The project was driven from the community level with community organizations in the project area Akbar Abad, drawing up the initial list of 300 potential project participants. This list was later narrowed down to 25 by a committee of three made up of respected elders chosen by the community. After this list was finalized, the NRSP signed a Terms of a Partnership agreement (Annexure B) with each selected participant. These terms outlined the agreed role of both NRSP and the project participants. They stipulated that NRSP would: a) identify the participant communities and b) facilitate dialogue to identify deserving households, procure materials, and organize skilled and unskilled labor consisting as much as possible of people from the project area, c) provide technical assistance (d) train the community and participants in the construction process. In turn, the participant would fully cooperate and participate in project meetings and participate in capacity building in the area of procurement.

Wide-scale damages were witnessed in Thatta one of the latter affected districts with the floodwaters moving from north to southern Pakistan. According to information derived from UNOCHA in the period of August, 7 Union councils in Thatta with a population in excess of 855,850 were severely affected. The water reached a height of 10-12 feet in some areas and 107,981 were destroyed. Based on the need assessment in the areas, Tehsil Sajawal was identified as the worst hit, with inhabitants seeking refuge in Makli, a hill just south of Thatta.