Fact Sheet
August 2023
PAKISTAN COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROJECT
Partnering with Communities for Local Development
TOTAL DURATION
3 YEARS (2020-23)
FUNDED BY Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF), Administered by The World Bank
IMPLEMENTATION LEAD
Sustainable Development Unit, Planning and Development Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
COVERAGE AREA
Communities located within the “Corridor of Influence” in three districts of Khyber, Peshawar, and Nowshera
TOTAL BUDGET USD 15 MILLION
PROJECT BRIEF
The Pakistan Community Support Project (PCSP) aspires “to improve access to local infrastructure & basic services and strengthen community engagement in the project areas". There are three distinct types of infrastructure schemes that have been undertaken by the PCSP including community schemes, goodwill schemes, and special projects.
CASA-1000 & PCSP
In Pakistan, the CASA-1000 transmission line passes through approximately 113 kilometers of territory. It goes through the Khyber district, then stretches across the rural parts of Peshawar, and finally connects to a grid station in Nowshera. The PCSP is implementing community-driven development schemes within a four-kilometer-wide “Corridor of Influence” (CoI) along the transmission line in Khyber, Peshawar, and Nowshera. The project is being executed through a World Bank administered grant of USD 15 million.
Timely and quality completion of the infrastructure schemes has remained our top priority in our efforts to serve the communities in the best possible manner.
Shakeel Ahmad Project Director Pakistan Community Support Project
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS
The PCSP implementation is based on a community-driven development model whereby community members are identifying and prioritizing the local development needs of the villages by involving multiple stakeholders across the board. The different sub-projects which are being rolled out under the PCSP can be categorized into the following three broad categories.
1. Community Development Council (CDC) Schemes
The communities in the project target areas have articulated their development needs and priorities through their representative CDCs. Out of the total 165 approved CDC schemes, 123 have been completed and handed over, such as, drinking water supply schemes, solar powered irrigation tube wells, farm-to-market roads, lining of water courses, street pavements with drainage facilities, and flood protection walls.
2. Goodwill Schemes
In addition to the CDC schemes, 25 goodwill schemes have also been approved by the PSCP in consultation with the local communities. These goodwill schemes include solarization, rehabilitation and reconstruction of government health and education facilities (focusing on girls’ education and healthcare). 17 goodwill schemes have been completed, while 9 goodwill schemes are being executed with the final completion date of September 30th, 2023. The ongoing goodwill schemes include solarization of Dogra Hospital in Bara tehsil, rehabilitation of 7 government schools, and an umbrella solarization scheme for various identified schools.
GOODWILL SCHEMES PHASE 1 (PKR 56 MILLION) IMPLEMENTATION
GOODWILL SCHEMES PHASE 2 (PKR 51 MILLION) IMPLEMENTATION ONGOING
GOODWILL SCHEMES PHASE 3 (PKR 35 MILLION) IMPLEMENTATION ONGOING
Dogra Hospital Bara (Tehsil Headquarter)
Rehabilitation of the existing solar power system and addition of 18 KW solar power capacity at the health facility
16 Government Primary Schools
3-5 KW solarization of the 16 government primary schools
Rehabilitation of Girls Primary School Jalozai
Main building repair work, electrification system, rehabilitation of boundary wall, solarization of power supply, and horticulture/plantation
3. Special Projects
Considering the urgency and importance of protection from the frequent occurences of monssoon floods in the CoI, special projects have been designed and executed to secure lives and lands from flash floods. To this end, 4 special projects (flood protection walls) have been approved, out of which 3 have been completed in the flood prone areas.
PROJECT COMPONENTS
COMPONENT 1
COMMUNICATION & COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Create opportunities for two-way communication to actively engage with the communities. The focus is to make the project communities awareabout the objectives of the CASA-1000 transmission line, educate them about the development benefits they will receive under the PCSP and encourage them to participate through their CDCs for development.
COMPONENT 2
COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION & CAPACITY BUILDING
Reach out to the PCSP target communities in the CASA-1000 specific areas for the project mobilization activities, such as setting up community development councils, extending capacity building support, assisting in planning activities, providing youth & women block grants and liaising with stakeholders to increase project’s outreach.
COMPONENT 3
COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS IN SMALL INFRASTRUCTURE
Extend assistance to the communities for the rehabilitation of damaged or inactive infrastructure, construction of new infrastructure, and maintenance of rehabilitated or constructed infrastructure with enough resources allocated per community to have a maximum impact on local socioeconomic development.
INNOVATION IN PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
GEO-ENABLING INITIATIVE FOR MONITORING AND SUPERVISION (GEMS)
The PCSP is the first project in Pakistan which has implemented the innovative GEMS method to gather real-time information for remote monitoring and supervision.
GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM (GRM)
The GRM is fully operational to respond to the complaints on priority basis in addressing their community issues with reference to the project implementation.
COMPONENT 4
PROJECT MANAGEMENT & MONITORING
Provide complete and continuous support for the quality and timely implementation of the project. The main focus of this component includes the supervision of the full project cycle from (sub-project inception to completion) and providing a diverse set of monitoring and evaluation activities, including the grievance redress mechanism.
WOMEN & YOUTH SMART CENTERS (W&YSC)
The PCSP is setting up smart centers in the selected villages for the male and female youth to enable their socioeconomic development through digital and training opportunities.
ENABLING ACCESS BY PROVIDING REGISTRATION SERVICES
In responding to the registration needs of the communities, the PCSP came up with a groundbreaking solution by collaborating with NADRA to get a mobile registration van deployed in parts of Khyber and Peshawar districts. The impact of this initiative has been remarkable for women in these areas as cultural restrictions and travel constraints limited their ability to venture outside their homes. Now, with CNIC services available in their own villages, these women have gained newfound freedom and access to various government offered services.
Sundas, a member of the local community within the PCSP target areas, recounts the struggles faced by many: "It was very difficult for us to obtain CNIC, especially for women, elderly, and those with disabilities. There is only one center in the entire tehsil, forcing people to travel long distances, often at night, to secure a token and wait for their turn. Sometimes, the wait extended beyond two days." During the special CNIC Drive, the mobile registration process has benefited many women as well as elderly individuals and people with disabilities. This initiative has not only ensured service delivery but has also broken barriers of gaining access to essential identification.
