KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA GOVERNANCE PROJECT Six-Month Workplan April – September 2017
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KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA GOVERNANCE PROJECT Six-Month Workplan April – September 2017 CONTRACT NO. AID-391-C-15-00006 April 2017 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DAI. TERRITORIAL MARKETING: REGION DE L’ORIENTAL TRIP REPORT 1 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governance Project Six-Month Workplan April – September 2017 Program Name: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governance Project Contract No.: AID-391-C-15-00006 Office: USAID ǀ Pakistan Date: April 30, 2017 Author: DAI The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. SEVENTH SIX-MONTH WORKPLAN: APRIL – SEPTEMBER 2017 i TABLE OF CONTEN TS TABLE OF CONTEN TS ..........................................................................................................................II ACRONYMS .......................................................................................................................................III EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... 1 I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 2 II. OVERVIEW: PRIOR WORKPLAN PERIOD ......................................................................................... 3 III. ACTIVITIES PLANNED DURING NEXT SIX MONTHS......................................................................... 5 ANNEX A: LOGFRAME ......................................................................................................................... 8 OUTCOME 1: SERVICE DELIVERY BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IMPROVED ........................................................... 8 Output 1.1 Strengthened Policy Framework ................................................................................... 8 Output 1.2 Strengthened Internal Management Systems and Procedures ..................................... 8 Output 1.3 Improved Small Infrastructure .................................................................................... 10 Output 1.4 Strengthened Capacity of Government Officials and Elected Representatives ........... 10 OUTCOME 2: ACCOUNTABILITY OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS STRENGTHENED ................................ 11 Output 2.1 Capacity of Selected CSOs and Government Enhanced on Public Accountability ....... 11 Output 2.2 Improved Access to Information ................................................................................. 11 PURPOSE : INCREASED RESILIENCE IN TARGETED COMMUNITIES TO VIOLENT EXTREMISM ............................... 12 SEVENTH SIX-MONTH WORKPLAN: APRIL – SEPTEMBER 2017 ii ACRONYMS AIRS Automated Information and Reporting System CSO Civil Society Organization CNIC Computerized National Identity Card DDGS Direct Distribution of Goods and Services DDMU District Disaster Management Unit DPMS Development Project Management System FATA Federally Administered Tribal Area GUC Grant Under Contract HCC Health Care Commission IDS Integrated Development Strategy IT Information Technology KP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KPG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governance KPRA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority LCA Local Councils Association LGE&RD Local Government, Elections and Rural Development M&E Monitoring and Evaluation NGO Non-government organization PCDG Peshawar City District Government Water and Sanitation Services Company PCSW Provincial Commission on the Status of Women PHA Provincial Housing Authority RTI Right to Information RTS Right to Services RTSC Right to Services Commission STTA Short Term Technical Assistance TCKP Tourism Corporation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa USAID United States Agency for International Development WPC Women Parliamentary Caucus ZMIS Zakat Management Information System SEVENTH SIX-MONTH WORKPLAN: APRIL – SEPTEMBER 2017 iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The four-year, $22.6 million Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governance (KPG) Project is working to strengthen the ability of local state institutions to deliver essential services in conflict-afflicted areas of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province in Pakistan through responsive activities that reinforce stability, counter extremism, promote democratic advances, strengthen the ability of the provincial government to be responsive to citizen needs, and create opportunities for gender equality and women’s empowerment. The program goal is to increase stability in focus areas of KP Province with the purpose of increasing resilience among targeted communities vulnerable to violent extremism. This will be achieved by improving service delivery by public institutions and strengthening transparency and accountability of public service providers. The KPG activities are closely aligned with the KP Government’s Integrated Development Strategy (IDS) which integrates government priorities under one framework. KPG will develop complementary assistance packages that reinforce both the supply and demand side of governance through grants, procurement, short- term technical assistance, and capacity building including training and mentoring. During the last six months, the project team made considerable progress on seven grants that were carried forward from the previous reporting period. Additionally, activities started under four new grants approved during this period, two of which were completed. In addition, work continued on twenty-four proposals, for which concepts have been approved by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). For the next six-month reporting period (April – September 2017), KPG will continue to build the capacity of both public sector institutions and civil society to further strengthen ownership and sustainability of the stabilization agenda in the province. As a priority, KPG will target those activities that generated interest and/or enjoyed widespread success in the first half of the program and position these as “hub” activities. Future initiatives - so-called “spoke” activities - will be built upon these earlier interventions. Wherever possible and feasible, KPG will link the spoke activities from a single hub with each other to produce a multiplier effect. In some cases, spoke activities may link to other spoke activities from different hubs, thereby weaving together results that will form the basis for KPG’s future success. This shift in our strategic approach is important for many reasons. First, our team must ensure greater government ownership of the program’s work in order to embed sustainability. In addition, while government has received the lion’s share of KPG attention and resources, the program also strives to raise civil society’s capacity to advocate for community priorities as this is necessary to redress the power imbalance between government and its citizens. As KPG interventions advance government reform agendas, people’s perceptions of and behaviors towards their government will change. Finally, synchronization of KPG activities, through the hub-and-spoke model, will contribute to this more holistic approach, thus moving the province towards stabilization. SEVENTH SIX-MONTH WORKPLAN: APRIL – SEPTEMBER 2017 1 I. INTRODUCTION DAI was awarded the four-year, $22.6 million Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governance (KPG) Project on March 2, 2015. The project is designed to be a quick and responsive mechanism for supporting transitional activities that reinforce stability, counter extremism, promote democratic advances, strengthen the ability of the provincial government to be responsive to citizen needs, and create opportunities for gender equality and women’s empowerment. KPG’s goal is to increase stability in focus areas of the province with the purpose of increasing resilience among targeted communities vulnerable to violent extremism. This will be achieved by improving service delivery by public institutions and strengthening transparency and accountability of public service providers. KPG activities are closely aligned to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government’s Integrated Development Strategy (IDS) that integrates government priorities under one framework, and provides a roadmap for achievements of targets agreed to in the Strategic Development Partnership Framework (SDPF). Working in partnership with the government, KPG will focus on supporting the achievements of relevant priority objectives. DAI will deliver KPG results by developing complementary assistance packages that reinforce both the supply and demand side of governance, through four main instruments: 1. Grants Under Contract (GUC). The KPG grants program will consist of In-Kind Grants to procure goods and services to promote the work of targeted government offices, civil society and private sector organizations. 2. Programmatic Short-Term Technical Assistance (STTA). Most programmatic short term technical assistance will be built into grants, however, as activity packages are developed, our program development team will identify select opportunities for local and international STTA to provide targeted assistance and/or capacity-building advice and expertise to the GoKP or civil society counterparts. 3. Direct Distribution of Goods and Services (DDGS). Although DDGS will be limited under KPG, the project team will utilize this mechanism for direct procurement and/or activity implementation when a suitable grantee cannot be identified. This could include direct procurement to respond quickly to