The Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN)

The RSPN is the largest development network of Pakistan, with an outreach to over 54 million rural Pakistanis. It consists of nine member Rural Support Programmes (RSPs), which have been operating since 1982. The RSPs espouse a common approach to rural development: social mobilisation. Social mobilisation harnesses people’s potential by fostering and strengthening participatory, transparent and accountable organisations of the people for poverty alleviation and to improve their quality of life.... Read More

A vision unvelied Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan

Chairman RSPN Shoaib Sultan Khan addressing the UN General Assembly

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah remarks on RSPs work during his speech in Sindh Assembly

Mehnaz Bibi Treasurer LSO Sindh Sujhag Tanzeem

Community Dialogue by Shoaib Sultan Khan

Shoaib Sultan Khan Sahib Message for LSOs

Mobilising Communities to Demand Education and Local Accountability

Chairman RSPN Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan address at India Conference 2016, Harvard University, USA

Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan and Mr. Fayyaz Bakir

Mr. Shoaib Sultan speaking at LSO Convention

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Work

Social Mobilisation

Social Mobilisation is a process whereby people are organised in order to enable them to collectively think and act upon their development.

Policy and Advocacy

The government of Pakistan has increasingly recognised the importance of social mobilisation and the role of RSPs as partners in combating poverty at scale.

Knowledge Management

Evidence-based learning is critical for solid input for policy advocacy and improved programming. RSPN has been central in assessing................

Social Sector

Insufficient access to social services, particularly education, health and water is one of the most pressing issues facing rural communities in Pakistan.

Gender and Development

One of the key roles of the Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN)is to provide capacity building support to its member Rural Support Programmes.

Special Projects Wing

RSPN is mandated by its member Rural Support Programmes (RSPs) to leverage the RSPs collective outreach, scale and capacities across the country...

Humanitarian Assistance

Given the scale of presence which RSPN and its member Rural Support Programmes have, it is only natural that they become the first major responders...

Regional Cooperation

The RSPs’ work is based on the tried and tested principles of social mobilization that have touched the lives of millions of people in other countries...

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Annual Report 2022

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Social Mobilisation

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Guidelines for Developing

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Bringing Children Back to School in Most Flood Affected Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Southern Punjab

Community Mobilisation and Referrals for Strengthening...

Community Mobilisation and Referrals for Strengthening of Family Planning Services at Health Facilities in Underserved Rural Areas

Women’s Socio-Economic Resilience in Pakistan ...

Women’s Socio-Economic Resilience in Pakistan (Improving access of women to essential services in nine flood- districts of three provinces)

Balochistan Rural Development and Community...

Balochistan Rural Development and Community Empowerment (BRACE) Programme

RSPN-EU Programme for Improved Nutrition in Sindh ...

RSPN-EU Programme for Improved Nutrition in Sindh (PINS-ER2)

Delivering-Accelerated-Family-Planning-in-Pakistan

PSI-RSPN: Delivering Accelerated Family Planning...

PSI-Supported Family Planning Programme in Pakistan

Community Engagement for Promotion of Reproductive Health Rights (RHR) of Youth and Improve their Access to Reproductive Health (RH) Services under Sihat Mand Khaandaan Project

Education Cannot Wait- Multi-Year Resilience Programme 2022-2024

Balanced Energy Proteins (BEP) Rural Market Test

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EU-RSPN: SUCCESS Programme – Sindh Union Council...

EU-RSPN: SUCCESS Programme – Sindh Union Council and Community Economic Strengthening Support Programme (RSPN Component)

Community Mobilisation and Demand Creation for Increased Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccination

Empowering Pakistani Women through Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth’ (EPW)

RSPN-EU Programme for Improved Nutrition in Sindh ...

RSPN-EU Programme for Improved Nutrition in Sindh (PINS)

BISP-RSPN Waseela-e-Taleem

Social Mobilisation and Community Engagement to Promote and Support Uptake of MR Vaccine during the MR Campaign of November 2021

Dissemination and Reinforcement of Basic Preventive Messages on COVID-19 in Urban and Peri Urban Union Councils

Post Floods Restoration of Livelihoods in Rajanpur

FOSIP-RSPN: Community Activism for Improved Access...

FOSIP-RSPN: Community Activism for Improved Access to Quality Education and Local Accountability (Article 25-A)

FOSIP-RSPN: Strengthening Legal Empowerment in...

FOSIP-RSPN: Strengthening Legal Empowerment in Rural Communities through Community Based Paralegals

Sustaining Adolescent Participation in Community Institutions to Address Child Marriages and Create Awareness among Adolescents on COVID-19

UNICEF-RSPN: Promoting Child Rights in Cotton...

UNICEF-RSPN: Promoting Child Rights in Cotton Farming Areas of Sindh

JSI-RSPN: Health Systems Strengthening Project

JHPIEGO-RSPN: Project on Maternal and Child Health...

JHPIEGO-RSPN: Project on Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program

Support Government of Sindh to prepare for and respond to COVID-19 Pandemic

PSI-RSPN: Provision of Reproductive Health...

PSI-RSPN: Provision of Reproductive Health Services through Social Marketing

USAID.OFDA-RSPN: Tahafuz II Cost Modification...

USAID.OFDA-RSPN: Tahafuz II Cost Modification Phase: Building Resilient Communities through Community Based Disaster Risk Management in Sindh

Diarrhoea Prevention and Control Project (DPCP)

Research on the Role of Community Spaces and...

Research on the Role of Community Spaces and Mechanisms in Health Promotion among the Poor Communities in Rural Pakistan

British Pak Foundation – RSPN Sehat-BPF

UNICEF-RSPN Mother and Child Health Care

UNICEF-RSPN Raising Community Awareness on Polio...

UNICEF-RSPN Raising Community Awareness on Polio Campaign in High Risk Districts of Sindh

USAID’s Small Grants and Ambassador’s Fund...

USAID’s Small Grants and Ambassador’s Fund Program

BISP-RSPN Nationwide Roll out of Poverty Scorecard...

BISP-RSPN Nationwide Roll out of Poverty Scorecard Survey for National Targeting System 2010-11

BISP-RSPN Nationwide Rollout of Poverty Targeting...

BISP-RSPN Nationwide Rollout of Poverty Targeting Survey in Pakistan 2010-2011

Phase II-Alif Ailaan-RSPN Mobilizing Communities...

Phase II-Alif Ailaan-RSPN Mobilizing Communities to Demand Education (Article 25-A) and Local Accountability

Phase I-Alif Ailaan-RSPN: Mobilizing Communities...

Phase I-Alif Ailaan-RSPN: Mobilizing Communities to Demand Education (Article 25-A) and Local Accountability

EKN-RSPN Pakistan Domestic Biogas Programme (PDBP)

ICIMOD-RSPN: Support to Rural Livelihoods and...

ICIMOD-RSPN: Support to Rural Livelihoods and Climate Change Adaptation In the Himalayas Programme (HIMALICA)

ISET-RSPN Building Research Capacity to Understand...

ISET-RSPN Building Research Capacity to Understand and Adapt to Climate Change in the Indus Basin

USAID-RSPN Sindh Agriculture Recovery Project ...

USAID-RSPN Sindh Agriculture Recovery Project (SARP)

GoP-RSPN Crop Maximisation Project – II

UNICEF-RSPN: Capacity Building for UNICEF’s...

UNICEF-RSPN: Capacity Building for UNICEF’s Sanitation Program at Scale in Pakistan Phase I

RSPN-UNICEF Capacity Building for UNICEF’s...

RSPN-UNICEF Capacity Building for UNICEF’s Sanitation Program Phase II

Vitol-RSPN Promotion of Community Environment and...

Vitol-RSPN Promotion of Community Environment and Household Hygiene through Local Support Organisations

USAID-RSPN TAHAFUZ Project – Building Resilience...

USAID-RSPN TAHAFUZ Project – Building Resilience through Community Based Disaster Risk Management in the Sindh Province of Pakistan

APF-RSPN Early Recovery Project in the Remote...

APF-RSPN Early Recovery Project in the Remote District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

USAID-RSPN BAHAAL Project – Emergency Relief and...

USAID-RSPN BAHAAL Project – Emergency Relief and Early Recovery Project for Flood Affectees Across Pakistan

DFID-RSPN KOMAK: Relief and Early Recovery in the...

DFID-RSPN KOMAK: Relief and Early Recovery in the Flood Affected Districts of Punjab and Sindh

USAID-RSPN Emergency Relief Assistance Projects

Harnessing Threads of Change-EFU

Assessment and Strengthening Programme (ASP)

EU-RSPN Capacity Building of Local Grassroots...

EU-RSPN Capacity Building of Local Grassroots Organisations in Governance, Transparency and Gender Sensitisation

Integrated Health Systems Strengthening and Service Delivery (IHSS-SD) Activity

RSPN-GSM Provision of Reproductive Health Services...

RSPN-GSM Provision of Reproductive Health Services through Social Marketing

Dissemination of Preventive Messages in the Rural Communities- COVID 19 Response

Research on Removing the Three Delays in Access to...

Research on Removing the Three Delays in Access to Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) in Non-LHW Covered Areas of Pakistan

JHU.CCP-RSPN: Health Communication Component of...

JHU.CCP-RSPN: Health Communication Component of USAID’s Maternal and Child Health Program

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Safeguarding Staff and Beneficiaries

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