Cross Border Communication Southern Region Afghanistan PEI Communication Review Kabul, Afghanistan

AFGHANISTAN P A K I S T A N

Number Villages & target Population with Districts

Cross-border Coordination Paksitan-Afghansitan Western border Friendship Gate Pakistan (Chaman, UC Mahmoodabad) –Villages: 7 –Tartet Pop: 1,629 Afghanistan ( Spinboldak) –Villages: 20 –Target Pop: 2,120

Families crossing Pak-Afg border. Each Child crossing the border point is vaccinated by teams. Friendship Gate Spinboldak Average Children are vaccinated each day by Afghansitan teams

PEI Visibility at Friendship Gate

Cross bordering OPV coverage- 07 DistrictMonths name of the border point No of transit point team working Children < 5 year vaccinated 1-11 month12-59 monthstotal Jnuary-07friendship gate-A-B February--07friendship gate-A-B March--07friendship gate-A-B April-07friendship gate-A-B May-07friendship gate-A-B Jun-07friendship gate-A-B July-07Friendship gate A-B Aug -07friendship gate-A-B

Meetings of Community elders, notables, CHWs and Imams at Spin Boldak

Activities Cross border Communication Weekly communication between teams of Southern region and Balochistan team. Sharing weekly update information Sharing of communication plans 10 days before each round. List of Key influential (religious and opinion leaders, teachers) on both side of border is shared Improving visibility of cross border vaccination points Sharing of campaign monitoring plans on both sides of border Contacting some of religious leaders living across the border to convince their followers in part of Hilmand Regular Quarterly cross border meetings

Future Plan Joint communication plan including involvement of mass media personnel from both sides Social Mapping of key influencers living along both sides of border Meeting of Health Ministers of both countries at Friendship Gate border