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SINDH COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION PROGRAM Quarterly Progress Report – Year – V, Quarter – II1 (April 1 – June 30, 2018) Date: July 30, 2018 CMP is made possible by the support of the American People through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). CMP is implemented by Blumont under Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006. This report was produced for review by USAID. Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Quarterly Progress Report YV, Q-III Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006 April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS A. PROGRAM SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................ 6 B. 1 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMPLISHMENTS FROM April 1 – June 30, 2018 ...................................... 7 B.2 MISSION STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK (MSF) INDICATOR SUMMARY FOR April – June 2018 9 C. STATUS OF COMPONENT ACTIVITIES ...................................................................................................... 10 Component I: Increase Communities’ Involvement in GOS Reform of Merging, Consolidating, and Upgrading Schools .................................................................................... 10 Component II: Improve Community and District Administration Coordination for Increasing Girls’ Enrollment ...................................................................................................... 15 Component III: Improve Child Nutrition in Selected Communities and Government Schools through Research that Informs Innovation and Good Practices ....................... 24 Component IV: Launch of Education Management Organizations .................................. 35 D. STATUS OF THE ACTIVITIES AS PER CROSS CUTTING THEMES ........................................... 37 CCT 1. Gender: Mainstreaming of Program Activities ....................................................... 37 CCT II: Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) ........................................................................... 40 CCT III: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Improved Knowledge, Awareness, Preparation, and Practice ........................................................................................................... 41 Documentation Outreach and Communication ................................................................... 41 E. CHALLENGES ................................................................................................................................................................ 43 F. OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 43 G. PLAN FOR THE NEXT QUARTER .................................................................................................................... 44 Annex I: SUCCESS STORIES............................................................................................................................................ 48 Annex II: INDICATOR BASED SUMMARY REPORT ......................................................................................... 54 Annex III: MAJOR MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCE SHEETS OF April – June 2018 ....................... 57 Annex IV: FINANCIAL REPORT .................................................................................................................................... 68 Annex V: SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM ...................................................................................................................... 69 P a g e 2 | 70 Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Quarterly Progress Report YV, Q-III Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006 April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018 ACRONYMS A/E Architecture and engineering ADB Asian Development Bank AKU-HDP Aga Khan University Human Development Program CCT Cross Cutting Theme CHW Community Health Worker CM Community Mobilizer CMP Community Mobilization Program COP Chief of Party CWG Communication Working Group CSO Civil Society Organization DO Development Objective DEO District Education Officer DG Directorate General DHO District Health Officer DOC Development Outreach and Communication DRR Disaster Risk Reduction EMO Education Management Organization FO Filed officer GA Ground assessment GBPS Government Boys’ Primary School GGHS Government Girls’ High School GHS Government High School GMS Government Middle School GOS Government of Sindh HANDS Health and Nutrition Development Society IBA Institute of Business Administration IE Independent Expert IEC Information, Education, and Communication IRC Indus Resource Center IRD International Relief and Development KAP Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice LHS Lady Health Supervisor LHV Lady Health Visitor P a g e 3 | 70 Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Quarterly Progress Report YV, Q-III Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006 April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018 LHW Lady Health Worker LSU Local Support Unit M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MO Medical Officer MOU Memorandum of Understanding MSF Mission Strategic Framework NA Nutrition Associate P&G Proctor and Gamble PAR Participatory Action Research PI Private institutions PMIU Program Management and Implementation Unit PKR Pakistani Rupees PPHI Peoples’ Primary Healthcare Initiative PPP Public Private Partnership PTA Parents Teacher Association RFP Request for Proposal RSU Reform Support Unit SBEP Sindh Basic Education Program SCDP Sindh Capacity Development Program SELD School Education and Literacy Department SEMIS Sindh Education Management Information System SESP Sindh Education Sector Plan SFO Senior Filed Officer SHNCs School Hygiene and Nutrition Committee SIP School Improvement Plan SMC School Management Committee SMP Social Mobilization Plan SPPRA Sindh Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Sr. DM Senior District Manager SRSO Sindh Rural Support Organization SZABIST Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology TA Technical Assistance TEO Taluka Education Officer TER Technical Evaluation Report P a g e 4 | 70 Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Quarterly Progress Report YV, Q-III Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006 April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018 TFEC Technical and Financial Evaluation Committee TOR Terms of Reference TOT Training of Trainer UC Union Council USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United State Government VDO Village Development Organization WATSAN Water and Sanitation WHO World Health Organization P a g e 5 | 70 Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Quarterly Progress Report YV, Q-III Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006 April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018 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 supports 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 in seven districts in northern Sindh: Dadu, Jacobabad, Khairpur, Kashmore, Larkana, Kamber Shahdadkot, Sukkur, and the five towns of Bin Qasim, Gadap, Kemari, Lyari, and Orangi of Karachi City in Sindh Province. SBEP is comprised of seven components: 1) construction of schools in areas affected by the 2010 floods; 2) support to GOS policy reforms to merge, consolidate, and upgrade schools through their construction; 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 GOS’s School Education and Literacy Department (SELD); 6) architecture and engineering support for school construction; and 7) monitoring and evaluation (M&E). International Relief and Development (IRD)/Blumont is currently implementing the five-year USAID- funded Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) commenced in August 2013 that forms a cornerstone of SBEP, particularly component four of the program. CMP itself has four key components: 1) increase communities’ involvement in GOS’s reform campaign of merging, consolidating, and upgrading schools; 2) improve community and district administration coordination for increasing girls’ enrollment; 3) improve child nutrition in selected communities and government schools through research that informs innovation and good practices; and 4) the launch of the Education Management Organizations (EMOs)—CMP’s pilot component. In addition, CMP has three cross-cutting themes (CCTs) that add significant value to these objectives: 1) gender: mainstreaming of program activities; 2) water and sanitation (WATSAN): improving facilities, knowledge, and practice; and 3) disaster risk reduction (DRR): improving awareness, knowledge, preparation, and practice. Additionally, CMP is providing small grants to neighboring schools to address needs that they identify and prioritize in school improvement plans (SIPs). The program tracks and supports the construction, merging, consolidation, and upgrading of SBEP schools. In addition to the 106 newly constructed schools, CMP also works with 303 non-construction schools (also termed “neighboring schools” due to proximity to construction schools). CMP’s inclusive community activities are designed to make these educational improvements sustainable by increasing community support for their local schools and advocacy