On Sept. 30, a fifth of Pakistan was inundated with water and USAID was focused on flood relief. After a year of rising expectations, USAID finally signed a bilateral agreement committing the Agency to most of a $1.06 billion budget for fiscal year 2010.
Zack Taylor
USAID's Pakistan Earthquake Reconstruction and Recovery Program focuses on rebuilding key social infrastructure in affected communities.
Virginija Morgan
In the next few months, FALAH will train more than 1,600 community-based volunteers across Pakistan, spreading the word that not only do early and unspaced pregnancies leave girls vulnerable to reproductive health problems, but early marriage also deprives girls of the chance for an education.
Asim Nazeer and Zack Taylor
Working with nearly 100 community-based NGOs, PAIMAN helped strengthen management skills and improve the reach of government health services personnel in remote communities of Pakistan. Trainings enrolled 120 district health managers.
Zack Taylor
Your Voice, a continuing FrontLines feature, offers personal observations from USAID employees. Naazlee Sardar is an Islamabad-based senior education advisor who spent four weeks in the field monitoring USAID flood emergency assistance in three provinces.
Naazlee Sardar
Read about USAID Afghanistan Mission achievements and milestones from the past year.
Zachary Orend is an economic growth adviser with USAID's mission in Pakistan, where he has been working since 2006. Although Orend's work currently focuses on private sector development and vocational training, he has served the Agency in other capacities, including as a development outreach and communications officer.
For more about USAID´s programs in Pakistan, visit: www.usaid.gov/pk
