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Pakistan
>> Regional Overview >> Pakistan Overview ACTIVITY DATA SHEET
PROGRAM: Pakistan
TITLE AND NUMBER: Pakistan NGO Initiative, 391-001
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2001 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $0*
PROPOSED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $0
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1995 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2002Summary: The Pakistan NGO Initiative (PNI) delivers improved social services to the poor, especially to women and girls. USAID provides this assistance under the authority of P.L. 106-429, Sec. 541(a), the worldwide notwithstanding authority for the provision of humanitarian assistance through nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). PNI works with, and through, NGOs on: 1) basic education and community-based learning; 2) literacy and skills development; 3) reproductive health (including family planning), maternal and child health care; 4) income generation activities; 5) local NGO and community-based organization (CBO) capacity building; and 6) policy advocacy at the national, provincial, and local levels.
The beneficiaries of USAID assistance are the rural and urban poor, especially women and girls, primarily in two of Pakistan's four provinces: Sindh Province in the south, and the Northwest Frontier Province in the north. Approximately 80 local NGOs and their target populations are benefiting directly from PNI funding and technical assistance. All community members benefit indirectly from activities that create and strengthen community-based development organizations and their links to local, provincial, and national government.
Key Results: To date, the PNI program has produced results in targeted geographical areas including: 1) increased percentage of girls attending and completing primary school in the rural areas; 2) greater influence of women in household decision making; 3) increased access by couples to three or more modern methods of contraception; 4) increased number of women earning higher incomes; and 5) increased number of NGOs and CBOs formally engaged in networking for social services delivery and policy change.
Performance and Prospects: USAID and the PNI partners-The Asia Foundation (TAF) and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)-independently evaluated PNI activities in 1997. TAF recently completed another evaluation of its program activities; AKF plans a similar evaluation later this fiscal year. USAID also plans to conduct its own assessment of the program later this fiscal year. Based on earlier evaluations and quarterly progress reports, PNI is strengthening civil society while improving the ability of NGOs to deliver services more effectively through CBOs. PNI has enabled NGOs and CBOs to work through "webs" or "clusters" to maximize impact. Women's empowerment has been a central theme. As a result, more women are becoming active participants in household decision-making as they become more literate, healthy, aware of their rights, and as they contribute to household income. Overall, the PNI program has proven an effective framework for providing humanitarian assistance to targeted groups.
TAF estimates that more than 1,000 teachers and 9,000 students have benefited directly from its programs. With their local partners, they have developed a reproductive health counseling methodology with accompanying educational cards and cassette tapes. In FY 1999, TAF began formation of both provincial and national health networks to promote and support use of the counseling methodology and materials. In FY 1999, AKF's Urban Health Program worked with provincial and national Polio Week activities, setting up immunization sub-centers, supplying vaccines, and maintaining records. Under TAF's new micro-finance program, some 2,000 women have received small loans from a network of 14 local NGOs and CBOs.
Possible Adjustments to Plans: USAID and the Department of State are exploring possible interventions to strengthen democratic processes and civil society participation; promote improvements in education administration; enhance the capabilities of teachers and improve the teaching-learning process; and promote innovative local initiatives through public private partnerships. The proposed activities are described in separate Activity Data Sheets:
Pakistan Basic Education Program 391-XXX
Pakistan Democracy and Governance Program 391-YYYOther Donor Programs: PNI operates independently of the Government of Pakistan, and is being coordinated with other major donors such as the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, the United Nations Children's Fund, Canada, and the European Union. All donor programs focus on Pakistan's priority needs as defined in its World Bank-supported national Social Action Plan, which encourages NGO and private sector participation in the delivery of social services. PNI complements other donor and national priorities.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: The Asia Foundation, the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A., and local NGOs and CBOs in Pakistan are the principal partners under the PNI program.
Selected Performance Measures: Performance measures for each NGO grant focus on basic education and community-based learning; literacy and skills development; reproductive health, maternal and child healthcare; income generation activities; local NGO capacity building; and policy advocacy.
* In FY 2001, $2,200,000 ESF will be allocated from the Improve South Asia Regional Stability activity (498-037) to fund the Pakistan NGO Initiative.
U.S. Financing
(In thousands of dollars)
Obligations Expenditures Unliquidated Through September 30, 1999 100 DA 15 DA 85 DA 550 CSD 83 CSD 467 CSD 3,645 ESF 1,800 ESF 1,845 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Fiscal Year 2000 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 1,200 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA Through September 30, 2000 100 DA 15 DA 85 DA 550 CSD 83 CSD 467 CSD 3,645 ESF 3,000 ESF 645 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Prior Year Unobligated Funds 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Planned Fiscal Year 2001 NOA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Total Planned Fiscal Year 2001 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Future Obligations Est. Total Cost Proposed Fiscal Year 2002 NOA 0 DA 0 DA 100 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 550 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 3,645 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA
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Last Updated on: May 29, 2002 |
