The National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) has proposed a plan to improve efforts at the district level in primary education, literacy, income generation activities and provisions of basic health care facilities and to propose plans for capacity building, training, and enhancement of competency of government functionaries working in the social sectors.
According to an official source, the NCHD has piloted its work at Mardan (NWFP) and Narowal (Punjab) extending to fourteen more districts. The Commission will soon start its work in other districts.
A Pakistan Human Development Fund will be established with seed money of Rs 1 billion and the Commission will mobilise resources globally.
The Fund will be a three-way partnership between government of Pakistan, Private Sector and International donor community.
The Fund will support (a) Universal Primary Education (b) Non-Formal Basic Education (c) Literacy and Sustainable Livelihood (d) Primary Health Care and Family Planning including Community Midwife Program and (e) Capacity Building and Training of Line Departments, NGOs, CBOs in the area of health, education and poverty alleviation.
This will help in capacity building through public-private partnership and will strengthen delivery of services in the social sectors at the grass roots.