Balochistan Rural Support Programme Explained

Type:Non-Profit Organization
Founded Date:1983
Location:BRSP House 5-A, Gulshan-i-Janan Street Sariab Road, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Origins:Quetta
Area Served:Zhob
Pishin
Qilla Saifullah
Loralai
Kharan
Khuzdar
Chaghai
Washuk
Jhal Magsi
Jaffarabad
Nushki
Qilla Abdullah
Ziarat
Kalat
Mastung
Bolan
Focus:Improving the quality of life of the rural poor by harnessing the potential of people.
Num Employees:300+
Former Name:Pak-German Self Help Project. (till 1991)
Homepage:[1] Balochistan Rural Support Programme

Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) was a project funded by the German technical cooperation agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in the early 1980s which was converted into the Balochistan Rural Support Programme in 1991.[2] It is a Non Government Organization (NGO), part of the Rural Support Programmes Network, working in rural areas of Balochistan, Pakistan.[3] [4] [5] [6]

In the mid-1990s, BRSP worked in 13 Districts of Balochistan with 250 staff members; however, it had to scale down its operations substantially in the subsequent years as GIZ withdrew its support.[7] [8] BRSP resumed its operations in 2001 with financial support from Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF).[9]

Origin

In 1983, a project with the collaboration of Germany was initiated, being a joint venture of Government of Germany and Government of Pakistan. It was named the Pak-German Self-Help Project.[10] [11] [12] Initially the project was implemented by the Local Government Department of Balochistan with the financial assistance of GIZ.[7] [13] [14] [15] The initiative primarily aimed at developing the socioeconomic conditions of the poor living in rural areas of Balochistan. Later in 1991, it was transformed into a company limited and a non profit organization named as Balochistan Rural Support Programme under the new organizational and administrative setup.[1] [16] [10]

Vision

The vision of the programme is a prosperous Balochistan where people, especially the poor and women, are provided with equal livelihood opportunities and are not socially and economically excluded.[1] [8]

Mission

The mission is to harness potential of the rural poor to help themselves, assume control of local development and improve their standard of living.[1] [8]

Structure and accountability

Balochistan Rural Support Programme is governed by a 15 members board of directors, headed by a Chairman. The board is responsible for drawing general policy. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the executive authority in the organisation who is further assisted by Senior Managers, Section Managers, Deputy Managers, Assistant Managers and so on.[8] [17]

Major programmes

Program philosophy

Balochistan Rural Support Programmes primary role in poverty alleviation and community development is to encourage self-help and, in the long term, guide the Community Organizations (CO's) in becoming mature and self-reliant institutions. The Rural Support Programmes that this is the route to community empowerment, which must arise organically from CO's themselves. BRSP’s programme is holistic and multi sectoral aiming to ensure sustainable outcomes. BRSP holds that unless the concept of gender is understood and mainstreamed into every aspect of the organization and the programme, the kind of development, poverty alleviation and community empowerment that it wishes to attain will not be possible. This must be done in culturally appropriate ways.[1] [16]

Sources of funds

Balochistan Rural Support Programmes has received funding from various national and international donor agencies. Amongst others the BRSP has received funding from the UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF, GIZ, PPAF, EU, KfW,[18] EC,[19] RSPN, MC, UNFPA, FAO, and UNDP.[1]

Emergency response

BRSP initiated and implemented emergency response to the 2007 floods of Balochistan, 2008 earthquake of Ziarat, 2010 Pakistan floods and the 2013 Mashkhel earthquake in all these disasters Balochistan was badly affected.[20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]

Honors and recognition

Timeline

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Balochistan Rural Support Programme . BRSP.org.pk . 9 August 2013.
  2. Book: Ending Poverty in South Asia: Ideas that Work. Narayan-Parker. Deepa. Glinskaya. Elena E.. 2007-01-01. World Bank Publications. 9780821368770. 141. en.
  3. Book: Just Development: Beyond Adjustment With a Human Face. Banuri. Tariq. Khan. Shahrukh Rafi. Mahmood. Moazam. 1997-01-01. Oxford University Press. 9780195778304. 190. en.
  4. Book: Micro-enterprise development in mountain areas: a review of NGO initiatives in Pakistan. Mohmand. Abdul Ghaffar. Development. International Centre for Integrated Mountain. 1999-01-01. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. 11–40. en.
  5. Book: Qadeer, Mohammad. Pakistan – Social and Cultural Transformations in a Muslim Nation. 2006-11-22. Routledge. 9781134186174. 142. en.
  6. Web site: BRSP Initiated with the support of GTZ . PPinewsagency.com . 9 August 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130190235/http://ppinewsagency.com/43268/brsp-balochistan-rural-support-programme/ . 30 January 2016 .
  7. Web site: BRSP . 15 August 2010 . Pakistanifloodrelief.wordpress.com . 9 August 2013.
  8. Web site: Members of RSPN . RSPN.org . 9 August 2013 . dead. https://archive.today/20130808160123/http://rspn.org/index.php/about/our-members/brsp/ . 8 August 2013 .
  9. Web site: About BRSP . DearPishin.webs.com . 9 August 2013.
  10. Book: The Aga Khan Rural Support Program: A Third Evaluation. 1996-01-01. World Bank. 9780821336649. 156. en.
  11. Book: Foreign trade: pattern of Pakistan. Marfani. Muhammad Shabbir. (Pakistan). Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Aslam. Muhammad. 1996-01-01. Chamber of Commerce & Industry. 285. en.
  12. Book: Sahibzada, Mohibul Haq. Poverty alleviation in Pakistan: present scenario and future strategy. 1997-01-01. Institute of Policy Studies. 165. 9789694480558 . en.
  13. Book: Just Development: Beyond Adjustment With a Human Face. Banuri. Tariq. Khan. Shahrukh Rafi. Mahmood. Moazam. 1997-01-01. Oxford University Press. 9780195778304. 177. en.
  14. Book: Micro-enterprise development in mountain areas: a review of NGO initiatives in Pakistan. Mohmand. Abdul Ghaffar. Development. International Centre for Integrated Mountain. 1999-01-01. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. 35. en.
  15. Book: Journal of Rural Development and Administration. 1999-01-01. Pakistan Academy for Rural Development.. 132. en.
  16. Web site: Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) . Changemakers.com . 9 August 2013.
  17. Web site: BRSP . 2013-11-18 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022218/http://www.brsp.org.pk/bdos.php . 2013-12-03 .
  18. Web site: Bundesregierung unterstützt Trinkwasserversorgung in Pakistan. Auswärtige Amt – Pressemitteilungen. Department of Foreign Affairs – Germany. de.
  19. Web site: EU, BRSP ink 1 million euro accord . Nation.com.pk . de . 2013-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120923031640/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/10-Aug-2011/EU-BRSP-ink-1-million-euro-accord . 2012-09-23 . live.
  20. Web site: Balochistan's flood survivors . https://archive.today/20130809152441/http://voiceofbalochistan.com/english/vob-content-library/news/archives/21-aug-2010/89/balochistan%E2%80%99s-flood-survivors.html . dead. 9 August 2013 . Voiceofbalochistan.com . 9 August 2013 .
  21. Web site: Balochistan to set up 100,000 shelters . Tribune.com.pk . 9 August 2013.
  22. Web site: Post Disaster Ziarat . UNDP.org . 9 August 2013 .
  23. Web site: Balochistan earthquake support . Akzonobel.com . 9 August 2013.
  24. Web site: BRSP Flood Emergency Relief Operation . Akzonobel.com . 9 August 2013.
  25. Web site: More than 12,000 affected by quake in Bal0ochistan . Reliefweb.int . 9 August 2013.
  26. Web site: Affectees of Mashkhel Earthquake . Dawn.com . November 19, 2013.
  27. Web site: BRSP received PCP Certification in 2005 . BRSP.org.pk . 9 August 2013 .
  28. Web site: Certified NPO List – Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy – PCP . Pakmet.com.pk . 7 May 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101012043722/http://www.pcp.org.pk/pcp/publicnpolist.php?pg=3 . 12 October 2010 .
  29. Web site: BRSP awarded Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization . BRSP.org.pk . 9 August 2013 . dead. https://archive.today/20130620020757/http://www.brsp.org.pk/aardo.asp . 20 June 2013 .
  30. Web site: Balochistan Rural Support Programme wins Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization Award . Newsmakers.pk . 9 August 2013 . dead. https://archive.today/20130809145238/http://newsmakers.pk/story/30158.html/balochistan-rural-support-programme-wins-afro-asian-rural-development-organization-award/ . 9 August 2013 .
  31. Web site: Balochistan Rural Support Program given performance award by minister . https://archive.today/20130809145221/http://www.officialnews.pk/press-information-department/36180/balochistan-rural-support-program-given-performance-award-by-minister/ . dead . 9 August 2013 . Officialnews.pk . 9 August 2013 .
  32. Web site: Annual Report of BRSP 2009–2010 . BRSP.org.pk . 20 November 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131206022431/http://www.brsp.org.pk/publications/Annual%20Report%20BRSP%2C%202009-2010.pdf . 6 December 2013 .

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