|
Pakistan
is the first country to establish a Public-Private Partnership
to mobilize global resources for Human Development following
the Monterrey Conference for the International Financing of
Development, March 2002. The Pakistan Human Development
Fund (PHDF) is a public-private partnership that channels
resources from the Government of Pakistan, private sector
and the international donor community, into the NCHD and its
programs.
The main objective of the fund is to consolidate efforts towards
building human capabilities by supporting various programs
and projects in the social sectors for the improvement and
enhancement of education and literacy; primary health care;
poverty alleviation; development of working skills; improvement
of social service delivery. The Fund lends financial and other
support to the efforts of the National Commission for Human
Development (NCHD) to build the capacity, train and enhance
the competency of the government functionaries, elected representatives
and non-governmental organizations working in the social sector
at the district level. As a result the Government of Pakistan
will incur no recurring expenditure. Although the Pakistan
Human Development Fund is integral to the NCHD's Global Resource
Mobilization program, it is an autonomous organization and
a separate legal entity.
The Pakistan Human Development Fund is supported by an initial
grant of $32 million by the Government of Pakistan, seed capital
of $2.5 million by individual philanthropists (expatriate
and local Pakistanis), and $1.7 million by UNDP. Other international
donor agencies, international foundations and corporate donors
have also supported the initiative of Pakistan Human Development
Fund.
|
Transparency & Accountability |
An independent Board of Founding Directors, comprised of distinguished
Pakistanis of international repute, will manage the Fund.
President Pervez Musharaf is Patron-in-Chief of the Fund.
Other patrons include:
 Mr. Abdul
Sattar Edhi
Mr. Moeen
Qureshi
Princess
Sarvath El Hasan
Ms. Jemima Khan
H. H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al - Nahayan
|
