Socio-political and institutional challenges to NGOs in provision of water sanitation services in District Mansehra, Kpk Pakistan

This research aims to explore those challenges which restrict the performance of NGOs in provision of services to the community. This study is carried out in two different villages Hangrai and Talhatta of Tehsil Balakot, District Mansehra. The data was gathered through administering of questionnaires, interviews, and focus group discussion. ERRA is authoritative body that provides guidelines for NGOs to work in an area. The NGOs working in the area claims that due to lack of involvement and participation especially of females is a primary challenge in achieving desired outputs. NGOs in the area have no such mechanism of identification of hazard prone sites and they mostly rely on primary data. This is surely question mark on the sustainability of the services.