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CASE Study ABOUT CBO/VO IN Pakistan

Lecture 23

Lecture

Government Projects

a. Establishment of Village Organizations (VOs) IN CMPII an Example

( Abstract from PC 1)

In this project, each intervention will be implemented with the active involvement & participation of

farming community. To materialize it, farming community will be mobilized and organized under Village

Organizations on the basis of geographical division of each village rather than WUAs in each

participating village and registered under Society’s Act 1925. This VO will act as the supreme body of the

farmers through which this project will be implemented. Since this project is for the help of small

farmers, only those farmers who are landless and have landholding upto 20 irrigated acres in Punjab, upto

25 irrigated acres in Sindh and Balochistan, upto 15 irrigated acres in NWFP and upto 5 acres (irrigated &

non-irrigated) in AJK will be entitled to become the member of the VOs. The By-laws already available

for VOs established under CMP will be adopted for this project as well, however, necessary amendments

will be made as deemed necessary. By-laws provide more details about the working and functions of

VOs, therefore, are attached as integral part of the PC-I document. The VOs after registering under

Society’s Act 1925, will attain a legal position of corporate bodies. With this position, VOs will be able to

take part in various economic activities, such as running a business, buying or selling a property, hiring a

property, getting into agreement with any trading partner, getting loans from banks and other credit

institutions and lodge a law suit against any party/agency/ individual or defend a law suit lodged against

them. In future, these VOs will play important role in marketing, providing extension services to farmers

and setting up of processing industries for the benefit of farming community. Some of the main activities

in which these VOs will participate during the life of the project are illustrated below.

(a) Establishment and Operation of Revolving Fund

(b) Establishment and Operation of Input Sale and Marketing Centers (ISMC)

(c) Establish and operate Farm Services Center (FSC)

(d) Establishment of Animal Health Unit

Water users associations

NGOs/CBOs

‘Khabrtia’ Bannu District

At the beginning of 2007, a group of some committed of social workers including male and female

realized the need to have a forum to address issues/problems at local level in Bannu. Their main goal was

to work for the deprived and marginalized sections of the society particularly for the rights of women and

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children and to contribute in the development of a peaceful and civil society in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Province of Pakistan.

To give a practical shape to their brainchild, they formed a Community Based Organization (CBO) in the

name ‘Khabrtia’ (Awareness) in District Bannu. At the beginning, it was restricted to the local areas

(several union Councils) of the District Bannu. During all this time, it underwent through different

unfavourable circumstances but managed to overcome these difficulties over the time. As a result, this

CBO not only survived but succeeded to start work as a full fledge NGO in District Bannu.

The Civil Society Organizations (NGOs/CBOs) have been playing crucial role in creating awareness

on social, human rights and environment issues

Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) Community Development

Dost Welfare Foundation, NWFP (DWF) Reh: of Drug addicts

De Laas Gul, Peshawar (DLG) Child Welfare

Aurat Foundation Women in distress

SPARC Child Rights

Khwendo Kor, Peshawar Child & Women Development

Sangi Foundation, Hazara Awareness & community Dev

NCCR Child Rights

Association for Women & Rural Development

(AWARD) Women & child welfare

Paradise , Peshawar Women in Prisons

CTP Physical ifrastucture and services to local

population

Wide Range of Activities by CBOs In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The NGOs are functioning in various sectors through CBo,s the main activities by them include:-

1. Advocacy

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2. Agriculture & Livestock

3. Micro Enterprise Development

4. Credit & Savings

5. Communication & Information Sharing

6. Capacity Building / Financing

7. Basic job training, research and development.

8. Community Development

9. Culture Arts and Heritage

10. Child Rights / Labour

11. Employment / Income Generation

12. Environmental Protection & Forestry

13. Family Planning / Population Welfare

14. Gender & Development

15. Health & Nutrition

16. Human Rights

17. Humanitarian Relief

18. Legal Aid

19. Primary Education

20. Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts

21. Social Welfare Services

22. Special Education

23. Urban Development

24. Water & Sanitation

25. Women in Distress

26. Women Rights

Act s under which CBo/Wo/ Co/Association/foundation

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1. Pakistan Social Welfare & Voluntary Act of 1982.

2. Cooperative Society Act 1925

3. On-Farm Water Management and Water Users’ Association Ordinance 1981

4. Society registration Act 1860

5. The Companies Ordinance 1984