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PAKISTAN

Population: 180.71 m37% 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

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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

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Contd… The CONTEXT

Women’s Economic Empowerment:

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CARE Pakistan Geographical presence

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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