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