Our Achievements

Input into National Rural Development Strategy

The Chairman RSPN, Mr Shoaib Sultan Khan, chaired the government’s Planning Commission Working Group on Rural Development in 2005. The strategy of the Group was incorporated into Pakistan’s Medium Term Development Framework (MTDF 2005-2010).

Government Acceptance of Social Mobilisation Approach

The most significant outcome of the policy advocacy role of the RSPN and RSPN’s input into government’s poverty reduction strategy has been an official recognition of the RSP approach to social mobilisation by the Pakistan Government... Read more

Community Consultations for Poverty Strategies

RSPN has been instrumental in informing government poverty reduction policies by conducting community consultations on the first and second Pakistan Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) of the Pakistan government. RSPN... Read more

Input into Pakistan Devolution Plan and Activities

RSPN has worked with Pakistan’s National Reconstruction Bureau and had input into the drafting of the Local Government Ordinance (LGO, 2001), which is the basis of the Government’s devolution plan. Specific input was on guidelines... Read more

Influencing National Water Policy

RSPN advised and worked closely with its partner the Lachi Poverty Reduction Project (LPRP) to plan and implement an advocacy programme to get government to recognize the important role communities have to play in developing and managing... Read more

Pakistan President Musharraf confers national award on Chairman RSPN, Shoaib Sultan Khan

President of Pakistan conferred the prestigious national award of Hilal-e-Pakistan on the Chairman RSPN on August 14, 2006. This was in recognition of 25 years of his dedicated service for improving the lives of the poor in Pakistan and South-Asia.

Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation

RSPN supported its member RSPs: ie the National RSP in Azad Jammu and Kshmir and the Sarhad (NWFP) RSP in the North-West frontier Province (NWFP) in their relief and rehabilitation work in Pakistan’s earthquake struck districts in AJ&K and NWFP. RSPN played a pivotal role by linking donors, philanthropists, the private sector and various projects to the RSPs in their community-managed relief efforts. RSPN has also been providing feedback to the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) of Pakistan on feasible ways of working with affected people.

• Reviving education in earthquake affected areas

• Support in Setting up RSPs

• Earthquake Affected Areas Initiatives with RSPs

• Reviving education in earthquake affected areas