International Development Grant
Communication for Effective Social Service Delivery - Phase II (CESSD II)
Project Number: CA-3-A032843001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $9,149,510.00
Start Date: January 04, 2008
End Date: July 31, 2013
Duration: 5.6 years
Project Description
This project responds to a request from the Government of the North West Frontier Province to support the objectives set out in Pakistan's devolution plan to decentralize the delivery of social services. The project aims to strengthen the role of civil society in social service planning delivery and monitoring; increase commitment to gender responsiveness in social service delivery; strengthen the capacity of public servants to engage with citizens and support citizens' role in service delivery; and broaden the base of support for devolution. Activities are being implemented in partnership with the Sarhad Rural Support Program a local Pakistan non-governmental organization.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project (June 2013) include: the increased school enrolment of girls from 26% to 58% and of boys from 35% to 70% in the project area; the establishment of 370 Water User Committees and 140 Women's Sub-Committees which reached approximately 400 000 people; and the increase by 35% in the average number of maternal health cases treated per month in the project area. These results contributed to strengthening the role of civil society in social service planning delivery and monitoring.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Cowater International Inc.
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
OGM Indo-Pacific
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Donor country personnel
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP