Community Physical Infrastructure

PIPHRO CPI sector has always propped up the execution of small physical infrastructure projects. As part of its strategy for sustainability, PIPHRO organize societies to ensure their involvement to the costs of the CPIs. PIPHRO CPI is causative to the cost of CPI projects to exhibit the capability of Community Organizations in put into practice CPI projects during community participation. PIPHRO CPI assists communities to commence CPI schemes by developing association with government, donors and other organizations for development of area.

PIPHRO CPI WORKING AREA

PIPHRO CPI is working in following five Talukas of District Badin.

1. Taluka Badin

2. Taluka Talhar

3. Taluka  Matli

4. Taluka Golarchi

5. Taluka Taando Bago

PIPHRO CPI AIM

Aim of PIPHRO CPI is to help out communities to construct and manage Community Infrastructure projects which are actually their basic prioritized needs such as

• Drinking Water Supply Schemes (Hand Pumps, Water Tanks, Reservoir)

• Communication (Link roads, Bridges, Culverts)

• Sanitation (Latrines, Sewer & drainage Systems, Street Pavement)

• Irrigation (lining of water Channels, Tube Wells)

• Technological Innovative Programs (TIP) (Solar Home Lighting, Solar pumps, Wind Mills, Wind Turbine)

• Flood Protection Bands

The communities themselves implement these schemes following the preparation of technical and social feasibilities as well as cost estimates by the program staff and community provide labour and other inputs in different forms to contribute their due share in development project and also operate and maintain the project after completion.

PIPHRO CPI PROCESS

1. Introduction and motivation for TOP

At this stage, the partner VDO members are informed of the share in expenses the VDO has to extend for the completion of the project and the management of the CPI scheme after it has been installed.

2. Introductory Meeting at Village Level

The process starts through introductory meetings at village level, in the villages where community has identified and prioritized needs related with infrastructure. The Field Engineer along with social mobilization team holds meetings with the office bearers and members of the VDOs. The communities are familiarized with the process as well as terms and conditions.

3. Monitoring

The field engineer visits the respective villages regularly during the process of construction and installation and afterwards for post monitoring. While the regular Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (MER) unit of the organization also conducts quarterly monitoring of the schemes.

 

Besides, under Environmental Up-gradation Program, various energy and cost effective and fuel sustainable products are introduced such as Wax-lamps, Stoves and Bio-gas Plants etc. Agriculture Extension also comes under the umbrella of this program.

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he community physical infrastructure development (CPID) program support rural communities in addressing their prioritized physical infrastructure needs. The communities themselves implement these schemes following the preparation of technical and social feasibilities as well as cost estimates by the program staff.

4. Project Implementation

This is the important stage when the project is carried out in the practical terms. From alpha to omega, the concerned VDO is involved in the procurement of material, labour and management.

5. Signing of TOP

At this stage, the VDO members are informed of the responsibilities they have to shoulder during the completion of the scheme and after its installation, its management and look after. The responsibilities are assigned to the VDO members as per the majority consent. At this stage different committees are also formed. The committees include:

• Project Implementation Committee

• Audit Committee

• Operation and Maintenance Committee

• Purchase Committee

6. Technical Survey

Once the community is willing to contribute in the development process, the field engineer visits the site in order to survey the area for getting to know the feasibility of scheme in the area. Various determinants are examined in case of different CPI projects. After the technical survey, the findings are subjected to profound analysis and discussed with immediate Manager regarding the feasibility and workability of the scheme in the village. After finalizing the survey findings, a blue print is prepared for the scheme which includes the extent of support by the CPI through PIPHRO-Donor partnership (80%) and the partner VDO (20%). The community also contributes 3% operation & management per the cost of the scheme while in coastal area PIPHRO-Donor partnership (95%) and the partner VDO (5%). The community also contributes 3% operation & management per the cost of the scheme. It is also planned and decided where the scheme would be installed. The design of the CPI scheme is prepared and approval is sought from senior management for carrying out field implementation.