Pakistan

Our plan in Pakistan

Plan is working at the grassroots level in Pakistan to empower communities to bring real and lasting change, so that their children have the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Plan began working in Pakistan in 1997 and currently works with community-based organisations, government departments, agencies, international and local non-government organisations in five program areas which aim to address the following issues affecting children:

• Lack of awareness of hygiene and healthy life practices
• Limited access to quality education
• Poor household economic security
• Lack of respect for and protection of the rights of children and women

Plan’s programs and strategies to address these issues include:

Health

Plan Pakistan works improve general healthcare services for children and women.  Plan also assists health-awareness programs for women, sexual and reproductive health for adolescents and promotes positive water and sanitation practices.  

Education and community learning

With more than half of Pakistanis under the age of 18 years of age, Plan Pakistan works to improve access to quality education through a school improvement program.  This program includes promoting child and adult involvement, active leadership and improving teaching practices and educational facilities.

Household economic security

Approximately 24% of the Pakistani population lives below the poverty line. Plan Pakistan provides micro finance, educational and advisory services, including vocational and technical skills training for women and men, particularly in the areas of agriculture and food production.

Child and women’s rights

Plan Pakistan works to combat instances of child neglect, abuse or exploitation by raising awareness within the public and government organisations of child rights and birth registration and advocating child involvement in decision making practices.

Country Facts

Country	Pakistan	Australia
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Population	154.8 Million	19.9 Million
Language	Urdu (Official) -. Others are Punjabi, Sindhi & Baluchi	English
Capital	Islamabad	Canberra
GDP per capita (USD/year)	632	$29,000
Life expectancy	63.4	80.3
Access to safe drinking water	91%	100%
Literacy	49.9%	100%
Source:	United Nations: Millennium Development Goals Report 2006