Tag: Usaid
USAID to extend co-operation for SMEs development
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will extend cooperation in capacity building of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA). A USAID delegation,...
Pakistan to look into USAID economic dispatch model
Pakistan has assured the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that it will look into its proposed Economic Dispatch Model (EDM) to resolve...
Project launched to end gender-based violence
Women in rural areas are vulnerable to oppression by family and society because of lack of education and awareness in the rural areas hence...
USAID to build education facilities at seven universities
The USA will build new buildings for faculty education at six Pakistani universities and renovate a seventh educational facility. The $15 million construction initiative...
USAID holds dairy sector workshop
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) held a stakeholders workshop under its entrepreneurs project in order to review data and findings collated on...
USAID to strengthen power sector
The United States is strengthening Pakistan’s energy sector and helping to end energy shortages. In this effort USAID Punjab Deputy Director Gail Spence launched...
$10m from USAID for flood-damaged schools
For rebuilding flood-damaged primary and secondary schools in Balochistan, the US has approved at least $10 million through the United States Agency for International...
LNG investors force govt to provide level playing field
The government suffered a major embarrassment on Thursday when it was forced by the intending Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) importers to desist from hurriedly...
Nine power firms, USAID sign electricity supply pact
All nine of the government-owned power distribution companies (DISCOs) signed agreements with US on Monday for $60 million assistance to implement the second phase...
HEC, USAID train public university staff
Higher Education Commission (HEC), in collaboration with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), organised a workshop on fundraising and resource mobilization for the...
HEC, USAID fundraising event for varsities staff concludes
The Higher Education Commission (HEC), in collaboration with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), organized a workshop for fundraising and resource mobilisation for...
USAID launches energy efficiency media campaign
In the midst of Pakistan’s energy crisis, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a weeklong media campaign titled “Bijli Pani...
Call for boosting production of honey, medicinal herbs
Medicinal and aromatic plants and honey—all play an important role in the lives of Pakistani people. A recently conducted study suggests that from 25...
Citizens to project their voice courtesy of USAID
To increase civil society’s role in government’s policymaking and advocacy on energy, economic, agriculture, education and health sectors, the United States Agency for International...
US visa programme for Afghans comes up empty
Afghans who have spent years working for US troops, diplomats or agencies say their lives are at risk for that service as soldiers head...
USAID vows to fund projects
Involvement of citizens and civil society in governance of the country is vital for better decision-making. This way funds could be spent for citizens’...
USAID launches $45m Citizens’ Voice Project
The US government through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Thursday launched the “Citizens’ Voice Project”, providing $45 million in grants for...
