1. PROJECT PROFILE Name of the ProjectDir Area Support Project (DASP) Name of the ProjectDir Area Support Project (DASP) Project Area7 Tehsils of District Dir Upper & Lower Project Area7 Tehsils of District Dir Upper & Lower DonorsIFAD and GoNWFP DonorsIFAD and GoNWFP Grant/ LoanLoan 425- PK Grant/ LoanLoan 425- PK SectorRural Development SectorRural Development

2. Cost of the Project in (PKR)  Foreign Aid925.03 million  Counterpart474.670 million  Beneficiaries141.600 million  Bank of Khyber15.100 million  Total1556.400 million

3. Project Period  Start up DateJuly 1997  Closing DateJune 2006  Extension (2 years) July 2006 to June 2008  Loan closing DateDecember 2008

4. Objectives of the Project  Boost Agriculture Production and income of the population.  Improve access hence marketing to from rural communities through improvement of provincial and feeder roads.  Establish and strengthening Community Organization as the institutions through which technical and social services can be provided.  Improve the status of women by targeting them for special attention in a culturally acceptable manner, including the provision of support to income generating activities.  Increase opportunities of employment in the project area particularly in off-farm activities.

5. Project Intervention Strategy  Target Group : Small land owners,tenants,landless and women.  Target Villages : Villages with 35 to 70 household & no basic infrastructure i.e. Road, School, Dispensary, Clean Drinking Water, Electricity etc.  Start of project Formation of Village & Women intervention: Organization, Basic Training, Savings & Regular Meetingsby the Members.  Identification Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) is Of Scheme : conducted. Scheme is identified collectively by community Of Scheme : conducted. Scheme is identified collectively by community

6. Project Methodology  Approval : 80% of members should pass Resolution, social & technical feasibility and approval by Scheme Approval Committee.  Scheme Implementation: Terms of Partnership (TOP) is signed between Project & Community Members. Financial Support is provided by the Project. Construction Work is done by Community under the supervision of concerned Department.  Monitoring & Supervision : By the Project, Concerned Department, Community & Donor. After completion,community is responsible for maintenance.

7. Project Components Community Development (CDS, SOUs) Community Development (CDS, SOUs) Agriculture Development (Agriculture Ext: Agri: Res, Agri: Inf, Soil Con, On Farm Water Mgt, Livestock & Dairy Dev, Forest) Agriculture Development (Agriculture Ext: Agri: Res, Agri: Inf, Soil Con, On Farm Water Mgt, Livestock & Dairy Dev, Forest) Road Infrastructure ( Rural roads, Works & Services) Road Infrastructure ( Rural roads, Works & Services) Employment Generation ( Formal Technical Trg, Incom Gen: Activities, Enterprise Development) Employment Generation ( Formal Technical Trg, Incom Gen: Activities, Enterprise Development) Management Support ( Project Mgt, M&E, Accounts) Management Support ( Project Mgt, M&E, Accounts)

8. Challenges for targeting to reach the poor Local socio and political system. Local socio and political system. Lack of awareness of the poor. Lack of awareness of the poor. Lack of access to the support system. Lack of access to the support system. Lack of access to financial institutions. Lack of access to financial institutions. Lack of technical skills. Lack of technical skills. Lack of institutional framework. Lack of institutional framework.

9. Strategy Organization of poor. Organization of poor. Sensitization/mobilization of the Activist. Sensitization/mobilization of the Activist. Village development plan ( VDP). Village development plan ( VDP). Micro individual planning. Micro individual planning. Restriction of CDF schemes to the poor household. Restriction of CDF schemes to the poor household. Restriction of technical trainings & credit to the poor. Restriction of technical trainings & credit to the poor.

10. Success Empowerment of the poor through leadership trainings. Empowerment of the poor through leadership trainings. Pro-Poor planning. Pro-Poor planning. Six thousand poor house hold identified. Six thousand poor house hold identified. Three thousand poor house hold benefited from CDF scheme. Three thousand poor house hold benefited from CDF scheme. Fifteen hundred poor youth got technical training Fifteen hundred poor youth got technical training Four hundred poor HH benefited from credit. Four hundred poor HH benefited from credit.