Description
The Rural Support Programs Network (RSPN) is one of the largest development networks in Pakistan. RSPN implemented the USAID-RSPN TAHAFUZ Project with funding from USAID. The goal of the intervention was to develop and strengthen community institutions, mechanisms and capacities that can systematically contribute to build resilient communities. The project was designed to last between January, 2015 and June, 2016.
The overarching focus of the project is to build resilience of local
communities to enable them resist hazard impact, to bounce back after
disasters and to adapt and change to ensure effective recovery. Promote
community participation in disaster risk reduction through the adoption of
specific policies, the promotion of networking, the strategic management of
volunteer resources, the attribution of roles and responsibilities, and the
delegation and provision of the necessary authority and resources. The aim of
CBDRM Tahafuz project is to create and nurture resiliency within communities
to better manage and respond to disasters.Rural Support Programmes Network is
implementing project in partnership with National Rural Support Programme and
Thardeep Rural Development Programme in four most disaster prone districts of
Sindh Province.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBDRM First Quarter, 2015 (Dataset) | HTML | Community Based Disaster Risk Management. This dataset provides aggregate information about Local community institutions formed and mechanisms developed to withstand disasters in future. It covered first quarter of 2015 (January to March, 2015) | Open resource |