Monthly Narrative Report for March-2018

Of

UCBPRP Maintenance Phase

DistrictsShikarpur, Kashmore& Jacobabad

Report By SRSO-MER Section Head Office Sukkur

Executive Summary:

The Union Council Based Poverty Reduction Project (UCBPRP) has successfully completed its tenure in August 2013 and achieved its set objectives and materialize huge portfolio in form of community institutions and the gigantic intervention. ensured the linkages between poor households, line agencies, and other service providers and between government social protection programs and the poorest.

The project has helped as well as enabling the poor communities to improve their social indicators relating to health, environment, and education, especially for women and children.

UCBPRP created a sense of understanding among the poor women to undertake economic activities for the wellbeing of their household; the intervention included asset building for income generation, small enterprises, improved agriculture practices, vocational skills as means of business, and the choices to have access to financial resources are larger than before the project, which built the confidence of the target community (Women) to make productive investments from the resources they have been managing collectively through the huge network of their Village Organizations and Local Support Organizations at gross rout levels.

To extract the maximum benefit on regular basis it was indispensable that there must be a proper follow-up and the maintenance in the respective districts to sustain the outcomes in the rural communities. During the maintenance phase, the tendency of routine meetings of these institutions has been promoted to make it on a regular basis and further efforts being undertakento promote and enhance the culture of savings in these gross rout level organizations by making the strict monitoring and participation.

In September-2013 the SRSO have started the formal activities of the maintenance phase in both the districts, initially the teams have focused the recovery and re-disbursement of community investment fund in the different village organizations with the effective support of local support organizations.

The Union Council Based Poverty Reduction Project (UCBPRP) Jacobabad has successfully completed its tenure in 30th June 2015 and achieved its set objectives. In July 2015 SRSO has also started activities of the Maintenance Phase in District Jacobabad. SRSO focused the Recovery and Re-Disbursement of CIF with Support of Local Support Organizations (LSOs).

As of Dec 2017, PKR: 1,192,543,596 received from the different beneficiaries who received the CIF loans under the regular program in three districts. Besides the recovery teams also emphasis the beneficiaries to consider for group landing in order to foster the maximum benefits by utilization the same amount with increment from the seed money of LSOs.

Apart from recovery, the re-disbursement was given massive importance therefore as of April-

2017, PKR: 961,692,416 have been Re-disbursed in different beneficiaries who returned the

MPR for the Maintenance Phase in district Shikarpur, Jacobabad, and Kashmore @ Kandhkot

Executive Summary District Wise progress As of Feb2018 31-March18 As of March-2018

S. No

Name of Activity District Project Target

Target Achievement Target Achievement Target Achievement

1 CIF (No of Groups to be formed in UC under group lending strategy

Shikarpur - - - - - - -

Kashmore - - - - - - -

Jacobabad - - - - - - - Sub Total - - - - - - -

2 No of Group to be given CIF Shikarpur - - - - - - -

Kashmore - - - - - - -

Jacobabad - - - - - - -

Sub Total - - - - - - -

3 Total No of Beneficiaries (under Group Lending Strategy)

Shikarpur - - - - - - -

Kashmore - - - - - - -

Jacobabad - - - - - - -

Sub Total - - - - - - -

4 No of Communities formed regarding supervisory roles

Shikarpur - - - - - - -

Kashmore - - - - - - -

Jacobabad - - - - - - -

Sub Total - - - - - - -

5 No of Small Enterprises to be created through group Lending

Shikarpur - - - - - - -

Kashmore - - - - - - -

Jacobabad - - - - - - -

Sub Total - - - - - - -

6 No of LSOs to be given CIF Shikarpur - - 37 - - - 37

Kashmore - - 25 - - - 25

Jacobabad 16 - 16

Sub Total - - 78 - - - 78

7 LSO Members trained in Managerial & CIF Appraisal

Monitoring Training

Shikarpur - - 13 - - - 13

Kashmore - - - - - - -

Jacobabad - - - - - - -

Sub Total - - 13 - - - 13

S. No

Name of Activity District Project Target

Target Achievement Target Achievement Target Achievement

8

LSO members trained in Book keeping training

Shikarpur - - - - - - -

Kashmore - - - - - - -

Jacobabad - - - - - - -

Sub Total - - - - - - -

9

LSO members to be sent on Exposures Visits

Shikarpur - - - - - - -

Kashmore - - - - - - -

Jacobabad - - - - - - -

Sub Total - - - - - - -

10

CIF Recovery 1st

Cycle

- - -

340,617,009 - 1,139,000 - 341,637,009

- - - 275,361,000 - 346,000 - 275,707,000

- 201,372,030 - 396,000 - 201,768,030

Sub Total - - 817,350,039 - 1,762,000 - 819,112,039

11

CIF Recovery 2nd

Cycle

- - - 207,203,657 - 3,070,000 210,273,657

- - - 141,983,250 - 3,132,000 - 145,115,250

- 168,736,350 7,290,100 176,026,450

Sub Total - - 517,923,257 - 13,492,100 - 531,415,357

12

CIF Recovery Cumulative (Cumulative 1

st& 2

nd)

- - - 547,820,666 4,090,000 551,910,666

- - - 417,344,250 3,478,000 420,822,250

- - - 370,108,380 7,686,100 377,794,480

Sub Total - - - 1,335,273,296 15,254,100 1,350,527,396

13

Amount of CIF Re-disbursement (1

st Cycle)

- - - 287,844,259 - 1,139,000 - 288,864,259

- - - 228,836,750 - 346,000 - 229,182,750

- - - 170,137,700 - 396,000 - 170,533,700

Sub Total - - - 686,818,709 - 1,762,000 - 688,580,709

14

Amount of CIF Re-disbursement (2

nd Cycle)

205,703,657 3,070,000 - 208,773,657

141,983,250 - 3,080,000 - 145,063,250

141,765,900 - 7,790,100 - 149,556,000

Sub Total 489,452,807 - 13,940,100 - 503,392,907

15

Re-Disbursement of CIF Cumulative (1

st& 2

nd Cycle)

469,858,166

- 4,090,000 - 497,637,916

359,613,000

- 3,426,000 - 374,246,000

293,869,250

- 8,186,100 - 320,089,700

Sub Total 1,102,850,216 0 15,702,100 - 1,191,973,616

Recovery & Re-disbursement through community Institutions: (involvement of rural women)

After execution of maintenance phase of UCBPRP, the social mobilization teams of all three districts have been proactively engaged and spared much time on the mobilization of masses that the village organizations must have to ensure the 100% recovery of already disbursed CIF under the umbrella of local support organizations in their respective districts. During the regular visits, the teams were significantly facilitated by the senior professionals from the head office as well as district offices on various aspects which has been remained the core concern of rural communities and the priorities of field teams in the recent context of proper recoveries and revolving of CIF amounts.

Now after such sort of facilitation, the outreach and confidence of teams have been enhanced and their interaction with rural communities has also been improved, which resulted in the vital progress of community institutions for recoveries and revolving of CIF. Through these efforts and steps, the sustainability of CIF intervention made in UCBPRP, becoming more assured in rural areas.

Social mobilization teams (SMTs) doing good work, that making possible for the respective LSOs to access each and every VO in their union council and having concrete dialogues with their community institutions and their office bearers for the apparent purpose of CIF recoveries and its effective utilizations, as well as disbursement of same amount in other new households who are willing and has their micro investment plans at household level. Not only this, these LSOs are also making their best, that the incremental amount of CIF may also be provided to such households who have very tangible plans for their livelihood purposes.

In addition to this, LSO office bearers are also paying special attention to the utilization of CIF amount and it has been emphasized on households to make the possible use this amount to open up their livelihood options at the household level. Furthermore, the urge was made in the household to protect and enhance their existing livelihood sources and means with their possible efforts.

The maximum involvement of VOs/LSOs has started to put a positive impact on the recovery and the rural community genuinely realizes that the revolving of CIF amount would have additional benefits. The communities have been consistently unaware about the continuous recycling of CIF amount which had suspended after the dual flooding in 2010 and followed by rainfalls of 2012 in three UCBRPR districts.

Now with this approach the community and the respective LSO office bearers clearly demonstrating their role and getting well involved with their community level institutions for the development of their respective areas through the community is driven initiatives and approaches. The efforts of rural women have created a great zeal in other rural women which, additionally strengthening the women empowerment, and emerging as the effective way to alleviate poverty. The involvement of rural women in various social events, activities programs have significantly restricted the occurrence of violence against women in these three districts.

Events and Initiatives of community institutions (VOs& LSOs)in three districts:

In March-2018, different activities, initiatives, and events are carried out by the rural women from the platform of their community institutions, to foster the development work in gross root levels by promoting the community driven development. The district wise details on those all activities, events, and initiatives by communities given as under:

District Shikarpur:

Initiatives during March 2018

LSO KIRAN of UC Hamayoun Identified

Government primary School and Submitted

resolution to SRSO Shikarpur for Repair &

White wash of School. Now the white wash of

requested school building is completed and

classes are ready.

VO Taib Union Council Taib taluka Lakhi

Ghulam Shah district Shikarpur has started

Bank account activation process and

submitted required documents owing to

activation of VO bank account.

Mst. Fareeda w/o Riaz Ahmed Soomro is a

member of VO.Manghanhar Mohalla Union

Council Lakhi Disstt:Shikarpur. She has one

child Rizwan Ahmed of 06 years old. Rizwan

Ahmed is a thalassemia patient. Fareeda

belongs to a poor family and her Husband is

working on daily wages at Hotel. Doctor’s

estimate of about 50,000/= amount on

treatment of her child. She can’t afford

this huge money, therefore she request

LSO Sindh Sujag for her help. LSO BoD

members decided in BoD meeting and

passed resolution and donated her

PKR.10,000/= through cheque from

LSO saving.

LSO Kainat UC Taib taluka Lakhi Ghulam Shah district Shikarpur

installed Hand Pump and Latrine construction work is continued.

During reporting period MER Officer Region III Mr. Babar Ali

Visited 04 VOs for CIF verification and utilization and record

checking.

Child rights advocacy network-CRAN District Sectarian Mst.

Sanam Mahar (Finance secretary of LSO Mehran) conducted

Child Rights Advocacy session in LSO Mehran several VO

members participated.

Meeting conducted with CRP’s at LSO Sindh Sujagh office

regarding CIF and PMIFL recovery and redisbursment.

LSO Sindh Sujagh Chairperson Mst: Shahnaz has resumed her

education and appeared in annual examination of matriculation.

International Women’s day was observed by LSO Sindh Sujag at

LSO office in Rustam. All VO leaders from various VOs actively

participated in event. Mr. Babar Ali (SRSO Region III MER Officer)

and Mr. Altaf Mahar (UI SMU Lakhi) also appreciated LSO

relentless efforts for becoming the Voice of women in entire UC.

Coordination meeting with Deputy Director Social

Welfare (VA): SMU Madaiji staff conducted

coordination meeting with Mr. Nazeer Ahmed

Memon (Deputy director Social Welfare Shikarpur-

VA) for sharing the details and progress of LSO’s.

Local Support Organization-LSO Sindh Sujag Union Council Rustam and LSO Mehran Union council

Bhirkan Taluka Lakhi District Shikarpur were visited Delegation of AKRSP and P&D Gilgit officials

accompanied with CEO, CFO SRSO, Government Officials from Education, Health, Police and SWD of

district Shikarpur. CO/VO & LSO leaders shared their journey how they has reduced their poverty through

their community institutions. Delegation and Government officials appreciated both LSOs due to performing

very vital role for poverty reduction in their UCs. According to visitors CIs leaders have performed wonderful

role in order to support their community in various segments like, Education, Health, Mother & Child care,

Poverty reduction tree plantation, small home based business through BDGs.

Community Conference: During reporting period SMU Madaiji team organized Community Conference and

LSO Refresher for General body at VO Samreen Koreja LSO Bakhtawar Union Council Chatto MangiTaluka

Garhi Yaseen, District Shikarpur, in which 32 members from 22 VO’s actively participated and ensured that

they will make stable their respective community Institutions. While DM Mr. Shahid Lakho along SMU staff

participated.In the last of the event International Women’s day was observed by all participants.

Deputy Director Social Welfare (VA) visited LSO

Saima: Mr. Nazeer Ahmed Memon (Deputy director

Social Welfare Shikarpur-VA), Mr. Nadeem Asgar

Shaikh (Assisstant Director SWD Taluka Garhi

Yaseen) accopnaied with Mr. Shahid Lakho (DM

SRSO Shikarpur) visited LSO Saima, LSO

Chairperson shared progress of LSO. Worthy Deputy

director social welfare appreciated LSO Saima

efforts.

District Kashmore at Kandhkot:

Initiatives during March 2018

LSO Shah Hussain UC Gouspur, LSO Jeay Bhutto UC

Malheer developed Linkages with Naree Foundation

organisation. NF team conducted awareness sessions

through LSOs on Protecting the Youth Rights, sexual re-

productive Health in North Sindh LSOs arranged event in

different VOs.

LSO Barkat UC Akhero and VO Sher Dil Pathan VO Gahi Khan

Shaikh Celebrated International Women’s day.

VO: Siyano Ogahi Linkaged With Govt Education

Department and requested for teacher within 23 Days

Teacher was allocated at GBPS Siyano Ogahi, Which were

Closed about 03 Years. now this School is in running

condition

Throgh LSO linkages with Usher Zakat department two poor

Girls received drowery from USHER – ZAKAT Chairman in

combined marriage program organized by USHER –ZAKAT

department held at Kandhkot. Where Speaker Sindh

Assembly Agha Siraj Durani and other Politaions,

Government officials and social workers participated in

ceremony.

District Jacobabad:

BISP Waseela Taleem Project First Dialogue Program

Sindh Rural Support Organization – SRSO Jacobabad initiated Benazir Income Support Program-BISP Waseela

e Taleem Project with collaboration BISP & RSPN Islambabad. SRSO BISP WET Project team organized

Program Introduction of Waseel e Taleem project in village Ali Murad Bhatti. Mr. Sadar Din Soomro Assistant

Director BISP Jacobabad, Ms, Khalida Deputy Director Women Development District Jacobabad, Ms Zuhra khoso

Deputy Director Social Welfare Department District Jacobabad, Ms Ambreen Chandio Capacity Building Expert

RSPN cluster II, Mr. Babar Ali (Region III MER Officer), Mr. Manzoor Jalbani (District Manager SRSO

Jacobabad), district Jacobabad staff and 125 BISP

beneficiaries participated in Program Introduction of Waseel E

Taleem in village Ali Murad Bhatti, UC Ranjhapur, Taluka

Thull District Jacobabad.

Mr. Manzoor Jalbani (SRSO District Manager Jacobabad)

warmly welcomed Community members, Government officials

and all distinguished guests on behalf of SRSO Jacobabad.

He said that we are thankful to BISP for their support in order

to initiate BISP Waseela e Taleem Project in district

Jacobabad. This program is designed for BISP beneficiaries,

Who are BISP card holder and collecting their quarterly un conditional cash grant through BISP card. Now if they

will enroll their children from 4 to 9 years age in nearby Government primary school will be given 250 per children

per month compulsory having 70% of attendance in School. This is great news for all BISP card holders hurry up

enroll your children in primary school get dual

benefits one is Education and second is conditional

amount on account of their attendance in School.

Further guests are sitting and more elaborate this

program.

Mrs. Kalida Soomro (Deputy Director Women welfare

department Jacobabad) greeted guests, community

women and also paid thanks to SRSO district

Jacobabad team for arranging great PI event. She

expressed her views and said it is true that the rural

women possess a great potential and spirit to change

society. They can change every negative into a positive aspect. They can change any calamity into an

opportunity. Only they need proper guidance and encouragement. We appreciate such relentless efforts of SRSO

team in such remote area of the Sindh. This is the result of SRSO team hardworking, SRSO is performing

imperative role in whole district for betterment of education, health and poverty reduction especially emphasize on

liaisons with district level, tehsil and UC level all government departments. SRSO has launched BISP WET

Program surely this will support poor rural women and achieve desired outcomes. As Women development

department is also working for betterment of women, so you all are informed that in case of any Physical violence,

early child marriage, divorce or any other support you need feel free to contact with Women Development

department we will support you medical and legal or any other you require.

Mrs. Zuhra Khoso (Deputy Director Social

welfare department Jacobabad) mentioned that

all LSOs and OPAs are registered from social

welfare department it is only because of SRSO.

Women are empowered now they are

contributing in various fields they are not

depending merely on the projects but also

taking self initiatives and contributing in visible

change. As SRSO is launching new project with

BISP beneficiaries which will not only financial

support to poor women but their children also

will also get education? This is great news for

all. As on behalf of Social Welfare department

Jacobabad, we are with you as usual when you require our support. Congratulations to BISP cardholders, BISP,

RSPN & SRSO for inception of great program which will bring visible change in miserable lives of rural souls.

Ms. Ambreen Chandio (Capacity building Expert RSPN Cluster II) addressed the occasion that “I feel proud to be

here. In fact, our rural areas are full of problems all souls

dwell lives far from basic needs. These all problems can be

removed only by education, it is primary need to educate

your children because education is a merely path which will

bring sustainable change. I belong to Baloch community and

today iam in front of you only by dint of education. BISP,

RSPN & SRSO has launched Waseela e Taleem Program

with BISP beneficiaries, through this program 147000

Children will be enrolled in Schools and 250 per child per

month will be given to BISP beneficiary mother through her BISP card with condition of 70% attendance of each

child. Initially your BISP beneficiary Committees BBCs will be formed. Through these BBCs WET program will be

implemented and also your other BISP card issues will be forward to director BISP. Iam happy to see the crowd of

BISP card holders, event is beautifully arranged on very

short notice. This is very impressive and imperative start of

BISP WET program, which will surely make success to this

program.

Mr. Sadar deen Soomro (Director BISP Jacobabad)

addressed that iam happy to be among several BISP

beneficiaries. I know you all have many Questions

regarding BISP cards and newly conducted BISP survey

results. For your kind information recent BISP survey

results are not declared still in process. As BISP

beneficiaries are facing numerous problems. Visit our office

we will support and try to address each issue. As per this

program your BBCs will be formed, which will surely

support to you all to resolve your BISP card issue through

district BISP office. Many women shared concerned

problems of their BISP cards and he guided all `how to

submit you complaints. Mr. Soomro assured his all support

when SRSO required regarding BISP.

Mr. Babar Ali (SRSO Region III MER Officer) paid thanks

to all BISP beneficiaries and guests for their active

participation in this event.

After the Program two BBCs of Village Ali Murad Bhatti & Din Muhammad Bhatti were formed. All the participants

were happy and paid thanks to SRSO/RSPN for launching this project.

SMU Thull team has surveyed 24 Govt Boys &

Girls closed schools for the Community Cluster

Schools proposal.

SMU Jacobabd team has surveyed 12 Govt

Boys & Girls closed schools for Community

Cluster School proposal.

MER Officer Mr. Babar Ali visited CIF VOs

Jhando Kehar and Achar Brohi Union council

Garhi Chand checked overall record at CO-VO

level.

LSO Khoobsoorat Members identified the LSO

office in VO Banglo Sayadan , UC Garhi

Chand, Taluka Jacobabad. In order to make

sustainable Cos/VOs and LSO.

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SRSO Complex,

SHIKARPUR Road,

SUKKUR

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