Karachi, October 19, 2020: On account of International Day for Eradication of Poverty, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) organized asset distribution ceremony in Shangla and Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the second phase of Livelihood Support & Promotion of Small Community Infrastructure Program (LACIP). The LACIP project which has been financed by the Federal Republic…
Karachi, December 26, 2019: To earn more profit margins, factory work is being diverted to home-work sector. Every year the number of home-based workers increases by at least 5 percent in Pakistan; whereas the home-based work thrives but the home-based workers are still amongst the poorest of the poor, said speakers of a press conference…
Islamabad, July 8, 2019: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday launched the National Poverty Graduation Initiative here to steer the poorest household out of poverty by providing them interest-free loans, assets transfers and vocational and skills training. I was delighted to launch the National Poverty Graduation Initiative, one of the several initiatives we will launch under…
Islamabad, July 5, 2019: Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection would facilitate extreme poor under housing scheme by creating homes for at least 10,000 orphans, establishing Panahgahs in several major cities and giving homes to landless farmers through interest-free loans. Read More: Special committee to be set up for extreme poor According to an Official of…