understanding and working with variousdimensions of education and learning beyond structuraland institutional frameworks. Rich content is gatheredfrom around the world, from personal experiences tohistorical systemic analysis. The book is Edited by Mr.Naseem Ahmed.

IDSP over the years has been engaging contemporaryintellectuals, academics, activities to bring about new andvaried thoughts to people. Its series of programs onengaging with people to understand the various dynamicsof the issues has gained vast popularity among the people.

IDSP Newsletter

Taleem Ke Mutabadil Tanazur

Islam and the Challenges Muslisms Face


MubarzaThe book Islam and the Challenges Muslim Face is based


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Pakistan Water Partnership

Pakistan Water Partnership is an extension of the GlobalWater Partnership which is focusing its attention on waterrights and access to clean water. The Dublin Conference onWater and the Environment in 1992 and the United NationsConference on Environment and Development held in Riode Janeiro in 1992 that a more comprehensive approach towater management was judged necessary for sustainabledevelopment. This awareness, together with the need forparticipatory institutional mechanisms related to water,called for a new coordinating organization. The GlobalWater Partnership (GWP) was created in 1996. Thisinitiative was based on promoting and implementing

integrated water resources management through thedevelopment of a worldwide network that could pulltogether financial, technical, policy and human resources toaddress the critical issues of sustainable watermanagement.

Pakistan Education CoalitionPakistan Education Coalition PCE is a coalition of leadingCivil Society Organizations in Pakistan. The coalition ishoping to develop context sensitive approaches that havean impact at the national levels concerning education. Aprovincial consultative meeting was conducted for partnersto design capacity building strategies for advocacy ineducation and strengthening the role of civil society ineducational policy and planning and campaigning forallocation of more resources for education and need basedutilization of resources in education planning andbudgeting.

Mubarza

Mubarza is a nationwide network for gender trainers andactivists to advocate issues of gender and women. NationalSecretariat is in Islamabad. IDSP played a vital role inorganizing and strengthening the network since itsinception. IDSP is in the member of the national core groupand similarly representing the provincial chapter at thenational level. IDSP has been engaged with a variety ofactivities of the network and has been facilitating from itstraining and exposure activities.

Learning Societies is a network of various individuals andorganizations spread over the globe. The LearningSocieties network is a discussion and sharing point basedon people's activities concerning mainstream education,media and development. IDSP has been taking active partin the proceedings of the Learning Societies and wheneverpossible has engaged the various partners of the network inIDSP's discourses.

Learning Societies

The book Islam and the Challenges Muslim Face is basedon a public discussion at the University of Balochistan. Dr.Aslam Abdullah prominent Muslim scholar visited IDSPand IDSP and the Institute of Management Sciences,University of Balochistan, organized a seminar. The bookdiscussed the role of Muslims, the challenges Muslim faceand how to overcome these challenges in most profoundintellectual manner.

Janeb-e-Manzil

Janeb-eManzil is a collection of case studies of women ofIDSP course on mainstreaming gender and development.The case studies reveal interesting stories of self growth incontext of an individual aspiring for higher intellectualfreedom. The case studies provide in-depth analysis from alearner's point of view on various dimensions of the growthprocess ranging from family, community and the localgovernment. The dynamics generated and the challengesfaced by the women in Balochistan are beautifullycaptured. The case studies also reveal a very dynamicprocess of women empowerment in conjunction withreligion and culture to bring about change and broughteducational processes in the traditional societies. Noreen

Lehri is the mind behind collection, refinement andpublication of these case studies

Networking/ Coalitions


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p ySimi Kamal (Raasta Consultants) as partners in the HubWater Partnership. IDSP will be collaborating with groupsworking on water rights and Integrated Water ResourceManagement in the Hub area

Kahteeja-Tul-Kubra

A group of Pakistani business women engaged with IDSPto provide secretarial support fro the then decidedconference on Kahteeja-Tul-Kubra to be held in November2005. IDSP in order to provide the support IDSP announcedfellowship of Conference organization and management atthe University of Balochistan. Later the conference wasshifted to Karachi due to various reasons but IDSPcontinued its support to the Fellow Ms. Sadia.Ms. Sadia was working on understanding the role of BibiKhateeja as a business woman, a perspective of herpersonality little discussed. Shed extensively used IDSP'sresource center and managed to prepare a book on herpersonality. The book is in final shape and will be publishedshortly for the conference.

Research Fellowship

Nomination for Nobel Peace PrizeThe first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly in 1901 tothe Swiss Jean Henri Dunant, founder of the InternationalCommittee of the Red Cross, and the Frenchman FrdricPassy, founder of the International League for Peace inFrance. The first woman to receive the prize, in 1905, wasthe Austrian Bertha von Suttner for her activities ashonorary president of the Permanent International PeaceOffice. The eminent role of women, their strategies forsustainable peace work, their constant and courageousactions for their families and villages, their country andtheir culture, are not yet acknowledged as peace-promoting.

1000 women from the world were selected following a veryintense process of selection having a variety of choices tomake. Dr. Quratulain Bakhteari IDSP's founder director

Awards

p ghonor not only for the institution but for Pakistan wheresuch personalities exists that continue to illuminate thedarkness.Though the Nobel Peace Prize was won by someone else,however the process is taking on and in November the book1000 Peace Women Across the Globe will be published, inwhich all 1000 women are portrayed. At the same time, agroup of academics will analyze the strategies, methodsand results of these women's work. Their conclusionsshould produce feedback to governments and civil society,as it is important to draw lessons from these women's work.October 14, 2005, the exhibit 1000 Peace Women Acrossthe Globe will open in Zurich.

Theory and practice based development studies courseshave vital importance in the evolution of IDSP. In the year2003-4 institutes academic program conducted threecourses simultaneously. June, 2004 retreat deconstructedthe management programs in which academicdevelopment program was also dissolved. In May 2005,IDSP faculty members decided to launch two coursessimultaneously in district Pishin and district Khuzdar. Thecourses were advertised through various formal andinformal channels and learner's selection process was on inthe month of July, 2005. More than 200 Candidates from allover the country showed their interest in the course for eachcourse. In which 20 learners were finalized for each course.The district teams went for learner's selection in thedistricts of Balochistan, while learners from otherprovinces were recommended and finalized with thecoordination of IDSP graduate learners.

Youth Development, KhuzdarCommunity Development Pishin,The course on community development is one of the directoutcomes of Institutes innovative approach towardscommunity development and stemming sustainablemodels in the districts. This course is aimed to develophighly critical and practical human resource in the districtand outside the district for taking initiatives worthconsiderable and challenging to the status quo. The course

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facilitates learners from Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan.Most of the learners are from district Pishin and Loralai,while there are representatives of the said provinces,district Barkhan, and district Quetta. The course contentsare not pre-designed. The contents will be generatedthrough the initial interaction with the course participants.The initial interaction is based on the critical and highlyrigorous perception analysis exercises which develop basisand sequence of the course flow.

The strategy for learners selection was devised with thecollaboration of district based team members especially theEducation policy and planning program fellows. Thecourse was advertised in the daily Jang Quetta. in the thirdw e e k o f A u g u s t , 2 0 0 5 . T w o Ya h o o I D [email protected], and [email protected] developed and advertised in the newspaper. In order todevelop good links with communities for learnersselection, and select potential learners for the two courses,that is one in Khuzdar and the other in Pishin it was strivedto select the learners with the collaboration of each other.This 2as one of the most crucial and effective strategy butthe link between the two districts team could not work on it,

which was one of the major flaw and drawback of theselection process. Brochures were developed in Urdu forthe basic information regarding course and IDSP.

Applicants started approaching IDSP main Office andDistrict Office for their selection and participation in thecourse. More than 30 groups and individuals visited thedistrict office. Most of them were influenced by the MGDexperience in the district. Some of them came with thereference of EPP work and there were others who had beenwishing to participate in the development studies course aslearners. A total of 20 learne

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