Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN), Pakistan
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Community Physical Infrastructure (CPIs)

The purpose of the CPI projects is to improve basic community level infrastructure and productive assets.These projects are identified, implemented, and maintained by the VOs, thus building their institutional capacity and ownership, and meeting their needs.

The SUCCESS programme provides each VO a grant of the maximum amount of Rs. 900,000 (€ 5,294) for the CPI.

Outreach

2,056

CPIs worth Rs. 1,151 million initiated against target 2,719

1,400

CPIs completed

186,288

Households will be benefited by the initiated schemes

Impact

Direct benefits:

  • Employment for the local people in wages paid to them from the project cost
  • Having business opportunities for local entrepreneurs who supply the material required for the construction or installation of CPIs
  • Social benefits: More cohesion in the community in discussing and resolving conflicts and social issues

Indirect benefits:

  • Availability of services at the doorstep which improve the quality of life and living standards
  • Reduction in the physical and financial burden of the beneficiary community

Tuffs and Pavements:

  • Easy access to poor community members to nearby metaled roads and public services such as hospitals in an emergency, local markets, schools, courts, government department offices and so on
  • Reduced transportation cost for local members

Low-cost CPI latrines:

  • Contribution in improving the hygiene and sanitation conditions in the areas through low-cost CPI latrines
  • Resulted in low frequency of hospitals’ visit due to declined disease incidences

Water Hand Pump Schemes:

  • Enhancement in year-round availability of safe drinking water
  • Reduced water-borne diseases
  • Time effective for women and children in fetching water that can be used for other economic, social and educational activities

The Lift Irrigation Scheme:

  • Increased in crop yields as it ensures the availability of irrigation water at a time when there is a shortage of water supply in canals
  • Increased production leads to higher household income that can be used on health, education, food or to purchase inputs for the next crop
  • Community involvement in the procurement of material and labor and its implementation has enhanced technical and fund management capacities.