The QED Group, LLC (QED) is part of the consortium led by Abt Associates Inc. on the USAID-funded Pakistan Safe Drinking Water and Hygiene Promotion Project (PSDW–HPP). QED is responsible for conducting project monitoring and evaluation and community capacity building. QED has designed a community capacity building strategy for sustainable water treatment plant management and operations in the targeted districts. QED is conducting an initial needs assessment for capacity building at the provincial and local levels by conducting field visits of districts and local governments, and conducting regional workshops with stakeholders.