Pakistan Multi-sector Integrated Emergency Response – Phase 2 Evaluation

This is the End Evaluation Report for Care Pakistan's, Thardeep Rural Development Programme's (TRDP) and Fast Rural Development Programme's (FRDP) jointly implemented, DEC-funded project titled, “Multi-Sector Integrated Emergency Response project to support the recovery of flood-affected people in Districts Dadu and Badin, Sindh province". The primary goal of the project was to deliver a comprehensive range of services to recover the needs of individuals affected by the floods. This initiative aimed to enhance the affected population's resilience and aid in their recovery from the aftermath of the floods. The following five project outcomes were designed to deliver an integrated response to the needs generated by the damages caused by the floods in terms of 1) Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), 2) Education, 3) Protection, 4) Livelihood and 5) MPCA:
• Increased access to clean drinking water for flood affected communities in target areas and provide better facilities for vulnerable groups.
• Improved learning environment for children enrolled in schools in flood affected target area
• Increased protection services to communities
• Increased livelihood support to communities
• Awareness raising and capacity building regarding the DRR.
 

Key recommendations focus on enhanced communication and outreach strategies on feedback mechanisms to the CRM/FAM system; the need for a more focused geographical approach; establishing a village-level operation and maintenance fund for handpumps; adopting the Farmers Field School (FFS) model for comprehensive technical guidance throughout the agricultural cycle; establishing demonstration plots in targeted villages, managed by the local agriculture departments; factoring weather conditions into livestock distribution; review of the overall lifestock distribution strategy and expanding the Women Safety Audit to all target villages.