Rural Development
Project Name:
Social Strategies and Institutional Framework Consultancies for Swiss Development Cooperation
(SDC)
Country:
Pakistan
Project Location within Country:
Sindh, Pakistan
Professional Staff Provided by your Company:
No of Staff: Ten
Name of Client:
Swiss Development Corporation (SDC)
No of Person-months:
Twenty Four
Starting Date: (Month/Year)
July 1992
Completion Date: (Month/Year)
Sep 1997
Name of Associated Firm(s), if any:
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No of Person-Months of Professional Staff Provided by Associated Firms(s):
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Names of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Function Performed:
| Kamal S |
Team Leader/Training Consultant/ Advisor |
| Khan L |
Project Consultant |
| Das J |
Community Development Resource Person |
| Omer K |
Research Officer |
| Ghori S |
Training & Compilation Officer |
| Abro A |
Field Supervisor |
| Wasim A |
Legal Consultant |
| Rafiq J |
Research Officer |
| Hakeem S |
Documentation & Compilation Officer |
| Farouq F |
Documentation & Compilation Officer |
Detailed Narrative Description of Project:
The project was a series of assignment to evaluate the Sindh Arid Zone Development Authority (SAZDA) and Rangeland and Livestock Improvement Project (RLIP), with a view to assessing the present institutional framework and social strategy, suggesting improvements and alternatives. The capacity and readiness of the Tharparker Rural Development Project (TRDP), a local NGO, to undertake rangelands development in an environmental programme was also assessed.
As a final component, an extensive and in-depth training programme was undertaken for the Planning & Development Department, Governent of Sindh for covering social, environment and appraising capacities with a view to strengthening support for rangeland environment projects in Sindh.
Detailed Narrative Description of Actual Services Provided by your Company:
Evaluation of the Social Strategy in the Pak-Swiss Rangeland and Livestock Improvement Project in the Sindh Arid Zone
The evaluation focused on people's participation in selected villages and the lacunae in the adopted social strategy. A simple and appropriate framework for the participatory monitoring of community participation was also developed.
Output:
- Pak Swiss Rangeland and Livestock Improvement Project - External Evaluation Report
- Evaluation of the Social Strategy in the Pak Swiss Rangeland and Livestock Improvement Project in the Sindh Arid Zone Vol - Main Report
- Evaluation of the Social Strategy in the Pak Swiss Rangeland and Livestock Improvement Project in the Sindh Arid Zone, Vol II - Nara Region
- Evaluation of the Social Strategy in the Pak Swiss Rangeland and Livestock Improvement Project in the Sindh Arid Zone, Vol III - Thar Region
A New Institutional Framework for the Pak-Swiss Rangeland and Livestock Improvement Project (RLIP) in the Sindh Arid Zone
The objective of this study was to propose an institutional set-up which is more responsive to community needs, which would guarantee proper project implementation at the village level, based on a participatory approach, and simultaneously enable the continuation of the technical and research component of the project. The recommendations of the report served to develop a new institutional framework for RLIP.
Output:
- A New Institutional Framework for the Pak-Swiss Range and Livestock Improvement Project (RLIP) in the Sindh Arid Zone
Proposal for a Women's Community Development Department in the Pak-Swiss Rangeland and Livestock Improvement Project (RLIP) in the Arid Zone of Sindh
The RLIP was a cooperative effort by the Sindh Arid Zone Development Authority (SAZDA) and SDC whose objectives were to improve the conditions of people living in the Sindh Arid Zone. The objective of this consultancy was to prepare a proposal for the development of a women's community development department in the RLIP. It also entailed an assessment of women's community development in the project villages of Thar and Nara, as well as training of the Programme Officer, WID of the RLIP in community development concepts and research and report-writing methodology.
Output:
- Proposal for Women's Community Development Department of the Pak-Swiss Rangeland and Livestock Improvement Project (RLIP) in the Sindh Arid Zone
Thar Deep - An Emerging Experiment in Indigenization (An Evaluation of TRDP)
The purpose of this evaluation study was to assess the capacity and readiness of TRDP to extend its current geographical area, expand into new sectoral activities and adopt SDC as atechnical and financial partner.
Output:
- Thar-Deep - An Emerging Experiment in Indigenization: Evaluation Report
Routes to Common (Private) Ownership on Gaucher Lands
The purpose of this evaluation study was to assess the present land owing systems and their legal framework, & to see whether any new change in the ownership pattern is possible. The historical and current land tenure systems are official, customary and applicable.
Output:
- Routes to Common (Private) Ownership on Gaucher Lands
Training & Capacity Building Workshops
These services were rendered in the form of a series of short term inputs. These include the following:
Blanket Training Programme for Institutional Development of the Planning and Development Department, Government of Sindh
(A series of fourteen workshops)
A series of workshops on assessment, project development, appraisal, report writing & computer skills were organized and conducted. These dealt with basic concepts and techniques addressed, design, appraisal, & implementation of projects. The workshops introduced & reinforced several key themes such as participatory development, community based sustainable development, gender issues, & environmental concerns. Workshops were based on assignments that were 'real' (not fictional exercises) and on learning concepts & then applying them in practical work.
Output:
- SDC Supported Blanket Training Programme on Project Development and Appraisal:Volume1 (Workshop Report)
- SDC Supported Blanket Training Programme on Project Development Training Programme on Project Development & Appraisal: Volume 2 (Annexures)
- Assessment Workshops on Institutional Capacities of P&D Department: A Summary Report
- SDC Supported Repot-Writing Workshops for Planning & Development Department Government of Sindh : A Summary Report
Funding Source:
Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC)
