Attachment_J.15_FATA(NMD)_KP_Fact_Sheet.pdf

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is working closely with the Government of Pakistan (GoP) at both the federal and provincial levels to improve the lives of citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, address the root causes of instability in the region, and support Pakistan in driving its own development journey to self-reliance. In recent years, the province has faced a variety of challenges, including damaging floods, violent conflict, low literacy, high infant mortality rate, and low per capita income. The 2018 merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) — now the “newly merged districts”— into KP brings both opportunities and administrative challenges. Pakistanis in the newly merged districts have suffered from displacement due to prolonged conflict, widespread poverty, and poor socioeconomic development. To address these issues, USAID is supporting the FATA-KP merger reforms process to expand the presence of government in the newly merged districts, improve government service delivery, and increase economic opportunities, fostering a secure, peaceful, and prosperous future for KP.

SUPPORT IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

INCLUDING THE NEWLY MERGED DISTRICTS

March 2019

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GOVERNANCE AND RESILIENCE

KP has faced political and social instability due to the security situation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region and suffered extensive losses from extremism and natural disasters. With pervasive limited governance and the absence of elected representatives, Pakistani’s in this region have had low trust in their government and militants have exploited these gaps. USAID is supporting the Pakistani government to bring peace and stability to conflict-affected areas of KP, particularly the newly merged districts. USAID’s support has reconstructed and rehabilitated public infrastructure damaged by conflict, brought citizens and government together to build trust and improve relationships, and supported efforts to increase local capacity and bring about sustainable development. The successful merger of the new districts into Pakistan’s provincial, national, and civic institutions will strengthen the country’s ability to meet the needs of its own citizens, manage its own security and move forward on its journey to self-reliance. USAID-funded governance and resilience activities include:

PAKISTAN TRANSITION INITIATIVE

2008-2019 • Implemented by International Organization for

Migration

This project restores trust and strengthens the relationship between the Government of KP (GoKP) and vulnerable communities through small-scale service delivery projects.

FATA INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT

2010-2020 • Implemented by GoKP

This project builds, rehabilitates, and reconstructs public infrastructure in areas affected by violent extremism.

KP RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM

2010-2020 • Implemented by GoKP

This project supports the GoKP to restore public infrastructure damaged during the 2009 militancy, subsequent military operations, and the 2010 floods.

MULTI DONOR TRUST FUND

2010-2020 • Implemented by the World Bank

This multilateral fund supports a reconstruction, rehabilitation, and reform agenda to build peace and create conditions for sustainable development in KP.

MUNICIPAL SERVICES PROGRAM-KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

2011-2020 • Implemented by GoKP

Through this program, USAID strengthens the ability of the GoKP and the Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar, a public sector utility company, to improve drinking water and sanitation conditions in the urban areas of Peshawar.

CITIZENS VOICE PROGRAM

2011-2019 • (nationwide) Implemented by Trust for Democratic

Education and Accountability

This program aims to promote good governance in Pakistan and improve engagement between citizens and government by strengthening citizens’ voice and public accountability in government planning and decision-making.

HUMANITARIAN DONOR COORDINATION AND DATA

DISSEMINATION

2017-2020 • Implemented by United Nations Office for the

Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)

USAID and UNOCHA bring together humanitarian actors in KP to ensure a coordinated response to emergencies by strengthening humanitarian coordination and data dissemination.

THE AMBASSADOR’S FUND GRANTS PROGRAM

2017-2022 • (nationwide) Implemented by Trust for Democratic

Education and Accountability

This program awards grants to improve the economic and social conditions of the Pakistani people through high-impact activities focused on priority areas identified by the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan.

FATA REFORMS SUPPORT ACTIVITY

2018-2022 • Implemented by United Nations Development

Program

This project facilitates the mainstreaming of the newly merged districts by supporting reforms implementation, strengthening district-level capacity, and introducing local governance systems and judicial service delivery.

COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ACTIVITY-NORTH

2018-2023 • Implemented by International Organization for

Migration

This project supports community-level development and increases trust between the KP government and communities vulnerable to violent extremism.

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ECONOMIC GROWTH AND

AGRICULTURE

Conflict has caused far-reaching disruption to economic activity in the newly merged districts and other parts of KP and damaged private property, livelihoods, trade, and business development. KP, especially the newly merged districts, is one of Pakistan’s least developed regions, with most economic and social development indicators lagging behind the national averages. KP’s per capita income is far below the national average. USAID is supporting sustainable and inclusive growth in KP, essential for stability and self-reliance, by promoting micro and small enterprises, forging private sector partnerships, and promoting trade. USAID is improving agricultural production in KP by reclaiming land, improving and expanding irrigation networks, and increasing farmers’ access to markets. USAID is also increasing power output in the region by updating and constructing new power generation systems. USAID-funded economic growth and agriculture activities include:

GOMAL ZAM IRRIGATION PROJECT

2011-2019 • Implemented by Water and Power Development

Authority

Through the construction of a 400-kilometer long network of tunnels, this activity aims to control flooding and ensure year-round availability of water to irrigate more than 190,000 acres of farmland in KP’s Tank and D.I.

Khan districts.

GOMAL ZAM COMMAND AREA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

2015-2019 • Implemented by Agriculture Department, GoKP

This project improves the productivity of 191,000 acres of land through tertiary irrigation channel development, land leveling, establishment of high value crops, and the introduction of livestock. The project also improves value chain linkages for agricultural produce with major markets in KP and other parts of Pakistan.

PAKISTAN REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ACTIVITY

(PREIA)

2015-2020 • (nationwide) Implemented by Development

Alternatives Inc.

Through targeted technical assistance, PREIA helps improve the policies, procedures and regulations that affect the movement of goods across Pakistan’s borders.

By creating economic opportunities in some of Pakistan’s most challenging environments along the Afghanistan- Pakistan border, this project is accelerating Pakistan’s trade-related capacity and integration into the regional economy.

KAITU WEIR FOR KURRAM TANGI DAM

2016-2019 • Implemented by Water and Power Development

Authority

USAID is supporting the construction of Stage 1 of the Kurram Tangi Dam Project, which will generate 18 megawatts of electricity and irrigate 16,380 acres of land in North Waziristan.

PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT (PACE)

2016-2020 • (nationwide) Implemented by International Food

Policy Research Institute

PACE strengthens the capacity of the federal and KP provincial governments to better coordinate agriculture, livestock, and water data collection to inform policy analysis, strategy formulation, and implementation of agriculture and livestock activities.

FATA ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

2017-2020 • Implemented by United Nations Development

Program

This program provides sustainable livelihood and income opportunities to the population of the newly merged districts, including temporarily displaced persons, leading to long-term economic growth and contributing to resilience and economic revitalization in the newly merged districts.

RESTORING SUBSISTENCE AND

COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE IN FATA

2017-2019 • Implemented by Food and Agriculture Organization

This project promotes economic growth in the newly merged districts through support in the agriculture and livestock sectors. The project increases sustainable subsistence and commercial agriculture by increasing farmers’ access to critical inputs through asset replacement, restoring and rehabilitating degraded lands, rehabilitating/developing critical infrastructure, and establishing and strengthening agribusiness.

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PAKISTAN AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY

TRANSFER ACTIVITY (PATTA)

2017-2021 • (nationwide) Implemented by Cultivating New

Frontiers in Agriculture

PATTA partners with private sector agricultural technology companies to increase the productivity and competitiveness of small farmers.

WATER MANAGEMENT FOR ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY

2018-2023 • Implemented by International Water Management

Institute

This project supports the sustainability of USAID-funded irrigation infrastructure in KP by operationalizing the Gomal Zam Irrigation System and supporting the KP Irrigation Department to improve revenue generation and maintenance of the system.

THE HORTICULTURE ADVANCEMENT ACTIVITY (THAZA)

2018-2023 • Implemented by Food and Agriculture Organization

THAzA provides employment and income generation opportunities in the newly merged districts, KP, and Balochistan by increasing productivity of high-value horticultural crops and improving value chains. It also improves access to markets and introduces farm management best practices and new technologies in production and processing.

TARBELA DAM REHABILITATION – PHASE II

2015-2020 • Implemented by Water and Power Development

Authority

USAID is supporting the provision of equipment in the second phase of the Tarbela Hydro Power Plant. The support will extend the life of the plant by 15-20 years and add 20 megawatts of electricity to the national power grid.

PATRIND HYDRO-ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PROJECT

2016-2019 • Implemented by National Transmission and Dispatch

Company

A 147-megawatt private sector hydropower generation facility is currently being constructed between Kunhar and Jhelum rivers. The USAID-supported 132-kilovolt transmission lines will connect the facility to the power network at the nearby Mansehra district.

GOLEN GOL HYDRO-POWER PROJECT

2016-2020 • Implemented by Water and Power Development

Authority

This 108-megawatt project is the first major power generation project in northern Chitral. USAID is contributing US$35.6 million to the total cost of US$313 million to procure and install electrical and mechanical systems.

EDUCATION

Access to quality education supports economic growth, stability, and development. In KP, 60 percent of the population is under the age of

24. In the newly merged districts, 73 percent of public school students drop out before reaching grade five, particularly girls. The overall literacy rate in the newly merged districts is 28 percent and only eight percent among women. USAID’s education programs will strengthen the legitimacy of the nascent newly merged districts’ government through building citizen trust and support the Pakistani government’s efforts to provide current and upcoming generations with a solid foundation and specialized skills that are in accordance with the rising demands of the labor market. USAID-funded education activities include:

MERIT AND NEEDS BASED SCHOLARSHIPS

2004-2020 • (nationwide) Implemented by the Higher Education

Commission of Pakistan

USAID offers competitive grants to deserving yet financially disadvantaged Pakistani students studying subjects such as agriculture and business administration.

PAKISTAN READING PROJECT

2013-2020 • (nationwide) Implemented by Institute for Rural

Management

The Pakistan Reading Project improves the quality of reading in public and private primary schools. The project trains schoolteachers, provides scholarships, develops libraries, and provides small grants for educational development across KP.

U.S.-PAKISTAN CENTERS FOR ADVANCED STUDIES

2014-2019 • Implemented by University of Engineering and

Technology (UET) Peshawar

USAID partners with the Pakistan Higher Education Commission to establish the Centers for Advanced Studies in Energy. The center at UET Peshawar brings together academia, government, and the business community to research solutions to Pakistan’s energy crisis.

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HEALTH

In KP, 76 out of every 1,000 babies do not live past five years of age. The infant mortality rate is 63 per 1,000 live births, while the neonatal mortality rate is 41 per 1,000 live births. These rates are worse in the newly merged districts. Most women do not have access to proper health facilities and only 26 percent of pregnant women deliver under the supervision of skilled birth attendants.

Maternal mortality in KP is also high (380 deaths per 100,000 live births, compared to the national average of 178 deaths per 100,000 live births). USAID is helping the GoP to sustainably increase access and availability of quality health services in KP, building citizen trust in the government and strengthening Pakistan’s self-reliance, including by improving health service delivery, supporting immunization efforts, engaging the private sector, and promoting health knowledge among communities.

USAID-funded health activities include:

PROMOTING QUALITY OF MEDICINE

2014-2019 • (nationwide) Implemented by U.S. Pharmacopeia

This project strengthens the technical capacity of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan to monitor the quality of pharmaceuticals, particularly maternal and child health commodities.

GLOBAL HEALTH SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAM-

PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

2016-2020 • (nationwide) Implemented by Chemonics

International

This project supports the GoKP’s capacity to plan, budget, and procure essential medicines and commodities. It also helps the government in research, data analysis, storage, and distribution of commodities in remote areas.

PAKISTAN NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION SUPPORT

PROJECT/MULTI-DONOR TRUST FUND

2016-2021 • (nationwide) Implemented by the World Bank

The Trust Fund provides a financing instrument where donors can pool money to support the GoP’s immunization efforts against vaccine-preventable diseases.

INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY AND

HEALTH SYSTEM'S STRENGTHENING II

2017-2020 • (nationwide) Implemented by John Snow Inc.

This activity supports the GoP to provide quality health care services to women and children in KP. In partnership with the government and academic institutions, the activity supports the implementation of the National Health Vision, 2016-2025 and the KP Health Sector Strategy, and provides technical assistance for the design, development, and implementation of Universal Health Coverage.

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

Militancy and military operations in the newly merged districts and parts of KP displaced more than five million Pakistanis between 2008 and 2014, according to the United Nations. Since 2014, USAID has provided more than US$282 million in humanitarian assistance in support of 1.6 million temporarily displaced persons (TDPs). USAID has helped facilitate the return of these TDPs to their home districts by providing support in areas such as agriculture, health, livelihoods, food, nutrition, protection, shelter, and water, sanitation, and hygiene.