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PAKISTAN

PAKISTAN. Population: 180.71 m 37% children 59% Adults (48 F, 51M) Literacy rate: 49% (35 F, 63%) Resources: rich and resources; coal, cotton, tourism Government: Democratic but lacks vision and political will Legal system: Laws passed but lack of implementation. The CONTEXT.

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PAKISTAN

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  1. PAKISTAN Population: 180.71 m 37% children 59% Adults (48 F, 51M) Literacy rate: 49% (35 F, 63%) Resources: rich and resources; coal, cotton, tourism Government: Democratic but lacks vision and political will Legal system: Laws passed but lack of implementation

  2. The CONTEXT Health: • Pakistan currently spends 0.8 percent of its GDP on health: the lowest such investment in South Asia • Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) 78 (per 1,000 live births) • Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) 276 (per 100,000 live births) Education: • 30% of Pakistan’s population lives in extreme educational poverty with less than 2 years of education. • Around 50% of grade five students cannot read at grade two Standard

  3. Contd… The CONTEXT Women’s Economic Empowerment:

  4. CARE Pakistan Geographical presence

  5. CARE Pakistan Country Program • Established in Pakistan in 2005 • Shift of focus to Long-term Development programs in 2009 • CARE Pakistan’s 15 year Long Range Strategic Plan 2011-2026 • - 28 million marginalized women will be making choices that reduce vulnerability and impact their lives positively • Program themes: • Health (Maternal & Newborn Health, Reproductive Health) • Education (Revitalizing education for disaster affected children) • Economic- empowerment: (Community Infrastructure Improvement Project (CIIP) , Technical Education and Vocational Training • Emergency Response and Preparedness

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