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The United States is in partnership with Pakistan to improve Pakistani lives. Since 2002, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided over $5.1 billion in support for education, health, energy, economic growth, good governance, earthquake reconstruction, and flood relief and recovery. USAID's programs are an essential part of the U.S. commitment to Pakistan and its people.
With the support of the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 (also referred to sometimes as the "Kerry-Lugar-Berman Bill", for the co-sponsors, Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts), Senator Richard Lugar (R-Indiana) and Representative Howard Berman (D-California)), USAID aims to strengthen the Government of Pakistan's capacity to effectively provide services to its citizens and to address the country's urgent development needs, and to deepen a strategic partnership with the Pakistani people and their government. By supporting Pakistanis to create a stable and prosperous country, U.S. assistance will have a greater and more sustainable impact over the long-term.
Programs
Governing Justly And Democratically
USAID helps all levels of the Government of Pakistan address citizen priorities and enable government institutions to fulfill their roles and responsibilities in a transparent and accountable manner. USAID projects further Pakistan's efforts to strengthen local governments and legislative institutions, empower civil society, and develop a credible and transparent electoral system. These projects also seek to help Pakistan achieve its Millennium Development Goals.
Investing In People: Health
USAID works closely with government ministries, the private sector, and other donors to improve the health and well-being of the Pakistani people. Working in the most vulnerable districts, USAID's health program furthers Pakistani efforts to meet family planning needs, improve maternal and child health, provide safe drinking water, and control major infectious diseases. The program also develops essential systems to improve human capacity, management, and disease surveillance in the health sector.
Investing In People: Education
USAID's education program helps educate teachers, renovate schools, manage educational systems, improve teaching outcomes, and expand basic literacy skills. The Fulbright program in Pakistan is the largest in the world and offers students and scholars the opportunity to pursue higher-level studies at U.S. universities. USAID also provides scholarships to thousands of talented, financially needy students so they can complete degrees at local institutions in areas critical to Pakistan's political and economic stability.
Investing In People: Gender Equity
USAID integrates a concern for building a better life for Pakistani women into all of its programs. Our objectives include increasing women's participation in the labor force, expanding girls' access to quality basic education, improving maternal and child health, and promoting women's rights in political, economic, and social realms.
Creating Opportunities: Economic Growth
Sustained economic growth and job creation are critical to Pakistan's political and economic development. USAID supports Pakistans economy by nurturing more effective government policies, more competitive enterprises, and more efficient market environments. The initiative particularly seeks to increase competitiveness and innovation, expand market opportunities for women-led businesses, and facilitate the movement of goods across Pakistan's borders.
Creating Opportunities: Agriculture
USAID is reinforcing Pakistans efforts to establish a modern, market-driven agricultural sector able to meet domestic food needs, generate export revenues, and spur broad-based economic growth. Current activities are focused on flood relief and poverty alleviation in Baluchistan. Over time the focus will shift to helping Pakistan better manage its precious water resources, catalyze value chains, and strengthen its policy-making capacity.
Creating Opportunities: Energy
USAID works in partnership with Pakistan's government, the private sector, and other donors to increase energy supplies through improved metering, operations, and power distribution. USAID also provides technical support and training in policy reform and other essential areas. Current projects include the rehabilitation of major hydroelectric and thermal power stations as well as the upgrading of tubewell pumps used by many Pakistani farmers.
Flood Assistance
After heavy monsoon flooding struck Pakistan in July 2010, USAID provided nearly $550 million for relief and recovery efforts. Complementing emergency rescue operations by the U.S. military, USAID's assistance has focused on providing shelter, food, water, health services, and essential supplies to affected communities, including displaced families. At the beginning relief efforts focused on staving off a major health crisis. As the floods receded USAID transitioned to providing early recovery assistance so that people could return home, resume their lives, and avoid longer-term suffering.
The United States is in partnership with Pakistan to improve Pakistani lives. Since 2002, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided over $5.1 billion in support for education, health, energy, economic growth, good governance, earthquake reconstruction, and flood relief and recovery. USAID's programs are an essential part of the U.S. commitment to Pakistan and its people.
With the support of the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 (also referred to sometimes as the "Kerry-Lugar-Berman Bill", for the co-sponsors, Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts), Senator Richard Lugar (R-Indiana) and Representative Howard Berman (D-California)), USAID aims to strengthen the Government of Pakistan's capacity to effectively provide services to its citizens and to address the country's urgent development needs, and to deepen a strategic partnership with the Pakistani people and their government. By supporting Pakistanis to create a stable and prosperous country, U.S. assistance will have a greater and more sustainable impact over the long-term.
Programs
Governing Justly And Democratically
USAID helps all levels of the Government of Pakistan address citizen priorities and enable government institutions to fulfill their roles and responsibilities in a transparent and accountable manner. USAID projects further Pakistan's efforts to strengthen local governments and legislative institutions, empower civil society, and develop a credible and transparent electoral system. These projects also seek to help Pakistan achieve its Millennium Development Goals.
Investing In People: Health
USAID works closely with government ministries, the private sector, and other donors to improve the health and well-being of the Pakistani people. Working in the most vulnerable districts, USAID's health program furthers Pakistani efforts to meet family planning needs, improve maternal and child health, provide safe drinking water, and control major infectious diseases. The program also develops essential systems to improve human capacity, management, and disease surveillance in the health sector.
Investing In People: Education
USAID's education program helps educate teachers, renovate schools, manage educational systems, improve teaching outcomes, and expand basic literacy skills. The Fulbright program in Pakistan is the largest in the world and offers students and scholars the opportunity to pursue higher-level studies at U.S. universities. USAID also provides scholarships to thousands of talented, financially needy students so they can complete degrees at local institutions in areas critical to Pakistan's political and economic stability.
Investing In People: Gender Equity
USAID integrates a concern for building a better life for Pakistani women into all of its programs. Our objectives include increasing women's participation in the labor force, expanding girls' access to quality basic education, improving maternal and child health, and promoting women's rights in political, economic, and social realms.
Creating Opportunities: Economic Growth
Sustained economic growth and job creation are critical to Pakistan's political and economic development. USAID supports Pakistans economy by nurturing more effective government policies, more competitive enterprises, and more efficient market environments. The initiative particularly seeks to increase competitiveness and innovation, expand market opportunities for women-led businesses, and facilitate the movement of goods across Pakistan's borders.
Creating Opportunities: Agriculture
USAID is reinforcing Pakistans efforts to establish a modern, market-driven agricultural sector able to meet domestic food needs, generate export revenues, and spur broad-based economic growth. Current activities are focused on flood relief and poverty alleviation in Baluchistan. Over time the focus will shift to helping Pakistan better manage its precious water resources, catalyze value chains, and strengthen its policy-making capacity.
Creating Opportunities: Energy
USAID works in partnership with Pakistan's government, the private sector, and other donors to increase energy supplies through improved metering, operations, and power distribution. USAID also provides technical support and training in policy reform and other essential areas. Current projects include the rehabilitation of major hydroelectric and thermal power stations as well as the upgrading of tubewell pumps used by many Pakistani farmers.
Flood Assistance
After heavy monsoon flooding struck Pakistan in July 2010, USAID provided nearly $550 million for relief and recovery efforts. Complementing emergency rescue operations by the U.S. military, USAID's assistance has focused on providing shelter, food, water, health services, and essential supplies to affected communities, including displaced families. At the beginning relief efforts focused on staving off a major health crisis. As the floods receded USAID transitioned to providing early recovery assistance so that people could return home, resume their lives, and avoid longer-term suffering.
