Pakistan MAR October 2009

InterAction Member Activity Report
PAKISTAN
A Guide to Humanitarian and Development Efforts of
InterAction Member Agencies in Pakistan
October 2009
Photo: American Refugee Committee
Produced by Kristina Aronson

With the Humanitarian Policy and Practice Team, InterAction
And with the support of a cooperative agreement with USAID/OFDA
1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 210, Washington, DC 20036

Phone: (202) 667-8227 Fax: (202) 667-8236
Website: www.interaction.org
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………………………………………………………..………….2
MAP OF PAKISTAN…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
REPORT SUMMARY ………………………………………………………………………………………………..………..4
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND…………………………………………………………………………………..…………..5
INTERACTION MEMBER AGENCIES CONTRIBUTING TO THIS REPORT………………………………..7
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS………………………………………………………………………………………………...8
LIST OF MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS BY SECTOR ACTIVITY…………………………………..………………9
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER | ACF INTERNATIONAL…………………………………..……………………..11

AGENCY FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT……………………….……………….13
ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT………………………………………………….……16
AGA KHAN FOUNDATION…………………………………………………………………………………………………17
AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE…………………………………………………………………………….…21
AMERICAN REFUGEE COMMITTEE…………………………………………………………………………………..22
AMERICARES…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...25
CARE USA…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………27
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES……………………………………………………………………………………………..29
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE………………………………………………………………………………………………..31
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SERVICES………………………………...............37
INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC MIGRATION COMMISSION…………………………………………………...39
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS……………………………………………………………………................41
INTERNATIONAL RELIF AND DEVELOPMENT…………………………………………………………………….43
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE………………………………………………………………………….…46
LIFE FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT………………………………………………………………………………50
MERCY CORPS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...52
PLAN USA………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..55
RELIEF INTERNATIONAL…………………………………………………………………………………………………..58
SAVE THE CHILDREN………………………………………………………………………………………………………..61
WINROCK INTERNATIONAL……………………………………………………………………………………………..62
WORLD VISION……………………………………………………………………………………….….....................63
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Map of Pakistan
Map courtesy of the University of Texas

Available online at: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/pakistan_pol_2002.jpg
Last accessed 20 October 2009

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Report Summary
This report offers international agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the media and the
public an overview of the humanitarian and development assistance being provided to the people of
Pakistan by InterAction member agencies.
The 22 member organizations that submitted information for this report are conducting relief and
development operations in Pakistan. Various sectors are addressed in their programs, including
agriculture and food production; business development, cooperatives and credit; disaster and emergency
relief; education and training; gender issues and women in development; health care; human rights,
peace and conflict resolution; refugee and internally displaced person (IDP) services; rural development;
water and sanitation; infrastructure and governance; and shelter.
InterAction member agencies work in provinces throughout Pakistan, including North West Frontier
Province (NWFP), the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Sindh, North and South Waziristan,
Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Swat, District Swabi, Balochistan and Punjab provinces. Agencies often
coordinate with local and international partners, whose support is invaluable for increasing aid
effectiveness, particularly in areas of conflict and insecurity.
While agencies are dedicated to programming in Pakistan, security is a continued and increasing concern
as conditions have deteriorated over the past year. NGOs cite escalating violence and threats, and in
many cases they have found it necessary to withdraw staff from conflict areas and minimize visibility.
Concern for Pakistani nationals working with international organizations is another frequently cited
security issue.

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Historical Background
Pakistan is a state of 176 million people with multiple ethnic groups and languages. Throughout history
Pakistan has seen invasions from Arabs, Greeks, Persians, and other groups. The British ruled Pakistan as a
part of the Indian Empire until 1947, when British India became independent and divided into modern day
India and Pakistan. Even before separation, there were movements for separation from India to form a
Muslim state. The separation did little to stem ongoing conflicts between the two communities, as the
border dispute over the Kashmir region between Pakistan and India remains unresolved to this day.
The dominant ethnic group is the Punjabis, who comprise nearly 45 percent of the population. Other
sizeable groups include the Pashtuns, Sindhis, Sariakis, Muhagirs and Balochis. While Urdu and English are
the official languages, there are hundreds of other tribal languages spoken across the country, dominated
by Punjabi, Siraiki, Pashto, and Balochi. English is spoken in elite and diplomatic circles. Pakistan has a
large Sunni Muslim majority and shares borders with Afghanistan, Iran, India and China.
Pakistan’s recently democratically-elected and civilian-led government follows several decades of military
dominance in the Government of Pakistan, a nuclear armed Islamic Republic. The resignation of military
president Pervez Musharraf (1999-2008) in August 2008 and the subsequent democratic election of
President Asif Zadari in September 2008 have been followed by more vigorous steps to battle Islamic
extremism and the Taliban threat in Pakistan, after early attempts at negotiation failed. However,
accusations of corruption, internal political disputes and the economic crisis threaten Zadari’s authority.
Kashmir also remains a challenge to Pakistan’s stability. Pakistan’s rivalry over Kashmir with India
escalated in 1998 when Pakistan carried out its first nuclear weapons tests. The most recent violence
between the two in 2002 was resolved through negotiations that decreased tensions and diplomatic
relations between the two nations were restored in 2004. However, allegations of Pakistan’s involvement
in the December 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai exacerbated tensions and threatened India and
Pakistan’s very fragile diplomatic relations. This external threat has been cited to justify the military’s
domination of Pakistan’s political space and will continue to limit democratization. Resolving the dispute
over Kashmir is necessary to stabilize Pakistan, as well as the South Asia region as a whole.
Pakistan suffers from deep-seated poverty and pervasive development challenges throughout the
country. Its history of corruption, political disputes, military rule and the struggle over Kashmir have
hindered development and spawned religious extremists and insurgent groups. Geographical and
environmental challenges, such as limited water resources, desertification of agricultural areas,
earthquakes and seasonal flooding, further compound the development challenges facing the country.
Inequality underlies much of the severe poverty that has afflicted Pakistan since its establishment. The
FATA and the NWFP have been extremely marginalized and remain impoverished. They continue to be
used as safe havens for the Taliban and insurgents who launch attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Barely
half of the population of Pakistan is literate. Only 42 percent of women can read, and that proportion falls
to only seven percent of women in the FATA. Children have suffered greatly from the crises which have
plagued Pakistan for the past decade. They made up sixty-five percent of IDPs in 2008-2009. Food
shortages and economic crises have further undermined access to education, healthcare and sanitation.
In rural areas, powerful landlords ensure that the labor force is permanently in debt, leading to depressed
agricultural productivity, poverty, malnutrition and low education levels. The U.S. government has
channeled billions of dollars in military and security assistance to Pakistan since 9/11, and recently begun
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to address the country’s low education and health standards in the border areas, to counter the influence
of religious extremists and insurgent groups.
Currently, US development assistance in Pakistan is focused on border areas. While such assistance is
important to support the marginalized and impoverished populations of FATA and NWFP, it could result in
the neglect of other areas of the country, including non-militant locations in the NWFP with low literacy
rates and poor infrastructure.
NGOs have a long history of implementing development programs in Pakistan and responding to natural
disasters, including a major earthquake in 2005. The Pakistani Government has built a substantial disaster
response capability in its military establishment. However, there is a need to build a greater civilian
capacity to respond to humanitarian crises, particularly with the military engaged in a civil conflict.
As of December 2009, military action between Coalition forces and the Taliban in Afghanistan continue to
push some insurgents across the porous Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Pakistani military action against
insurgents in the FATA and NWFP border areas has resulted in the internal displacement of nearly three
million Pakistanis.
With decreased fighting in the Swat Valley, FATA has allowed for the return of over 1.5 million IDPs to
Swat, Buner and Malakand. However, as the Khyber Pass region is the main route for supplies to Western
armed forces in Afghanistan, the region has become a militant target. As a result, in October 2009 alone,
over 300,000 individuals fled from Khyber Agency, FATA to Peshawar, and the capital of the NWFP. Many
of these recent IDPs have sought refuge with extended family members in accordance with local custom.
To date, Pakistan remains a USAID/OFDA disaster area due to continued humanitarian needs resulting
from civil conflict and displacement. Increased humanitarian assistance is necessary to meet the needs of
displaced and other vulnerable individuals.

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InterAction Member Agencies Contributing to this Report
Action Against Hunger | ACF International

Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED)
Academy for Educational Development (AED)
Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)
American Jewish World Service (AJWS)
American Refugee Committee (ARC)
AmeriCares
CARE USA
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Church World Service (CWS)
International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)
International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)
International Medical Corps (IMC)
International Relief and Development (IRD)
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
LIFE for Relief and Development (LIFE)
MercyCorps
Plan USA
Relief International (RI)
Save the Children
Winrock International
World Vision (WV)
Photo: Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA

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Glossary of Acronyms
ACT: Action Against Hunger | ACF International
ACTED: Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
AED: Academy for Educational Development
AKF: Aga Khan Foundation
AJWS: American Jewish World Service
ARC: American Refugee Committee
BPRM: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
CDC: Center for Disease Control/ Community Development Councils

CHC: Comprehensive Health Centers
CIDA: Canadian International Development Agency
CRS: Catholic Relief Services
CSO: Civil Society Organization
CSSC: Civil Society Support Center
CWS: Church World Service
DCOF: Displaced Children and Orphans Fund

DfID: Department for International Development
DHHS: Department of Health and Human Services
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization

FATA: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
HIV/AIDS: Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ICMC: International Catholic Migration Commission

ICRC: International Committee of the Red Cross
IDPs: Internally Displaced Persons
IFES: International Foundation for Electoral Systems
IMC: International Medical Corps
INGOs: International Non-governmental Organizations
IOM: International Organization for Migration
IRC: International Rescue Committee
IRD: International Relief and Development
ISO: Intermediary Service Organizations
LIFE: LIFE for Relief and Development

LNGOS: Local Non-governmental Organizations
MoE: Ministry of Education

MoFAD: Microfinance Agency for Development
MoH: Ministry of Health

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NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NGOs: Non-governmental Organizations
NSP: National Solidarity Program
NWFP: North-West Frontier Province
OCHA: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

OFDA: Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
RI: Relief International
USDA: United States Department of Agriculture

UNDP: United Nations Development Program
UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund
UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund
USAID: United States Agency for International Development
USG: United States Government
WV: World Visio

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List of Member Organizations by Sector Activity
Agriculture and Food Production Winrock International

Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA World Vision
Agency for Technical Cooperation and
Development Gender Issues/ Women in Development
Aga Khan Foundation Aga Khan Foundation
American Refugee Committee American Refugee Committee
CARE Church World Service
Catholic Relief Services International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Mercy Corps International Medical Corps
International Rescue Committee
Business Development, Cooperatives and Credit Plan USA
Academy for Educational Development Relief International
Aga Khan Foundation World Vision
American Refugee Committee
CARE Health Care
Catholic Relief Services Aga Khan Foundation
International Rescue Committee American Refugee Committee
Mercy Corps AmeriCares
CARE
Child Protection Church World Service
International Rescue Committee International Medical Corps
Save the Children International Relief and Development
Disaster and Emergency Relief LIFE for Relief and Development
Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA Plan USA
Aga Khan Foundation Save the Children
American Refugee Committee World Vision
AmeriCares
Church World Service Human Rights, Peace and Conflict Resolution
International Relief and Development Aga Khan Foundation
LIFE for Relief and Development American Refugee Committee
Relief International
Education and Training World Vision
Academy for Educational Development
Aga Khan Foundation Infrastructure and Governance
AmeriCares Academy for Educational Development
Catholic Relief Services Agency for Technical Cooperation and
Church World Service Development
International Rescue Committee Aga Khan Foundation
LIFE for Relief and Development CARE
Plan USA International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Relief International International Rescue Committee
Save the Children Winrock International

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Refugee and Migration Services
International Catholic Migration Commission
International Medical Corps
International Relief and Development
LIFE for Relief and Development
Rural Development
Aga Khan Foundation
Mercy Corps
World Vision
Shelter
Development
CARE
Church World Service
Water and Sanitation

Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA
Development
Catholic Relief Service
Plan USA

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Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA
U.S. Contact
Mohamed Mechmache, Desk Officer
Action Against Hunger-USA | ACF-USA
247 West 37th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Office Phone: 212.967.7800, Ext. 148
Fax: 212.967.5480
Email: mmechmache@actionagainsthunger.org
Website: http://www.actionagainsthunger.org
Field Contact
Daniel Holmberg, Head of Mission, Pakistan
Action Against Hunger-USA
Office Phone: +92 51 2250212
Mobile: +92 0 301.855.3089
Fax: +92 51 2250213
Email: hom.pk@acf-international.org
Introduction
The mission of Action Against Hunger (ACF) is to save lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention,
detection and treatment of malnutrition, especially during and after emergency situations of conflict, war
and natural disaster. From crisis to sustainability, ACF tackles the underlying causes of malnutrition and
its effects. By integrating ACF’s programs with local and national systems, and through advocacy and
research, ACF further ensures that short-term interventions become long-term solutions.
ACF-USA in Pakistan
The overall objectives of ACF-USA in Pakistan are to respond to emergency needs of populations affected
by natural disasters and conflict and to improve the living conditions of vulnerable populations affected
by food insecurity and malnutrition.
ACF-USA has been working in Pakistan since the earthquake of 2005, ACF-USA implemented emergency
programs in earthquake and floods affected areas, in NWFP and Sindh. Programs of emergency water and
sanitation, nutrition, food aid, NFIs and food security were implemented in both provinces. ACF-USA
conducted various nutrition anthropometric surveys and food security assessments in Rawalpindi, NWFP
and Sindh.
Since 2009, ACF USA is implementing a program in Thatta district in Sindh to assist coastal areas farmers
affected by a changing environment.
Cooperative efforts with other agencies

In its areas of intervention, ACF - USA collaborates with local authorities, and resources institutions as
Research Centers and local NGOs.
Photo: Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA

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Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
U.S. Contact
Cyril Dupre, Representative
Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
1400 16th Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
Office Phone: 202.729.6798
Mobile: 202.341.6365
Email: Cyril.dupre@acted.org
Office email: washington@acted.org
Field Contact
Heather Campbell, Country Director, Pakistan
Office Phone: +92 51 2653035; +92 51 2653036
Email: heather.campbell@acted.org
Office email: islamabad@acted.org
Introduction
Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) is an international NGO created in 1993
Independent, private and not-for-profit, ACTED respects a strict political and religious impartiality and
operates according to non-discrimination and transparency principles. ACTED’s vocation is to support
vulnerable populations worldwide and to accompany them in the construction of a better future. The
programs implemented by ACTED (around 260 per year), in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Central
America/Caribbean, aim at addressing the needs of the populations affected by wars, natural
catastrophes and/or economical and social crises. ACTED’s interventions seek to cover the multiple
aspects of humanitarian and development issues through a multidisciplinary approach which is both
global and local, and adapted to each context. ACTED’s axis of intervention lies in the link between
emergency, rehabilitation and development. In other words, in order to guarantee the sustainability of
interventions carried out during crises, only long-term support - through a continued presence in the field
after the emergency and the involvement of communities - enables ACTED to break the poverty cycle and
accompany the populations on their way to development.
ACTED in Pakistan
ACTED relies on its 15-year long presence in Pakistan and its 300 currently employed national and
international staff, working in four field offices. In particular, ACTED has extensive experience in NWFP,
from which it developed its assistance program to Afghanistan from Peshawar providing support to
20,000 displaced Afghan families in 2001 and 2002. ACTED has been actively involved in the relief and
rehabilitation efforts in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and NWFP since the devastating earthquake of
October 2005, when over 10,000 families were reached, through the provision of emergency shelters,
food and safe water, supported by several donors. ACTED has received funds from a variety of
international sources including: USAID/OFDA, UNICEF, DfID, FAO, WFP, UN HABITAT, IOM, UNHCR, IRC
and EuropeAid. The majority of the work implemented by ACTED for post-earthquake construction has
been funded by OFDA.
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Since that time ACTED has conducted a wide range of activities in remote areas of NWFP, AJK and Punjab
Province. In Punjab, ACTED implemented a rapid response activity to address the needs of the 2008
flooded areas of District Rajanpur, through OFDA funding. In this emergency response project ACTED
implemented Cash For Work (CfW) activities in order to improve the livelihoods of the flood affected
communities. Through CfW activities infrastructure was rehabilitated and clean drinking water and
necessary NFIs were provided to the flood affected communities.
In District Peshawar and Nowshera, ACTED has facilitated UNHCR in several emergency response activities
in order to meet the first needs of IDPs living in camps. Activities have included winterization, set up of
community services and camp management. ACTED implemented and coordinated the proposed
activities from the ACTED area office in Peshawar.
Currently, ACTED is working directly in District Swat, Lower Dir, Mardan, Swabi, Peshawar and Nowshera
in six sectors of activities including WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene), Agriculture, Livelihoods, Shelter,
Food Security and NFI to provide a comprehensive response to the conflict affected populations. In
Districts Swat and Lower Dir, ACTED rehabilitates WASH facilities as well as provides water source testing
and new water system infrastructure repair or reinstallation. ACTED contributes to the agricultural and
food security sectors by distributing agricultural inputs to vulnerable farmers in four UCs (Union Councils)
in Dera Ghazi Khan, five UCs of Swat and 6 UCs of Lower Dir, before the planting season. ACTED also
supports livelihoods through an extensive CfW program. ACTED continues to address the emergency
situation in vulnerable areas of both districts by providing NFIs, hygiene kits and shelter kits when urgent
needs are present. In Districts Peshawar, Mardan, Nowshera and Swabi, ACTED rehabilitates WASH
facilities, distributes household and hygiene kits, conducts hygiene promotion training and supports the
livelihoods of vulnerable households through Vouchers for Utilities and CfW activities. As of September
2009, ACTED completed its food distributions in Jalozai camp, in partnership with WFP. In October, ACTED
has renewed its partnership with WFP, to distribute 7500 MT of food in Lower Dir, for the next 4 months,
to a total of 16,000 IDP registered families.
ACTED will keep on focusing on the IDP areas as well as return areas, and expand its operations to the
return areas to more remote and currently inaccessible UCs, as soon as the security situation allows.
ACTED is an active participant of the UN-Cluster and IASC meetings, thereby ensuring close coordination
with all the humanitarian organizations, UN agencies and government institutions involved in the
response and assistance to conflict IDPs. Furthermore, ACTED is an active member of the Pakistan
Humanitarian Forum (PHF), coordinating the emergency response of over 30 NGOs intervening
throughout the country. Simultaneously, ACTED pays specific attention to coordinating with USAID-
OFDA’s Implementing Partners currently working for the IDPs, by sharing information, ensuring a
coherent geographical divide, harmonizing program norms and ensuring, whenever possible, that the
activities undertaken complement each other. ACTED will also work in close collaboration with local
authorities to guarantee relevance and sustainability of economy and market system interventions.
Special Considerations
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ACTED has a dedicated team of security officers and
security focal points to allow our field teams to
implement projects according to our security
procedures. ACTED security guidelines in Pakistan
have been developed on the basis of our long
standing presence in neighboring Afghanistan. All
staff movements are monitored and security
situation is assessed on a daily basis. In addition,
ACTED is in constant dialogue with relevant
authorities and has been issued a Non Objection
Certificate, which officially allows us to operate in our
areas of intervention and facilitates the daily work of
our staff.
ACTED’s security is based on information sharing, its

network with other NGOs, UN agencies, the
government as well as local communities. Our
security strategy is based on ensuring that our
programming is community-based and community–
driven and has as much wide acceptance as possible.
We also ensure our staff is provided with the
necessary communications equipment, security
training and movement control.
Finally, we recently established a Security & Risk
Indicator Framework as a consistent and objective
method of assessing relative security in the field bases. Photo: Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

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U.S. Contacts
Bonnie J. Barhyte, Sr. Vice President, Leadership and Institutional Development Group
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202.884.8257
Email: bbarhyte@aed.org
Mary Maguire, Sr. Vice President and Director, Communications

1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Phone: 202.884.8631
Email: mmaguire@aed.org
Introduction
Academy for Education Development’s (AED) mission is to make a positive difference in people's lives by
working in partnership to create and implement innovative solutions to critical social and economic
problems. AED implements more than 250 human and social development programs serving people in
more than 150 countries.
AED in Pakistan
AED has been implementing programs in Pakistan continuously since 1983, funded by a number of
different donors. We currently implement seven programs throughout the country. AED’s programs
strengthen education, improve health, increase employability and improve livelihoods. This is done
through human and institutional capacity building, and technical assistance, working through local
organizations and with the host country government.

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Aga Khan Foundation USA
U.S. Contact
Joanne Trotter
1825 K Street, NW, Suite 901
Email: jtrotter@akfusa.org
Field Contact
Gul Najam Jamy
Office Phone: +92 51 111 253 254
Fax: + 92 51 2276815
Introduction
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is one of the nine agencies that comprise the Aga Khan Development
Network (AKDN) – a network of development agencies working to improve socio-economic conditions
primarily in South and Central Asia and Africa. AKDN takes a coordinated approach toward poverty
alleviation and development that calls for an effective and efficient combination of economic, social, and
cultural interventions to sustainably develop communities. AKF USA manages and oversees United States
federal government and private grants for AKF and other AKDN agencies. The AKDN in Pakistan is active
primarily in Gilgit Baltistan (formerly the Northern Areas) and Chitral (the northernmost district of the
NWFP) and also has agencies active in Baluchistan, Sindh, and Punjab.
AKDN in Pakistan
Education
AKF’s education program in Pakistan covers all stages of education from
early childhood to tertiary levels with an overall goal to support and
provide access to high quality education for children and young
professionals, and to promote excellence in education practice and
management in diverse and challenging settings. Notable projects like
the Northern Pakistan Education Program and Releasing Confidence and
Creativity, work to increase access to education, enhance its quality and
with the collaboration of communities, schools and government ensure
that improvements become sustainable in the long-term.
AKF partners with sister agencies to address a wide variety of issues

through the education program, such as gender mainstreaming, civil
society, professional and policy development; public private
partnerships; transition between different levels of education; Photo: Aga Khan Foundation
information and communication technology and non-formal education. The Aga Khan Education Service,
Pakistan (AKES,P) has been active in Pakistan since 1904 when its first school was established in Gwadur,

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Baluchistan. Since then, the network of AKES,P schools has expanded to include 188 schools and six
hostels throughout Pakistan, providing education to over 35,000 students, including a very high
proportion of girls.
In addition to AKES,P, Aga Khan University (AKU) provides higher education and develops research
pertinent to Pakistan and the developing world at internationally accepted academic standards. The
University's Institute for Educational Development has developed a network of Professional Development
Centres (PDC) in Pakistan, Central Asia and East Africa and has supported the establishment of
professional associations in a number of developing countries. With the Government of Pakistan’s
approval, Aga Khan University Examination Board was established to offer affordable, relevant and high
quality secondary and higher secondary school examinations in Urdu and English to public and private
schools.
Health
The overall goal of the health program is to supplement the
Government of Pakistan’s efforts in health care provision,
especially in the areas of maternal and child health and
primary health care, and to find sustainable ways of
financing and delivering primary health care in the high-
mountain valleys. Aga Khan Health Services, Pakistan
(AKHS,P) is the largest not-for-profit private health care
system in Pakistan, offering services ranging from primary
health care to diagnostic services and curative care. AKHS,P
now operates 47 health centers in Karachi, 27 in Sindh, 14 Photo: Aga Khan Foundation
in Punjab and North West Frontier provinces, 33 in the Northern Areas and 31 in Chitral, reaching over 1.1
million people. Through a village-based approach, AKHS,P has trained over 1000 Community Health
Workers and 1000 Traditional Birth Attendants in the Northern Areas and Chitral. In 2008 AKF was
awarded a USAID Child Survival Grant in Chitral to improve maternal and child health outcomes in Chitral
through community based innovative approaches, including savings groups.
Planned with support from Harvard, McGill and McMaster

Universities, Aga Khan University's Faculty of Health
Sciences includes a Medical College and a School of Nursing,
which have to date trained 2,232 nurses and conferred
1,370 degrees. Their principal teaching site, the Aga Khan
University Hospital in Karachi, treats local patients, of whom
nearly 74 per cent come from low-to-middle-income
groups. Being the largest medical college in the region, the
Aga Khan University also provides support to other regional
universities, including Kabul Medical University. Photo: Aga Khan Foundation
Rural Development
The AKF rural development program aims to enhance the capacity of communities to sustain and improve
their quality of life through a combination of community development, habitat risk reduction, energy
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efficient building and construction improvement, water supply and sanitation, and conservation
initiatives. Established in 1982, the Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) is a community-based
integrated rural development program working in six out of seven districts of northern Pakistan, with a
total population of over 1.2 million people. AKRSP has mobilized more than 157,000 people into 4,600
grassroots community organizations to implement projects in small infrastructure; land development;
agriculture; horticulture; forestry; livestock; gender equality and management; and good governance.
AKRSP received a Global Development Award for Most Innovative Development Project in 2005, and an
Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy, or "Green Oscar", for its program of mini-hydels, or micro-
hydroelectric plants, in the Northern Areas and Chitral. AKRSP has inspired the creation of the nine other
rural support programs in Pakistan, now operating as the Rural Support Program Network (RSPN).
Aga Khan Planning and Building Service (AKPBS)

have reached over 120,000 people and over 15,000
home improvement products using new
technologies (such as energy efficient stoves, latch
windows or insulation) have been installed, and 130
rural communities have been provided with clean
drinking water and sanitation. AKPBS’s
achievements have been recognized with several
prestigious international awards including the
Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA) Global
Leadership Award for the year 2009; the World
Energy Globe Award in 2008; and the UN-HABITAT
World Habitat Award 2006for its contributions to
Photo: Aga Khan Foundation
improved socio-economic and environmental
conditions for people in the Northern Areas and Chitral as a result of its programs promoting the use of
low-cost and energy efficient home improvement products
Since 2005, FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance, the emergency response affiliate of the AKDN in Pakistan,
has assisted communities to proactively mitigate the challenges of natural disasters and has trained over
25,000 volunteers in search and rescue and community based disaster risk management.
Economic and Financial Services

Recognizing that broad-based, inclusive economic growth is critical to long-term stability and
development in Pakistan, AKDN’s strategy focuses on expanding economic opportunity and reducing
poverty. Over the last 25 years AKDN has invested in strengthening and diversifying economic activity
especially in the Northern Areas and Chitral and in key enabling sectors nationally. AKDN investments
have now spun off profitable private enterprises in dry fruits, crop seeds, and wool processing.
Access to financial services is also a key enabler of growth in Pakistan and AKDN institutions have
provided critical financial services for over 60 years operating across a range of entities including
community-based savings organizations, a microfinance bank, a microinsurance agency, major
commercial banks and insurance companies listed on national stock exchanges. AKDN’s strategy

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acknowledges the diversity of needs and emphasizes innovation and partnerships to expand access to a
full range of financial services.
The Aga Khan Agency for Micro-finance (AKAM), a sister

agency of AKF, has a nation-wide private sector regulated
microfinance bank in Pakistan, the First Microfinance Bank,
established in March 2002. FMFB currently operates
through 89 branches and 68 Pakistan Post Offices
throughout the country and has more than 290,000 clients
(borrowers and savers) with a total active loan portfolio of
US$26 million and a total deposit base of US$41 million.
FMFB has been working with AKPBS on financing housing
repair in earthquake affected areas of Kashmir and has also
successfully piloted a business start-up training program Photo: Aga Khan Foundation
for new entrepreneurs to provide business development services along with microenterprise loans. In
2007 AKAM launched the First Microinsurance Agency (FMiA) which is offering innovative health and life
microinsurance products to rural and urban poor, with nearly 400,000 lives covered to date.
Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) investments include a controlling interest in Habib
Bank Limited (HBL), Pakistan’s largest private bank (acquired through a government privatization program
in 2004) and majority shares in New Jubilee Insurance and New Jubilee Life Insurance, two of Pakistan’s
most reputable and leading insurance providers. Under the brand name Serena, AKFED also owns and
manages seven hotels across Pakistan.
Cultural Restoration
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), a sister agency of AKF, focuses on the physical, social, cultural and
economic revitalization of communities in the Muslim world. The focus of AKTC in Pakistan is the
improvement of built environments to enhance the quality of life, foster self-understanding and
community values, and to expand opportunities for economic and social development in the future.
AKTC’s work in Pakistan includes renovations of the Baltistan and Hunza forts, while current initiatives are
focused on the old city of Lahore.

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American Jewish World Service
U.S. Contact
Sandhya Gupta, Program Officer, Asia
45 West 36th Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Email: sgupta@ajws.org
Introduction
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is an international development organization motivated by
Judaism’s imperative to pursue justice. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease
among the people of the developing world regardless of race, religion or nationality. Through grants to
grassroots organizations, volunteer service, advocacy and education, AJWS fosters civil society,
sustainable development and human rights for all people, while promoting the values and responsibilities
of global citizenship within the Jewish community.
American Jewish World Service in Pakistan

AJWS has been providing emergency support in Pakistan since the earthquake of October 2005 and,
nearly four years later communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives and livelihoods. AJWS
currently supports partners in these regions (NWFP and Azad Kashmir) working with marginalized youth,
women, and indigenous people. Grants are concentrated on providing income-generation skills and
opportunities, developing market linkages, promoting youth social entrepreneurship, and generating job
opportunities. Through small grants to grassroots organizations, AJWS seeks to strengthen the livelihood
options for marginalized and displaced communities and to assist them in achieving the right to quality
education, healthcare, and employment.

AJWS directly supports the work of partner NGOs in Pakistan.
Special concerns
Due to the instability in the region, some of AJWS’s grantee partners face security threats on the ground.
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our community-based partners, AJWS does not publicize our
relationship with them.

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U.S. Contact
ARC Headquarters
430 Oak Grove Street, Suite 204
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Fax: 612.607.6499
Email: archq@archq.org
Website: www.arcrelief.org
Field Contact
ARC Pakistan
info@arcpakistan.org
Introduction
American Refugee Committee (ARC) works with refugees, displaced people, and those at risk to help them
survive crises and rebuild lives of dignity, health, security, and self-sufficiency.
American Refugee Committee in Pakistan

Program Sectors
ARC works with both refugees and IDPs in the following key program areas: emergency-relief, primary
health care, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, emergency obstetric care ,
water/sanitation/hygiene, Shelter, agriculture and food production, reforestation, livelihoods, conflict-
mitigation, income-generation, and micro-finance. All of ARC’s programs focus on building local self-
sufficiency, and ARC’s professional staff trains refugees/IDPs and local staff in relevant skills so that they
can continue rebuilding their communities after peace is restored. Overall sectors into which programs
fall include: nutrition, health, and medical services; water and sanitation; shelter; gender issues; refugee
and migration services; healthcare; business development, cooperatives, and credit; agriculture and food
production; and peace building/conflict resolution.
General Objectives
ARC’s strategic objectives in Pakistan are to improve the immediate and long-term wellbeing of conflict-
affected populations within Pakistan, including Afghan refugees and Pakistanis facing displacement and
health and safety threats due to conflict and natural disasters. ARC also aims to serve as a longer-term
development partner in its areas of core competency including health, WASH, and community
mobilization.
ARC Pakistan’s core competencies include rapid emergency response to transition and recovery phases,
primary and reproductive health care including emergency health care, emergency obstetrics, mother and
child health, water and sanitation and hygiene, community development, and shelter.

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Key programming in three parts of the country (AJK, Balochistan, and NWFP) currently being conducted:
 Emergency Response (AJK and NWFP)
 Primary and Reproductive Health Care Services (Balochistan and NWFP)
 WASH (AJK, NWFP, Balochistan)
 Infrastructure (AJK, Balochistan)
 Community Mobilization (AJK and Balochistan)
In the Bagh District, ARC focused on livelihood programming (agriculture, livestock, Water/Sanitation)
soon after the 2005 earthquake, and has continued it’s Water/Sanitation interventions for communities
and in schools. ARC currently provides clean and safe drinking water and sanitation facilities in 13 of the
most remote and neglected schools in district Bagh and Haveli, AJK. ARC also continues to support
community mobilization activities around health services in Bagh.
In 2007 in response to the floods, ARC started work in Kharan, Balochistan, by providing shelter and
primary and reproductive health facilities. To date, ARC continues the health and water, sanitation, and
hygiene activities in Kharan.
Also in Balochistan, ARC works with approximately 12,000 Afghan refugees in Mohammad Khail camp and
86,000 Afghan refugees in Surkhab and Saranan camps, including host community populations near the
camps. In Balochistan, ARC is providing comprehensive reproductive health care services, adequate clean
water and sanitation facilities, and increasing the community’s capacity to address their health care needs
upon repatriation.
In response to the IDP crisis in North-West Frontier Province, ARC is providing life-saving services to
Pakistani IDPs in camps and within host communities in Swabi and Mardan districts targeting 334,000
direct and indirect beneficiaries. ARC is currently implementing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
projects in Swabi and Mardan districts and essential primary and reproductive health services in two
clinics near Mardan, including provision of 24/7 services.
In July 2009, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) initiated the repatriation of the displaced population.
Although some insecurity continues in part of Swat, most IDPs reportedly have returned to their home
communities. It is therefore critical that basic services such as availability of water and sanitation facilities
are in place especially in areas where such facilities have been damaged or destroyed. ARC recently
began implementing programs to engage communities towards the restoration of WASH availability
through the provision of income (CfW).
Pakistan is one of six countries participating in ARC’s Local Partnership Project for communities affected
by armed conflict or disaster. Building on ARC’s existing links and partnerships with indigenous
organizations, the Local Partnership Project aims to build the capacity of local or national organizations to
work more effectively in concert with others, have the ability to manage donor funding, be accountable
and transparent in their practices and eventually sustain their operations on their own with minimal
technical assistance.

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Special concerns
Security became a bigger challenge in 2009 especially in Balochistan and NWFP. Bomb threats,
threatening telephone calls, carjackings, kidnappings and hostage situations, demonstrations and protests
and an unstable political environment challenged the timely implementation of programming and delivery
of basic services.
Funding Sources: Current and Requested Donor Support

ARC is funded primarily by a diversity of both government and private donations.

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AmeriCares
U.S. Contact
Peggy Atherlay, Director of Communications
Email: patherlay@AmeriCares.org
Introduction
AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which provides immediate
response to emergency medical needs – and supports long-term humanitarian assistance programs – for
all people around the world, irrespective of race, creed or political persuasion. In response to the
emergency in Pakistan, AmeriCares sent staff and emergency medical aid to help address the desperate
health care needs of refugees in Pakistan.
AmeriCares recent shipments to Pakistan included medicines and supplies to help people suffering from
heart disease, high blood pressure, painful injuries, serious infections and malnutrition. Medical aid also
included medicines and supplies for people undergoing surgery. To protect against the spread of airborne
diseases, AmeriCares also sent thousands of infection control masks for health workers. Special pediatric
supplies and hygiene kits will also help thousands of children stay healthier; protecting them from
infections and diseases.
AmeriCares in Pakistan
Since 1982, AmeriCares has delivered nearly $47 million in assistance to Pakistan. AmeriCares has helped
with relief supplies ranging from medicines, medical supplies, equipment, health care facilities and
nutritional support. While most of AmeriCares support has focused on disaster relief and emergency aid,
AmeriCares has maintained strong ties with many local aid groups and nonprofit organizations, as well as
Pakistan's Ministry of Health.
Cooperative Efforts with other Agencies

In January 2009, as part of AmeriCares ongoing work with the World Health Organization (WHO) in
Pakistan, a shipment of medical supplies was delivered – more than half of which were sent to the Swat
Valley where they are being used in hospitals and clinics treating civilians wounded in the conflict.
In May 2009, AmeriCares delivered more than $215,000 worth of urgently needed medicines and medical
supplies to our partner, IMC, to help people displaced by violence inside Pakistan.
In August, AmeriCares sent a new aid shipment to support IDPs in Pakistan including medicines and
supplies to help people suffering from heart disease, high blood pressure, painful injuries, serious
infections and malnutrition. To protect against the spread of airborne diseases, AmeriCares sent
thousands of infection control masks for health workers. Special pediatric supplies and hygiene kits to
help thousands of children stay healthier and protect them from infections and diseases. This latest
delivery supports the work of RI.
AmeriCares responded with emergency relief and helped support the rebuilding of the health care system
in the affected area. As part of the effort, AmeriCares built a field hospital after the earthquake destroyed
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the only health clinic in the Allai Valley. More than 90,000 people were treated and more than 350 babies
were born at the Pakistan hospital in its first two years. It is still operating today, and is expected to
remain in operation until a new, 54-room hospital is completed.
The Pakistan government honored AmeriCares with the Star of Sacrifice for our efficient and
comprehensive relief efforts. Among other partners in earthquake relief efforts were Islamic Relief,
Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority, LIFE and the IRC, Save the Children, UNICEF and
WHO.
Special concerns
AmeriCares has strong partnerships, both governmental and non-governmental, in Pakistan.
Photo: AmeriCares

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CARE
U.S. Contact
Abbie Laugtug / Adotei Akwei
1625 K Street NW, Suite 500
Email: alaugtug@care.org; aakwei@care.org
Field Contact
Hasan Mazumdar, Country Director
CARE International in Pakistan
Office Phone: +92 51 2855 924
Fax: +92 51 2855 926
Cell: +92 333 565 7018
Email: hmazumdar@carepk.org
Overseas Program Focal Point

Daw. E Mohamed, Assistant Country Director
CARE International in Pakistan
Office Phone: +92 51 2855 924
Fax: +92 51 2855 926
Email: dmohamed@carepk.org
Introduction
CARE International in Pakistan’s country office was formally set up in June 2005 with a view to work
through partners on the underlying causes of poverty in the following key areas:
 Gender Concerns and women’s empowerment
 Strengthening institutional capacity of NGOs through partnerships
 Strengthening Local Governance in line with the ongoing devolution process at the grass root level
 Commitment to advocacy
The October 8th, 2006 earthquake changed the dynamics of CARE’s start-up in Pakistan. CARE quickly
mobilized to respond to the Earthquake. CARE is working in sectors like education, health, livelihoods,
gender, water and sanitation and infrastructure and housing and economic empowerment. CARE’s
operation and program portfolio in Pakistan increased from the pre-earthquake strength of five staff to
over 130 staff as of date, and an initial budget of a few hundred thousand dollars, to over eight million
dollars per year.
CARE in Pakistan
Care International in Pakistan will empower the poor and most marginalized by addressing power
imbalances at the household, community and institutional levels. This will be done by engaging with
partners and civil society to influence public opinion and practice by bringing together wisdom based on

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sound analysis and field practices. CARE International will be known as an organization that is valued for
the knowledge it brings to civil society, government and social investors.
Care International pursues a multi pronged approach to develop and undertake quality program as part of
its struggle to ending the underlying causes of poverty that include:
 Taking power relations into account,
 Working in partnership with other organization,
 Supporting the voices of civil society actors,
 Intervening at both community and macro levels,
 Supporting reforms of the political, social and cultural institutions that create and reproduce
chronic vulnerability and exclusion.
Cooperative Efforts with Other Agencies:

 JOBS-IRIS Bangladesh Trust is the implementing partner for Economic Empowerment Project
Pakistan.
 Mountain Institute for Educational Development is the implementing partner for Enhancing
Education quality, access and learning (Equal).
 Takhleeq Foundation is the implementing partner for MAA Uor Mammta kaeli Ik Naveed
(Mumkin).
 Health and Nutrition Development Society is the implementing partner for Mumkin- (Possibility).
 Muslim Hands International is Care’s partner in the construction of 100 Shelters in District
Pishin/Ziarat Baluchistan earthquake affected areas.
 Strengthening Participatory Organization is the implementing partner for the provision of
essential NFIs and health services to IDPs outside formal camps in Tehsil Takht Bhai of District
Mardan.
 The Initiative for Development and Empowerment Axis Provision of health services and
distribution of NFI’s to conflict affected people in selected Union Councils of Buner.
 USAID Pakistan Jobs Project is an $80 million funded by USAID and isimplemented by Care
International Pakistan and Abt Associates with over 100 Private sector partners.
Special Concerns:
Care International has special security concerns when it comes to operating in NWFP. There is a huge
threat of being kidnapped for ransom, target killing specially in Peshawar area. In Islamabad there are
concerns for fire hazards as the fire departments are ill-equipped. For Sindh and Punjab region there is a
threat of target killing, specially people working for NGO’s and USAID projects. The steps taken to mitigate
these threats are staff trainings, weekly security briefing, security alerts, advisories, and good cooperation
with government and local agencies. A security clearance system has been set in place to ensure the
safety and security of staff members.

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Catholic Relief Services
U.S. Contact
Margarett Desilier
Catholic Relief Services
228 West Lexington
Baltimore, MD 21201
E-mail: MDesilie@crs.org
CRS Pakistan Program Focal Point

Noah Zahrobsky
Director of Programming
Email: nzahrobsky@crspk.org
CRS Pakistan Country Office

Jack Byrne
Country Representative
Email: jbyrne@crspk.org
Photo: Catholic Relief Services
Introduction
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international humanitarian agency providing relief and development
assistance in over 100 countries globally. CRS continually seeks to help poor and marginalized
populations around the world, providing assistance on the basis of need without regard to race, creed, or
nationality.
Catholic Relief Services in Pakistan

CRS has been partnering with vulnerable communities in
Pakistan since 1954. CRS works in all four provinces of the
country, bringing in-depth knowledge of the country
context, a proven record of effective service delivery, and
experienced staff to implement high quality programs. At
CRS Pakistan takes a holistic approach to development,
partnering with communities to foster long-term
improvements in overall well-being. Together with
partners, community and religious leaders, families, and
government officials, CRS Pakistan have been working in
Pakistan for 55 years to improve the lives of marginalized
populations. CRS is also proud to have received Pakistan’s Photo: Catholic Relief Services
Sitara-i-Eisaar (Star of Sacrifice) award for the 2005 earthquake response.
Access to Quality Education for Primary School Children

CRS Pakistan responds to illiteracy and education gaps, by providing quality education opportunities for
primary school children and for women. CRS implements an innovative community built school
construction program to provide primary schools in remote mountain villages in north Pakistan. The one-
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room, steel-frame schools are lightweight, earthquake resistant, and comfortable during extreme
weather. The school serves as a foundation for ensuring that children access a child-friendly and quality
education environment. This is accomplished by providing teacher training and mentoring as well as
increasing the importance of education through reactivation of Parent Teacher Councils and working with
the district government.
Immediate Emergency Needs and Recovery Assistance

CRS Pakistan has provided disaster aid to hundreds of thousands
of affected people in Pakistan. CRS has responded to numerous
emergencies by providing immediate relief goods, transitional
shelter, water and sanitation services, livelihoods recovery and
disaster preparedness trainings to vulnerable and affected
communities throughout Pakistan. CRS has most recently
responded to the 2.5 million internally displaced crisis by
providing needed shelter, NFIs and sanitation facilities. In
addition, CRS responded to the massive and devastating
Photo: Catholic Relief Services earthquake in 2005 and continues to provide longer term
assistance to remote earthquake affected communities.
Rights and Services for Vulnerable Populations

CRS aids families displaced by conflict and other vulnerable
groups including Afghan refugees, women and People Living
with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV). In Quetta, CRS Pakistan works with
Afghan refugees to disseminate information on rights and
services as well as provide legal assistance for those in need.
CRS staff cooperates with law enforcement agencies to
increase their awareness on the rights of refugees. Afghan
women benefit through skills building and education
opportunities aimed at increasing their contribution to family
income and to increase the rights of women. CRS also works
with PLHIVs to provide essential care and support including
basic medicine, doctor visits, income generating opportunities Photo: Catholic Relief Services
and social support networks.
Access to Quality Water for Multiple Uses

In remote villages in north Pakistan affected by the October 2005 earthquake, CRS rehabilitates local
water supply infrastructure. These systems pipe clean drinking water from a source above mountain
villages to concrete storage tanks, then to tap stands directly adjacent to homes. In drought-prone Sindh
and Balochistan, CRS partners install hand pumps that deliver water from CRS-built reservoirs directly to
villages. CRS also provides households with bio-sand filters, a sustainable technology that uses local clay
pots, sand, and stones to purify water for human consumption. CRS complements all infrastructure
projects through a systematic skills building approach on managing water resources for multiple uses and
maximizing the usage of water in efficient and environmentally friendly ways.

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U.S. Contact
Donna Derr, Director
Emergency Response Program
110 Maryland Avenue, NE, Suite 108
Fax: 202.546.6232
Email: dderr@churchworldservice.org
Website: http://www.churchworldservice.org
Field Contact
Marvin Parvez, Director
Pakistan/Afghanistan
Tel: +92 21 7215604
Introduction
Founded in 1946, Church World Service (CWS) is the relief, development and refugee assistance ministry
of thirty-five Protestant, Orthodox and Anglican denominations in the United States. Working with
partners, CWS builds interfaith and intercultural coalitions to eradicate hunger and poverty and promote
peace and justice around the world. Within the U.S., CWS assists communities in responding to disasters,
resettles refugees, promotes fair national and international policies, provides educational resources and
offers opportunities to join a people-to-people network of local and global caring through participation in
CROP Hunger Walks, the Blankets+ Program and the CWS Kits Program.
Church World Service in Pakistan

CWS has been operational with its relief and development initiatives in Pakistan and Afghanistan since
1954. In Pakistan, CWS has offices in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Murree and Mansehra. Established as an
organization committed toward the uplift of oppressed communities, Church World Service engages in
food security, development and relief initiatives, capacity building, social development, advocacy on
socio-political issues, poverty reduction, strengthening of civil society organizations, women’s
empowerment, communal harmony and peace.
Church World Service assists communities in Pakistan through three main programs: disaster response,
capacity building and social development. Under these programs, CWS operates a myriad of projects that
cater to the specific needs of the beneficiaries, communities and larger scale sector issues for which they
are designed. Cross-cutting themes in all three of our program areas include gender equality, health
(including HIV & AIDS awareness and education), water and sanitation, education and livelihoods.
CWS works with both faith-based and secular organizations, adhering to the belief that the communities
themselves must set the agenda for change and that this approach encourages equal and even growth in
communities.

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Disaster Response
Disaster Management Program
Since 1997, CWS has organized, in collaboration with ACT International members, national-level disaster
management training workshops that have helped establish a network of disaster response partners,
called the Pak-Afghan Disaster Response Network. The network consists of 13 regional organizations,
working in the relief and development sector.
Initially, the Pak-Afghan Disaster Response Network focused on information sharing regarding training
and disasters. This included publications, CWS disaster response updates, news, alerts and warnings. From
1998 onward, after double earthquakes, drought and floods, the network became very active. Within this
context, CWS has expanded its activities and support of indigenous NGOs in the areas of disaster response
and recovery, both within Pakistan and Afghanistan.
CWS currently has more than 80 trained disaster managers in the region and more than 50 trained
security managers. Each disaster manager has completed training in linking disasters and development;
natural hazards; compound and complex disasters; disaster preparedness; vulnerability and risk
assessment; mitigation; capacity building; disaster assessment and response; rehabilitation and
reconstruction; psycho-social and spiritual care; and in building disaster-resilient communities.
In both Pakistan and Afghanistan, CWS relies on its Disaster Management Program, a comprehensive
program that immediately responds to disasters. Assistance is provided through relief and rehabilitation
activities. The program also engages in disaster risk reduction activities which help prepare communities
to cope with future disasters and to evaluate their risks and vulnerabilities.
CWS projects emphasize community participation, maintain beneficiary dignity and seek sustainable
solutions for the affected communities. Depending on the disaster and the community's needs, the CWS
disaster management program provides relief items including shelter kits, hygiene kits, food packages and
non-food items, in order to assist families to overcome the initial challenges and meet basic needs. As a
community's needs move toward recovery, CWS focuses on long-term solutions for rebuilding lives and
livelihoods.
When responding to emergencies, CWS considers the immediate needs of the affected communities and
aims to serve the most vulnerable. Most recently, CWS has responded to the internal displacement of
more than two million Pakistanis caused by military action against militants in the northern areas.
Through three projects, the CWS program has provided relief items such as food packages and NFIs as
well as basic health services and free medications. The projects cover affected families residing in
Mardan, Swabi, Mansehra and Abbottabad. CWS is developing plans for the rehabilitation of displaced
persons who have returned to their homes.
As part of its emergency response work, CWS is involved in advocacy efforts on behalf of the displaced.
These include creating a mechanism for registering, recording and referring complaints of conflict-
affected displaced persons in Swabi and Mardan; establishing a fully functional complaint center for the
support of the displaced; organizing three discussion forums for developing coping strategies to deal with
the issues related to the displaced; organizing media sessions for highlighting general trends of registered
complaints; organizing seminars for a wider audience to discuss and disseminate possible problems faced
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and possible solutions for conflict-affected displaced persons; developing a comprehensive database for
recording, referring and reporting from the complaint center; broadcast public service messages creating
awareness regarding the conflict-affected displaced persons on local radio transmissions.
Ongoing Rehabilitation
The CWS Disaster Management Program continues to aid in the rehabilitation of families affected by the
devastating 2005 earthquake in Pakistan. Partnership for Recovery and Development of Allai Valley
(PRDA) is a project that focuses upon advocacy and awareness raising initiatives for the communities in
Allai Valley, through creative interaction with the community, particularly children. CWS raises awareness
of key issues including education, environment and water and sanitation. A community development and
hygiene promotion project focuses on the formation and strengthening of water management
committees for enhanced water supply systems and hygiene promotion.
The restoration of livelihood opportunities is an essential part of rehabilitation. For earthquake-affected

families, CWS operates a dairy development program, which is an extension of an earlier livelihood
program through which CWS distributed livestock and introduced artificial insemination. The project
teaches modern, scientific farming techniques to female heads of household so that they can increase
their livestock’s milk production and expand their dairy products to include cheese and yogurt. Training
on marketing and other business related skills also improves the sustainability of their income generation.
In its current response in northern Pakistan, CWS work is focusing on vocational training centers to
increase the livelihood skills and opportunities of targeted displaced families in such areas as building
construction for men and stitching and embroidery for women. CWS is also facilitating the creation of
women-friendly spaces for social and support groups.
Capacity Building/ Education and Training

The goal of the CWS Capacity Building Program is to support CSOs, development professionals,
community groups and religious bodies in developing capacities at individual and organizational levels and
also to create an enabling environment. The cross-cutting program objectives work toward creating
awareness and interfaith harmony and promoting peace, tolerance and gender balance.
The CWS Capacity Building Program operates through five focus areas: promoting good governance,
transformational learning and development, strengthening humanitarian assistance, youth empowerment
and HIV/AIDS.
Promoting Good Governance, formerly, Capacity Building Program for Peoples’ Organizations, has built
the capacity of individuals and organizations for the past decade. Through training and network and
information sharing, the governance program equips individuals with the skills and techniques needed to
effectively and efficiently provide services to the local communities. The program strengthens
organizations’ operational development and structures including human resource, policy and procedures,
and management and leadership through the Long-Term Partnership Program. That program is designed
to provide consolidated and consistent support in order to enhance capacities and facilitate gradual
change over time. The program also collaborates with local, national, regional and international forums,

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networks and individuals for resource development, learning, knowledge building, and information and
experience sharing.
Transformational Learning and Development currently consists of two projects, Teachers’ Training in
Pakistan and Girls’ Education in Afghanistan. Both projects use training, awareness and material
development to enhance the curriculum and learning environment. In Pakistan, the use of festivals,
exhibitions and special events allows teachers and students to share knowledge with the wider
community.
Beyond immediate relief assistance, CWS is serving as a Humanitarian Accountability Project (HAP)
/Sphere focal point for training and support to partners, local NGOs and ACT International members in
Pakistan – specifically, to enhance knowledge, skills and capacity of 540 humanitarian relief and
development practitioners in Sphere Minimum Standards and HAP to improve the level of quality and
accountability of humanitarian work.
The Sphere Project was introduced in Pakistan in the early relief phase of the 2005 Pakistan earthquake
and since then, has been an ongoing project at the national and regional levels. CWS raises awareness
and equips communities with the knowledge and tools necessary for disaster preparedness and risk
reduction. The organization focuses particularly on school safety and targets parents, students and
teachers with training. Humanitarian protection is also a key aspect of the Strengthening Humanitarian
Assistance program.
A youth empowerment program is another long-standing commitment by CWS. Leadership development

for Christian youth, peace education and political education consist of training, camps, festivals and
publications for children and teachers in Pakistan. The youth empowerment programs assist rural
communities to develop curriculum that includes peace, human rights, gender equality and child rights. In
turn, youth also transfer their knowledge to the wider community during local festivals, which use role
plays, speeches, folk dances and other creative ways of expression to highlight social issues.
An HIV/AIDS project addresses key issues of HIV/AIDS awareness and education. CWS targets three
groups: communities, adolescents and NGOs. For communities, awareness sessions and publication
dissemination are utilized to spread awareness and understanding of HIV/AIDS. Similarly, for adolescents,
awareness sessions, poster competitions, publications and guest speakers educate the youth about
causes, preventions and misconceptions regarding HIV/AIDS.
With sensitivity to culture, CWS conducts HIV/AIDS sessions separately for males and females. However,
a joint session for adolescents on gender equality is included for the combined group of male and female
participants. In its current response in northern Pakistan, CWS is establishing community schools in host
communities to provide education for the children of IDP families, as well as establishing 16 transitional
schools in host communities.
Health Care
CWS is continuing health programs serving approximately 170,000 people in the Mansehra District of
Pakistan and neighboring Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The project goals are to strengthen

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community decision-making and improve current health levels by supporting preventative and essential
curative health care services for Afghan refugees in the area.
The community health activities with Afghan refugees in Mansehra provide essential preventative and
curative health services. In addition to inpatient services, CWS community health workers ensure that
refugees have information about disease prevention and environmental health, and are aware of the
services available at the CWS clinics. The program makes special efforts to target women, whose limited
mobility often inhibits their access to medical care and reproductive services. The program has helped to
reduce childhood malnutrition and deaths from infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. It is
now serving as a working model as CWS explores ways to expand health services to displaced persons and
those living in poor, isolated communities elsewhere in the province.
The basic health services provided by the mobile health clinics to people displaced in Mansehra and
Abbottabad include treatment for common diseases, assistance to pregnant women and providing free
medicines for certain ailments. The mobile unit currently operates with the capacity to see approximately
50 displaced persons per day.
In the most recent crisis in District Swabi, CWS is providing preventive and curative health services to
83,245 non-camp displaced persons residing in 10 areas of the district, through two rural health centers
and two mobile health units. Health services include immunizations for children under age five and
women of child-bearing age; participation in mass immunization campaigns; provision of
prenatal/natal/postnatal care. The CWS programs in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan improve the
quality of life by increasing awareness and practice of good health especially mother and child care.
Social Development Program

The main emphasis of the CWS Social Development Program is to promote long-term development and
sustainability by encouraging communities to be self-reliant and to maximize their own resources. This
ensures empowerment at the grass roots level and involves the community as an important stakeholder.
Through the program, local NGOs, CBOs, religious bodies and groups receive financial assistance, grants
and aid in-kind items, like school kits and hygiene kits, in order for them to undertake community
development plans. Although entire communities receive the program benefits, the target beneficiaries
are marginalized communities, female-headed households, the poorest of the poor, the most vulnerable
and farmers with small land holdings. The program currently focuses on three main areas: livelihood, child
rights, and human rights and democracy.
Livelihood projects include the Mirpurkhas Food Security Project and Umerkot Food Security Project. The
main goal of the food security projects is to improve the availability, access and utilization of food through
various activities targeted in agrarian communities. The Mirpurkhas program is a three-year project that
aims to support a total of 4,500 households (1,500 households on an annual basis). The Umerkot program
is a new project that began in December 2008. The following activities are designed to increase the
availability of food: vegetable, wheat, and mustard seed distribution, the construction of irrigation water
ponds, the provision of BioNeem compost and the establishment of farming resource centers. In order to
decrease the dependency on money lenders, self-help groups are formed for women. Because of the poor
quality of food intake, the project incorporates the provision of kitchen gardening seeds with
accompanying training sessions in order to promote cultivation for household purposes.
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Strengthening Democracy: Voices from the Margins is a human rights and democracy project that aims to
improve governance and encourage citizens to actively participate in the political process. The basis for
the project is the lack of a political environment in Pakistan that includes participation of marginalized
groups like religious minorities, women and physically challenged. CWS, in collaboration with its three
consortium members, National Commission of Justice and Peace, Interactive Resource Center and
Minority Rights Commission, began implementing the project in October 2008. The project's overall goal
is to establish conditions for more effective democratic governance in Pakistan. The project plan is
organized along interrelated components with cross-cutting themes including public education, census
observation/monitoring and coalition building.

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International Foundation for Electoral Systems
U.S. Contact
Silja Paasilinna
Program Manager
1850 K Street, NW
E-mail: spaasilinna@ifes.org
Website: http://www.ifes.org
Field Contact
IFES Pakistan
Office: +92 51 282 1182
Fax: +92 51 282 1082
E-mail: info@ifespakistan.org
Introduction
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is an independent NGO providing professional
support to electoral democracy. Through field work, applied research and advocacy, IFES strives to
promote citizen participation, transparency, and accountability in political life and civil society.
IFES in Pakistan
Since 2002, IFES has provided technical and commodity assistance to support the strengthening of
Pakistan’s democratic institutions. This included assisting the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in poll
worker training, building capacity of legislators to perform civic functions, polling voters to assess opinions
of elections and partnering with national NGOs to educate rural women about voting procedures.
From 2006-2008, IFES provided significant assistance to the creation of a new electoral roll, including
extensive support to the voter list display period and the establishment of the Computerized Electoral Roll
System (CERS). IFES also provided 215,000 transparent ballot boxes and six million security ballot box
seals for the 2008 general elections.
IFES has been an official partner and technical advisor to the ECP since 2006. Building on the success of
past projects, IFES and the ECP agreed to intensify their collaboration to strengthen the electoral
institution in Pakistan through the new Pakistan Election Support Program, scheduled to run through
2010. This program is designed to be flexible and respond to assistance requirements as they emerge.
IFES’ cadre of international experts and an enhanced national staff work closely with the ECP in
implementing joint program objectives. These include: broad electoral and institutional reform,
enhancement of computerized electoral rolls and comprehensive professional development of election
officials and transparent management of election results.
Since 2007, IFES has also worked with the ECP to increase stakeholder knowledge of the electoral dispute
resolution process and develop the capacity of electoral and judicial officials to effectively receive,
investigate and adjudicate official election complaints. The goal of the project is to improve formal
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mechanisms for resolving electoral disputes and reduce incidences of political violence in the pre and
post-election periods. A highlight of this activity project has been a first-of-its-kind comprehensive study
to measure the effectiveness of the mechanisms used to resolve challenges to election results jointly
administered and adjudicated by the ECP and Pakistan’s judiciary.
In the coming years IFES will also implement activities in collaboration with other key electoral
stakeholders, most importantly CSOs, such as the national domestic election observation network.
Currently planned activities with civil society include reporting and reduction of political and electoral
violence, and monitoring and reforming political finance regulations.
IFES has a strong focus on facilitating coordination between all electoral actors to pursue unified
objectives and complementary programming. IFES serves as a secretariat and advisor to the Election
Support Group (ESG). The ESG is a forum of international entities supporting the strengthening of all
aspects of the electoral environment in Pakistan. Members of the ESG include diplomatic missions,
international donor organizations and implementing partners, such as INGOs.

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International Catholic Migration Commission
U.S. Contact
Ms. Jane Bloom, Liaison Officer
International Catholic Migration Commission, Inc.
C/o U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
3211 4th Street NE
Email: bloom@icmc.net
Field Contact
Ms. Sameena Gul, Country Director
International Catholic Migration Commission, Pakistan
Tel: +92 51 2101550
Email: sameena@icmc.net Photo: International Catholic Migration Commission
Introduction
The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) serves and protects uprooted people, refugees,
internally displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, race, ethnicity or nationality. With staff and
programmes in over 40 countries, ICMC responds to the challenges of people on the move and their
communities, implementing and advocating for rights-based policies and durable solutions through its
worldwide membership of Catholic bishops conferences, and alongside government and non-
governmental partners.
ICMC in Pakistan
ICMC Pakistan’s core objective is to support the most vulnerable refugees, IDPs and migrants in finding
durable solutions to the causes and consequences of their displacement. ICMC reaches out to those who
are extremely vulnerable (e.g. those who cannot wait in ID card or food distribution line-ups), ensuring
that their rights are met and recognized.
ICMC adopts a participatory and community-based extremely vulnerable individual (EVI) approach and
care concept that allows for the provision of focused and individualized attention to the special needs of
vulnerable populations. This is done together with the active participation of the individuals’ community,
in order to ensure long-term benefits. Through this holistic approach, ICMC aims to strengthen the
capacity of the community network, providing only the initial inputs necessary to begin the process of
recognition of their rights and development, while mobilising the community to take an active role in the
rehabilitation of the EVIs.
Thematic areas of work:

1. Protection
 Ensuring that the rights of EVIs are met,
 Protection of legal rights, psychosocial support and vocational skills training,
 Livelihoods support,
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 Capacity building,
 Child protection,
 Disaster preparedness and mitigation.
2. Human/Child trafficking
3. Emergency relief assistance

 Early recovery,
 Distribution of food and NFIs,
 Health and hygiene,
4. Cross–cutting themes
 Gender,
 Advocacy.

UNICEF, Caritas France, CAFOD, UNHCR, Caritas Pakistan, the French Government, Caritas New
Zealand, Caritas Australia, Caritas Italy, ECHO, Trocaire, Cordaid, Caritas Switzerland, CRS, SPO,
SRSP, ERRA, and ERU.
Special concerns
ICMC has maintained good working relations with all the relevant local and national authorities,
including law enforcing agencies. Although ICMC does not face any imminent or direct security
threats, the overall deteriorating security situation in the country and in the areas of operation
forces ICMC to exercise extra vigilance and take extraordinary preventive measures to avoid any
unforeseen security incidents.

October 2009
U.S. Contact
Stephanie Bowen, Communications Manager
1919 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 400
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Fax: 310.442.6622
Email: sbowen@imcworldwide.org
U.S. Focal Point

Sonia Walia, Regonal Coordinator
1313 L Street, NW, Suite 220
Office Phone: 202.828.5155 x304
Fax: 202.828.5156
Email: swalia@imcworldwide.org
Introduction
International Medical Corps (IMC) is dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care
training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, IMC
is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life
through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities
worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at
highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, IMC rehabilitates
devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
International Medical Corps in Pakistan

IMC has been operational in Pakistan since 1985, with its programs focusing exclusively on health service
delivery and associated training for Afghan refugees and displaced Pakistani communities. Over the past
25 years, IMC has provided assistance in emergency and primary healthcare, reproductive health,
communicable disease, and health education in the country’s NWFP and FATA. The organization’s goal is
to help improve quality of life through health interventions that include training and services for the most
vulnerable people and communities. Today the organization continues to successfully implement these
programs amidst an increasingly complex environment, along with activities in water and sanitation,
livelihood rehabilitation, and the prevention of gender-based violence.
IMC is working closely with Pakistan government, the donor community, and beneficiaries to make long-
lasting changes that will benefit society as a whole, especially women and children. In Pakistan, IMC has
implemented programs in the NWFP with the support of USAID/OFDA, DFID, UNICEF, SV, AusAid, CPAA,
Gates Foundation, and the Sager Family Foundation.

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Health Care
In 2009, IMC provides primary health care services to over 174,274 IDPs and Afghan refugees as well as
the local population through Basic Health Units (BHU) and mobile medical clinics in Peshawar, Charsadda,
Swabi, Buner and Swat regions. In addition, IMC is currently implementing Improved Child Health
activities in FATA through the Behavior Change Communication Interventions program in North and South
Waziristan, Kurram and Orakzai Agencies. International Medical Corps continues to support an
emergency obstetric care unit in Peshawar and works with Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) and
Community Health Workers (CHW) to improve maternal and child healthcare in several regions in the
NWFP.
With IMC’s primary focus on building local capacity, training is one of the main components of all its
programs. Health educators have organized over 8,255 health education sessions on topics including
malnutrition, immunizations, diarrhea and malaria. By the end of the reporting period in June 2009,
f44,274 people received health education at IMC health facilities or through Traditional Birth Attendants
(TBAs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs) and 84% of the target population were familiar with the
basic health education message.
Water and Sanitation

With the support of USAID/OFDA, IMC in partnership with Basic Education for Awareness and
Empowerment (BEFARe) completed construction of 280 latrines, 140 washrooms, 70 water tanks and
water points benefiting 5,000 IDPs in seven camps. In additional camps in Lower Dir, IMC and BEFARe
installed four water tanks that will provide clean water to approximately 7,000 IDPs and cleared 80 pit
latrines. Furthermore, this quarter 1,750 hygiene promotion sessions were conducted in which 15,255
IDPs participated and 4,400 health and hygiene kits were distributed.
Livelihood Rehabilitation
To provide food security and support the overall health of IMC’s target populations, many of the
programs have incorporated a livelihood component. In Bruner District, IMC is working with the Health
Department to revitalize, through minor repairs, Government health facilities damaged during the
conflict. IMC is involving the returnees in these revitalization efforts and will engage both unskilled labor
as well as the skilled workers including carpenters, electricians and plumbers, to work on these projects.
Also, in Buner as well as Swabi, IMC is training refugee, displaced, and recently returned men and women
as vaccinators. This training will not only enable them to find gainful employment in their district, but it
will also contribute to the immunization status of both mothers and babies, and thereby reduce the
burden of disease.
Gender-based Violence and Protection

IMC’s gender based violence (GBV) prevention and management program promotes awareness and
supports survivors among the Afghan refugee and conflict-affected Pakistani communities. In addition to
providing emergency medical and psychiatric support to GBV survivors, IMC Pakistan builds the capacity
of health professionals and community leaders to respond and prevent GBV through training and
awareness campaigns.

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Refugee and Migration Services
With funding from PRM, IMC continues to support a large community in Peshawar, Buner and Swabi
districts of NWFP. IMC’s program goal is to support these displaced communities by providing various
forms of services in order to improve their quality of life. International Medical Corps health units both in
and outside of the camps are treating an average of 120 patients per day. Through comprehensive
emergency healthcare services and mobile clinics, IMC serves a population of 174,274 individuals residing
in these camps.
IMC also uses its information exchange mechanisms to share information regarding basic services
available in Afghanistan to families who are planning to repatriate. These programs also provide all health
records regarding EPI, reproductive health and TB to these families which will ensure the continuation of
quality health assistance and help them avoid duplication of services, such as the vaccination and
treatment of TB.
Cooperative Efforts with other Agencies

To build local capacity, IMC works closely with local community organizations. International Medical
Corps, in partnership with two local NGOs, continues to provide monitoring and evaluation for the
USAID/Save the Children-funded Improved Child Health Project in four out of seven agencies of FATA and
four Frontier Regions. IMC is part of a consortium led by BEFARe in improving maternal and child health in
FATA. With the support of USAID/OFDA, IMC, in partnership with Basic Education for Awareness and
Empowerment (BEFARe), completed construction of 280 latrines, 140 washrooms, 70 water tanks and
water points benefiting 5,000 IDPs in seven camps.
Special Concerns
With the deterioration of security, IMC continues to have grave concerns for the security of its staff
members within the humanitarian community. Furthermore, the continuing instability in the country
means that the humanitarian space in Pakistan continues to shrink. The looming threat of renewed
conflict in FATA, NWFP and Balochistan further threatens the security and safety of already vulnerable
populations in these regions, yet the ability of IMC to reach these communities is becoming more and
more challenging.

October 2009
U.S. Contact
Richard Owens
1621 North Kent Street, Fourth Floor
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703.248.0161
Email: rowens@ird-dc.org
Field Office
Sajjad Imran, Country Director
Phone: +92 30 08506999
Email: simran@ird-dc.org
Introduction
International Relief & Development (IRD) is a charitable, non-profit NGO dedicated to improving lives and
building livelihoods among people in the most economically deprived parts of the world. Since 1998, IRD
has provided over $1.25 billion worth of goods and services in humanitarian assistance to vulnerable
populations around the world. IRD provides cost-effective relief and development programs in seven core
sectors and special projects as needed.
IRD in Pakistan
In 2009, IRD took the initiative to address the immediate needs of NWFP IDPs residing with the host
families. Working with the Latter-Day Saints Charities and four local organizations—Centre of Excellence
for Rural Development (CERD), Social Action Bureau for Assistance in Welfare & Organizational
Networking (SABAWON), Community Appraisal & Motivation Program (CAMP), and Support Agency for
Rural & Human Association’s Development (SARHAD)—IRD distributed bedding cookware, cook stoves,
and hygiene kits to over 500 IDP families. The selected IDP families from the villages of Mardan, Swabi,
Peshawar and Charsada had either received no relief assistance at all or the assistance provided was
barely enough to meet their needs and thus provided hardly any relief to the host families. In order to
avoid conflict over the number of available kits, tokens were given to the selected families the day before
the distribution. This activity has brought some physical ease to nearly 4,000 people.
Providing Emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Facilities and Health Support to IDPs
Through a four-month emergency program, IRD is providing water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities for
IDPs and host families by ensuring the restocking of primary health centers, selected by union councils,
with medicines and medical supplies.
The program is rehabilitating and expanding sanitation facilities, including latrines and waste disposal; and
rehabilitating, expanding, or constructing shower facilities and hand washing points for 3,000 families.
This includes the construction of up to 850 latrines, built to adhere to both sanitation and local cultural
standards. Emergency water supply interventions will include water point rehabilitation, new water point
establishment, and temporary water tankers where necessary. In addition, IRD is forming local hygiene
committees to support ongoing hygiene awareness training as well as establish user committees for water
supply and sanitation facility maintenance. The committees are working with IRD staff members to
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provide community-based hygiene education focused on personal hygiene practices including hand
washing with soap, sanitation promotion, and safe water use. This US$ 2.66 million project will benefit
over 30,000 people, approximately 3,000 families, from Waziristan and selected districts.
Health – Distribution of Medicines and Medical Supplies for IDPs

During June 2009, WHO almost ran out of medicines and other medical supplies. In response, IRD
partnered with Heart & Heart to donate two pallets of medicines worth $170,000 to World Health
Organization’s (WHO) office in Pakistan. WHO is responsible for delivering medical supplies to IDPs and
host communities.
Medical Supplies and Medicines for Returnees in Swat and Buner

IRD is providing emergency medicines to at least eight rural health centers and functional basic health
units and six maternal-child health clinics in the target communities. These facilities were chosen because
they are most used by newly arriving IDPs. Medicines are usually distributed among IDPs through the
Government of the NWFP, hospitals and clinics. IRD is receiving the pharmaceuticals as a donation from
METAD/MedPharm, a licensed pharmaceutical wholesaler. Medical supplies are being distributed in
partnership with JSI/PAIMAN and an estimated 20,000 people will benefit from the accessibility of these
drugs.
Recovery Assistance for Returnees in Buner and Swat Districts

IRD distributed two containers of pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, hygiene kits, schools kits, and shoes,
through the Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP) in Buner and SWAT. These items will reach over more
than 900 families through 15 distribution hubs.
Delivery
On June 20, IRD handed over its first shipment of commodities for IDPs in Pakistan. The $140,000
shipment of 10,000 quilts and baseball equipment was sent to Pakistan in collaboration with Lutheran
World Relief and Pony Baseball League prior the current conflict. The initial idea was to support the
development of sports activities and to distribute quilts to orphanages, but once the conflict got
underway, the baseball federation and IRD decided to redirect the quilts to displaced people in the
Mardan area of Peshawar instead. The quilts were distributed together with family kits consisting of
kitchen sets, bedding, mattresses, jerry cans, hygiene kits, and other essential items. The surplus was
distributed among the 300 families belonging to the Minority Sikh Community, who had little to no relief
assistance as they lived in areas that were inaccessible to other sources of help.

October 2009
U.S. Contact
Avigail Ziv, Program Officer, Asia & Caucasus
122 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10168-1289
Fax: 212.551.3185
E-mail: Avigail.Ziv@theIRC.org
Website: http://www.theIRC.org
Field Contact
Mike Young, Country Representative/Deputy Regional Director
Office Phone: +92 (51) 2654086 / 2654087
Fax: + 92 (51) 2654088
E-mail: Mike.Young@theirc.org
Introduction
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a leading private nonsectarian nonprofit organization
providing relief, protection and resettlement services for refugees and victims of oppression or violent
conflict for 70 years. IRC is committed to freedom, human dignity and self-reliance. This commitment is
reflected in well-planned global emergency relief, rehabilitation services, resettlement assistance and
advocacy for refugees.
International Rescue Committee in Pakistan

The IRC has been working in Pakistan since 1980, when hundreds of thousands of refugees crossed the
border from Afghanistan in the wake of the Soviet invasion. IRC teams have worked in camps and
settlements across Pakistan’s NWFP and Baluchistan, including the tribal areas, to provide shelter, food,
protection, education, vocational training, water supply systems, sanitation facilities, and medical services
to Afghan refugees. Programs still focus on improving the quality of life for Afghan refugees and their host
communities, while also assisting sustainable repatriation to Afghanistan. When the South Asian
earthquake struck in October 2005, the IRC responded immediately, sending emergency teams to provide
immediate relief and health care to the worst-hit areas. The IRC is now transitioning from direct service
delivery to support long-term sustainable development and capacity development to the Government of
Pakistan line departments. Since November of 2008, IRC has also been responding to acute humanitarian
and early recovery needs presented by the displacement crisis in the NWFP.
Health
IRC has worked in the health sector in Pakistan for nearly 30 years. Initially providing direct service delivery,
the program has expanded into capacity development to the Government of Pakistan health departments in
refugee and earthquake affected areas.
The oldest IRC intervention in Pakistan, the primary health care program, offers curative and preventive
health services to 92,000 Afghan refugees living in camps, of whom 85% are women and children. IRC teams
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operate a network of four basic health units with their own clinical labs and one dental clinic in the Hangu
and Thal areas of NWFP. IRC facilities provide diagnosis and treatment of common diseases, including
leishmania, immunizations, and reproductive health care services for women. Emphasis on health education
is raising awareness of how to prevent common diseases and encourage good hygiene practices. In 2006,
IRC began a three year EC funded Malaria and HIV/AIDS prevention program in partnership with the
Government of NWFP in district Hangu.
Building on its decade old expertise, IRC’s healthcare program added a major program for the Pakistani
communities struck by the October 8th earthquake. Over a four year period beginning in August 2006, the
USAID-funded Primary Healthcare Revitalization, Integration and Decentralization in Earthquake-affected
areas (PRIDE) program will strengthen the financial and human resource management capacities of district
health authorities as well as primary health providers. PRIDE also improves access to and quality of primary
healthcare services through an essential package of health services and improved skills of primary health
personnel. PRIDE increases community demand for quality services through an innovative social
mobilization process aimed at increasing knowledge for informed decision-making.
Water Supply & Sanitation

IRC ensures access to clean drinking water to an estimated 152,000 Afghan refugees by developing,
upgrading and maintaining communal water sources in 19 camps in southern NWFP. The program
improves health and hygiene by constructing boreholes, shallow wells, gravity springs, tube wells and
latrines. Local community members are trained to form water management committees to maintain their
new facilities. The IRC also supports regular monitoring, analysis, and chlorination of water sources to
ensure standards defined by SPHERE and the WHO.
Education
IRC has worked extensively in education in Pakistan for more than 20 years. Initial program focus was on
providing Afghan curriculum education, but recent programs focus on developing the capacity of the
Government of Pakistan education system in NWFP, including a ground breaking early childhood
education program for NWFP.
IRC’s Refugee Education Program (REP) provides approximately 10,000 Afghan schoolchildren – of which
62% are girls - with access to primary and secondary education. The program has trained more than 8,000
teachers in subjects from basic methodology to psychosocial approaches, as well as supporting school
management committees and parent teachers associations. REP supports 15 schools in NWFP which are
recognized by the Ministry of Education in Afghanistan, thereby ensuring easy reintegration for both
pupils and teachers into the Afghan system. REP currently provides teachers’ salaries, text books, training
manuals, stationery, lab kits, mobile libraries and other supplies.
IRC is also bringing sweeping changes to the education sector through the Revitalizing, Innovating and
Strengthening Education (RISE) program. The IRC works in the Mansehra, Bagh, Muzaffarabad and Poonch
districts to improve the quality of classroom instruction and student learning through community
mobilization efforts. This is achieved by forming/reactivating and strengthening school management
committees (SMCs) by means of training, technical assistance and advocacy so they can independently
and effectively manage their own schools. The program envisions the formation of 2300 SMCs/PTAs by
2010.
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Livelihoods
IRC has provided vocational training in NWFP for several years with beneficiaries including Afghan
refugees and Pakistanis. Current programming includes livelihood development for the FATA, with the
Federally Administered Tribal Areas Development Program - Livelihoods Program. Through this program,
IRC is supporting the government in developing livelihood opportunities for young people in the southern
FATA and Frontier Regions. IRC’s work includes assistance in improving the quality and quantity of
vocational training, apprenticeship and scholarship opportunities, and promotion of youth group
exchanges and activities.
IRC’s livelihoods programs have also previously included a cross-border program which aimed to facilitate
the sustainable repatriation of Afghan refugees to contribute to the recovery of Afghanistan. The Cross
Border Livelihoods Program (CBLP) selected young Afghan citizens with secondary education and provided
them with market-oriented training, linking them to internship and employment opportunities in
Afghanistan. This intervention sought to increase the “pull” factors influencing Afghan refugees’ decisions
to return to Afghanistan, promoting repatriation with a secure livelihood.
Emergency Relief for Internally Displaced Persons

The internal conflict in Pakistan, particularly in the North West Frontier region which includes the FATA,
has fueled mass movements of IDPs to safer surrounding districts. Since November 2008, IRC has been
actively responding to the displacement crisis, providing water and sanitation, health, protection and
emergency education services. IRC works with displaced communities inside and outside of government
camps, and supports early recovery efforts in their home districts as they return to rebuild.
Cooperative Efforts with Other Agencies

IRC Pakistan partners with the following local NGOs to implement programming: Sungi Development
Foundation and the National Rural Support Program
IRC Pakistan partners with the following international NGOs to implement programming: American
Institute for Research, Management Science for Health and JHPIEGO
IRC is an active member of the Pakistan Humanitarian Forum, a coordinating body of INGOs working in
relief and development sphere in Pakistan.
Photo: International Rescue Committee

October 2009
Life for Relief and Development
U.S. Contact
Vicki Robb, Grants and Projects Manager
LIFE for Relief and Development
17300 W. 10 Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075
Cell: 312.375.3112
Email: vrobb@lifeusa.org
Overseas Field Office

Arif Khalil, Regional Director
Phone: +92 51 2552043
Cell: +92 30 08527567
Email: akhalil@lifeusa.org Photo: LIFE for Relief and Development
Introduction
Life for Relief and Development (LIFE) is a nonprofit organization deeply rooted in the belief that saving
lives should be a priority of all mankind. For this reason, LIFE is dedicated to alleviating human suffering
regardless of race, color, religion, or cultural background. LIFE works to provide assistance to people
across the globe by offering humanitarian services such as health care and education, as well as catering
to casualties of social and economic turmoil, victims of hunger, natural disasters, war, and other
catastrophes.
LIFE in Pakistan
LIFE has been working in Pakistan since 2001 with extensive experience working in the NWFP, the
Northern areas, Baluchistan, Jammu and Kashmir. LIFE’s Pakistan Regional Office is located in Islamabad.
LIFE Pakistan focuses on emergency relief during times of disaster and displacement, provision of food
and NFI’s, psycho-social programs for IDP’s and refugees, educational enrichment for primary and
secondary schools throughout the country, provision of new higher education textbooks to colleges and
universities to enhance learning at the college/university level.
Emergency Assistance
During the earthquakes that struck Baluchistan and the Hazarat Division and Kashmir, LIFE was able to
provide millions of dollars worth of medicines and medical supplies to disaster stricken clinics and
hospitals throughout the affected region and Islamabad.
LIFE recently sponsored an IDP camp in Wah Cantt for IDPs that fled the NWFP last spring. As part of this
initiative LIFE was able to address the psycho-social needs of the IDPs through therapeutic play groups for
children.

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LIFE frequently provides food to IDPs living in camps and private homes throughout the NWFP,
particularly in Mardan, Peshawar and Swat and to Afghan refugees residing in camps in the NWFP.
LIFE staff educates the population to promote good health and hygiene practices and distributes hygiene
kits to IDP’s and refugees. LiFE’s staff distributed NFI’s and temporary shelter to IDP’s and refugees living
in the disaster stricken regions of the NWFP and Kashmir.
Education
Since 2004, LIFE has been distributing hundreds of thousands of scientific, technological and medical
textbooks and educational materials donated by McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and Lippincott Publisher’s to
colleges and universities throughout Pakistan.
LIFE is dedicated to improve the learning capabilities of primary and secondary school students through
generous donations of books and educational materials donated by McGraw-Hill, Harcourt and Pearson
Publisher’s to students in class K-12 throughout Pakistan.
Cooperative efforts with other Agencies

LIFE works in coordination with local NGOs in many areas throughout Pakistan. LIFE has many
International NGO partners that provide humanitarian aid to LIFE Pakistan; organizations such as
Brother’s Brother Foundation, Children of Abraham and AmeriCares. LIFE Pakistan works with
government agencies while working in disaster stricken or government sponsored venues such as IDP and
refugee camps.
Special Concerns
There is a concern for the safety of LIFE Pakistan staff members and expatriate staff working in certain
areas of Pakistan. LIFE continues to work cautiously and with a low profile to detract from acts of violence
against LIFE staff members.
Photo: Life for Relief and Development

October 2009
Mercy Corps
U.S. Contact
John Stephens, Senior Program Officer, South Asia
45 S.W. Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503.896.5000
Email: jstephens@mercycorps.org
Field Contact
Steve Claborne, Country Director
Email: sclaborne@pk.mercycorps.org
Introduction
Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure,
productive and just communities. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided $1.7 billion in assistance to
people in 107 nations. Mercy Corps worldwide team of 3,700 professionals is improving the lives of 16.4
million people in more than 40 countries. Mercy Corps’ global programs are supported through
headquarters in North America and Europe and field offices in some of the world’s most troubled and
challenging regions. Mercy Corps helps people in the world’s toughest places turn the crisis of natural
disaster, poverty and conflict into opportunities for progress. Driven by local needs and market
conditions, our programs provide communities with the tools and support they need to transform their
own lives.
Mercy Corps in Pakistan

Mercy Corps has been working in Pakistan since 1986, when the organization began providing
humanitarian assistance to Afghan refugees in Balochistan province. Since then, Mercy Corps’ activities
have expanded throughout the country. Today the organization is working to improve access to health
care, expand public facilities like roads and irrigation systems, and increase opportunities for people to
earn a living.
All these initiatives are revitalizing Pakistani communities and helping people live healthier, more
productive lives.
From Response to Recovery

Whenever Mercy Corps responds to disasters such as earthquakes or floods, the immediate aim is to
meet humanitarian needs; then, as quickly as possible, to transition to efforts focused on achieving long-
term self-sufficiency.
In 2005, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake killed more than 78,000 people and left over three million homeless
in the country's northwestern districts. With assistance from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and
USAID, Mercy Corps distributed food, supported mobile medical teams, rebuilt five primary healthcare
facilities, and provided cash-for-work jobs that aided in clean-up efforts and emergency winter shelter.
The organization then helped communities build back better by showing people how to make their
houses earthquake resistant.
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Mercy Corps’ teams continue to provide frequent emergency responses to flooding in the south and
currently to the Swat IDP crisis.
Boosting Livelihoods
Building back better also means helping survivors get a firmer hold on their financial future, strengthen
their livelihoods and generate much needed cash income for themselves and their families.To these ends,
Mercy Corps:
 Initiated a business grant project in 29 villages of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), providing small
cash outlays to entrepreneurs in accordance with community plans. The grants have helped
revitalize the local economy and increase access to goods and services in remote areas.
 Trained villagers to collect medicinal and aromatic plants they can sell at local markets.
 Has opened training centers in two districts that teach women sewing and embroidery techniques
to make saleable clothing and handicrafts.
 Trained young women in animal health services, so they can better tend their own livestock and
help farmers in nearby villages.
 Helped communities start new, profitable businesses raising bees and making honey.
Both the medicinal plants project and our garment project are already helping the women who
participate earn significantly higher incomes for their families. In addition, Mercy Corps
 Is providing primary health care and maternal and child healthcare to refugees and host
communities in Quetta, through awareness raising in the communities and capacity building of
local health care facilities and their staff.
 Training Afghan refugees in Quetta a variety of skills to help them better succeed upon return to
Afghanistan.
 Is implementing TB and malaria control interventions and birth spacing projects in Balochistan and
Sindh provinces.
 Is working with agricultural communities to innovatively connect them with regional markets.
Currently we are looking at new opportunities to produce and sell dairy products and high-value
crops.
Helping to End Tuberculosis

According to the WHO, Pakistan has the eighth-highest burden of TB infections in the world. Every year in
Pakistan, approximately 280,000 people develop TB and 55,000 people die of the disease. Mercy Corps,
supported by the Global Fund, is working to stop the spread of this disease by conducting advocacy,
communications and social mobilization interventions in 57 districts of Pakistan across all four provinces,
Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and the FATA agencies. Mercy Corps works both directly and indirectly through
our partners in the target districts.
Better Maternal-Child Health

Pakistan suffers from some of the highest maternal and newborn mortality rates in the world. The
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns, funded by USAID and other partners, provides community-
based health education, including training for health workers and birth attendants. Awareness raising
community events and workshops help pregnant mothers prepare to give birth, recognize possible danger
signs during pregnancy and know when to seek medical care.
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In Quetta, Mercy Corps conducts positive deviance nutrition sessions, 12-week courses that help mothers
with dangerously malnourished children. The classes provide a meal for the kids, while helping the
mothers learn better cooking techniques that emphasize the nutritional value of grains, fruits and
vegetables.
As a result of Mercy Corps’ many projects in Pakistan, people there are healthier, with more opportunities
to earn a living and support their families, while communities are becoming more resilient, productive and
self-sufficient.
Special concerns
While Mercy Corps has been able to continue our work assisting vulnerable Pakistanis in some of the most
volatile parts of the country, we remain gravely concerned about the general deterioration of security for
the general population, NGOs and our staff and their families. It is vital that NGOs continue to be
perceived as independent and impartial actors in order to continue to safely and effectively provide the
full range of our assistance programs.
Photo: Mercy Corps

October 2009
Plan USA
U.S. contact
Development Programming:
Justin Fugle, Program Manager – Asia
Email: justin.fugle@planusa.org
Humanitarian Assistance:
Frank Manfredi, Director of Humanitarian
Assistance
Plan USA
1730 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Suite 1100
Fax: 202.223.8828
Email: frank.manfredi@planusa.org
Media: Photo: Plan USA

Robin Costello, Director of Communications
Plan USA
155 Plan Way
Warwick, RI 02886
Office Phone: 401.738.5600 x1318
Field Contact
Mr. Haider Waseem Yaqub, Country Director Plan Pakistan
Plan Pakistan Country Office
Office Phone: +92 51 2609435 - 41
Fax: +91 51 2609442
Email: haider.yaqub@plan-international.org
Introduction
Plan is an international, humanitarian, child centered, development organization devoted to improving
the lives of children. It is committed to achieving a world in which all children realize their full potential in
societies that respect people’s rights and dignity. Pakistan is one of the 48 programme countries in which
Plan operates.
Plan in Pakistan
Plan Pakistan operations commenced in 1997, and the organization currently implements programmes in
the districts of Chakwal, Vehari, Rajanpur, Swabi, Mardan and Buner and in the squatter settlements of
Islamabad, the capital city.
The key issues affecting the welfare of poor children in Plan’s programme areas – and indeed in most of
Pakistan – include: poor health status; constrained access to quality education, especially for girls; limited

October 2009
livelihood opportunities for poor and vulnerable households; weak respect for and protection of
children’s and women’s rights.
The following are Plan Pakistan’s programme goals and priorities:

1: Protecting and promoting the health of girls and boys
Improved health status of girls and boys, through interventions like, ante and post-natal care and child
health, School Eye Health programme, Reproductive Health Initiative for Adolescents (RHIA),
Environmental health including water, sanitation and hygiene, Policy advocacy and formulation including
“National Adolescent Development Policy Framework 2009-2013” (as part of the National Health Policy)
and the National Sanitation Policy.
2: Supporting community learning

Enhanced access to quality education, especially for the girl child through interventions like the School
improvement programme (SIP), Early childhood care and development (ECCD), Non-formal education
(NFE), Literacy for youth and adults, Advocacy campaigns (Learn without Fear, Because I Am A Girl)
focusing on the abolition of corporal punishment and violence related to educational institutions and
ending of gender disparity.
3: Strengthening household livelihood security

Diversified and strengthened livelihood opportunities for the poor and vulnerable households in Plan-
supported communities through interventions like, microfinance programme through local microfinance
institutions, small business incubation grants for the needy, youth vocational and technical skills training
and “Village Veterinary Workers” training programmes.
4: Promoting child rights and gender equity

Increased respect for and protection of children’s and women’s rights through interventions like, gender
sensitization trainings, training in human rights based approach to development, training and capacity
building in child and human rights, child protection training and undertaking national level child
protection campaign, programme for youth domestic and sanitary workers, promotion of birth
registration, linking children and youth of Pakistan with children and youth living in US Europe and Japan
for dialogue on peace and development and learning to be a global, responsible citizens.
5: Developing and promoting disaster risk awareness and assessment capabilities

Disaster risk management (DRM): Assured consistent and appropriate response and reduced
vulnerabilities during times of disaster through interventions like, DRM programmes in communities
located in Punjab / Sindh along the Indus Riverine belt, development partner’s capacity building on DRM
and mainstreaming on the district, provincial and national level and assistance programme for the
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in NWFP including their resettlement process.

October 2009
Cooperation Efforts with other Agencies:
Plan Pakistan works closely with communities and local authorities in all districts, sub-districts and union
councils where we operate. Plan Pakistan also has substantial collaboration with other CBOs and CSOs,
national and international bodies, like the National Commission on Child Welfare and Development
(NCCWD) for Child Rights promotion, advocacy and training, the National Disaster Management Authority
(NDMA) for Disaster Risk Reduction, Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF) for disaster response and
rehabilitation (coordination), the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) for birth
registration, World Population Fund (WPF) for adolescent health advocacy initiatives, Save the Children
Alliance (Sweden, UK and USA) for national level advocacy campaigns like the 20 to 20 Campaign on the
Child Protection Bills, Learn without Fear Campaign against corporal punishment. The CIDA for grant funds
for earthquake rehabilitation, and SIDA for grant funds for child rights programming, capacity building in
human and child rights, Children’s Helpline, Government of Finland for grant funds for earthquake
rehabilitation and Disaster Risk Reduction, Government of the Netherlands for grant funds for birth
registration, the British Council for School Improvement, district governments and their line departments
for health, education, rural development and local government support and capacity building, and the
Provincial government for grant funds for health, education, rural development and local government
support and capacity building.

October 2009
U.S. Contact
Ms. Elizabeth Ross
Senior Program Director
1100 H Street, NW, Suite 1200
Email: elizabeth.ross@ri.org
U.S. Focal Point

Ms. Karen Hirschfeld
Program Director, Central Asia
1100 H Street, NW, Suite 1200
Email: karen.hirschfeld@ri.org
Field Contact
Office Phone: +92 51 2298135
Overseas Program Focal Point

Mr. Piet DeVries, Country Director
Email: pieter.devries@ri.org
Office Phone: +92 0 3455566048
Introduction
Founded in 1990, Relief International (RI) provides emergency, rehabilitation and development services
that empower beneficiaries in the process. RI's programs include health, shelter construction, education,
community development, agriculture, food, income-generation, and conflict resolution. RI employs an
innovative approach to program design and a high quality of implementation performance in
demonstrating deep and lasting impact in reducing human suffering worldwide
RI dedicates itself to seeking and addressing the long-term developmental needs of its beneficiaries even
while in the emergency phase. The agency recognizes that disasters have the most negative impact on the
lives of the poor; yet disasters, and especially the movement of the populations, can also bring about
unexpected, positive social change. This context can therefore serve as a window of opportunity for
eradicating poverty and social injustice

October 2009
Relief International in Pakistan
Relief International is meeting both immediate humanitarian needs caused by displacement of civilians
during military operations against militants and longer-term development issues caused by a weak
education system, high unemployment rates, weak local government institutions and internal instability
due to growing militancy.
Relief
RI began working in Pakistan in 2005, rapidly responding to the enormous needs in the wake of the 2005
earthquake which took 70,000 lives and left over three million people displaced. RI supported emergency
health clinics and distributed vital commodities.
Currently, RI is responding to the continued displacement of over two million people in NWFP. RI is
working in some of the most volatile areas in the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) distributing food
and vital NFIs, rental grants and cash for work activities, and employing displaced men to build shelters
for displaced families. For those returning to their villages, RI is providing tools for farmers to allow them
to regain their financial independence and vouchers for the most vulnerable families to buy basic
necessities.
Development
RI’s Agriculture Programs, working with the FAO and the WFP aim to increase the food output and
resiliency of Pakistani farmers, thus making them less vulnerable to dramatic price increases on the world
food markets. RI’s infrastructure programs aim to repair schools and other municipal and communal
structures damaged by war and natural disaster. The RI ‘Livestock for Life’ programs aim to educate the
general public and pastoral communities, who are dependent on livestock for food and transportation,
about “zoonosis” or diseases transferred between humans and livestock. Biosecurity programming is also
building capacities in and access to veterinary services alongside early warning and outbreak response
systems at the grassroots and federal level.

RI works in close coordination with international agencies, local NGOs and government agencies in
Pakistan. RI has facilitated the development of a consortium of local Pakistani NGOs in Baluchistan, the
Baluchistan Reconstruction and Development Network (BRDN). RI is striving in its initiatives country-wide
for community capacity building on localized delivery of humanitarian relief and development towards
advancing education that fosters development leadership for Pakistani’s and increased local civil society
function in peace and stability.
RI is managing projects funded by DfID, various UN agencies, the U.S. Department of State, the USAID,
and the Government of Pakistan.
RI is working with the Pakistani agency, Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency (ERRA), and
the country’s largest private engineering firm, National Engineering Services, Pakistan (NesPAK), to rebuild
primary schools destroyed in the 2005 earthquake.
October 2009
Special concerns
As RI has been working in Pakistan’s NWFP since 2005, the organization enjoys a high-level of acceptance
and trust by the local community. Nevertheless, the deteriorating security situation on Pakistan’s western
border is a constant source of concern and monitoring daily to ensure staff and beneficiary safety.

October 2009
Save the Children USA
U.S. Contact
Erika Williumson, Associate Director Asia Operations
Save the Children
54 Wilton Road, Westport CT 06880
Email: ewillumsen@savechildren.org
Introduction
Save the Children’s mission is to create lasting, positive change in the lives of children in need.
Save the Children in Pakistan

Save the Children has worked continuously in Pakistan since 1979, and has served both Afghan refugee
families and Pakistani children and women through relief and long-term development programs. Save the
Children is a member of the Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (a coordination forum of 21 international non-
government organizations) and also participates in UN meetings and coordination meetings arranged by
Pakistan’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority.
Challenges for Children

Poverty levels have decreased by 10 percent since 2001 and over 80 percent of children ages five to nine
are enrolled in school. Yet life for millions of the poorest children and women remains one of hardship.
Many families cannot afford basic health care or education; families also do not send girls to school
because there are few female teachers or the distance between home and school is too great.
Program Overview
Save the Children’s program priorities are in the areas of education, health and nutrition, and food
security and family livelihoods. The agency also maintained a strong presence in camps of Afghan
refugees and the capacity to initiate rapid relief for Pakistani children and families affected by crises.
 Education: Activities include supporting primary schools in the Batagram District of the NWFP,
which was badly damaged during the 2005 earthquake; supporting girls schools in the region;
school construction, teacher training and school support in Afghan refugee camps. The agency
also trains school management committees and conducts School Health and Nutrition activities
(availability of clean water, school-based hygiene education, micronutrient supplements and de-
worming medicines) that recently benefited over 30,000 children.
 Health: Save the Children continues to identify tools and practices the government can use to
address child mortality; conducts operational research on caring for children with acute
respiratory infections and enhancing local management of the disease through trained lady health
workers; implements child health and nutrition programs and health worker trainings; renovates
and re-supplies hospitals; and has built the capacity of health centers and health workers in
Batagram District. Primary health care services, including reproductive health and emergency
maternal and neonatal care services, were provided to more than 110,000 Afghan refugees in
Haripur District of NWFP in 2008.

October 2009
 Food Security: Food-for-work and food-
for-training activities benefited more than
7,000 families in Batagram. Food-for-
training provided food for women and
men who participated in trainings on
income-generating activities such as
agriculture extension, livestock health,
sewing and gardening. Food-for-work
engaged men in rehabilitation of terraces,
irrigation canals and footpaths.
 Livelihoods: Save the Children is a
member of a consortium that recently
received funding from the U.S. Agency for
International Development for a five-year
literacy and community improvement
initiative in the Federally Administered
Tribal Area (FATA) and the NWFP. Save the
Children is also leading the Partnership for
Recovery and Development in Allai, which
includes a partnership with a Pakistani
nongovernmental organization to improve
livelihoods and encourage income
generation through cash-for-work,
encouraging new enterprises such as
beekeeping, kitchen gardening and
poultry-raising, and training community
Photo: Save the Children members in improved crop varieties.
Emergency Responses: Since the catastrophic 2005 earthquake in the NWFP, Save the Children has
responded to every major disaster in Pakistan. These have included flood-response projects in
Balochistan, Rajanpur and Peshawar districts in 2007 and 2008 and relief for conflict-displaced families
from Bajaur. The agency also recently received funding from the USAID for a disaster preparedness and
response project which will allow the agency to respond quickly to natural or man-made crises in NWFP
and FATA.

October 2009
U.S. Contact
Sinikka DeHanas, Managing Director/CRISP
1621 N Kent Street, Suite 1200
Arlington, VA 22209
Cell: 571.286.9953
Website: http://www.winrock.org
Introduction
Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around
the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources.
Winrock International in Pakistan

Winrock International has worked in Pakistan since 1977 to increase rural incomes and promote
agricultural development. In recent years, Winrock has championed community-based alternative energy
support providing power for schools and rural villages. Winrock continues to expand its presence in
Pakistan through a range of development activities, including alternative energy applications for the
benefit of rural populations.
Winrock presently leads community-based infrastructure development efforts to support the delivery of
basic services such as education, health care, water and sanitation, roads and irrigation. Through
involvement of all stakeholders - from communities and local government to other implementing partners
and USAID - Winrock and its partners build durable facilities to international codes for vitality and lasting
value to Pakistani communities. Using local assessment teams, local materials, local labor and local
engineering and construction firms selected through a rigorous and transparent bidding processes,
Winrock-led reconstruction efforts provide direct and significant benefits to Pakistan’s economy. These
efforts signify Winrock’s commitment to improve the lives of rural citizens in Pakistan creating economic
opportunities, strengthening local governance and providing healthier future for rural populations.
Cooperative efforts with other local, international, or governmental agencies

Winrock works closely with communities, the local government and indigenous NGOs in addition to
international organizations.

October 2009
World Vision
U.S. Contact
Darin Hamlin, Pakistan Country Program Manager
World Vision U.S.
300 I Street, NE
Phone: 202.572.6531
Fax: 202.572.6480
Email: dhamlin@worldvision.org
Field Contact
Graham Strong, Country Director Photo: World Vision

Phone: +92 051 2651972-74 Ext. 113
Fax: +92 051 2653199
Email: Graham_Strong@wvi.org
Introduction
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and
their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
World Vision provides hope and assistance to approximately 100 million people in nearly 100 countries. In
communities around the world, the agency joins with local people to find lasting ways to improve the lives
of poor children and families.
World Vision in Pakistan

World Vision has been present in Pakistan since 2001 and has focused its programming on emergency
relief, maternal/child health, nutrition, water and hygiene, basic education, anti-trafficking, and food
security. World Vision currently implements programs in NWFP, Baluchistan, Punjab, and Sindh. Through
public and private funding, World Vision Pakistan assists over 100,000 beneficiaries.
Cooperative Efforts with Other Agencies

Through World Vision Pakistan’s community-driven initiatives approach, the agency partners with village-
level community-based organizations, community leaders, and government line ministries to develop and
facilitate implementation of village development plans. Through this approach, World Vision is able to
effectively empower local communities to work for their own development. World Vision has strong
relationships with key government line agencies such as the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Industry and
Environment, Ministry of Social Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Health, and the
National Disaster Management Authority. Apart from its relations with government agencies, World
Vision has led the improved coordination of 28 INGOs in its position as the holder of the Forum
Secretariat position for the UN Inter-Agency Steering Committee’s Pakistan Humanitarian Forum. WV
Pakistan works closely with international donors including AusAID, CIDA, NZAID, and USAID.

October 2009
Special Concerns
Pakistan faces ongoing insecurity and instability that are exacerbated by the weak reach of government
services at the local level. It is paramount that efforts by the Government of Pakistan and the
international community address this issue to ensure long-term stability and development.
Photo: World Vision

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BPRM: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

CDC: Center for Disease Control/ Community Development Councils

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FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization

HIV/AIDS: Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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WV: World Visio

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Agriculture and Food Production Winrock International

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Water and Sanitation

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Cooperative efforts with other agencies

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Cooperative efforts with other agencies

ACTED’s security is based on information sharing, its

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Mary Maguire, Sr. Vice President and Director, Communications

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AKF partners with sister agencies to address a wide variety of issues

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Aga Khan Planning and Building Service (AKPBS)

Economic and Financial Services

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The Aga Khan Agency for Micro-finance (AKAM), a sister

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American Jewish World Service in Pakistan

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American Refugee Committee in Pakistan

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Funding Sources: Current and Requested Donor Support

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Overseas Program Focal Point

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Cooperative Efforts with Other Agencies:

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CRS Pakistan Program Focal Point

CRS Pakistan Country Office

Catholic Relief Services in Pakistan