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Economic Growth
Microenterprise Revitalization Program
PARTNER Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA)
DURATION June 2010 – December 2010
FUNDING $1.8 million
USAID Program will contribute to the urgent needs for livelihood recovery and rehabilitation in post conflict areas through provision of micro‐grants to 7,000 poor families in Swat most affected by the conflict.
Apprenticeship and Skills Training Program
PARTNER Care International/Abt Associates
DURATION June 2010 – December 2010
FUNDING $2.1 million
USAID will provide pre‐employment and on‐the‐job skills training in construction and agriculture sectors to secure employment for 1,700 vulnerable youth and ensure that local firms engaged in reconstruction find employees with the necessary skill sets.
Matching Grants for Business Revitalization Program
PARTNER Chemonics International
DURATION June 2010 – December 2010
FUNDING $9.0 million
USAID will revitalize Swat’s economy in tourism, horticulture, weaving, marble, food processing, transport and other key sectors by providing grants to 1,100 Small and Medium Enterprises whose businesses were damaged by the conflict.
Planned New Health Programs
PARTNERS GOP
DURATION Starting in 2010
FUNDING TBD
Several new health programs are currently being planned with the Federal and Provincial Ministries of Health which will bring benefits to the people of Malakand. These will include assistance in primary healthcare service delivery, procurement of contraceptives/other health commodities, health worker training, water and sanitation, and disease surveillance programs.
Education
Ed‐Links
PARTNER American Institutes for Research (AIR)
DURATION February 2010 – September 2010
FUNDING $10.3 million
USAID is refurbishing 150 schools by establishing classroom based libraries, providing management training to principals, providing student/teacher kits, equipping science labs, providing furniture and school supplies and renovating classrooms in Malakand division.
Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative
PARTNERS WHO and UNICEFDURATION 2003‐Continued
FUNDING $3.5 million/year nationwide
USAID supports Pakistan’s efforts to stop polio transmission and eliminate the threat of this disease. Massive national vaccination campaigns target every child in the country, including Malakand, in door‐to‐door
Infrastructure
Malakand Reconstruction Project
PARTNER Provincial Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Settlement Authority (PaRRSA)
DURATION December 2010 – September 2011
FUNDING $36 million
USAID reconstructs 108 schools; 35 health facilities, out of which 17 will be equipped with essential medical equipment and supplies; and six water systems damaged by security operation in the area.
IDP Assistance
Emergency Assistance provided by USAID Office for Disaster Management (USAID/OFDA)DURATION FY 2008 ‐ Continued
FUNDING $109 million
Since 2008, conflict has displaced nearly 3.1 million individuals from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. USAID/OFDA has provided more than $109 million in humanitarian assistance to displaced families in Malakand Division between Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 and FY 2010. USAID’s cumulative support for conflict‐affected families represents the largest donor contribution to emergency assistance in Pakistan since 2008. Funds were used to purchase and distribute household items such as bedding, kitchen sets, jerry cans, flash lights, and food items. Water systems, toilets, and shower stalls were set up; garbage removal was organized, health care andnutrition supplements were made available, shelter material was distributed, cash‐for‐work projects and early recovery activities were carried out, and safe environments were created for the displaced persons
Repatriation of Malakand IDPs
PARTNER State Bank of PakistanDURATION November 2009
FUNDING $44 million
USAID has supported GOP’s debit card program for qualifying IDPs by providing repatriation payment of Rs. 25,000 each to 260,000 families.
IDP Students University Support
DURATION April 2010FUNDING $4 million
USAID has supported budgets of 22 universities that provided education to 7,000 IDP students who were eligible for one‐year fee compensation.