1. © 2005, CARE USA. All rights reserved. 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. © 2005, CARE USA. All rights reserved. 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. © 2005, CARE USA. All rights reserved. Contd… The CONTEXT Women’s Economic Empowerment:

4. © 2005, CARE USA. All rights reserved. CARE Pakistan Geographical presence

5. © 2005, CARE USA. All rights reserved. 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