Monthly Narrative Report for June-2018

Of

UCBPRP Maintenance Phase

Districts Shikarpur, 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 undertaken to 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 lending 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

amount.

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

Executive Summary District Wise progress As of May2018 30-June18 As of June-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 - - - - - - -

District Wise progress As of May 2018 Progress of June 2018

As of June 2018

S. No Name of Activity District Achievement Achievement Achievement

1 CIF Recovery 1

st Cycle

Shikarpur 342,299,625 - 342,299,625

Kashmore 274,690,500 117,000 274,807,500

Jacobabad 201,802,430 - 201,802,430

Sub Total 818,792,555 117,000 818,909,555

2 CIF Recovery 2

nd Cycle

Shikarpur 218,807,507 1,333,500 220,141,007

Kashmore 144,468,250 1,186,000 145,654,250

Jacobabad 183,756,950 2,125,000 185,881,950

Sub Total 547,032,707 4,644,500 551,677,207

3

CIF Recovery Cumulative (Cumulative 1

st& 2

nd)

Shikarpur 561,107,132 1,333,500 562,440,632

Kashmore 419,158,750 1,303,000 420,461,750

Jacobabad 385,559,380 2,125,000 387,684,380

Sub Total 1,365,825,262 4,761,500 1,370,586,762

4

Amount of CIF Re-disbursement (1

st Cycle)

Shikarpur 291,478,759 - 291,478,759

Kashmore 227,966,250 117,000 228,083,250

Jacobabad 167,059,700 - 167,059,700

Sub Total 686,504,709 117,000 686,621,709

5

Amount of CIF Re-disbursement (2

nd Cycle)

Shikarpur 217,307,507 1,333,500 218,641,007

Kashmore 142,645,250 1,469,000 144,114,250

Jacobabad 155,965,500 1,408,000 157,373,500

Sub Total 515,918,257 4,210,500 520,128,757

6

Re-Disbursement of CIF Cumulative (1

st& 2

nd

Cycle)

Shikarpur 508,786,266 1,333,500 510,119,766

Kashmore 370,611,500 1,586,000 372,197,500

Jacobabad 323,025,200 1,408,000 324,433,200

Sub Total 1,202,422,966 4,327,500 1,206,750,466

Districts

CIF eligible HHs PSC

(0-18)

Beneficiaries Households

New beneficiaries covered during maintenance phase

HH covered through CIF as of June

2018

Remaining Eligible HHs as

of June 18

Shikarpur 47,783 40,239 1,184 41,423 6,360

Kashmore 37,744 35,863 729 36,602 1,142

Jacobabad 40,159 18,371 5,601 23,972 16,184

Total 125,686 94,473 7,514 101,997 23,686

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 June-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 Jacobabad:

Initiatives during June2018

HelpAge International CEO visit: On dated 26 June

2018, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), HelpAge

International London Mr. Justin Derbyshire along with Asia

Pacific Regional colleagues (Regional Director and Head

of Programs – Hailand Eduardo Klien, Bert Maerten visited

the Older people Association-OPA Purano Meeral Taluka

Thull also conducted meeting with older people and

discussed the issues of the older people in their respective

area. During the visit, CFO, Sindh Rural Support

Organization (SRSO), Mr. Zahid Karim Shar, Focal Person

& NRM Manager SRSO Mr. Nisar Ahmad Pathan Country

Director, HelpAge Pakistan, Mrs. Ajeeba K. Aslam and

Program Manager, Emergencies Shahzado Khaskheli and

along with SRSO district Jacobabad staff actively

participated. HelpAge International CEO appreciated

efforts of OPAs in order to improving the lives of older

people. Your dedications are laudable which has resulted

very fruitful results.

DM participated in VO Joungal meeting: VO Suleman

Doel (UC Joungal, Taluka Thull) conducted routine

meeting at Suleman Doel. Mr. Manzoor Jalbani (District

Manager), Mr. Ashraf Rahujo (Unit Incharge) and VO

members actively participated. VO& SRSO staff discussed

progress of VO, regular meetings, CIF Revolving, Record

Keeping and saving.

EU Conducted Assessment of UBPRP:

On 09th June 2018, EU team has

conducted assessment of the UCBRPRP

interventions through MI, FGDs,

SPICED & PSC in six VOs Muskan Brohi,

Shadi Khan Jakhrani, Hadyo Jakhrani,

Yaseen Brohi, Hafiz Gul Muhammad

Gabol, Noor Muhammad Mochi of

district Jacobabad.

Coordination meeting with Social

Welfare Department: During reporting

period, Mr. Ashraf Rahujo Unit

Incharge SMU Thull held coordination

meeting with Mrs. Zuhra Khoso Deputy

Director Social welfare department

Jacobabad. Appa Zuhra ensured all

kind of support SRSO team required.

District Kandhkot:

Initiatives during June2018

EU Conducted Assessment

of UBPRP: On 10th June

2018, EU team has

conducted assessment of

the UCBRPRP interventions

through MI, FGDs, SPICED &

PSC of CO, VOs, LSOs and

CIF, VTP and MHI

interventions. Mr. Qasimi

Team Leader of EU

assessment team & Dr GR

team leader (E-UCBPRP)

participated in LSO Roshni

meeting at Cluster School

Bahadur khan Khoso. He

appreciated the work of LSO.

While Mr. Qasimi also conducted KIIs from 3 key

stakeholders, Mr. Naveed

Khan Golo District Vice

Chairman, Mr. Abdul Shakoor

Soomro DDO Primary, Mr.

Ahmed bux Channa CEO

Kainat Foundation.

LSO meeting: LSO Bakrat

Union council Akhero

conducted BoD meeting. Mr.

Ahmed Samjo (District

Manager), Unit staff and GB

members actively participated. LSO & SRSO staff discussed progress of LSO, LSO regular meetings, LSO

General Body meetings, LSO CIF Revolving, Record Keeping and saving, meeting held on 11-06-2018.

LSO meeting: on 13th June 2018 DM SRSO Kashmore@Kandhkot Mr. AhmedSamejo participated in LSO

Jeay Bhutto UC Malheer

meetingdiscussed regarding

CIF Recovery OD & CD. LSO

members assured timely

submission of CIF recovery

and also decided to collect

saving fees from each LSO

member monthly in order to

strengthen their Local support

organizations-LSO. Also CIF

cheques were distributed

among CIF beneficiaries.

LSO meeting: Dr. Ghulam

Rasool team leader (SRSO E-

UCBPRP) conducted meeting

with Ms Ruqina LSO Treasurer

of LSO Roshni UC Gulwali,

Taluka Tangwani, Kashmore

@ Kandh Kot and briefed her

about the self initiatives of

LSOs to present through

presentation at RSPN Retreat

2018 (Retreat will be held on

03 July 2018) at PC Bhurbhan

in Murree.

Coordination meeting: On

dated 11-06-2018 participated

in meeting at DC office. Mr.

Sarfraz Channa DECO Quality

Education project participated

in coordination meeting at

Deputy Commissioner Office

Kandhkot.

CIF verification committee: On dated 05

June 2018, The SRSO CIF verification

Committee Mr. Sandeep Bajaj, Naveed

Memon, Miss Arifa Roohi visited Kandhkot

and conducted meeting with DM and CIF

team, verified CIF data also reconciled CIF

MIS with FIS.

CRPs Training: On 05 June 2018 CRPs

training event organized at SRSO District

office Kandhkot, training was started with the

recitation of Holy Quran verses. After

recitation, DM SRSO Mr. Manzoor Jalbani

welcomed RSPN Waseela-e-Taleem project

Cluster-2 team Mr. Ashfaque-Team Leader,

Ambreen Chandio-RSPN Capacity building

expert , BISP Assistant director and CRPs for

participating in the event. These CRPs are

selected from CO/VO & LSO, which aims

going to support in registration of BISP

beneficiaries, enrollment of children, BBC

formation. DM SRSO Ahmed Samejo overall

briefed about the SRSO introduction and the

objective of the today’s training and further process and roles & responsibilities of BISP Waseela e Taleem.

He appreciated the efforts of CRPs and also paid thanks to all for timely participating in this activity.

District Shikarpur:

Initiatives during June2018

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), HelpAge

International London Mr. Justin Derbyshire

along with Asia Pacific Regional colleagues

(Regional Director and Head of Programs –

Hailand Eduardo Klien, Bert Maerten, Miss

Ajeeba Aslam Country Director HelpAge

International Pakistan, Mr Shahzado

Khaskheli Sb PO HelpAge International,

SRSO Officials Mr Zahid Karim Shar Sb CFO,

Mr Nissar Pathan Sb Manager NRM, Mr

Shahid Ahmed Lakho Sb DM Shikarpur, Mr

Babar Ali Jagerani Sb MER Region-III visited

OPA Ahmed Ali Bharchoond of LSO Kiran

(UC Humayoun) on 26 June 2018. The

Visitors Conducted dialogue with OPA, in

which discussed about interventions, linkages,

achievements &outcomes of the BLF project.

After this the Delegation conducted meeting

with OPA District Federation of district

Shikarpur & District Jacobabad @ District

Office Shikarpur. HelpAge International CEO

appreciated efforts of OPAs in order to

improving the lives of older people. Your

dedications are laudable which has resulted

very fruitful results.

SINDH RURAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION (SRSO)

SRSO Complex,

SHIKARPUR Road,

SUKKUR

Website: www.srso.org.pk