Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Year III Quarterly Report III: April 1– June 30, 2016 Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006 SINDH COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION PROGRAM CMP Year III – Quarterly Report III (April 1to June 30, 2016) Photo: Group Picture during Inauguration of Government High School, Kouro Goth, District Khairpur on April 7, 2016 Date: July 29, 2016 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. 1 Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Year III Quarterly Report III: April 1– June 30, 2016 Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006 TABLE OF CONTENT A. PROGRAM SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. 5 B. OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS THIS REPORTING PERIOD .................................. 6 C. STATUS OF ACTIVITIES AS PER COMPONENT ........................................................... 8 COMPONENT 1: Increase Communities’ Involvement in the GOS Reform of Merging, Consolidating and Upgrading Schools ............................................................................................. 8 COMPONENT 2 – Improve Community and District Government Coordination for Increased Girls’ Enrolment ............................................................................................................................ 12 COMPONENT 3 – Improve Child Nutrition in Selected Communities and Government Schools through Research that Informs Innovation and Good Practices .................................................. 18 COMPONENT 4 – Launch of EMOs System ............................................................................... 21 D. STATUS OF ACTIVITIES AS PER CROSS CUTTING THEME .................................. 27 CROSS CUTTING THEME 1: Gender Mainstreaming ................................................................ 27 CROSS CUTTING THEME 2: Water and Sanitation - WATSAN ............................................... 30 CROSS CUTTING THEME 3: Disaster Risk Reduction – DRR Improved Awareness, Knowledge, Preparation and Practice ........................................................................................... 30 E. SUCCESS THIS PERIOD........................................................................................................ 31 G. OPERATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 33 H. PLAN FOR THE NEXT QUARTER ..................................................................................... 34 COMPONENT 1: Increase Communities’ Involvement in the GOS Reform of Merging, Consolidating and Upgrading Schools ........................................................................................... 34 COMPONENT 2 – Improve Community and District Government Coordination for Increased Girls’ Enrolment ............................................................................................................................ 34 COMPONENT 3 – Improve Child Nutrition in Selected Communities and Government Schools through Research that Informs Innovation and Good Practices .................................................. 34 COMPONENT 4 – Launch of EMOs System ............................................................................... 35 ANNEX I SUCCESS STORIES ..................................................................................................... 36 ANNEX II INDICATOR BASED SUMMARY REPORT .......................................................... 38 ANNEX III MAJOR MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCE LISTS ............................................. 42 ANNEXIV ........................................................................................................................................... 49 Actual Expenditure This Reporting Period ................................................................................... 49 Estimated Expenditure Next Reporting Period* .......................................................................... 49 ANNEXV SMALL GRANTS IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................. 50 2 Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Year III Quarterly Report III: April 1– June 30, 2016 Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006 ACRONYMS ACM Advisor on Community Mobilization ACSE Assistant Chief Secretary for Education ADOE Assistant District Officer Education AEGM Advisor on Education Governance and Management ASC Annual School Census BHU Basic Health Unit CLIN Contractual Line Item CMP Community Mobilization Program COP Chief of Party CSR Corporate Social Responsibility CM Chief Minister DRR Disaster Risk Reduction DEO District Education Officer DC Deputy Commissioner DM District Manager DOH Department of Health DDMA District Disaster Management Authority ELD Education and Literacy Department EMO Education Management Organization GBLSS Government Boys Lower Secondary School GGPS Government Girls Primary School GOS Government of Sindh HANDS Health and Nutrition Development Society IBA Institute of Business Administration IEC Information, Education Content IRB Institutional Review Board IRC Indus Resource Center ISEF Intel Science and Engineering Fair KAP Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice LHW Lady Health Worker MNCH Mother and Child Health MOU Memorandum of understanding PAG Project Advisory Group PCP Pakistan Center for Philanthropy PD Program Director PFF Pakistan Fisher Folk PKR Pakistani Rupees PMIU Program Management and Implementation Unit PPP Public Private Partnership PPHI Peoples Primary Healthcare Initiative PY Project Year RFP Request for Proposal RSU Reform Support Unit SBEP Sindh Basic Education Program SCDP Sindh Capacity Development Program SEF Sindh Education Foundation SHNCs School Hygiene and Nutrition Committees SMC School Management Committee SIP School Improvement Plan SMP Social Mobilization Plan 3 Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Year III Quarterly Report III: April 1– June 30, 2016 Contract Award No: AID-391-C-13-00006 SOW Scope of Work SRSO Sindh Rural Support Organization STTA Short-Term Technical Assistance TA Technical Assistance TOT Training of Trainers UC Union Council U.S. United States USAID United States Agency for International Development VDP Village Development Profile WATSAN Water and Sanitation 4 Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP) Year III Quarterly Report III: April 1– June 30, 2016 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 enrolment in primary, middle, and higher secondary schools. SBEP centers on seven districts in northern Sindh: Dadu, Jacobabad, Khairpur, Kashmore, Larkana, Qamber Shahdadkot, Sukkur and the five towns Bin Qasim, Gadap, Kemari, Lyari and Orangi of Karachi City in Sindh Province. SBEP is comprised of seven 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’ enrolment and improving the nutritional status of children; 5) Technical assistance (TA) to the GOS’s Education and Literacy Department (ELD); 6) Architecture and engineering support for school construction, and 7) Monitoring and Evaluation. The Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP), implemented by International Relief and Development (IRD), is a five-year program that commenced in August 2013. It forms a cornerstone of SBEP, particularly component four of the program. CMP itself 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’ enrolment; 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 (CCTs) that will significantly add value to these objectives: 1) Gender: Mainstreaming of program activities; 2) Water and sanitation (WATSAN): Improved facilities, knowledge and practice; and, 3) Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR): Improved awareness, knowledge, preparation, and practice. Additionally, CMP will be giving small grants to neighboring schools to address needs identified in the school improvement plans (SIPs). The program tracks and supports the construction, merging, consolidation, and upgrading of SBEP schools. Also, CMP works with neighboring schools that fall within designated areas around new schools being built under SBEP and that accord with the specific criteria set by USAID for CMP activities. CMP inclusive community activities are designed to make these educational improvements sustainable by increasing community support for their local schools and advocacy for better educational