Balochistan Rural Support Programme

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.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PPrkAAAAMAAJ|title=The Aga Khan Rural Support Program: A Third Evaluation|date=1996-01-01|publisher=World Bank|isbn=9780821336649|pages=156|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BNUVAQAAMAAJ|title=Foreign trade: pattern of Pakistan|last1=Marfani|first1=Muhammad Shabbir|last2=(Pakistan)|first2=Chamber of Commerce & Industry|last3=Aslam|first3=Muhammad|date=1996-01-01|publisher=Chamber of Commerce & Industry|pages=285|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cu_sAAAAMAAJ|title=Poverty alleviation in Pakistan: present scenario and future strategy|last=Sahibzada|first=Mohibul Haq|date=1997-01-01|publisher=Institute of Policy Studies|pages=165|isbn=9789694480558 |language=en}} Initially the project was implemented by the Local Government Department of Balochistan with the financial assistance of GIZ.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RB6xAAAAIAAJ|title=Just Development: Beyond Adjustment With a Human Face|last1=Banuri|first1=Tariq|last2=Khan|first2=Shahrukh Rafi|last3=Mahmood|first3=Moazam|date=1997-01-01|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780195778304|pages=177|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WhTtAAAAMAAJ|title=Micro-enterprise development in mountain areas: a review of NGO initiatives in Pakistan|last1=Mohmand|first1=Abdul Ghaffar|last2=Development|first2=International Centre for Integrated Mountain|date=1999-01-01|publisher=International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development|pages=35|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fMXsAAAAMAAJ|title=Journal of Rural Development and Administration|date=1999-01-01|publisher=Pakistan Academy for Rural Development.|pages=132|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.changemakers.com/nutrientsforall/competition/nominations/balochistan-rural-support-programme-brsp |title=Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) |publisher=Changemakers.com |access-date=9 August 2013}}

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.

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

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.brsp.org.pk/bdos.php |title=BRSP |access-date=2013-11-18 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022218/http://www.brsp.org.pk/bdos.php |archive-date=2013-12-03 }}

• Social mobilization
• Community physical Infrastructure
• Technology development
• Provision of basic health facilities
• Provision of basic education facilities
• Community mobilization
• Capacity building of community institutions
• Development and rehabilitation of water supply schemes and construction and provision of sanitation services
• Youth development centers
• Livelihood enhancement program

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.

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,{{cite web|title=Bundesregierung unterstützt Trinkwasserversorgung in Pakistan|url=http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/DE/Infoservice/Presse/Meldungen/2009/091201-Trinkwasser-PAK.html|work=Auswärtige Amt – Pressemitteilungen|publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs – Germany|language=de}} EC,{{cite web |title=EU, BRSP ink 1 million euro accord |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/10-Aug-2011/eu-brsp-ink-1-million-euro-accord |publisher=Nation.com.pk |language=de |access-date=2013-08-09 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=2012-09-23 |url-status=live}} RSPN, MC, UNFPA, FAO, and UNDP.

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.{{Cite web|url=http://voiceofbalochistan.com/english/vob-content-library/news/archives/21-aug-2010/89/balochistan%E2%80%99s-flood-survivors.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130809152441/http://voiceofbalochistan.com/english/vob-content-library/news/archives/21-aug-2010/89/balochistan%E2%80%99s-flood-survivors.html |url-status=dead|archive-date=9 August 2013 |title=Balochistan's flood survivors |publisher=Voiceofbalochistan.com |access-date=9 August 2013 }}{{Cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/68220/balochistan-to-set-up-100000-shelters/ |title=Balochistan to set up 100,000 shelters |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |access-date=9 August 2013}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.undp.org.pk/7thissue/more/2nd%20story.pdf |title=Post Disaster Ziarat |publisher=UNDP.org |access-date=9 August 2013 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.akzonobel.com/pk/cp/sustainability/corporate_social_responsibility/csr_initiatives_and_community_programs/balochistan_earthquake_relief_effort/index.aspx |title=Balochistan earthquake support |publisher=Akzonobel.com |access-date=9 August 2013}}{{Cite web|url=http://rspn.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/brsps-flood-emergency-relief-and-recovery-efforts-2011.pdf |title=BRSP Flood Emergency Relief Operation |publisher=Akzonobel.com |access-date=9 August 2013}}{{Cite web|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/more-12000-affected-quake-pakistan-official |title=More than 12,000 affected by quake in Bal0ochistan |publisher=Reliefweb.int |access-date=9 August 2013}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/803613/more-than-12000-affected |title= Affectees of Mashkhel Earthquake |publisher=Dawn.com |access-date=November 19, 2013}}

• Balochistan Rural Support Programme received its first Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) certification in 2005 and has been receiving the certification consecutively. The last certification was received in September 2012. PCP certification is given to an organization on the basis of its performance in achieving its objectives and goals, financial management, parameters of internal government and programme delivery.{{Cite web |url=http://www.brsp.org.pk/downloads/2013/PCP%20Certification..pdf |title=BRSP received PCP Certification in 2005 |publisher=BRSP.org.pk |access-date=9 August 2013 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.pcp.org.pk/pcp/publicnpolist.php?pg=3 |title=Certified NPO List – Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy – PCP |publisher=Pakmet.com.pk |access-date=7 May 2011 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012043722/http://www.pcp.org.pk/pcp/publicnpolist.php?pg=3 |archive-date=12 October 2010 }}
• On March 5, 2013, Federal Minister for Education and Training, Government of Pakistan, Sheikh Waqas Akram, conferred on BRSP the Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO), award for outstanding contribution for development.{{Cite web |url=http://www.brsp.org.pk/aardo.asp |title=BRSP awarded Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization |publisher=BRSP.org.pk |access-date=9 August 2013 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130620020757/http://www.brsp.org.pk/aardo.asp |archive-date=20 June 2013 }}{{Cite web |url=http://newsmakers.pk/story/30158.html/balochistan-rural-support-programme-wins-afro-asian-rural-development-organization-award/ |title=Balochistan Rural Support Programme wins Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization Award |publisher=Newsmakers.pk |access-date=9 August 2013 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130809145238/http://newsmakers.pk/story/30158.html/balochistan-rural-support-programme-wins-afro-asian-rural-development-organization-award/ |archive-date=9 August 2013 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.officialnews.pk/press-information-department/36180/balochistan-rural-support-program-given-performance-award-by-minister/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130809145221/http://www.officialnews.pk/press-information-department/36180/balochistan-rural-support-program-given-performance-award-by-minister/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 August 2013 |title=Balochistan Rural Support Program given performance award by minister |publisher=Officialnews.pk |access-date=9 August 2013 }}

• 1991–2000: During the span of eight years BRSP supported target communities to form, formalize, and strengthen 473 villages of Balochistan province which included; 317 Village Organization (VO's) and 156 Women Organizations (WO's). However the organization had to scaled down its operations in the subsequent years as GTZ withdrew its support.{{Cite web |url=http://www.brsp.org.pk/publications/Annual%20Report%20BRSP,%202009-2010.pdf |title=Annual Report of BRSP 2009–2010 |publisher=BRSP.org.pk |access-date=20 November 2013 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206022431/http://www.brsp.org.pk/publications/Annual%20Report%20BRSP%2C%202009-2010.pdf |archive-date=6 December 2013 }}
• 2001–2006: From 2001, BRSP expanded its operations into 13 districts of the province focusing on social mobilization, micro credit, community physical infrastructure, natural resource management, and social sector services.
• 2007–2010: In this period BRSP experienced further programmatic expansion in four more districts with support of international and national donor agencies. A major livestock program was initiated during this phase with the support of Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MINFAL), Pakistan.

• Sarhad Rural Support Programme
• Aga Khan Rural Support Programme

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• {{Official website}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234516/http://www.pildat.org/csodirectory/csodetails.asp?detid=8 Organization Profile of BRSP]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305024701/http://www.ppaf.org.pk/Patners_detail.aspx?poid=18 PPAF.org.pk]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130707141433/http://x.dawn.com/2013/06/30/office-productivity-celebrating-30-years-of-rural-support/ RSP's Celebrating 30 years of rural support]
• [http://www.patrip.org/en/brsp-1/projects-1/ BRSP-PATRIP Foundation Projects]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221355/http://ppinewsagency.com/43268/ PPI News Agency]
• [https://archive.today/20131119170534/http://www.paknewsnetwork.com/%EF%BB%BFpkmap-assures-full-support-to-brsp-in-completion-of-its-development-agenda-chief-executive-nadir-gul-barech-says/ Pak News Network.com]

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