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This program pillar of SDF particularly focuses on Women Empowerment and Economic Development.
Gender inequality is a recognized issue in Pakistan and the country has the second lowest ranking in the 2016 Global Gender Gap Report of the World Economic Forum on women’s economic participation. Women’s labour force participation is merely 24 percent. Government budget allocated for basic social services such as health and education is not adequate to address the growing population’s needs. 45.6 percent of the Pakistani population is living below the poverty line. About 70 percent of Pakistan’s economy is informal and women are overrepresented in it and are usually termed as home-based, piece-rate/ own account workers, or domestic workers with limited access to decent wages or social security benefits. With few economic and entrepreneur opportunities to women in the country, mostly poor women chose to do home based work. Such informal women workers, in both rural and urban localities, are largely illiterate and lack financial independence.
Violence further exacerbates women’s secondary position in the society and according to the Demographic Health Survey. Women’s subordinate position in the household and society in general and their limited access to economic and social services and financial resources make them more vulnerable.
Studies show that improving the level of gender equality in education and employment would lead to better economic growth. Global Gender Gap report 2016 draws a positive link between gender equality and per capita GDP and human
development indicators. There is growing evidence that gender gaps in labor force participation, entrepreneurial activity, and education obstruct economic growth. The opportunity for women to earn and control income has been associated with broader economic development, and total factor productivity gains. Moreover, strategies such as institutional strengthening, technical advisory services and capacity enhancement of the government, civil society organizations and associations and groups of women informal workers support the adoption and implementation of policies and laws, and generation of gender disaggregated statistics.
In this regard, SDF focuses particularly on “women focused micro-financing”, “promoting women entrepreneurship” through skill development and developing market linkages.
During extreme events such as drought, floods and other climate-related disasters, women face additional risks, in large part due to gender inequities that result in women bearing the disproportional brunt of disaster impacts.
Funded by Oxfam Novib, of 260,510,941, Multi sectoral program in 4 districts of Hazara and one district of AJK from 2000-2012 including:
Funded by Save the Children-WATSAN , of 89,510,321, from 2008-2010
Funded by Canadian Hunger Foundation (CHF) Recon, of 123,886,131, from 2008-2012.
Funded by Norwegian Church Aid – Rehabilitation of Water and Sanitation Services, of 3,027,583, from 2009-2010
Funded by Norwegian Church Aid, of PKR 34,280,520,from 2010-2011
Funded by Norwegian Church Aid, of 2,230,684, from 2011-2012
Funded by Australian Aid, of 2,760,970 PKR, from 2012- 2013
Funded by Oxfam Novib, of 7,197,469 PKR, from 2012-2013
Funded by Norwegian Church Aid, of 44,636,363 PKR, from 2012-2013
Funded by DKH , of 30,856,776 PKR, from 2012-2013
An integrated DRR project where one component was WASH which included:
The project was initiated in 2004 in _______ through small grants of PKR 3,382,548 and was
completed in 2009.
The project was initiated in July 2012 in District Charsadda and Nowshera through the financial
assistance from Oxfam Novib of PKR 43,877,785 and was completed in December 2012.
The project was initiated in July 2012 in Islamabad through the financial assistance from GIZ FIT of
PKR 11,768000 and was completed in February 2013.
The project was initiated in July 2012 in Jaffarabad through the financial assistance from Terre Des
Hommes Germany of PKR 59,440,000 and was completed in April 2015.
The project was initiated in July 2012 on a National level through the financial assistance from GIZ of
PKR 13,000,000 and was completed in February 2013.
The project was initiated in April 2015 in Hattian Bala district AJK through the financial assistance of
DKH of PKR 16,000,000 and was completed in May 2016.
The project was initiated in April 2015 in Balakot through the financial assistance of PPAF of PKR
45,824,125 and was completed in September 2015.
The project was initiated in April 2015 in Mansehra through the financial assistance of PPAF of PKR
1,511,400 and was completed in September 2015.
The project was initiated in November 2016 in Faisalabad, Charsadda, Mehmand Agency, and Gilgit
through the financial assistance from BISP of PKR 46,767,977 and was completed in February 2018.
The project was initiated in 1995 in Balakot District Mansehra through financial assistance from Royal
Netherland Embassy (RNE) of PKR 295,000 and was completed in 1996.
The project was initiated in 2011 in Balakot through the financial assistance from PPAF of PKR
9,677,000 and was completed in 2012.
The project was initiated in 1993 in District Haripur through financial assistance from Trickle Up Program
Grant of PKR 156,755
The project was initiated in 2001 in District Muzaffabad, Mansehra, Karak, DI Khan, Peshawar, and Kohistan
through the financial assistance from Oxford Policy Management (OPM) of PKR 10,296,952 and was completed
in 2002.
The project was initiated in 2011 in District Bahawalpur through the financial assistance from PSDF of
_____ and was completed in 2012.
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