Situation Analysis & Baseline Surveys For Poverty Reduction through Rural Development in KPK, FATA & Balochistan DEVELOPMENT PROFILE OF LASBELA DISTRICT January 3, 2015 Submitted by: Empowerment Performance Result In Association with: District Profile Lasbela Table of Contents LIST OF EXHIBITS ............................................................................................................................... 1 ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................................ 2 FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................................ 3 DISTRICT LASBELA – AT A GLANCE .................................................................................................... 4 1.0 DISTRICT GEOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................... 6 1.1 LOCATION AND BOUNDARY ................................................................................................. 6 1.2 TRIBES, ETHNIC GROUPS AND LANGUAGES ......................................................................... 7 1.3 TOPOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................... 7 1.4 CLIMATE ............................................................................................................................ 7 2.0 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT .............................................................................. 8 2.1 EDUCATION AND LITERACY ................................................................................................. 8 2.2 HEALTH ........................................................................................................................... 10 2.3 HOUSING QUALITY AND HOUSING SERVICES ..................................................................... 12 2.4 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION ................................................................................... 14 2.5 POPULATION AND EMPLOYED LABOR FORCE ..................................................................... 14 2.6 LIVELIHOOD SOURCES ..................................................................................................... 16 3.0 LAW AND ORDER ..................................................................................................................... 19 3.1. BACKGROUND OF PEACE AND SECURITY ........................................................................... 19 3.2. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ........................................................................................ 19 3.3. JUDICIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN LASBELA ............................................................................ 20 3.4. CURRENT REFORMS FOR LAW AND ORDER ....................................................................... 21 3.5. PRISONS IN LASBELA ....................................................................................................... 21 4.0 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................... 22 4.1 CONFLICT BACKGROUND .................................................................................................. 22 4.2 CONFLICT RESOLUTION .................................................................................................... 22 4.3 TRIBAL ORIENTATION ....................................................................................................... 23 4.4 DISPLACEMENT AND MIGRATION ...................................................................................... 23 5.0 THE ROLE OF WOMEN .............................................................................................................. 24 5.1. STATUS OF WOMEN ......................................................................................................... 24 5.2. LITERACY LEVEL .............................................................................................................. 24 5.3. LEGAL AND SOCIAL RIGHTS .............................................................................................. 24 5.4. SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS .................................................................................................. 24 6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................... 25 6.1 LAND, CLIMATE AND WATER ............................................................................................. 25 6.2 FORESTS, WILDLIFE AND PROTECTED AREAS .................................................................... 25 6.3 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS .............................................................................................. 25 7.0 SOCIAL MOBILIZATION ............................................................................................................. 27 7.1 ROLE OF PPAF ............................................................................................................... 27 7.2 LOCAL NGOS .................................................................................................................. 27 7.3 FOCUS OF DONOR COMMUNITY ........................................................................................ 28 8.0 IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS......................................................................................................... 29 8.1 INSTITUTIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS ................................................................................... 29 8.2 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE DISTRICT ......................................................................... 29 District Profile Lasbela List of Exhibits Exhibit 2.1.1 - Educational Status of Children of 5-9 Years Age Group [Percentage Distribution, 8 2012-13] Exhibit 2.1.2 - Educational Status of Children of 10-14 Age Group [Percentage Distribution, 2012- 8 13] Exhibit 2.1.3 - Gender Parity Index in Primary and Secondary Enrollment [2012-13] 9 Exhibit 2.1.4 - Teaching Institutions and Staff – Numbers [2011] 9 Exhibit 2.1.5 - School Facilities and Physical Characteristic – 2011 [Percentage of Schools] 10 Exhibit 2.1.6 - Adult Literacy Rate (%) - [2012-13] 10 Exhibit 2.2.1 - Status of Child Health – Percentages [2012-13] 11 Exhibit 2.2.2 - Status of Maternal Health – Percentage of Pertinent Women [2012-13] 11 Exhibit 2.2.3 - Health Institutions – Numbers [2011-12] 11 Exhibit 2.2.4 - Health Staffs – Numbers [2011-12] 12 Exhibit 2.3.1 - Material Used in Roof - Percentage of Household [2012-13] 12 Exhibit 2.3.2 - Wall Structure – Percentage of Households [2012-13] 12 Exhibit 2.3.3 - Type of Toilet – Percentage of Households [2012-13] 13 Exhibit 2.3.4 - Source of Lighting – Percentage of Households [2012-13] 13 Exhibit 2.3.5 - Cooking Fuel – Percentage of Households [2012-13] 13 Exhibit 2.3.6 - Source of Drinking Water – Percentage of Households [2012-13] 13 Exhibit 2.4.1 - Indicators of Communication [2011-12] 14 Exhibit 2.5.1 - Estimated Population 15 Exhibit 2.5.2 - Percentage of Employed Labor Force by Major Sectors [2012-13] 15 Exhibit 2.5.3 - Percentage of Employed Labor Force by Major Occupational Group [2012-13] 15 Exhibit 2.5.4 - Employment Status [Percentage of Employed Persons, 2012-13] 16 Exhibit 2.6.1 - Land Utilization Statistics [2011-12] 16 Exhibit 2.6.2 - Area and Production of Major Crops [2011-12] 17 Exhibit 2.6.3 - Agriculture Machinery - [2011-12] 17 Exhibit 2.6.4 - Population of Livestock - [2011-12] 18 Exhibit 2.6.5 - Mineral Production - [2011-12] 18 Exhibit 2.6.6 - Area Under the Control of Forest Department – [2011-12] 18 Exhibit 3.2.1 - Strength of the Law Enforcement Agencies 19 Exhibit 3.2.2 - Crime Rates 20 Exhibit 3.3.1 - Justice System in Lasbela 20 Exhibit 3.3.2 - Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mechanism 20 Exhibit 6.3.1 - Losses and Damages: Monsoon Rains in 2007 26 Exhibit 7.3.1 - Donor Projects 28 1 District Profile Lasbela Acronyms ABL Allied Bank Limited BRAC Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee – Pakista CBO community-based organization COs Community Organization CSO Community Social Organization DGDC Directorate General for Development Cooperation FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas GoI Government of Italy GPI Gender Parity Indices GRHO Gender Reproductive Health Organization GSP Geological Survey of Pakistan HANDS Health And Nutrition Development Society. HITE Hub Industrial and Trading Estate IDA International Development Association IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature MCB Muslim Commercial Bank MICS Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey MSL Meters above Sea Level NBP National Bank of Pakistan NRSP National Rural Support Program PARC Pakistan Agricultural and Research Council PPAF Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund PSLM Pakistan Social and Living Standard Measurement RBC Reinforced Brick Concrete RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete RSP Rural Support Program SCAP Society for Community Action Process SPO Strengthening Participatory Organization TAF The Asia Foundation TBAs (traditional birth attendants TDEA Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability UBL United Bank Limited UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development WANG Welfare Association for New Generation WAPDA Water And Power Development Authority WFP World Food Program WHO World Health Organization WWF World Wide Fund ZTBL Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited 2