Structure and Approach to Poverty Alleviation - Role Model - By Abid Jan

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3. INTRODUCTION IRSP is a multi-sector development organization, working for poverty alleviation and development of local institutionswith its unique set-up in four districts of NWFP. Besides providing support to the devolution of power system introduced by the present government, IRSP aims at supporting line agencies and government departments for effective service delivery. Previous Next

4. OBJECTIVES • Generating additional employment opportunities, • Alleviating poverty through an integrated approach of income generation, well dispersed access to social and community services, HRD, Education, extension of physical infrastructure, population welfare and special programmes for targeted groups and areas • Conserving natural resources and ensuring protection of the environment, and • Promoting good governance Previous Next

5. The earlier emphasis of integrating District and Union Councils in the planning and implementation process of development activities and strengthening and qualifying line agencies for an improved service delivery had only very limited success due to several years of dissolved and non-functional councils. Previous Next

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9. Phases of the Programme • Phase I : 1 January 1984 to 31 July 1987 • Phase II : 1 August 1988 to 31 July 1990 • Bridging Phase: 1 August 1984 to 30 November 1991 • Phase III : 1 December 1991 to 31 December 1994 • Phase IV : 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1997 • Phase V : 1 January 1998 to 31 December 2000 Previous Next

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11. Previous Next Phase-I: The first Phase of the programme was mainly limited to technical development processes where needs, identified by IRDP, were satisfied with a top-down approach to development. The execution of the schemes was carried out by project committees, which were financially assisted and technically advised through the project staff. Technical self-help capacities of the communities were enhanced through working in project committees Identified Key Problems: Unproductive enmities and feuds in the villages of a marginally productive area. These social problems had a negative impact on productive resource management Solutions Offered: Support to mostly informal and mostly individual social organisations by incentives like infrastructures, agricultural or health schemes through project committees.

12. Objectives of Phase-II (1987-90) • To reduce disparity in living conditions of the people of Barani (rain fed) and irrigated areas of Mardan Division. • To promote self help initiatives at village level through Village Development Organisations and self-help orientation of development institutions. • Impact. • Both collective approach of VDO formation and semi-collective approach of interest groups formation (women, farmers, youth etc.) were successful. • Project was well-known, accepted and served as a model for other projects. • Villagers had problems with accepting self-help requirements in the beginning. Previous Next

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14. The dual strategy of this phase meant organising villagers into self-help action groups on the one hand and then integrating these organisations into the existing structures of Government and non-government services on the other. This approach was followed to ensure focus on both the village people and the institutional environment. The focus was shifted from the incentive of “if you get organised, you get something” to “identify your economic interest and we jointly decide on how to promote it.” Dual Strategy in Phase-III: Previous Next

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17. Sustainability IRSP Sustainability: The NGOs emerging out of the local organisational and institutional structures, were registered with the Social Welfare Department. RCD emerged as the supreme rural development body at the district level in Phase IV of IRDP.In Phase five the whole institutional set up was transformed to IRSP which would replace Pak-German IRDP at the end of the Project and work an an independent programme. Previous Next

18. F I n a l P h a s e: IRSP Previous Next

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20. Institution Building Rural Capital Formation IRSP Prog. Components Infrastructure Development Women Development Health & sanitation Agriculture Social Forestry Human Resources Development Previous Next

21. WomenDevelopment • Organising Women • Skill Training • Literacy Classes • IGAs • Infrastructure Development • Rural Capital Formation • Health Programme  Previous Next

22. Agriculture • Introduction of Improved Seeds • Demonstration Plots • VEWs’ Training • Linkage with the Agriculture Department  Previous Next

23. SocialForestry • Afforestation Schemes • Training of Extension Workers • Linkage with the Forest Department  Previous Next

24. Infrastructure Development • Drinking Water Supply Schemes • Irrigation Channels • Street Pavement / Sanitation • BHUs Construction • Land Leveling • Irrigation Tube-wells • Dug Wells • Link Roads • Causeways  Previous Next

25. Health & sanitation • Awareness Campaign regarding Health & Hygiene • Training of male & female Community Health Workers • Training of Traditional Birth Attendants • Introduction of medicinal plants and their use • Linkage with the Health Department & support to H. Units  Previous Next

26. Rural Capital Formation • Group Capital Formation • VOs Saving • Women Dev. Fund • Revolving Loan Fund • Revolving Investment Fund • Achievements  Previous Next

27. Human Resources Development Agriculture Extension Workers Livestock Extension Workers Traditional Birth Attendants Traditional Seed Producers  Previous Next

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