The Department for International Development (DFID) has supported the following projects in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in Pakistan since 2005.
£ million Programme Implementing agency Commitment Spend to date NWFP Education Programme Government of NWFP 13.8 13.6 NWFP Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project Government of NWFP/Sarhad 7.3 6.89 NWFP Provincial Reforms Programme Government of NWFP 6.8 2.32 Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Programme Government of Pakistan (ERRA) 35 28.5 Earthquake Humanitarian Support Programme UN/ICRC/NGOs 26.5 26.5 Humanitarian Support for people displaced by conflict UN/ICRC 22 12 NWFP Primary Education Project Government of NWFP 6.75 6.45 NWFP Sarhad Project Sarhad 1.12 1.09
DFID has also supported the following nationwide programmes, which have helped provide services in NWFP as well as other parts of Pakistan:
Programme Implementing agency Commitment (£ million) National Health and Population Facility Ministry of Health 100 Polio Eradication Initiative WHO/UNICEF 31 Maternal and Newborn Health Initiative Ministry of Health 91 Achieving Universal Access to Control HIV/AIDS Ministry of Health (World Bank Trust Fund) 5.9 Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) RSPN 11 Financial Inclusion Programme State Bank of Pakistan 50
There is limited access to the Swat, Dir, Malakand and Buner regions because of continued military operations and insecurity. The Department for International Development (DFID) is helping those who have been displaced from these districts in camps and host communities in neighbouring areas such as Swabi, Mardan, Charsadda, Peshawar and Nowshera.
DFID has committed a total of £22 million of humanitarian aid in response to this crisis, making us the second largest donor. Our funds are being used by international humanitarian agencies to meet critical needs. In total, DFID is funding 12 non-governmental organisations and eight United Nations’ agencies as well as the International Committee of the Red Cross. Our support is being used to provide shelter, food, water, sanitation, health care and protection for the most vulnerable, such as children.