Grants Program
The purpose of the grants component is to address health systems challenges in the public, private, or commercial sectors which can be resolved with modest grant assistance within a period of one year by concerted local effort of sub-grantees. The focus is on public-private partnerships and innovation in addressing public health problems and health systems issues.
Grants Summary for Round I
RFA Date: June 22, 2008
Target districts: 10 out of 20 project districts
Number of applications received: 134
Number of awards: 06
Program area: Health System Strengthening
% age of applications from provinces: Sindh 27.6%, Punjab 23.8%, NWFP 23.8%, Baluchistan 9.7%
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Name of Grantee Organization |
Target District |
Objectives of Awarded Projects |
1. |
Midwifery Association of Pakistan (MAP) |
Thatta and Larkana |
Strengthening intra-natal care skills through training of health care providers serving at Public Health Facilities, on Active Management of Third Stage of Labor (AMSTL) and use of ‘Partograph’. |
2. |
Centre for Peace and Development (CPDI) |
Jhelum |
Strengthen local government and civil society for need based budget for health care services in public sector, and dissemination of budget information to the beneficiaries. |
3. |
Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) |
Charsadda |
To help the Local Government to form ‘Health Monitoring Committees’ (If not present) and strengthen (if already present) ‘Health Monitoring Committees’ at Union Council and District levels and create awareness among the masses about their basic right to quality health services. |
Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) |
Gwadar |
To help the Local Government to form ‘Health Monitoring Committees’ (If not present) and strengthen (if already present) ‘Health Monitoring Committees’ at Union Council and District levels and create awareness among the masses about their basic right to quality health services. |
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4. |
Health And Nutrition Development Society (HANDS) |
Dadu |
Strengthen referral mechanism and increase utilization of public health facilities by mobilizing communities. To promote safe motherhood through referral voucher scheme using both public and private health facilities. |
5. |
Association for Gender Awareness and Human Empowerment (AGAHE) |
DG Khan |
Improving access to family friendly health care services and reproductive health services using advocacy and capacity building skills |
6. |
Al Qaim Women Development Organization (AQWD) |
DG Khan |
Improve health care service delivery system through score card technique. |
Grants Summary for Round II
RFA Date: September 28, 2008
Target districts: 20
Number of applications received: 185
Number of awards: 05
Number of program areas:
- Strengthening District Health Management Teams.
- Strengthening Accountability Mechanism
- Strengthening Public Private Partnership
- Innovative Health Financing Schemes.
% age of applications from provinces: Sindh 34.59%, NWFP 26.48%, Baluchistan 23.24%, Punjab 15.67%
# |
Name of Grantee Organization |
Target District |
Objectives of Awarded Projects |
1. |
Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) |
Sukkur and Ghotki |
Strengthen health system through capacity building of Health Management Committees at District, Tehsil and Union Council levels to improve referral mechanism and awareness. Also, formation of Community Support Groups and Health Watch Networks to increase accountability and improving service delivery. This model is closely knit with the proposed model of Takhleeq Foundation (on #2 below). Both grantees have planned to work collectively with their specific scope of work in Ghotki district. |
2. |
Takhleeq Foundation (TF) |
Sanghar and Ghotki |
Strengthening public private partnership through;
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3. |
Youth Organization (YO) |
Khuzdar, Zhob and Lasbella |
Strengthening district health management by establishing Community Support Groups (CSG) for awareness raising programs on health and hygiene, referral mechanism and capacitating public and private health care providers for overcoming three delays (delay in decision, non availability of transport and emergency service delivery) and hence reducing the chances of pregnancy related mortality and morbidity at grass-root level. (Basic Health Unit level) |
4. |
Swabi Women Welfare Society (SWWS) |
Swabi, Buner and Upper Dir |
Strengthen health management system through networks of public and private health facilities, capacity building of health care providers serving at public and private health facilities and advocacy to improve maternal and child health. |
5. |
Gender and Reproductive Health Organization (GRHO) |
Jaffarabad and Turbat |
Strengthen district health management system by addressing first delay (delay in decision) and third delay (emergency service delivery) in seeking care of a full term pregnancy also improving Mother Neonatal and Child Health service through awareness raising and sensitization, improving referral mechanism, and capacity building of health care providers of public health facilities. |
Project Activities
Activities |
Date |
| Experience Sharing Meeting | May 21, 2009 |
| Modification in ‘Statement of Work’ and ‘Budget’ | Mar-May, 2009 |
| Ongoing on Monthly Basis | |
Development of Monitoring Frameworks for Pilot Models |
January-March 2009 |
Round II |
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January 20, 2009 |
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November 12, 2008 |
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Selected Grantees and their Profile: |
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Applications’ Screening and Concept Paper Review |
October 15 - 22, 2008 |
Grants Advertised for 20 Districts |
September 28, 2008 |
Selection of Thematic Areas for Concept Papers |
Process completed in September 2008 |
Round I |
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November 11, 2008 |
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| Post Award Ceremony R I | November 11, 2008 |
Applications’ Screening and Proposals’ Review |
July 23 - August 6, 2008 |
Selected Grantees and their Profile: |
No Date |
Information Meetings and pre bid Workshops
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July 7, 2008 July 9, 2008 |
Grants Advertised for 10 Districts |
June 22, 2008 |
Selection of Potential Themes |
Process Completed in June 2008 |
Grants Manual Approved |
June 16, 2008 |
