monthly narrative report for june-2017

Monthly Narrative Report for June-2017

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 under taken 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 April2017, 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

amount on an immediate basis in districts Kashmore, Shikarpur, and Jacobabad, initiated the re-

disbursement to the borrowers with the support of VOs and LSOs.

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

Executive Summary District Wise progress As of May 2017 31-June17 As of June-2017

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

District Wise progress As of May 2017 6/31/2017 As of June-2017

S. No Name of Activity

District Project Target


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

Shikarpur - - 330,673,966 - 222,500 330,896,466

Kashmore - - 273,461,000 - 0 0 273,461,000

Jacobabad 198,993,730 - 247,000 - 199,240,730

Sub Total - - 803,128,696 - 469,500 - 803,598,196

11

CIF Recovery 2nd

Cycle

Shikarpur - - 138,669,850 - 1,280,000 139,949,850

Kashmore - - 113,402,750 - 1,710,000 - 115,112,750

Jacobabad 148,619,150 1,915,700 150,534,850

Sub Total - - 400,691,750 - 4,905,700 - 405,597,450

12

CIF Recovery Cumulative

(Cumulative 1st

& 2

nd)

Shikarpur - - 469,343,816 1,502,500 470,846,316

Kashmore - - 386,863,750 1,710,000 388,573,750

Jacobabad - - 347,612,880 2,162,700 349,775,580

Sub Total - - 1,203,820,446 5,375,200 1,209,195,646

13

Amount of CIF Re-disbursement (1

st Cycle)

Shikarpur - - 277,901,216 - - - 277,901,216

Kashmore - - 224,906,750 - 765,000 - 225,671,750

Jacobabad - - 162,459,700 - 641,000 - 163,100,700

Sub Total - - 665,267,666 - 1,406,000 - 666,673,666

14

Amount of CIF Re-disbursement (2

nd Cycle)

Shikarpur 137,169,850 1,280,000 - 138,449,850

Kashmore 110,698,750 - 4,303,000 - 115,001,750

Jacobabad 110,712,350 - 2,185,200 - 112,897,550

Sub Total 358,580,950 - 7,768,200 - 366,349,150

15

Re-Disbursement of CIF Cumulative (1

st &

2nd

Cycle)

Shikarpur 415,071,066 - 1,280,000 - 416,351,066

Kashmore 335,605,500 - 5,068,000 - 340,673,500

Jacobabad 273,172,050 - 2,826,200 - 275,998,250

Sub Total 1,023,848,616 - 9,174,200 - 1,033,022,816

16

Exposure Sharing Workshop

Shikarpur - - 2 - - - 2

Kashmore - - 1 - - - 1

Jacobabad - - 1 - - - 1

Sub Total - - 4 - - - 4

District Wise progress As of April 2017 31-May-17 As May-2017

Name of Activity District Project Target


No of Nonfunctional school to be functionalized

Shikarpur 55 55 55 - - 55 55

17 Kashmore 47 47 47 - - 47 47

Jacobabad - - - - - - -

Sub Total 102 102 102 - - 102 102

18 No of second Shift Girls to be established

Shikarpur - - - - - - -

Kashmore 11 11 11 - - 11 11

Jacobabad - - - - - - -

Sub Total 11 11 11 - - 11 11

No of Early Child hood centers to be established

Shikarpur 4 4 4 - - 4 4

19 Kashmore 5 5 5 - - 5 5

Jacobabad - - - - - - -

Sub Total 9 9 9 - - 9 9

No of Cluster schools to be created

Shikarpur 2 2 2 - - 2 2

20 Kashmore 1 1 1 - - 1 1

Jacobabad - - - - - - -

Sub Total 3 3 3 - - 3 3

No of Teachers hired Shikarpur 105 105 70 - - 70 70

21 Kashmore 96 96 69 - - 69 69

Jacobabad - - - - - - -

Sub Total 201 201 139 - - 139 139

No of workshops to be held for teachers

Shikarpur 3 3 4 - - 3 4

22 Kashmore 3 3 4 - - 3 4

Jacobabad - - - - - - -

Sub Total 6 6 8 - - 6 8

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 May-2017, 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 Kashmore@kandhkot:

Initiatives during June 2017

LSO Sindhri UC Tangwani office construction work is in progress.

LSO Janat UC Suhliyani successfully collected 3100 from four VO’s during this

month VO Mawali Jaferi (6500), VO Mohammad Panah (8000), VO Mevo Khan

Khoso (7000), Mohammad Salih Khoso (9500) and constructed culvert.

Chairperson LSO Janat Miss Hajiran supported Polio worker’s voluntarily also

motivated refusal community of village Mevo Khan Khoso for vaccination during

this month.

LSO Barkat UC Akhero Taulka Kandhkot District Kashmore@kandhkot on Dated

07-06-2017 LSO held meeting with Lala Shams Din Pathan District Chairman

Usher Zakat and he ensured his support in future for poor families of LSOs.

District Jacobabad:


Pilot project of rice hybrid seed growth and possible good production is initiated

by Local Support Organization -Eman

Jacobabad. Piloting this project with

the support of SRSO and NRSP. LSO

engaged itself in rice hybrid cropping

after getting 25 acres land on lease in

pilot project Chinese technical expert

helping in testing PH of the soil.

SRSO is encouraging and technically

supporting this LSO to go ahead with

production profit. First ever in Sindh female group leased land and going with

modern methods of agriculture.

District Shikarpur:


Social Mobilization:

Social mobilization teams given the immense intention on mobilization to communities for continuously carryout the core work in which routine meetings (CO/VO/LSO), Savings and success stories of beneficiaries being in practice of whole month activities with the given targets in monthly progress and planning meeting.

Indicators Total # of

CO, VO, LSO Target of June-17

Achievement of June-17

Cumulative of the Year 2016-17

Plan of July-2017

CO Meetings 4,083 275 221 3,570 370

VO meetings 1,361 140 115 1,695 190

BOD meetings (LSO) 37 37 28 302 37

General Body (LSO) 37 5 2 71 7

Community Conference

- 0 0 15 4

Case Study - 6 0 68 5

Saving - - 81,050 546,080 -

Education Component:

The education in rural areas depends upon the availability of trained teaching staff, parent teacher partnership/coordination and the will / monitoring of the executing agency. Poverty, illiteracy, remoteness, law and order of the selected areas are remained drivers of dropouts and poor education in rural areas. In rural Sindh, people are suffering from abject poverty and unemployment due to the low literacy in the areas. One of the reasons for the low literacy is

the feudal-lords who are the major hurdle. At Shikarpur districts, there are mostly scattered schools barely having one/two room(s).

Combating this, Sindh Government has taken drastic efforts by partnering the Sindh Rural Support Organization, signed an agreement under the UC based poverty reduction program carried out in district Shikarpur to bring the literacy up to the standard by functionalizing 53 Primary Schools, and 08 Early Childhood Centers in the districts. Including renovation/ improvements in buildings; adding missing facilities; hiring local teachers (preferably female); upgrading teacher’s capacity and strengthening the stakes of the parents through setting up functional and empowered school management committees, including their capacity building. In villages where there were no primary schools for girls, set up and run around 04 Second Shift Girls' Primary Schools in existing Boys' Primary Schools besides setting up 03 Centers for imparting Early Childhood Education in existing school buildings.

The project team is working hard to ensure quality education by keeping the schools functional and develop better environment for the education. All 43 schools have been functionalized in morning shift at Shikarpur. Out of 55 schools. Total enrolled students are 3,384 having bifurcation of 1,122 Boy’s and 2,262 Girl’s in the morning shift schools of the district.

Name of District

# of School

Visited school in April-17

Enrollment Teachers

Boys Girls Total Male Female Total

Community Cluster Schools

05 05 1060 416 1476 48 09 57

Community Managed Schools

43 40 1,209 1,780 2,989 20 46 66

TOTAL 48 45 2,269 2,196 4,465 68 55 123

SINDH RURAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION (SRSO)

SRSO Complex,

SHIKARPUR Road,

SUKKUR

Website: www.srso.org.pk

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