IPRP (Innovation for Poverty Reduction Project)

Key message: Innovative market oriented diversification in NRM is a must for livelihoods improvement of the poor communities which depend on natural resoruces but are usually excluded from development projects.

Description

IPRP is based on the principle of poverty reduction through innovative and market oriented diversification in the natural resource management. The projects have a strong focus on human and institution development and participatory planning and implementation of the development activities. The project started on 1st January 2003 and is in its Phase 2. During this phase, the project focus will remain on medicinal and aromatic plants (MAP) naturally growing in mountains and inclusion of Agriculture and lIvestock, non formal education and functional lueracy for women and Pine Nuts.It is operating in Malakand Division of NWFP Pakistan and it currently focuses on six valleys namely Chail Madyan, Lalkoo and Roringar(Swat), Chagharzai (Buner), Shishi and Karimabad (Chitral). Nine different NGOs are project's partners in implementing activities in the field. A small project support unit (PSU)in Swat coordinates and monitors their activities. The project aims at improved collection /cultivation and post harvest practices, value addition access and linkages to market, knowledge management and research in MAP. The project is exploring venues for making contribution in frame conditions that enable poor for raising livelihood from sustainable use of MAP. A joint venture with International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) MAPPA action research on MAPs and other innovations has been initiated with the involvement of Four other partners NGOsin the project area.

Fact sheet

Type: Trust fund project
Start: 2003 End: 2008 Status: Closed
Joint venture with: Public and private organizations

Region: South Asia

Country: Pakistan

Working domain: Natural Resource Management | Rural Economy | Local Governance and Civil Society

Key topic: Entrepreneurship training | Strengthening of associations and interest groups | Advocacy and lobbying | Development, processing and trade of NTFP | Participatory programme monitoring and evaluation | Gender awareness building | Rural livelihoods and poverty | Programme and regional level | Capacity building | Indigenous knowledge

Funding source: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Staff

Project responsible: Khalid Hussain

Responsible at Delegation/Representation: Arjumand Nizami

Responsible at Head Office: Philippe Vaneberg

Contact

Address:
IPRP College Colony Saidu Sharif Swat NWFP, Pakistan

Phone: 92-946-9240235-37, 38 Fax: 92-946-9240236

E-Mail: khalid-iprp@intercooperation.org.pk

Website: http://www.intercooperation.org.pk/poverty_project.html