Internship Report on Water Environment & Sanitation Society

By

Ms. Sana Shafiq

MBA Finance

Session 2008-2010

Department of Institute of Management Sciences

University of Balochistan
 Acknowledgement

First of all I would like to thanks to

Allah on this occasion.

I also want to show my gratitude

to my loving parents and humble

teachers who make me able to be

at this position.

I also thankful to all the staff

members at WESS,
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Vision…………………………………………………………………… 3

Mission………………………………………………………………….. 3

Mandate…………………………………………………………………. 3
Introduction:
Water, Environment & Sanitation Society (WESS) is a non-profit, non-political, non-
government development organization dedicated to bring lasting improvements in
the quality of life of the poorest communities in Balochistan. WESS was established
as an independent NGO in July 1999 and is registered with the Government of
Balochistan, under the Societies Registration Act. Professionals with comprehensive
knowledge and understanding about social and sustainable development provide
governance and direction to WESS management. WESS has achieved tremendous
growth and success since its inception through the dedicated teamwork of its highly
motivated, skilled and experienced personnel. WESS’s prime work areas are Water,
Environment, Sanitation, Street and Working children, Community Development
and Emergency relief during disasters or displacement.

Community participation and development underpin all our activities. WESS has
implemented successful projects in different areas of Balochistan including Quetta,
Loralai, Pishin, Musakhel, Killa Saifullah, Killa Abdullah, Ziarat, Kalat, Kharan,
Khuzdar, Mustung, Awaran and Chaghi districts. WESS also provides emergency
assistance to various Afghan refugee camps in Balochistan.

Several national and international agencies have supported WESS projects on social
development and relief activities. WESS also implements projects with relevant line
departments of the Government of Balochistan.

Chairperson's Message:
Syed Abid Rizvi

On behalf of the members of the Board of Directors, WESS, I welcome

you for visiting this web site. It gives me an immense pleasure in
introducing WESS (Water, Environment & Sanitation Society) on this
site. WESS was established in the year 1999 as a non-government, non-
political, and non-profit civil society development organization registered
under Societies Act 1860.

Its governance, management and financial operations are democratic, open and
transparent and subject to the most rigorous independent scrutiny and evaluation on a
regular basis.

The fact that WESS continues to receive strong support from its stakeholders which
include the poor communities across the province of Balochistan, the donors and the
government, is a tribute to the sincerity, commitment and dedication with which WESS
staff and its volunteer members render services for the development of the Province.
WESS is presently working in the following areas:

• Community Development
• Water and Sanitation
• Child rights and protection
• Natural resource management and
• Emergency relief in disasters or displacement.

The details of the above can be viewed by clicking the relevant links.

There is yet a clear need to significantly increase levels of support from external donors
and indigenous sources and to enhance the speed of response to the needs of the people
of this province.

This website is being presented with the hope that it will help stimulate research and
action on substantially increasing the scale of coverage by WESS.
Vision:
A healthy and prosperous society where resources are equitably managed and sustained.

Mission:
To bring lasting improvement in the quality of life of marginalized communities,
especially women and children through policy and practice interventions in
Environmental health, Child rights and Child protection, Community Development and
Humanitarian Assistance in disasters or displacement.

Mandate:
To improve social and physical environment for the disadvantaged people, especially
women and children and to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by disaster
or displacement.

Objectives:
Water and Sanitation

Increasing community access to safe drinking water through provision and promotion of
appropriate technologies. Facilitate communities in adopting safe sanitation and hygienic
lifestyle.

Community Development & Community empowerment

To contribute towards the community development and community empowerment to

protect their rights through awareness raising, advocacy and promotion, trainings &
workshops and enterprise development.

Child rights and Child protection

To contribute towards well being and protection of vulnerable people, especially

children, through skill development, health, education and advocacy interventions.

Humanitarian Assistance

To extend humanitarian assistance to those affected by disaster or displacement.

Sustainable Livelihood and Natural Resource Management

To contribute towards sustainable natural resource management and livelihood security

through awareness raising, advocacy and promotion of appropriate technology.

Governance:

S/No. Name of Person Designation in NGO

1. Mr. Syed Abid Rizvi Chairperson
2. Ms. Sajida Qureshi Vice Chairperson
3. Mr. Irfan Ahmed General Secretary
4. Mr. Syed Qurban Gharshin Treasurer
5. Mr. Shakeel Ahmed Member
6. Ms. Zubeda Jalal Member
7. Dr. Ruksana Majeed Member

Scope Of Intervention:
• Water and Sanitation
• Natural Resource Management
• Environmental Health
• Community health and hygiene Livelihood Security and income generation
• Sustainable Community Development
• Street and working children
• Community mobilization
• Organizational development
• Site planning and refugee camp management
• Rapid assessments and appraisals
• Topographical Investigations
• Hydrological Investigations
• Technical surveys, mapping, site investigations
• Child Protection
• No formal Education
• Information Management
Partners:
Over the years several national and international organizations have supported WESS in
the sectors of natural resource management, community development, Environmental
health, Child rights and Child Protection and humanitarian assistance during disasters or
displacement. Some of our current and previous partners include UNICEF, Royal
Netherlands Embassy, Canadian International Development Agency, Save the Children
-US, Trust for Voluntary Organizations, Oxfam G.B., ICMC, Mercy Corps International,
Islamic Relief-UK, UNHCR, World Food Programmed, Concern Worldwide Pakistan
Programme, Save the Children – UK, Catholic Relief Services and Plan Pakistan.

WESS also implements development and capacity building projects in collaboration with
the line departments of the Government of Baluchistan including Local Government &
Rural Development, Public Health Engineering, Health, Education, Forest, Irrigation and
Agriculture. WESS believes in the concept of private-public partnership and our
partnerships with various government departments have been very successful. Over the
years WESS has supported many government departments in the capacity building of
their staff including PHE and Local government. The departments of PHE and local
government have worked closely with WESS in different projects; particularly PHE is
our close partner in the School WES Project supported by UNICEF. The Agriculture and
Livestock Departments have been working with WESS in three districts (Tor Tangi
project-District Killa Abdullah, Sustainable Livelihoods Project-District Nushki and
Community Development project-District Awaran) and have facilitated WESS in the
capacity building of farmers and other project activities in different project locations.

WESS is an active member of different forums, networks and organizations including

IUCN, Environmental Protection Agency (Core of Volunteers), Unicef (Water
Environment and Sanitation Network), Empowerment of Adolescents
Network(Coordinated by Unicef), Relief Forum Balochistan, Balochistan Citizen Sector
Self-regulation Initiative, the Provincial Coordination Committee for Child Labor
(organized ILO) and other networks related to our areas of work. We have taken up
advocacy and lobbying initiatives on strategic issues including water, environment,
gender, health, child rights and good governance in coordination with these forums and
networks.

WESS supports the new devolution of power system and believes in community
empowerment. In order to advocate for good governance, to take up public interest issues
as well as for good policies and laws on strategic issues of common interest, we maintain
strong relations and coordination with the provincial legislatures, District Nazims and
other locally elected representatives, particularly active community representatives.
WESS believes it has the capacity to play a significant role in the strengthening of
democracy and legislative process at the grass root level through advocacy and capacity
building.
S/No. Current S/No. Previous
1. Communities 1. Royal Netherlands Embassy
2. UNICEF 2. CIDA
3. IUCN 3. UN World Food Programme
4. Save The Children-UK 4. Mercy Corps International
5. Plan Pakistan 5. Islamic Relief (UK)
6. Concern Worldwide 6. ICMC
7. NGO Resource Centre (AKF) 7. Trust for Voluntary Organisations
8. Catholic Relief Services 8. Save the Children – US
9. Government of Balochistan 9. Oxfam G.B
10. CARE Canada 10. Tear Fund
11. UNHCR

What WESS do?

Water & Sanitation

Balochistan, the area-wise largest and almost half the country but the least populous
Province of Pakistan is where resources-enriched but at the same time is a region prone
to a host of disastrous problems. The environment and the natural resource base here are
left severely affected not only by ever-lasted naturally inherited harsh climate and rugged
topography but also by unorganized human life and inefficient use of its natural
resources.

The poor economy of the Province though, is mainly dependent on the agriculture sector
dominated by the fresh fruit and livestock production. 5.1 Out of the total 7.5 million i.e.
68% of the total population is either directly or indirectly dependent on the cited pattern
of the economy, and almost 60% of the Province1 GDP is supplemented by the same
sector The agriculture is where highly responsible to feed the province's economy, it in
the same time is the most vulnerable sector prone to a number of recurrent disasters i.e.
unpredictable rainfall resulting in floods and sometimes droughts, occurring at the crucial
growth period and lasting for long; the sector may further and negatively be affected by
the global issue of climate change severely affecting the Water sector in the province.

Water sector- being crucial both for domestic use and for the province's sole mega
economic activity i.e. Agriculture, is being faced with a number of issues concerning its
scarcity, arid climate, misuse, falling water table (caused by communities opting for
groundwater resources given lack of surface water i.e. streams), degrading rangelands
and watersheds, pollution problems etc. mainly.

Water is the most-alarming sector which needs attention with top priority, attention via
interventions by all actors of the society both at micro and macro level need to be
embarked on to cause improvement and positive change in the sector. As, growing water
demands both for domestic and agricultural use vs. stagnating developments in the
sector, meager available water resources vs. inefficient and wasteful practices are
collectively making the life here more miserable. The Water Sector offers a number of
workable venues that could be explored and intervened in.

Sanitation - where water is life, sanitation is deemed to be dignity. The province as the
others in the country or region has low indicators in terms of the current practices in
rural, informal and unorganized settlements. Contemporary, over 50% amongst
the community, practices open defecation causing several health, social risks and
hazards.

WESS as an off-shoot of Balochistan Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (BRUWAS), a

Royal Netherlands Embassy funded mega project, inherits specialization and expertise in
Water & Sanitation which then and now is one of its core programs, with an aim to
contribute to the MDGs.

• Increasing community access to safe drinking water through provision and

promotion of appropriate technologies.
• Facilitate communities in adopting safe sanitation and hygienic lifestyle
• Developing Community Physical Infrastructure concerning the water resources
while considering the environment i.e. construction of water reservoirs, bunds
(protection structures), hand pumps, water supply schemes, and other structures
under spate irrigation.

The above broad frame encompasses all important aspects of WESS water-concerning
interventions, its approach and mission. WESS under its mission statement and vast
experience and practices, implies water as a valued natural resource that has inevitable
connection with all sectors of social and economic development.

WESS under its numerous Community Physical Infrastructure projects has since its
inception been endeavoring to improve the living conditions and standards of the water-
starved poor communities.

WESS has a credit to uphold the cause of water on its mandate, under which it has
undertaken, and currently undertaking a host of small and medium-scale activities that
have proven to be quite successful and productive for the poor and vulnerable
communities in remote and far-flung areas across Balochistan. A few of the main
activities include developing drinking water supply schemes, karez rehabilitation, spring
protection, construction & lining the water channels, community based filtration plants,
construction of small dams, flood protection schemes, watershed management schemes;
each amount to a great number and falls in WESS' credit. Since its inception WESS has
also been involved in provision of clean drinking water in government primary schools
both girls and boys.
To ensure that all our WATSAN interventions are effective and sustained, WESS applies
a comprehensive health and hygiene package and conducts operation and maintenance
trainings. WESS stays committed to the continuity of the cause with a greater strength
and looks forward to upscale its interventions.

WESS' Approach:

• Communities' empowerment to be self-sufficient in efficient use of water

resource and build their capacity to keep it sustained.
• Policy and decision-making advocacy
• Improved, developed and reformed governance system of the sector.
• Participatory Approach: Communities and especially women inclusion and
participation, at all levels.
• Mass Awareness about water, its rights, use, and sustainability through
Information, Education and Communication

WESS' achievements summary (2008 - 09)

• 24 Karezez rehabilitated
• 200 +Hand Pumps installed
• 70 +Hand pumps repaired
• 6 Intermediate drinking water supply schemes installed
• Over 200 water quality tests conducted
• 100 Operation & Maintenance Trainings
• 700 water protection training (Health & Hygiene sessions)
• Distributed and maintained 250 Bio Sand Filters and held 20 Community
Trainings
• 500 household latrines constructed
• Water reservoirs installed
• Windmills installed

Infrastructure Development

WESS, under specifically infrastructure development projects and partially as a

component, has delivered tangible outputs. The skilled and experienced technical teams
at WESS have rich designing and implementation services. During the reporting phase,
WESS entered into partnership with CIDA, Save the Children - US/UNHCR to
implement the infrastructure development projects i.e. rehabilitation and construction of
public sector schools in 3 districts of Balochistan. Additionally, it too constructed a few
health facilities i.e. a labor room and a Basic Health Unit in district Chaghi.

WESS' Infrastructure Work over 2008 - 09

• 2 Labor rooms and BHU constructed in district Chaghi

• 32 public sector schools repaired & rehabilitated in Quetta, Pishin & Killa
Abdullah districts
• 15 schools in the Refugee Villages' constructed & rehabilitated
 • Over 200 various community physical infrastructure schemes provided while a
host of these rehabilitated in district Chaghi, Awaran & Loralai.
• Repairs and rehabilitation of 5 community centers at Refugee Villages (in 5
districts)

Key Projects under Infrastructure Development Program:

1. Infrastructure Development Project

.: Project Period March 2008 - Feb 2009
.: Partner CIDA
.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 5.87 Million
.: Target Area District Killa Abdullah
.: No. of Beneficiaries 3,285 Direct - 5,980 Indirect
• Improve access to conducive teaching-learning
environment at the primary school (girls and boys)
• Improve basic facilities at the selected schools
• Improve health and hygiene awareness for Parents
Teachers School Management Committees (PTSMCs)
.: Project Objectives
students and communities surrounding the selected
schools and villages

• Improve water availability for human consumption and

agriculture through rehabilitation of Karez

2. RAHA - Refugee Affected Hosting Areas / Repair and Rehabilitation of public sector
school infrastructure
.: Project Period Sep - Dec 2009
.: Partner UNHCR / Save The Children US
.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 2.5 Million
.: Target Area District Quetta
.: No. of Beneficiaries 4,500 Direct - 22,000 Indirect

3. Construction of Labor Room at Posti and BHU at Lejjey Karez - Refugee Villages
.: Project Period Dec 2008 - mar 2009
.: Partner UNHCR / Save The Children US
.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 2.5 Million
.: Target Area District Chagai
.: No. of Beneficiaries 15,000 Direct - 6,000 Indirect
Child Right & Child Protection

Children constitute about forty-four percent of the population in Pakistan, the

considerable segment for the future; it in the meantime faces many challenges and issues
as;Children being the 40% population in Pakistan, make up about 7% of the total
workforce at National level which counts to 19% of the world's child laborers; causing
them physical, sexual, emotional and neglect abuses. 14,000 child workers are estimated
to be in Balochistan out of the 23 million in numbers nationally, not taking into count the
child domestic labor and those with the Afghan identity as the province is home to a
large number of Afghan refugees and mostly engaged in hazardous form of labor. The
official statistics are thus taken by the independent sources here unrealistically and
considerably low. Independent sources count the figure above 100,000, however. In
addition jeopardizing the situation further, as per official sources, out of a total
population of 50 million children between the ages of 5-9, only 13 million children are
out of school whereas unofficial figures stand at 22 million out of school children. Net
primary enrollment rate in Pakistan is 46 percent, which is the lowest in South Asia.

The problem of child labor is complicated with multiple shapes and forms in Pakistan;
the issue gets more severe and alarming in Balochistan where the manufacturing
processes, which are considered to be the main child work areas in other parts of the
country, lack and as an outcome more hazardous forms of child labor exist i.e. garbage
picking causing a number of health & protection risks, and other working risk areas
keeping child more vulnerable to abuses and severe repercussions.

The province being sorely poverty stricken region with more than its 80% population
living below the poverty line lacks livelihood options for the adult; thus, the children here
remain the only livelihood sources for the family. A majority of poor children are
involved in rag picking, collecting hazardous recyclable waste materials, carpet weaving
and several other hazardous trades; with the majority engaged in garbage picking, an
occupation which falls under the ILO's Worst Forms of Child Labor (WFCL) category or
street children at high risk of becoming child laborers.

Pakistan is signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Children (1989) which
ensures that children are given their rights i.e. survival, development, education, freedom
of choice, and right to be heard and protection against exploitation. But many abuses to
these rights occur in our society.

WESS through its comprehensive child right & child protection program, through policy
advocacy & practice interventions aims at realization and compliance of the child rights
under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The thematic area thus was
evolved by the organizational inception strategic planning and now is one of its core
programs.
WESS' Approach:

WESS has since its inception been working on child rights & protection through a
comprehensive program to simultaneously address the essentially linked issues for their
own reasons i.e. child labor, illiteracy and poverty considering the regional ground
realities: as we believe none of above can be addressed in isolation with the other two.
WESS has been instrumental in introducing the concept of child rights & child protection
and in raising issues in the province that were previously not part of the mainstream
debate despite being on a distressing stage.

To address the fundamentally linked cited issues directly; WESS currently engages and
serves over 50,000 children with its multi-prong comprehensive child rights & protection
program, with the vision 'Basic child rights of working children and those at risk are
protected as envisioned in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). These
targeted primary beneficiaries benefit from the health, education & protection facilities
i.e. protection, recreational, literacy (formal/informal education), skills training,
nutritional supplements and basic WatSan facilities provided through our established
facilities in districts Quetta and Killa Abdullah during 2008-9, with 65 - 35% male &
female ratio respectively.

Summary of WESS' achievements (2008 - 09)

• 9034 children involved annually; benefiting from the protection, literacy,

recreational, nutritional services provided by WESS pioneered innovative model
of community based Drop In Centers, one skills training centre and 8 outreach
protection facilities; operational since 2000 under the WCPP
• 700 working children were given skill training under a comprehensive package in
various trade cadres; the children were earlier engaged in hazardous work and for
longer hours; while for 2010 we plan to involve 550 more children.
• 4500 working children were involved in 117 alternate literacy/NFE centers for
primary literacy/NFE and to minimize their working hours.
• Having educated under the NFE system, 600 children have been mainstreamed in
formal schools while the cohort of over 4000 being mainstreamed in the months
ahead.
• 1015 siblings of working children were given basic literacy in 21 Early
Childhood Education centers; it was a strategy to prevent the children who were
at risk of being involved in child labor.
• The school-going children in the toughest areas in the severe poverty stricken belt
are vulnerable to drop out and engage in the hazardous forms of labor. 700
children were provided with regular counseling, mobilization and learning kits to
minimize the drop-out risks to protect them.
• 61 Community schools have been established in 5 districts of Balochistan, 2311
children enrolled therein.
• 3900 children were given Life Skills Based Education
• We contribute to Safe Motherhood & Mother & Child Health, an International
priority as envisaged in MDG;
 • Over 30,000 children (between the ages of 6 to 24 months) in 4 Afghan-bordering
conflict-torn districts have been supplied with Fortified Blended Food as
nutritional supplement while their mothers were given an incentive of Edible Oil
to access the health services in pre & post-natal stages and for vaccination.
• Over 25,000 children have been provided with the Water & Sanitation facilities in
public sector schools to protect them from the hazards of unsafe water usage and
unhealthy sanitation practices.
• WESS runs a Community Based middle school i.e. Apna School, imparting
formal education to average 400 children annually, for 5 years now.
• Strengthening National and Provincial Policies and Institutions, through regular
support & co -working with relevant bodies
• Information, Education & Communication through various publications and
media campaigns carried out as a
regular feature.

WESS' Child Protection Policy:

Policy Statement: "The best way to protect children is to empower them to protect
themselves."

WESS' Child Protection Policy is a statement of intent that demonstrates a commitment

to protect children from harm and makes clear to all what is required in relation to the
protection of children. It helps to create a safe and positive environment for children and
also shows WESS' commitment and responsibility for the cause. This policy aims to
provide guidance and information to all WESS staff, volunteers, donors, partners and
other stakeholders so that:

• The rights of children are protected and enhanced through programmes and
projects and are of core concern for WESS in devising any plans, policies,
procedures, approaches, standards, guidelines and methodologies.
• All WESS staff and volunteers are capacitated and brainstormed through regular
capacity building initiatives in order to help them develop an understanding of the
issues of child rights and child protection.
• All relevant stakeholders of WESS understand the issue of child protection, and
are aware of the problem of child abuse, following a series of extensive
sensitization campaign.
• Organizational risks of child rights violation are covered through appropriate
implementing procedures in recruitment, placement and management processes
and procedures properly designed to safeguard children through good practices.

The projects under the programmatic coverage of Child Rights & Child Protection:

1. MCLEP - Mitigating Child Labor through Education in Pakistan

.: Project Period Oct 2005 - Sep 2010
.: Donor / Partner Save The Children - UK / US-DOL
.: Implementing Partner • Child Labor Unit, Government of Baluchistan
 • SEHER - Society for Empowering Human Resources
• AHAN - Aik Hunar Aik Nagar
• SBKWU - Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University

• TTC - Technical training Center

.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 109.21 Million
.: Target Area District Quetta & District Killa Abdullah
20,160 Children Direct - 200 Teachers Direct - 11,250 Families
.: No. of Beneficiaries
Indirect

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Continuing the cited position under the WESS child rights & protection program,
Balochistan carries poor economic indicators multiplied with several other socio-
economic miseries. As a whole the provinces' school dropout is estimated to be 47%.
While on a district education index ranking, 15 out of 26 districts in Balochistan fall in
the bottom quintile.

Lack of quality and relevant education services and limited employment opportunities are
the key contributing factors in the given circumstances increasing in the number of
working children. The district census report (1998) of Quetta shows that out of a total
population of 97,397 (aged 10-14) 1,279 children are working and 7,148 more children
are potential child laborers. This excludes 42,218 domestic child laborers.

Whereas the district Killa Abdullah census report shows that out of 50,512 children of
this particular age group 19,680 children are domestic workers and 17,439 children are
out of school and may be potential child laborers.

PROJECT GOAL:

"To Reduce Child Labor in targeted Districts of Pakistan"

PROJECT KEY COMPONENTS:

• Improving access to quality education for working and at-risk children

• Non-Formal Education
• Early Childhood Education for At Risk Children (Ages 4-6)
• Literacy and Skill Development Program
• Strengthening National and Provincial Policies and Institutions

OUTCOME:

The project interventions have contributed significantly in reducing the child labor by
withdrawing and preventing them through reduced working hours. The retention and
participation of children in all the components are also mentionable, showing very
positive change in the behavior of child and parents.
The project also has immensely contributed in improve access and quality of education
for working and at risk children in Balochistan.

Children who were found working are no longer working as a result of direct project
intervention. Children engaged in hazardous work now work fewer hours under safer
conditions. Children that are either siblings of ex-working children or those children that
are considered to be at high risk of engaging Child Labor were mainstreamed into formal
schools.

Project has also successfully engaged communities, societies, and local government in
making conscious efforts for the promotion of education and eradication of child labour.
In this regard CG, CBOs, line departments like DMT, labour department, and other
institutions have been strengthened through continuous policies implementation
dialogues and motivation.

2. WCPP - Working Children's Protection Programme

.: Programme Period Apr 2003 - Dec 2010
.: Donor / Partner Concern Worldwide Pakistan programme
.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 52.69 Million
.: Target Area District Quetta
.: No. of Beneficiaries
11,212 Children Direct - 89,696 Indirect
(2008 - 09)

PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION:

WESS pioneering the concept, has been running 3 Drop-In Centers, 1 skill development
centre and 8 Outreach Learning Facilities set up at different locations in Quetta city
under "Working Children's Protection Programme", working with 11,000 to 12,000
working children annually.

The overall goal of the Programme is 'Basic child rights of working children are
protected as envisioned in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)'. This
program contributes towards well-being of the vulnerable children especially garbage
pickers and other working children in Balochistan.

PROGRAMME KEY OBJECTIVES:

1. Working children in Quetta have access to education, recreation and health &
hygiene services coupled with vocational training opportunities to facilitate their
effective social and economic participation as well as mainstreaming them into
the formal education system.
2. Establishment of Outreach Learning Facilities at the workplaces of children who
can not access the drop-in centers.
3. Working children have the awareness and essential life skills to protect
themselves from HIV&AIDS, sexual and drug abuses in particular.
PROJECT KEY COMPONENTS:

• Vocational skills training for garbage picking children can facilitate the transition
from hazardous to less hazardous forms of child labor.
• Families are highly dependent on children's incomes being the sole income
source. These children thus continue to earn an income if the family is to survive.
• The job placement of vocational skills trainings beneficiaries are inevitable, via
provision of tool kits and with effective engagement of employers.

OUTCOME:

The Drop-In Center concept is sustainable and highly effective in its impact on the
beneficiaries. Children attending our centers report that they used to get lost in the city
streets before they learned to read and write - with basic reading skills they are better
able to find their way around. The children also report being better able to manage their
money and ensure fair payment once they have learned basic numeracy. Parents report
that they are empowered through their children's ability to read bills and to read and write
letters. Children also show significant improvements in their health from child focused
health education in basic health and hygiene practices and share their knowledge with
their families. These effects are sustainable and increase the communities' awareness and
interest in education.

The communities we work in are among the poorest in the city. The children under the
programme activities continue to benefit from their enhanced skills into adulthood and
their communities in turn, continue to benefit too. WESS networks over time have
ensured the rich experience and program learning being available to others interested in
improving the lives of street working children.

Peace & Human Rights

The state of peace being erupted for several factors while widespread human rights
violations seem to have increasingly radicalized state and peoples' behavior. Being the
bordering province, the 30 year conflict in Afghanistan has changed its complexion,
exposing itto a destabilizing influx of refugees, a proliferation of weapons and drugs and
jihadi culture. The war on terror fought along the border regions and the situation in
Afghanistan has a huge bearing on peace in Balochistan as it has on the Federally
Administered Tribal Areas and the Northwest Frontier Province. Among the biggest
challenges to peace in Balochistan are the conflict in the region along the border, the
differences between the religious-political and nationalist parties, alienation from the
center that has "identity issues'' and the question of autonomy. Peace or conflict is not as
an issue exclusive to the towns or the districts but something that is tied to the situation
of peace in the region. For the common man though, it is everyday crime and social evils
that a re a cause for concern.

Militancy and Radicalization, proximity to the troubled FATA and FR Regions, general
insecurity, State institutions' role, immature political processes & differences,
nationalistic sentiments resulting in reactive violence, eruption of traditional sources of
livelihood, lack of understanding, tolerance, harmony has further worsened the traditional
and historical peace ecology in the region and has resulted in oppression of the
marginalized groups here. As, the independent reports cover a depressing picture and
indicate sectarian violence and discriminatory behavior on the basis of religion, racial,
and ethnic background, calling for an urgent attention to protect and promote the human
rights as a whole.

WESS realizing its role as part of the civil society, has evolved its Peace & Human
Rights program to embark on the pragmatic intervention, as a contribution to the
contemporary efforts to contribute to peace building processes and to realize the Human
Rights with the objective to form a harmonized society with equal acceptability to all
individuals and equitable distribution of the resources therein; irrespective of religion,
gender, race, creed and cast.

WESS now upholds the mandate to reach the ordinary people who go through extra-
ordinary experiences of devastation, deprivation or marginalization; this it pledges with
all its possible jurisdiction and inputs; where, when and by whom required.

In a project directly assisted by European Commission (EC) and joining hands with
Oxfam Novib, WESS delivered its part as of following:

WESS' achievements summary (2008 - 09):

• Conducted Community Research on "State of Peace in district Loralai"

• Cultural events and Civil Society Consultations held at district Loralai, engaging
over 200 participants.
• Conducted Research Study on "Religious Minorities, a sociological overview of
Quetta as case study" to best explore and unleash the underlying causes of the
issues
• Conducted 2 Provincial Workshops on inter-faith understanding, advancing
equity, conflict-prevention, peace and tolerance, attended by 345 participants.
• 6 Community Awareness Sessions on Human & Minorities Rights conducted for
333 community members
• 18 CBOs formed within the religious minority groups, strengthened and trained
on their operational aspects, advocacy & lobbying and legislative process &
legislative watch. And, were given National Exposure for linkages building &
collectively voicing for their rights.
• Provincial stakeholders' workshop on awareness creation about religious
minorities' rights and their lawful entitlements, attended by 131 participants.
• The International Human Rights Day was commemorated, a provincial event was
held on the theme.
• Posters, with various notions were produced & disseminated widely for IEC.
• Brochures & Booklets on Human Rights & Minorities Rights were developed,
printed & disseminated widely on provincial/national level.
Project under the Peace & Human Rights Programme:

1. Religious Minority Communities Empowerment and promotion of peace,

harmony and conflict prevention
.: Project Period Dec 2007 - May 2009
.: Donor / Partner EC - European Commission
.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 8.5 Million
.: Target Area District Quetta
.: No. of Beneficiaries 4,500 Direct - 15,000 Indirect

2. Peace Campaign
.: Project Period Nov 2009 - Dec 2010
.: Partner Oxfam Novib
.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 0.37 Million
.: Target Area District Loralai

Community Development

UNHCR initiated community development program in 2007 in Balochistan by

establishing community structures for refugees to participate in project management and
monitoring of development activities of UNHCR/IPs projects at RVs (Refugee Villages).
The monitoring mechanism was established though the Refugee Sectoral Committees of
Water, Education, Health and Protection, refugee volunteer community workers, male
and female youth groups and women's groups in each and almost all the RVs in
Balochistan. The ultimate goal for the initiative was aimed to strengthen these groups and
community representatives in each RVas self-sustained and effective governing bodies
that support UNHCR to ensure International Protection for its persons of concern.

By September 2009 WESS in collaboration with UNHCR has taken off with the
responsibility of capacity building of community workers, protection committees,
assessment and coordination with other sectoral and youth and women groups. WESS
reactivated previously formed protection committees and formed 4 new committees in
Quetta urban along with renovation and furnishing of five community centers in New
Saranan, Old Saranan, Surkhab, Malgagai camp and Muhammad Khail.

1. Community Development and Empowerment Project

.: Project Period Sep 2009 - Dec 2010
.: Donor / Partner UNHCR
.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 21.33 Million
.: Target Area 05 Districts (Quetta, Pishin, Chagai, Loralai, killa Saifullah)
.: No. of Beneficiaries 815 Direct - 224,026 Indirect

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:

• To strengthen and expand the community self management and equal

representation
 • To establish and maintain the involvement of population of concern in
programme monitoring and evaluation

A SUCCESS STORY:

In the New Saranan Refugee Camp the school No.13 activities for the 9th, 10th and
intermediate classes were stopped by the Head Teacher. The reasons for stopping the
schooling activities in the school was that classes of seventh and eighth in the school
were started this year and the short of space and the teachers restraint to continue with
the higher classes.

The students were also facing lack of rooms problem in the school number 12 and 23
being too crowded, even teachers rooms were allocated for students and the school
teachers having no other option but to stop new enrollments.

Through the revitalizing and re-vamping of sectoral committees' initiatives under this
project in the refugee camps, the education committee was reformed and had started its
effective functioning through coordination meetings and sharing their problems.

The education committee got involved into the matter, as children of the village were
being deprived of education. This issue was reported by the education committee to the
community worker (WESS staff member based at the refugee camp, belonging from the
community) who further reported to the WESS management. WESS Project team
involved the Education Committee to work together to assess the needs and
recommendation to resolve the issues so as the classes could be continued.

With effective coordination and support from UNHCR, the required tents were provided
to the schools by Save the Children - US and problem of space in the school for the
students was resolved but the classes in the school number 13 could not start because
there were no teachers to teach the 9th and 10th classes in the school. The issue of
unavailability of teacher was too later resolved successfully by identifying 6 volunteer
teachers for the said classes.

2. Women Economic Empowerment in Balochistan

.: Project Period Sep 2009 - Dec 2011
.: Partner MEDA / FAO / USAID
.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 34 Million
.: Target Area 05 District (Quetta, Mastung, Killa Saifullah, Zhob, Loralai)
5,000 Women Embellishers Direct - 50,000 Indirect (Families,
.: No. of Beneficiaries
sales agents, sellers)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The tribal set-up of Balochistan marks it a patriarchal society where females have to face
several kinds of persecution, here men are controlling the resources, while women treated
as pariah in the community.
Women half the world & half the sky, fail to acquire their just, social, economic and
socio-economic status. Empowering women in cited factual realities is equally
challenging, yet we accept for having a vision of prosperous society which without
prosperous women is not the dream worth realizing. To realize the dream, women have
to be given their due visible role from grass-root to a dominant member of the society to
have a say in at least what they are directly affected by.

Women being economically weak are oppressed more by the traditional practices in
addition to the economic miseries they suffer.

WESS, in 2009, entered into a partnership with MEDA (a Canadian Organization) with
funding from FAO/USAID, to implement a three-year long Women Economic
Empowerment Project in 5 districts of Balochistan.

To meet the enormous end to empower the women economically, there is need for
concerted and a deliberate effort. Access to business and skills training, market exposure,
technology transfer, availability of credit, knowledge of pricing, negotiation skills,
awareness of rights are just a few of challenges faced by women. Once these barriers are
overcome, women will not only earn increased incomes but they will also be able to
assume a more active role in the decision-making for their families and their
communities. The project shall seek to facilitate this process and integrate 5,000 women
into embellished garments value chain /wool processing value chain.

SUCCESS STORY OF MARYAM BIBI:

"My name is Maryam and I am 42 years old. I live in Bypass, district Quetta. I am
engaged with embellishment sector for last 15 years. I was taking orders from my
neighbors and prepared suits. They paid for my services but it was not enough for me to
meet my family expenses."

"One day Rural Facilitators from WESS visited my home to share their project
information. They thoroughly shared project's objectives and its benefits for us. They
also shared the scope of the embellished sector and increasing benefit. I liked the project
and agreed to the explained criteria. Together with the WESS staff we went to other
interested women and formed a group of 17 women embellishers named as 'RIND
Garments and Embellishments."

"After the registration of the group members, WESS organized a detailed orientation
session followed by a training on costing and pricing of the products that we produce for
sale. Separately they also briefed us about how to negotiate with buyers and sellers in a
market."

"One fine day the two staff members from WESS organized an exposure visit to a
boutique. We took our product samples with us to share the quality and range of stitches
with the boutique owner. He appreciated our work and showed us if we could produce
the same embellishment work on bangles. After my affirmation he asked us to produce
few samples with a few of his specifications. After few days, our women embellishers
produced the samples and we took it to the boutique. He liked our work and gave us the
order to produce 72 large bangles, 96 small bangles and work on 4 shirts. We will be
earning approximately PKR 3,240 from our work. We also made a verbal pact not to
share these designs with anyone else in return he will give me more work in future."

"I am so happy with my progress and fruitful results in very short time. I also appreciate
the help from the WESS team. They made my linkages with market and taught me
business skills which will support us economically. I believe it is a first step to prosperity
and a brighter future of our children."

Livelihood & Natural Resources Management

Communities in a topology like Balochistan, remain affected by the recurrent disasters

i.e. long spell of drought, floods and cyclones face rather incessant threat to their sources
of livelihood, homes and assets. People here, above 80% depend on agriculture for their
living and they being unskilled are worse affected as result of damage to their routine
livelihood pattern. There is no effective mechanism for disaster forecast and conveying
the warning to population at threat in timely manner. There is neither a disaster
management plan nor any allocation of resources to facilitate evacuation of population at
threat. Consequently, the occurrence of disaster brings the vast sections of the affected
population to destitution.

Broadly in addition the under-stress National economy, a host of other contributing

social, political, socio-economic and climatic factors; sustainable livelihood and natural
resources management initiatives particularly with poor of the poor most vulnerable
resources-starved communities and in the disaster prone areas are inevitable.

Summary of WESS' Achievements (2008 - 09):

The key achievements of the 2008-09 under the program are as under, however the
activities below do not include several interventions highlighted under the Child Rights
& Child Protection, Water & Sanitation and Physical Infrastructure Programs

• Over 700 COs/CBOs/CCBs formed both of men & women, strengthened and
were engaged in the development processes
• 35 CMST/LMST/PCM trainings conducted
• 12 trainings held on improved agriculture and livestock management practices
• 4 women skills training centers established in Awaran
• Introduced and distributed 350fuel efficient stoves
• Introduced and provided on-farm management support
• Conducted a number of skills trainings for the community groups
• A lot many various community physical infrastructure schemes and Watsan
facilities installed both for irrigating and drinking water purposes
Programmes under Livelihood & Natural Resources Management:

1. ARDP - Awaran Rural Development Programme

.: Project Period Oct 2003 - Dec 2010
.: Partner Concern Worldwide Pakistan Programme
.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 125.37 Million
.: Target Area District Awaran (05 Union Councils)
.: No. of Beneficiaries 7,235 Direct - 36,393 Indirect (2009)

THE TARGET DISTRICT AWARAN OVERVIEW:

Awaran with a population over 200,000, is mostly rural i.e. 98% rural settlements mostly
below poverty lines, ethnically homogeneous while has a little religious diversity.
Geographically it is a mountainous area with nearly 60% of the whole area covered by
mountains. There are three large rivers, nearly fifteen other small rivers and many canals
throughout the district. Furthermore, the District has a desert called"Goko Kabri" in
JhaooTehsil. The district also falls in the "high hazard" seismic zones category of
Pakistan.

The drought and flash floods frequently disturb human lives and their resources. Drought
has not only affected their drinking water but also damaged their rangelands. The
agriculture production and livestock is the main economic sources of the poor
communities. The karezes, tube wells and some river water are the major sources for
irrigation purposes.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The district is divided into three tehsils; Jhal Jhao, Mashkay and Awaran. These tehsils
have a total of eight Union Councils out of which WESS has targeted five ones of tehsils
i.e. Awaran and Jahoo.

The social mobilization, community participation, infrastructure development, policy

advocacy, livelihood support and advocacy are key components and the packaged
strategies of the programme.

In order to address the challenges of poor communities in District Awaran related to

drought and water scarcity - namely, diminished livelihoods and poor health indicators-
WESS in partnership with Concern Worldwide Pakistan programme has been
implementing a community based sustainable livelihood programme in district Awaran.
WESS has been targeting the sectors i.e. agriculture and irrigation development
(livelihood), water & sanitation, preventive health, local community strengthening
through mobilization, capacity building, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and cross
cutting issues. All the above mentioned interventions have significantly contributed to
the objectives of the project and have also positively contributed to the MGDs.
THE PROJECT GOAL:

"To improve the livelihood security and health status of extremely poor communities in
District Awaran"

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME:

• Sustainable livelihood opportunities generated for extreme poor communities in

five union councils of Awaran district, with a special focus on women.
• People living in extreme poverty in five Union Councils (UCs) of Awaran have
access to better health.

PROGRAMME OUTCOME:

The agriculture related interventions for poor farmers have contributed to enhance their
income in this grim condition. The management of indigenous schemes, rehabilitation of
earthen structures like unlined water courses and spate irrigation schemes is carried out
while communities have been benefiting highly from. This have not only ensured the
food security, but is also helping the communities to improve their income. Watsan
schemes also helped them reach safe water and sanitation facilities and will help to
reduce their health related problems.

In addition; institutional building, capacity building and advocacy campaigns also helped
the community to mobilize their resources through strong linkages and partnership with
all the stakeholders of development actors.

2. Communities in Drought Prone Loralai are Drought Resilient

.: Project Period Jan 2005 - Present
.: Partner CRS - Catholic Relief Services
.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 21.66 Million
.: Target Area District Loralai
.: No. of Beneficiaries 4,000 Direct - 8,000 Indirect

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

WESS in partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) initiated the drought
mitigation project in April 2005, targeting Union Council Kach Amakzai in Loralai
district and reached around 20 villages. The intervention primarily aimed to improve the
livelihood security of the drought prone communities through certain initiatives as social
mobilization; provision of safe drinking water; improved agriculture, livestock and
watershed management; capacity building considering the women inclusion as integral
cross-cutting theme.

Learning’s from the project were further transformed into an enhanced extended package
from January 2009 with same services to the extremely vulnerable communities focusing
on community resilience in the drought prone areas of Kach Amakzai and Poonga Union
Councils in the district. The extended phase further included distribution of fuel-efficient
stoves, distribution of bio - sand filters, and operation and maintenance trainings of clean
drinking water schemes with focus on health and hygiene education. Around over 40,000
direct and indirect beneficiaries have been reached through the project.

OVERALL OBJECTIVES:

"Communities in Drought Prone Loralai are Drought Resilient.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

Increased availability of water for multiple uses throughout the year

• Drought Vulnerable Communities manage their water resources more efficiently

and equitably
• Drought Vulnerable Households adopt livelihood strategies that are less water
dependent
• Households clean and protect their drinking water sources

OUTCOME (2008 - 09):

Community participation with female equitable inclusion were ensured by mobilizing &
organizing the communities with 40 COs formation. The availability and accessibility of
water has reasonably been ensured via installing and rehabilitating the water supply
sources, schemes while for the efficient use of water and the schemes, over 120 trainings
were held. Clean drinking water use is now in practice, bio - sand filters have been
distributed with proper trainings on their utilization. In addition, improved & water-
efficient livelihood practices adopted as a result of technical support.

Nutrition & Food Security

Sufferings of poverty affect women and children more; the population in Balochistan is
where sorely poverty-stricken, it in the meantime paints a gloomy social & economic
status of women & children in particular. Being a woman, one is always more poor; and
being a child, one is always prone to multiple hazards includes but not limited to
malnutrition.

In general, women constitute slightly over half of our population but are the recipient of a
meager or no portion of wealth while being entirely deprived of even basic amenities of
life i.e. health, education etc.

WESS through its action foresees and experienced improvement in maternal health
and gender equity as cross-cutting theme; has experienced too under certain
interventions, with the impact of alleviating gender discrimination. Women now access
and benefit from the healthcare services, Watsan and other facilities made available by
WESS.
Women being the direct recipients of the food incentives for their poor families have
gradually been gaining a say in their domestic affairs and decision-making. However, the
journey shall go long way countering the decades-long male dominant social practices
and in such a hard tribal region.

To meet the end, WESS with the following key strategy shall focus more on empowering
women;

• Build the WESS' team capacity more on gender analysis and planning
• Focus more of gender-segregated data and analysis in our tracking system
• Broadly implementing the project activities while ensuring gender equality and
health equity

Projects under Nutrition and Food Security:

1. Safe Motherhood and Mother & Child Nutrition / Assistance to Food Insecure
Households in Balochistan
.: Project Period March 2008 - July 2010
.: Partner UN WFP - World Food Programme
.: Implementing Partner Government of Balochistan - Health Department
.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 14.39 Million
.: Target Area 04 Districts (Pishin, Killa Abdullah, killa Saifullah, Zhob)
.: No. of Beneficiaries 37,906 Women - 7,546 Children

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Since March 2008, WESS in partnership with WFP & Government of Balochistan i.e.
Health department, Provincial Nutrition Cell, PPHI, National Program; has been
implementing the technical food distribution project. The project mainly focuses the
bordering conflict-affected most food-insecure 4 districts of Balochistan i.e. Pishin, Killa
Abdullah, Killa Saifullah & Zhob, with overall caseload of over 100,000 beneficiaries
receiving food packages.

Under the WFP health programme, Protracted Relief & Rehabilitation Operations,
Assistance to Food Insecure Households through distributing technically the Food Items,
e.g. Edible Oil & Fortified Blended Food (FBF) is extended. The programme mainly
aims at realizing the overall objectives of 'Safe Motherhood' and 'Mother and Child
Nutrition". The average proposed quantity of goods in all four districts is 1,113 Metric
Ton; while 455 M.T. and 658 M.T. under the two components "Safe Motherhood" and
"Mother and Child Nutrition" respectively.

OVERALL OBJECTIVES:

Safe Motherhood and Mother & Child Nutrition.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

• Increased enrollment and improved attendance of Pregnant and Lactating Women

in the Clinics to access health services.
• Improved vaccination among women and children.
• Ensure food security to vulnerable and food insecure families.

OUTCOME (2008 - 09)

45,452 beneficiaries including the pregnant & lactating women and children between the
ages 6-24 months received the food incentives. The enrollment of the target groups at the
health facilities has significantly increased resulting in safe maternal practices. The
women unlike earlier visit the health facilities and acquire the available services while
the distributed food packages have contributed to child nutrition supplements ensuring
the food facility in addition.

Emergency Response
Objectives:

The project will benefit around 21000 families of District Jaffarabad With estimated
150,000 beneficiaries in food essential items distribution in period of four (4) months.

The following per family food items package proposed for affected population.

1. Wheat flour (80 Kg)

2. Pulses (8 Kg)
3. Vegetable Oil (4.5 Kg)
4. Salt Iodized (1 kg)
5. Tea (0.3 Kg)
6. Sugar (4 Kg)
7. HEB (4.5kg)
8. RUSF (1.5Kg.)

Project Details:
.: Name Flood Emergency Response District Jaffarabad & Naseerabad
.: Location Jafferabad
.: Duration Sep - Dec 2010
.: No. of Beneficiaries
.: Cost (Approx)
.: Main Partner WFP
NFIs distribution and protection activities:

WESS will distribute tents & NFIs to 10,480 flood affected families in Sibi, Bolan,
Naseerabad, Mustung, Quetta, Kalat & Khuzdar Districts, provided by UNHCR. The
project will follow the following step by step implementation methodology:

• The Project will commence with introduction,

identification and verification of people with
specific need and most vulnerable groups of flood
affectees.
• WESS protection team members will cater
protection services to the vulnerable sects and
individuals through identification and case
specific facilitation as per UNHCR mandate. The
field teams will list the potential target families on
UNHCR specified formats for operations and data
management & sharing.

Objectives:

Transitional shelters will be constructed with locally available materials, adopting local
technology, and building traditions. Such shelters may be upgraded later as a step
towards reconstruction and permanent housing. Long lasting locally built housing may be
cheaper then supplying tents. WESS Under this agreement will ensure to construct
transitional shelters for 3500 affected families in district Naseerabad.

Project Details:
.: Name Flood affected population in Pakistan
.: Location Naseerabad, Quetta, Mastung, Kalat, khuzdar, Bolan and Sibi
.: Duration Sep - Dec 2010
.: No. of Beneficiaries
.: Cost (Approx)
.: Main Partner UNHCR

A mighty earthquake rocked around 7 districts of Balochistan measured a preliminary

magnitude of 6.5. It was centered about 70 kilometers from Quetta (the Provincial
Capital) while leaving the small valley Ziarat and the district Pishin sorely affected
impoverishing the masses on 9th Oct 2008, collapsing hospital/Health Centers, the
community kacha/ mud houses, educational institutes and the other infrastructure,
triggering massive panic and claiming over 100 lives and thousands homeless. The
catastrophe augured immense damage and casualties.
The devastating earthquake left around 30,000 people in need of emergency aid, as per
the independent rapid assessment reports.

Joining the embarked on efforts, right the next day, WESS teams with required technical
and social expertise reached the worse-hit areas of district Ziarat and Pishin for rapid
need assessment. The human and other resources of organization were pooled in to reach
immediately the victims with assistance while; relief operations unit was established at
the WESS Head Office to coordinate the efforts on various forums.

Responding immediately; WESS in collaboration with CIDA, Unicef, Concern

Worldwide & Relief International, mainly carried out the following activities in the relief
phase reaching around 8,000 direct beneficiaries.

• Distributed 100 rescue kits in 3 villages.

• Distributed Food Baskets amongst 500 families in 13 villages, each basket
packaged with a week eatables for a 8 member family.
• Provided 250 families with temporary shelters/tents with winterized sheets.
• Distributed 400 blankets among 200 families.
• Constructed 300 latrines and 100 bathing spaces in 15 most affected villages.
• Held 50 Health & Hygiene sessions and distributed 500 hygiene kits in 15
villages.
• Distributed household level water storage accessories among 300 families in 15
villages.

1. Distribution of Food and Non-food Items (Earthquake Relief Programme)

.: Project Period Nov - Dec 2008
.: Donor / Partner CIDA
.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 2.9 Million
.: Target Area District Ziarat
.: No. of Beneficiaries 500 families - Approximately 4,000 beneficiaries

2. Provision of Water & Sanitation Facilities (Earthquake Relief Program)

.: Project Period Dec 2008 - Feb 2009
.: Donor / Partner UNICEF
.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 3.39 Million
.: Target Area District Ziarat (15 Villages)
.: No. of Beneficiaries 5,500 Direct - 3,000 Indirect

3. Provision of Water & Sanitation Facilities (IDPs' Response in Balochistan)

.: Project Period Jun - Jul 2009
.: Donor / Partner UNICEF
.: Total Budget (PKR) PKR 1.3 Million
.: Target Area District Quetta, Coal Mines Hanna
.: No. of Beneficiaries 500 Direct - 1,500 Indirect
IDPs' IN QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN:

The military operation in Swat and Tribal agencies resulted in mass conflict-induced
displacement, a wide-scale humanitarian crises, following arrival of hundreds of
thousands of IDPs in the safer areas of NWFP, Punjab, and Sindh in particular. The IDPs
reaching Quetta and some other parts of Balochistan, though on quite lower scale than
that of D.I. Khan, Mardan, Dir etc; did not get much mention in the scene. WESS playing
its part reaches the coal-mines in the outskirts of Quetta - Suranj where the relative labors
received around 60 families from Swat mainly. The assessment team observed the vivid
portray of their vulnerability, in particular of the women and children.

The area already lacked the basic required facilities and the host communities were
hardly in a position to meet their very basic needs. The arrival of over 400 IDPs
explicitly laid the extra burden on the prior resources starved area and people with a
meager earning to make their living.

WESS in collaboration with Unicef responded to their basic needs through relief
intervention by providing them the basic Water & Sanitation facilities, school
infrastructure development, child recreational support i.e;

• Constructed 100 latrines.

• Installed 15 water storage tanks connected with safe drinking water source
provided by the mines' owners.
• Rehabilitation and infrastructure improvement in a public sector school in the
area.
• Held 20 sessions on health & hygiene and 2 on the operations & maintenance of
the provided facilities.
• Facilitated the installation of children recreational facilities in 2 public sector
schools in the area.

WESS' EARLIER EMERGENCY RESPONSE:

In earlier emergencies like the Afghan Refugees influx in Pakistan during US-Afghan
War, Flood in Balochistan: WESS extended mega relief assistance by carrying out wide-
scale operations i.e. Camp Management, Shelter, FIs/NFIs distribution etc, in successful
partnerships with UNHCR, WFP, CIDA, Concern Worldwide mainly. The relief
operations in some areas were followed by early recovery & rehabilitation work in
Awaran and Kalat ditricts.