1 SOUTH FATA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT GOVT. OF NWFP PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SOUTH FATA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

2 ENRAP II PAKISTAN NATIONAL WORKSHOP AUGUST 2005, ISLAMABAD COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION FOR GENDER EMPOWERMENT

3 PROJECT PROFILE -BASIC FACTS  IFAD Country Strategy Mission:1997  Pre-formulation Mission:March 1999  Project formulation Mission:October 1999  Appraisal Mission:March 2000  Loan Agreement:22 nd January 2001  ECNEC Approval:31st August 2001  Administrative Approval: 27th October 2001  Loan Effectiveness:24th July 2002  Project completion Date:30th June 2008  Donor:IFAD  Loan No: PAKISTAN-554 SOURCECOST (RS. IN MILLION)PERCENTAGES IFADRs % GOPRs % BOKRs % BENEFICIARIESRs % TOTALRs %  TARGET AREA:Kurram, North & South Waziristan Agencies (14707 sqKm) and 32,000 extended families

4 TARGETING WOMEN Targeting of women requires a modified approach consistent with the local culture and traditions where decision making powers are vested in men. Apart from identifying their needs, women are not given choices or options to set their own goals. To create and develop acceptance for women activities, these will be introduced gradually starting with hamlets/villages where male project activities have taken up successfully. The male SOs will discuss the possibilities with the Jirga and if consent is given, female SOs will come to the hamlet/village and identify needy and interested women. Women organization will be formed with open participation to all the women from the hamlet/village. Local female school teachers will be in involved in targeting and social mobilization of women in the selected area.

5 Key Challenges Male Dominance- Absence of women in public sphere Direct Access to Women not possible Limited Institutional arrangement for delivery of services specific to women.

6 Steps taken by the Project Dialogue with key decision makers Softening of approach to access women Preference to recruit local women community development staff Training to WO members (Group dynamics, skill training, breeding animals

7 Achievements ActivityTarget setAchievement%age COs formation Membership from COs --11,729-- Savings from COs m-- WOs formation Membership from WOs --1,756-- Savings from WOs

8 Achievements (Cont PIs) S.NONAME OF SCHEMENo. OF SCHEMES EXECUTED 01Drinking Water Supply44 02Irrigation89 03Access Road16 04Sanitation12 TOTAL No. OF SCHEMES161

9 Achievements (Cont) HRD S.NONAME OF TRAININGNO. OF PERSONS/ GROUP TRAINED 01Skill Training (COs)33 02Skill Training (WOs Groups)06 03CO Training (COs)412 04Activists Training (COs)212 05Training in G. Dynamics13 06Capacity Building (WOs groups) 35 07AEWs70 08LEWs90

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