Leveraging Change 26 th November 2010 London Mr. Niaz Ullah Khan Country Director Pakistan

- 2 - What it takes to implement a strategy!

- 3 - Our Country! Population of Pakistan 170 million 796,000 Sq Kms (3 GBs), 134 districts Number of poor i.e. 20%? 35%? Economic poverty, Food poverty, Multi- dimension poverty? 2% economic growth rate? 0.5% spent on social protection of all vulnerable groups Key challenges are preventive health, low education rates and energy crisis & inaccessible infrastructures Aid for Trade or Trade for Aid IDPs, War and Floods

Governance Structure in Pakistan Provincial Empowerment Fiscal decentralization Administrative Autonomy District Tehsil Municipal Administration Community Citizens Boards Community Organizations Capacity Building Linkages National

27% increase

- 6 - MoU with WHO Strategic Vision Workshops of Provincial Partners for leadership successions School screening programme in five urban cities of Pakistan Shifting PEC training Component to National Program for PHC from Eye Care partners Trachoma survey in eight districts of Pakistan Eye Health- Key Innovations

- 7 - Education- Key Initiatives & Changes Pilot – 2 schools Demonstration 16 schools Demonstration 16 schools Policy Core group National Standards Pre-Service Teachers

- 8 - Disability – Building Alliances Islamabad Declaration Islamabad Recommendations UNESCAP South Asia Disability Forum Asia Pacific Development Center for Disability

- 9 - DFID funded project continued the identification of adaptable and acceptable local community based solutions for persons with disabilities Follow up to National Consultation on barriers to Inclusive Development Introducing Child Eye Health with social mobilization at selected districts and urban slums Accessible WATSAN for persons with disabilities Developing partnership with British Council Active Citizen Programme Community Development – Key Initiatives and Changes

Humanitarian Assistance

Way Forward Identify STRATEGIC INTEGRATION POINTS for maximum impact SUPPORT SYSTEMS needed to fit in with wider health/education/development sector strategies IMPROVED COORDINATION issues need to be considered SCALING UP for wider impact SCALABILITY is addressed on component basis Nothing is impossible – only thinking makes it so!