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SINDH COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION PROGRAM (CMP) Year II, Quarter 1 Report For the Period: October 1 to December 31, 2014 Photo: Universal Children’s Day, Government Boys’ Secondary School, Dumba Goth, Gadap Town, Karachi, November 20, 2014 Date: January 31, 2015 CMP is made possible by the support of the American People through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). CMP is implemented by International Relief and Development (IRD) under Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006. This report was produced for review by USAID. Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Year 11 - First Quarterly Report: October 1 – December 31, 2014 Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006 TABLE OF CONTENTS A. PROGRAM SUMMARY ..................................................................................... 1 B. OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS THIS REPORTING PERIOD ................ 2 C. STATUS OF ACTIVITIES BY CLIN ................................................................ 4 CLIN 1: Increase Communities’ Involvement in the GOS Reform of Merging, Consolidating, and Upgrading Schools .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 CLIN 2: Improve Community and District Government Coordination for Increased Girls’ Enrollment ........ 13 CLIN 3: Improve Child Nutrition in Selected Communities and Government Schools through Research that Informs Innovation and Good Practice .............................................................................................................................. 17 CLIN 4: Pilot Component: Launch Of EMO System ...................................................................................................... 19 D. STATUS OF ACTIVITIES BY CCT ............................................................... 22 CCT 1. Gender: Mainstreaming of Program Activities .................................................................................. 22 CCT 2. WATSAN ............................................................................................................................................................... 26 CCT 3. DRR: Improved Awareness, Knowledge, Preparation, and Practice ...................................... 26 E. SUCCESSES THIS PERIOD ............................................................................ 26 F. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES BY CLIN ....................................................... 27 CLIN 1: Increase Communities’ Involvement in the GOS Reform of Merging, Consolidating, and Upgrading Schools ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 CLIN 2 - Improve Community and District Government Coordination for Increased Girls’ Enrollment ...... 28 CLIN 3: Improve Child Nutrition in Selected Communities and Government Schools Through Research That Informs Innovation and Good Practice .................................................................................................................... 28 CLIN 4: Pilot Component: Launch Of EMO System ...................................................................................................... 28 Operations ................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 G. OPERATIONS .................................................................................................. 29 H. PLANS FOR NEXT REPORTING PERIOD .................................................. 29 CLIN 1: Increase Communities’ Involvement in the GOS Reform Of Merging, Consolidating and Upgrading Schools ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 29 CLIN 2 - Improve Community and District Government Coordination for Increased Girls’ Enrollment ...... 29 CLIN 3: Improve Child Nutrition in Selected Communities and Government Schools Through Research That Informs Innovation and Good Practice .................................................................................................................... 30 CLIN 4: Pilot Component: Launch of EMO System ....................................................................................................... 30 Operations ................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 I. Conclusion ......................................................................................................... 30 ANNEX I. SCHOOLS WITH TRAINED SMC SUBCOMMITTEES ..................... 32 ANNEX II. SUCCESS STORIES ............................................................................... 36 ANNEX III. INDICATOR BASED SUMMARY REPORT ....................................... 38 Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Year 11 - First Quarterly Report: October 1 – December 31, 2014 Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006 ANNEX IV. MAJOR MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCE LISTS ............................ 42 ANNEX V. FINANCIAL REPORT ........................................................................... 47 ACTUAL EXPENDITURE THIS REPORTING PERIOD ............................................................................................... 47 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD* ..................................................................................... 47 Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Second Quarterly Report – 1 January –31 March 2014 Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006 ACRONYMS ACM Advisor Community Mobilization ACSE Assistant Chief Secretary for Education AEGM Advisor on Education Governance and Management ASC Annual School Census ADOE Assistant District Officer Education BHU Basic Health Unit CLIN Contractual Line Item CMP Community Mobilization Program COP Chief of Party CCT Cross-Cutting Theme CSR Corporate Social Responsibility DC District Coordinator DCOP Deputy Chief of Party DEO District Education Officer DRR Disaster Risk Reduction ELD Education and Literacy Department EMO Education Management Organization GBES Government Boys Elementary School GBPS Government Boys’ Primary School GGPS Government Girls’ Primary School GBHS Government Boys High School GHSS Government Higher Secondary School GHWD Global Hand Washing Day GOS Government of Sindh HANDS Health and Nutrition Development Society HR Human resources IBA Institute of Business Administration INGO International Non-Governmental Organization EOI Expression of Interest IRC Indus Resource Center KAP Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice KPI Key Performance Indicators LHV Lady Health Visitors LHW Lady Health Workers M & E Monitoring and Evaluation MOU Memorandum of Understanding NA Nutrition Associates PAG Project Advisory Group RFP Request for Proposal PMIU Project Management and Implementation Unit PPP Public Private Partnership PY Project Year RFP Request for Proposal RSU Reform Support Unit SBEP Sindh Basic Education Program SEF Sindh Education Foundation SMC School Management Committee SMP School Management Plan SOW Scope of Work SRSO Sindh Rural Support Organization Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Year 11 - First Quarterly Report: October 1 – December 31, 2014 Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006 STTA Short-Term Technical Assistance TA Technical Assistance TAF The Asia Foundation TOT Training-of-Trainers UC Union Council U.S. United States USAID United States Agency for International Development IATC I Am the Change WATSAN Water and Sanitation Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Second Quarterly Report – 1 January –31 March 2014 Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006 A. PROGRAM SUMMARY On September 21, 2011, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed an Activity Agreement with the Government of Sindh (GOS) to implement the Sindh Basic Education Program (SBEP). This initiative is one of several donor interventions that support the Government’s broader Sindh Education Reform Program agenda. SBEP is focused on increasing and sustaining student enrollment in primary, middle, and higher secondary schools. SBEP centers on the seven Provincial districts of Dadu, Jacobabad, Khairpur, Kashmore, Larkana, Qambar-Shadadkot and the five Karachi City towns of Lyari, Kemari, Orangi, Bin Qasim, and Gadap. SBEP is comprised of six component parts: 1) Construction of schools in the areas affected by 2010 floods; 2) Support to GOS policy reforms to merge, consolidate, and upgrade schools through construction of schools; 3) Improvement in early grade reading in primary schools; 4) Community mobilization, with a focus on increasing girls’ enrollment and improving the nutritional status of children; 5) Technical assistance (TA) to the GOS’ Education and Literacy Department (ELD); 6) Architecture and engineering support for school construction, and 7) Monitoring and Evaluation. The Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) is a five-year program that commenced in August 2013, and forms a cornerstone of SBEP, particularly its component four. CMP has four key objectives, which are separated into Contractual Line Item Numbers (CLINS): 1) Increase communities’ involvement in the GOS reform of merging, consolidating, and upgrading schools; 2) Improve community