Pakistan Community Support Project
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The PCSP is improving local infrastructure & service delivery across the CASA-1000 corridor.
The Pakistan Community Support Project (PCSP) aims to improve access to local infrastructure and basic services while strengthening citizen engagement in the project’s three target districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province: Khyber, Peshawar, and Nowshera. PCSP uses a community-driven development approach so that communities can actively participate and receive socioeconomic benefits.
The Pakistan Community Support Project (PCSP) has become a model of community-driven development for the uplift of the rural communities residing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including the Merged Areas. The development cooperation under the project between the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the World Bank has enabled the community members, government officials, and project management in identifying the priority needs of the citizens, including women, youth, and marginalized groups, through participatory bottom-up planning. The community-led infrastructure activities have been further amplified to improve the lives and livelihoods of the communities by engaging them in development initiatives which are directly benefiting them, under the benefits sharing feature of the CASA-1000 Project.
Within the context of the Pakistan Community Support Project, we have successfully adopted citizen score card as a tool for strengthening community participation. Through a constructive and inclusive dialogue on community issues, our target communities have not only benefitted from these initiatives but have taken full ownership of the development activities and issues around them. The PCSP has created opportunities for further improving citizen participation in local development as well as assessing the quality of service delivery.
The solar-powered irrigation tube wells have brought many benefits to the communities in the project target areas. In these villages, the agricultural lands have completely transformed with improved availability of water for irrigation. This has resulted in increased agriculture productivity leading to food security and higher incomes.
04/10/2023
The implementation of the PCSP has advanced local development in the rural parts of Khyber, Peshawar, and Nowshera districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The project has accomplished this by enabling the community members and project management in identifying the priority needs of the citizens through participatory bottom-up planning. It has also contributed towards improving lives and livelihoods of the communities in the CASA-1000 corridor by directly engaging them in the identification and implementation of the development initiatives.
03/10/2023
The Pakistan Community Support Project (PCSP) has extensively worked with the target communities to foster their participation in the planning, implementation, operations, and maintenance processes of vital community infrastructure schemes within the CASA-1000 corridor villages. This project has not only brought communities together but has also redefined the concept of accountability and transparency in local development.
03/10/2023
The Pakistan Community Support Project (PCSP) took a dynamic leap forward in orchestrating a three-day spectacle of inspirational collaborations and technological experiences for the young men and women of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly the rural parts of Nowshera, Peshawar, and Khyber. Termed as the Rural Youth Summit (RYS), this year’s edition has been themed as “Digital Solutions for Rural Youth”, which was aimed to empower young people from rural areas with digital tools and the latest technologies.
30/09/2023
So what differentiates Pakistan Community Support Project (PCSP) from most of the past and present rural development initiatives in Pakistan? It is the project modality based on the community-driven development approach that enabled the communities not just as beneficiaries but partners in development. That is why all the social, economic, and infrastructure development activities of the project have been implemented through the inclusive and direct participation of the communities, including women, elderly, and persons with disabilities. Want to know more about the PCSP, here is the latest project brief with all the details.
The Rural Youth Summit concluded with a focus on women empowerment where female role models, public influencers, startup owners, and social changemakers were invited to share their experiences, challenges, and opportunities that they have had.
The PCSP has shaped community development in Pakistan through active community participation. We invite you to be a part of the Pakistan Community Support Project's journey in this video which is a visualization of our efforts to bring socioeconomic development to our communities in the CASA-1000 corridor.
27/09/2023
The CASA-1000 energizes sustainable development and empowers rural communities through its benefits sharing initiatives in Khyber, Peshawar and Nowshera.
27/09/2023
In the project specific areas of district Khyber and rural parts of district Peshawar, a transformational initiative has brought accessibility and empowerment to the
communities.This initiative has been a result of the Pakistan Community Support Project (PCSP) and the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).
27/09/2023
The Pakistan Community Support Project factsheet gives you all the essential facts about the project in a concise and consolidated manner. Read it to get an overview of the project's background, key components, main activities and development results.
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