Projects
Projects in response to the 2005 earthquake are published in the Project Browser.
This section provides links to the various projects in Pakistan that are currently in operation, as well as those that are in the planning stage.
Bilateral Projects in Pakistan
as of January 2006
The objectives of CIDA's Country Programme Framework for Pakistan (2001-2006) are:
1. To promote democratic local governance through support to devolution and effective citizen participation, specially that of women
2. To improve the quality and delivery of social services, especially for the female population, and to increase access to those services by the poor.
3. To contribute to the improvement of women's human rights, health and education, and economic empowerment.
Good Governance
Basic Human Needs
Gender Equality
Other
For information about projects in the planning stage in Pakistan, see the document called Projects at the Planning Stage - Asia Branch.
Good Governance
 Democratic Governance Program
Project Number: A-30696
CIDA Contribution: $12 million
Duration: 2003-2009
Partners: Cowater International, Asian Development Bank, UN Development Program, Community Information and Epidemiological Technologies (CIET) Canada, Commonwealth for Judicial Education
Objective: To promote democratic local governance through devolution, with focus on the effective participation of women.
Description: This programme supports Pakistan's transition to democracy, and in particular the processes leading to the devolution of power, the decentralization of administration, and the participation of citizens in local governance, focusing on two pilot districts in Punjab. The initiative is a program-approach to aid delivery which combines both responsive and directed elements. It includes a large single contract of $6.0 million for the services of a Canadian Executing Agency, Cowater International, selected on a competitive basis. The balance of the programme is allocated to activities in co-operation with Pakistani and Canadian organizations and with international financial institutions.
Expected Results & Benefits:
- Improved local governance policies and policy implementation.
- More effective local democratic institutions and practices.
- More effective participation of women in local governance.
- More effective citizens voice in setting local priorities and delivering social services.
Strengthening Participatory Organisations (SPO)
Project Number: A-21133
CIDA Contribution: $3.6 million
Duration: 1999-2004
Partners: Pakistani: Strengthening Participatory Organizations (SPO)
Objective: 1) to raise the level of participation of the rural poor in the community development process; 2) to motivate and strengthen community-based organizations (CBOs) and female development organizations (FDOs) and other support agents to engage their community members in addressing development needs; and 3) to build SPO into a self-sustaining organization.
Description : SPO, an indigenous NGO, was created from a sub project supported under a CIDA Social Sector Fund for Pakistan. What began as a funding mechanism for small projects became a registered support agency for CBOs and FDOs providing management and institutional support. This project aims to increase its effectiveness by liaising with appropriate government institutions at federal and provincial levels.
Results & Benefits: Through projects developed and managed on participatory principles, CBOs trained by SPO are better equipped to address the needs of their communities and have become effective representatives for their constituencies in local level governance. Through this project, an estimated 360 additional community based organizations were strengthened to undertake community development, benefiting an estimated population of 400,000 rural inhabitants (50% women).
Social Policy and Development Centre Project (SPDC)
Project Number: A-19043
CIDA Contribution: $16.3 million
Duration: 1995-2008
Partners: Pakistani: Social Policy and Development Centre; Canadian Advisory Agency: Cowater International.
Objective: To develop the capacity of public and private sector institutions and NGOs to plan, design, finance and execute social sector programs.
Description: SPDC is a policy think-tank in Karachi dedicated to increasing the capacity of government and non-governmental organizations in Pakistan to design and deliver pro-poor policy and social programs. SPDC undertakes and publishes research and policy analysis on economic and social issues, provides training programs to government and civil society organizations, manages a major social sector data base and macro-economic model, and engages in a variety of efforts to disseminate the results of its research and analysis within Pakistan.
Results & Benefits: SPDC brings high-quality and critical social science research and analysis to bear on the major development challenges facing Pakistan and influences the character of Pakistani policy discourse and policy design in pro-poor directions.
Social Institutions Development Project (SIDP)
Project number: A-17352
CIDA Contribution: $24.8 million
Duration: 1994-2005
Partners: Canadian: Aga Khan Foundation Canada; Pakistani: Aga Khan Foundation Pakistan
Objective: To strengthen the capacity of potentially high impact independent sector organizations and institutions to maximize social change for basic human needs and encourage Canada-Pakistan linkages in professional and human development.
Description: The project involves strengthening the institutional capacity of local independent NGOs; improving the social policy environment through dialogue with the Government of Pakistan; and establishing linkages between Canadian and Pakistani institutions.
Results & Benefits: SIDP will become an efficient and effective mechanism within AKF. The project will increase the capacity of civil society organizations and institutions to respond to local needs particularly in the area of gender equality. Research into citizen sector and other issues will be used by government, civil society and donor stakeholders as a means to promote change. The project will also make Canadian stakeholders more aware of the development situation in Pakistan.
Communication for Effective Social Service Delivery (CESSD)
Project number: A - 20521
CIDA Contribution: $7.1 million
Duration: 1998-2006
Partners: Canadian: Cowater International; Pakistani: North West Frontier Province Government, National Reconstruction Bureau
Objective: The overall goal of the project is to improve the quality of basic social services in Pakistan and to increase practical access to and use of these services, particularly for women and girls.
Description: The purpose of the project is to improve the effectiveness of social service delivery by improving public awareness and fostering behavioural change and, in the process, strengthening Pakistan's capacity for social communication, community education and community mobilization.
Results and Benefits: The project is focussing on assisting the Government of Pakistan, within the framework of its devolution process, in strengthening social services delivery at the community level for districts of NWFP. In its strategy, the project employs social communications and community participation methodologies.
Institutional Development for Poverty Reduction
Project number: A-032212
CIDA Contribution: $9.0 million
Duration: 2004-2009
Partners: Canadian: Aga Khan Foundation Canada; Pakistani: Aga Khan Rural Support Program
Objective: The objective is to achieve equitable and sustainable improvements in the livelihoods of people in Pakistan's Northern Areas and Chitral. by increasing their human and institutional capacities, expanding and diversifying economic opportunities, and creating an enabling environment in the program area and beyond.
Description: The project supports the work of the Aga Rural Support Program, a Pakistan NGO. AKRSP is acting as a catalyst, facilitator, broker and capacity builder, and is facilitating partnerships between village organizations and women's organizations, government, civil society, and the private sector. Their strategy aims to increase self-reliance in the region and is comprised of three components: social development; women's development; and policy dialogue and partnership. This strategy calls for co-operation between AKRSP and other stakeholders in order to build capacities of development partners and a strong network of mutual support in northern Pakistan.
Results & Benefits: i) Enhanced capacity of village based institutions and civil society organizations to plan and manage equitable development; ii) Enabling policies and effective partnerships to promote equitable human development in the NAC in particular, and the country in general; iii) Improved status and recognition of women at the household and community level; iv) Increased access to social sector services, and; v) Improved livelihoods of marginalized groups, including the very poor.
Strategic Technical Assistance and Responsive Transfer Fund (START)
Project Number: A-20279
CIDA Contribution: $2.0 million
Duration: 1996-2006
Administration: CIDA
Objective: To contribute to strategic public sector reforms in areas related to CIDA's country programming priorities for Pakistan (i.e. democratic local governance, health, education, and gender equality).
Description: This project provides assistance to small but strategic initiatives designed to stimulate the reform of public policies, laws, regulations, programmes, and strategies in Pakistan, and - in particular - their implementation. The scope of the project is limited to supporting CIDA's country strategy objectives for Pakistan within CIDA's four programming areas: democratic local governance, health, education and gender equality. The project supports initiatives that are intended to improve the efficiency, democratic character, pro-poor orientation, gender equality, delivery effectiveness, and transparency of national, provincial or local government policies and programmes. The initiatives supported must be strategic, linked to major public sector reform effort, and characterized by a high degree of ownership by a public Pakistani institution. Under the project, CIDA supports a variety of small initiatives such as: studies, consultations, communication exercises, technical assistance, policy advisories, pilot efforts, study tours, and workshops. Most initiatives supported are short-term.
Results & Benefits: Initiatives supported through this project will be catalytic in removing bottlenecks to improving the quality and delivery of public policies and programmes.
Basic human needs
Community-Based Reproductive Health
Project Number: A-21237
CIDA Contribution: $3.6 million
Duration: 2000-2006
Partners: Canadian: Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada (PPFC); Pakistani: Family Planning Association of Pakistan (FPAP)
Objective: The purpose of the project is to improve access to and utilization of a broad range of reproductive health services at the community level.
Description: The Community-Based Reproductive Health Extension Project will bring family planning and comprehensive reproductive health services to women in rural areas from six fixed bases in Faisilabad, Gilgit, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar. Services will be delivered by a team comprised of a medical doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynaecology training and experience in managing sexually transmitted infections (STIs), a counsellor trained in sexuality issues and community education, and a lady health visitor skilled in ante-natal care delivery.
Results & Benefits: The expected results of this project include the full integration of reproductive health activities into FPAP programs and an increased demand for reproductive health services through Government of Pakistan facilities. The project will focus in six regions and is expected to increase community understanding of reproductive and sexual health issues; reduce the number of high-risk pregnancies; and improve the access to reproductive health services for unmarried women. In addition, this initiative will reduce the incidence of STIs, including HIV/AIDS, among men and women.
Systems-Oriented Health Investment Programme (SOHIP)
Project Number: A-21236
CIDA Contribution: $12 million
Duration: 2005-2010
Partners: Agriteam Canada
Objective: To support the implementation of decentralized health services by federal, provincial and district level governments in collaboration with civil society, and in accordance with the National Health Policy, with particular attention accorded to women's health.
Description: CIDA can build on its past and current health programming experiences within Pakistan to support selected areas of health sector reform and create an enabling environment to facilitate the devolution process through a Systems-Oriented Health Investment Programme (So-HIP). Guided by Pakistan's 2001 National Health Policy, provincial health plans and 2000 Local Government Plan, this five-year programme will have the following
Goal: To improve the quality of primary health care, especially for the female population, and to increase access to health services by the poor.
Results and Benefits:
- Strengthened capacity of the federal, provincial health departments, district-level government and civil society groups to respond to the health needs of the poor through improved policy formulation, planning, human resource development, management, and supervision.
- Increased utilization of primary health care services by clients, as a response to i) increased satisfaction in the quality of services delivered; and, ii) an increase in the number of basic health units at the primary level.
- Strengthened women-friendly health systems at the provincial and district levels.
Outreach Continuing Education Programme for Community and District Social Service Managers
Project Number: A-19088
CIDA Contribution: $5 million
Duration: 2001-2006
Partners: Canadian: McGill University; Pakistani: Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Objective: To develop the capacity of Pakistan's governmental and non- governmental organizations, working at the community and district levels, to manage their operations in a sustainable manner, leading to a long-term result of improving social service delivery.
Description: The project comprises four components: i) development of LUMS' capacity to implement an outreach continuing education programme for community and district social service managers; ii) training provided to local trainers and social service managers; iii) consulting services and institutional support provided to community and district social service organizations; iv) development at LUMS of a centre of excellence for the management of social services in Pakistan.
Results & Benefits: Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS) capacity to provide continuing education in the form of management training and consulting services to community and district social service organizations is enhanced. LUMS' continuing education programme promotes gender equality and social development. LUMS' continuing education programme and consulting services are increasingly available to community and district social service organizations throughout the country. Increased networking and co-ordination between governmental and non-governmental organizations at the community, district, provincial and federal levels, international NGOs, and multilateral and bilateral donor agencies working in the social sector in Pakistan.
HIV/AIDS Surveillance
Project Number: A-30849
CIDA Contribution: $8 million
Duration: 2003-2007
Partners: Canadian: Agriteam Canada, the University of Manitoba, and ProAction; Pakistani: National Aids Control Programme.
Objective: The overall goal of the project is to improve the quality and delivery of social services, especially for the female population, and to increase access to those services by the poor.
Description: The Project is to large degree a capacity development project, focusing on developing human and institutional resources in second generation surveillance for effective HIV/AIDS prevention. The Project will strengthen field-level behavioural and biological surveillance research skills in national research institutes and NGOs in collecting and handling biological samples, addressing highly sensitive topics of sexual behaviour, working sensitively and respectfully with vulnerable populations, and addressing critical gender and ethical issues.
Results and Benefits: The project is expected to result in the establishment and effective management of a second generation surveillance system for HIV/AIDS in Pakistan; and a better use of surveillance information to plan and improve HIV/AIDS policies and programs for vulnerable women and men.
Canada-Pakistan Basic Education Project
Project Number: A-030979
CIDA Contribution: $10.0M
Duration: 2004-2009
Partners: Pakistani: Semiotics
Objective: The Canada-Pakistan Basic Education Project seeks to improve the quality and delivery of basic education in Pakistan, especially for the female population, and to increase access to education by the poor.
Description: The project is about to enter the design phase and will be implemented in selected districts of Punjab to improve the governance and management of primary education and to enhance the quality of primary education through improved teacher training.
Expected Results and Benefits: The project is expected to: improve governance of education systems focusing on the district level; strengthen capacity at the provincial and district level to manage financial and human resources in education effectively; and provide better trained and more effective primary teachers delivering quality education that meets the needs of students in participating districts, especially the needs of female students in marginalized communities.
Afghan Refugee Education Project
Project Number: A-031150
CIDA Contribution: $1.6M
Duration: 2003-2006
Partners: Pakistani: Ockenden International, International Rescue Committee, GTZ/Befare, and UNESCO Pakistan.
Objective: 1. To increase the acceptance of education given to refugee children in Pakistan by the education system in Afghanistan. 2. To enhance the capacity of local organizations to deliver basic education provided to Afghan refugee children through implementation of strengthened teacher training models.
Description: AREP enables agencies involved in the implementation of basic education to Afghan refugees to enhance the quality of education provided to primary school-aged children, particularly girls. This is achieved through the development of a replicable teacher training model, the development of teacher training materials, innovative approaches to education delivery and the enhanced coordination of schooling standards and practices among the various partner organizations. AREP also liaises with officials in the Afghan Ministry of Education to establish accreditation for the teachers being trained in Afghanistan and for the education the children receive.
This project is managed by Peggy Florida, Afghanistan Desk at CIDA.
Expected Results and Benefits:
- Afghan women and men will be trained as primary school teachers
- Afghan children will receive quality education
- the qualifications of Afghan teachers trained in Pakistan will be recognized by the Ministry of Education so that they can be employed upon return to Afghanistan
- the schooling of refugee children will be recognized by the Ministry of Education so that they can reintegrate easily upon return to Afghanistan
Gender Equality
Programme for the Advancement of Gender Equality (PAGE)
Project No: A-021673
CIDA Contribution: $7.0 million
Duration: 2002-2007
Administration: Canadian High Commission, Islamabad
Objective: The goal of PAGE is to contribute to the improvement of women's human rights, health, education and economic empowerment in Pakistan. The project purpose is to enable civil society organizations (CSOs) and government to strengthen, accelerate and influence policy and programming to advance gender equality in Pakistan.
Description: The Programme for the Advancement of Gender Equality (PAGE) will build on the successes of CIDA's earlier Women's Development Project (WDPr) and continue to ensure an effective delivery mechanism for targeted gender equality programming in Pakistan. It will make improvements on the WDPr and build on key lessons learned, as well as experiences and recommendations gleaned from consultations with the field team, WDPr partners, relevant donor agencies and other GE funds in the region. The PAGE has two distinct components: (1) the Responsive Development Fund - A $5 million fund to respond to initiatives from civil society and government organizations up to $100,000 per initiative; and (2) the Strategic Alliance Fund - up to $2 million designed to enable CIDA to engage in strategic initiatives at a broader programme level, often in a collaborative partnership with other donors.
Results & Benefits: Increased Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and government commitment to and awareness of women’s human rights; CSOs and Government are better equipped to analyze and engage in issues related to women’s economic empowerment; and Enhanced capacity of CSOs, government and donors to effectively integrate gender equality into their education and health initiatives.
Effective Representation by Women Councillors
Project Number: A-30922
CIDA Contribution: $2.0 million
Duration: 2001 - 2006
Partners: Pakistani: Aurat Foundation
Objective: The objectives are: (a) to establish local development Resource Centres for women councillors at the provincial and district levels; and (b) to establish Networks of Women Councillors in all provinces, as a mechanism for sharing lessons, transferring skills, and building an influential constituency of women councillors.
Description : This project will establish a national system of networking and 70 District Resource Centres for elected women councillors, enabling them to effectively represent constituency interests in local development priority-setting and resource allocation. The District Resource Centres will work with and enhance the capacity of the thousands of district and sub-district level women councillors elected in 2001-02 under new reserved seats, thus enhancing their capacity to plan and implement projects that contribute to gender equality.
Results & Benefits: This project will broaden the democratic base in Pakistan by enabling women to enter into the mainstream of local political life. The project will address opportunities to ensure that the interests of poor and marginalized women are front and centre in local development planning, thus contributing to improved local governance and gender equality in Pakistan.
Other Project
Programme Support Unit (PSU)
Project Number: A-19587
CIDA Contribution: $3.5 million
Duration: 1997-2008
Partner: Pakistani: Sterling Swift, Islamabad
Objective: To provide support to the Development Co-operation Section (DCS) of the Canadian High Commission and CIDA Headquarters in programme implementation, administration and logistics.
Description: Through the provision of administrative, financial and logistical support as well as professional and technical services, the Programme Support Unit acts as a major resource to the DCS for the delivery of its programs. The PSU also co-ordinates and administers the Gender and Development Programme, the Canada Fund and the In-Country Orientation Programme (ICOP).
Results & Benefits: The effectiveness of CIDA's Development Co-operation Programme in Pakistan is made more efficient in terms of programme delivery and monitoring and evaluation through services provided by the PSU. The Programme Support Unit ensures that all Canadian stakeholders, the Government of Pakistan, Canadian and local executing agencies, NGOs and Canadian firms are provided support and services which enhance their effectiveness in the field.
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