Sindh Community Mobilization Program Annual Progress Report (October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019)
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SINDH COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION PROGRAM ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (OCTOBER 1, 2018 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2019) Date: October 30, 2019 CMP is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) CMP is implemented by Blumont Engineering Solution (BES) under Contract Award No: AID – 391 – C – 13 – 00006 This report was produced for USAID. Sindh Community Mobilization Program Annual Progress Report, Year – VI Contract Award AID-391-C-13-00006 October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENT A. PROGRAM SUMMARY .................................................................................................... 5 B. SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019 ........................................................................................................................................... 6 C. MISSION STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK (MSF) INDICATOR SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1, 2018 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 .......................................................................... 8 D. STATUS OF ACTIVITIES AS PER COMPONENTS .................................................. 10 Component I: Increase Communities Involvement in GOS Reforms of Consolidation, Merging, and Upgrading Schools ...................................................................................... 10 Component II: Improve Community and District Administration Coordination for Increased Girls’ Enrollment ............................................................................................... 20 Component III: Improve Children’s Nutrition in Selected Communities and Government Schools through Research that Informs Innovation and Good Practices .............................................................................................................................................. 35 Component IV: Launch of Education Management Organizations (EMOs) ................. 41 E. STATUS OF ACTIVITIES PER CROSS CUTTING THEMES ................................... 53 Gender Mainstreaming ...................................................................................................... 53 Documentation Outreach and Communication ............................................................. 56 F. CHALLENGES ................................................................................................................ 59 G. OPERATIONS................................................................................................................. 59 H. PLAN FOR NEXT QUARTER ....................................................................................... 60 ANNEXURE – I: SUCCESS STORIES ................................................................................. 64 ANNEXURE II: INDICATOR BASED SUMMARY REPORT ............................................ 67 ANNEXURE III: MAJOR MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCE SHEETS OF July– September 2019 ..................................................................................................................... 71 ANNEXURE IV: FINANCIAL REPORT .............................................................................. 74 ANNEXURE V: LIST OF SCHOOLS FOR RFP#5 .............................................................. 75 P a g e 2 | 76 Sindh Community Mobilization Program Annual Progress Report, Year – VI Contract Award AID-391-C-13-00006 October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019 ACRONYMS AKU-HDP Aga Khan University Human Development Program CA Concession Agreement CFC Charter for Compassion CMP Sindh Community Mobilization Program COP Chief of Party CSO Civil Society Organization CSR Corporate Social Responsibility DCOP Deputy Chief of Party DEO District Education Officer DRR Disaster Risk Reduction DST District Support Team ECCE Early Childhood Care and Education EMO Education Management Organization FO Field Officer GBHS Government Boy’s High School GBPS Government Boys’ Primary School GBSS Government Boys’ Secondary School GHS Government High School GIK Gifts-in-kind GOS Government of Sindh HBL Habib Bank Limited IA Internal Auditor IBA Institute of Business Administration ICT Information and Communications Technology IE Independent Experts IEC Information, Education, and Communication IRC Indus Resource Center KPI Key Performance Indicators LOP Life of Program LSU Local Support Unit M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MIS Management Information Systems MSF Mission Strategic Framework P a g e 3 | 76 Sindh Community Mobilization Program Annual Progress Report, Year – VI Contract Award AID-391-C-13-00006 October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019 NA Nutrition Associates NFE Non Formal Education PD Program Director PDR Planning, Development, and Research PMIU Program Management and Implementation Unit PKR Pakistani Rupees PPP Public Private Partnership PSF Project Support Fund PTA Parent-Teacher Association RFP Request for Proposals RSU Reform Support Unit SBEP Sindh Basic Education Program SCDP Sindh Capacity Development Project SDGs Sustainable Development Goals SELD School Education and Literacy Department SEMIS Sindh Education Management Information System SHNCs School Hygiene and Nutrition Committees SIP School Improvement Plan SMC School Management Committee SMP Social Mobilization Plan SPPRA Sindh Public Procurement Regulatory Authority TEO Taluka Education Officer TFEC Technical and Financial Evaluation Committee TOT Training of Trainers USAID United States Agency for International Development USG US Government VGF Viability Gap Fund WATSAN Water and Sanitation P a g e 4 | 76 Sindh Community Mobilization Program Annual Progress Report, Year – VI Contract Award AID-391-C-13-00006 October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019 A. PROGRAM SUMMARY The status of education, generally in Pakistan and particularly in Sindh province, has been facing a plethora of challenges. The Government has signed commitments, initially under Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and later under Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and has made some progress. In order to improve education in Sindh, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Sindh (GOS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement the five-year comprehensive Sindh Basic Education Program (SBEP). The program is one of the major bi-lateral initiatives that supports the government’s efforts of ensuring access to quality education for every child. The emphasis of SBEP is to increase and sustain students’ enrollment in primary, elementary, and secondary grades in seven districts in the northern part of Sindh province, namely Dadu, Jacobabad, Kamber-Shahdadkot, Kashmore, Khairpur, Larkana, and Sukkur; and five towns of Karachi, including Bin Qasim, Gadap, Kemari, Lyari, and Organi of Karachi in Sindh province. The Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP), one of the major components of SBEP, was initially a five-year program implemented by Blumont Engineering Solutions. CMP’s success has attracted attention to its model and methodology, which resulted in an extension of project tenure for three more years (one year at no cost and later a two-year cost extension). With the cost extension, CMP expanded the geographic boundaries from seven districts and five towns to all 29 districts of Sindh province. CMP, a cornerstone of SBEP, has four key components: 1) Increase communities’ involvement in the GOS reform of merging, consolidating, and upgrading schools; 2) Improve community and district administrations’ coordination for increased girls’ enrollment; 3) Improve child nutrition in selected communities and government schools through research that informs innovation and good practice; and 4) Pilot component: Launch of the Education Management Organizations (EMOs). In addition, CMP has three Cross-Cutting Themes 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 has provided small grants to 300 neighboring schools to address needs identified and prioritized in school improvement plans (SIPs). The program’s key objectives are to: facilitate coordination among the community and other stakeholders in aspects related to construction, merging, consolidation, and upgrading of SBEP schools and empower communities. The initial scope focused on 409 schools (106 construction schools and 303 non-construction schools, also termed as ‘neighboring schools’ due to proximity to construction schools); the program aimed to increase students’ enrollment, particularly girls’ enrollment, and retention in 409 selected schools through strengthened linkages between communities and District Education Departments and meaningful community involvement in day-to-day school management and local decision making. However, under the revised scope of work, CMP will work in 750 schools— existing SBEP targeted schools and an additional 350 GOS identified priority model schools). CMP’s inclusive community activities are designed to make these educational improvements sustainable by increasing communities’ support for their local schools and advocacy for better educational provisions. P a g e 5 | 76 Sindh Community Mobilization Program Annual Progress Report, Year – VI Contract Award AID-391-C-13-00006 October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019 B. SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019 At the completion of the sixth year of Sindh Community