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ORNAGI PILOT PROJECT
ORNAGI PILOT PROJECT
Presented to:
Dr. Shabir Haider
Presented by:
Ayesha SajjadYasir Irfan
Naveed AslamAyesha SarfrazBashir Ahmed
Orangi pilot project
• Orangi Pilot Project was initiated by Akhter Hameed Khan.
• Dr. Akhter Hameed khan was theFounder and first director of OPP.
• Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) as anNGO began work in Orangi townin 1980.
Orangi TownAn overview with a population of one million
Key Aspects
The key aspects of OPP were:• Strengthening Community Initiatives • Building partnerships between people and
government.• Mobilizing local resources• Building on what exists• The component-sharing concept: Clearly states
that where Government partners with the people, sustainable development can be managed through local resources.
Institutions of OPP
The OPP Project has three autonomous institutions:
1- OPP – Research and Training Institute (RTI): It has many functions including managing housing, sanitation, forestry, etc.
2- OPP – Orangi Charitable Trust: It manages the credit programs.
3- OPP – Karachi Health and Social Development Association: It manages all health related program.
Problems that mobilized people
Communities organize themselves Peoples efforts
Lane people organize, money construct underground sewer
collection is in progress
construct underground sewer everywhere
Important features of OPP
• Total No of Houses 104,917• Total No of Lanes 7,256• Lanes provided with Sanitation 6306• Number of houses served 94,746• Number of collector sewers 421• Peoples investment in sanitation 88.26m• Resultantly infant mortality rate has fallen
from 128 to 37 during the period ( 1983-1993) owing to better sanitation system
Success• Emergence of people, NGO/CBO’s and
government partnerships focusing on local resources.
• Institutional development of many NGOs/CBOs in Orangi Town, Karachi.
• Trends in government and policy level breakthroughs, while focusing on
a) addressing the problems of the poor with participation
b) shifting policy from pure provider to sharing responsibilities.
Constraints
• Government's inconsistency leading to adhoc planning.
• Peoples lack of access to information.• NGOs incapacity to support people's initiatives• OPP institutions incapacity to respond to large
numbers of requests for support.• Peoples lack of confidence in their initiatives• Professional's arrogance.
Conclusion
• The Orangi Pilot Project experience iscertainly an outstanding example ofcommunity participation which can beemulated not only in other cities of Pakistanbut in other countries too.
Conclusion