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Strengthening Media Persons' Capacity and Engagement for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms <p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="color: black;">Overall Objective (OO):</strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">To contribute to democratic consolidation and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms through capacity building and engagement of media persons (i.e., journalists, bloggers, vloggers, podcasters) and civil society with relevant state institutions and corporate entities, and through media literacy among youth.</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="color: black;">Specific objectives (SO):</strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="color: black;">SO1:</strong><span style="color: black;"> To build capacity of a cohort of media persons (i.e., journalists, bloggers, vloggers & podcasters) to report on human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic process safely, accurately, independently and in an inclusive manner. </span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="color: black;">SO2:</strong><span style="color: black;"> To enable advocacy/ engagement of media persons (i.e., journalists, bloggers, vloggers, podcasters) and civil society organizations (CSOs) with policy makers, media regulators and social media platforms (e.g., TikTok) to create conducive policy environment and fair regulation of new technologies for independent, accurate, inclusive and safe media reporting on human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic process.</span></p><p><strong style="color: black;">SO3:</strong><span style="color: black;"> To promote media literacy and counter digital threats to democracy and human rights (e.g., disinformation) through youth engagement and public awareness campaigns with focus on those with social influence and outreach capacity.</span></p>
Ex-post evaluation of "Support to the TVET Sector in Pakistan Project¿ (TVET III) <p>This assignment will comprise two parts:</p><p>·Part I will be the tracer study and will focus on the impact of trainings on the trainees in terms of employment and income; and</p><p>·Part II will focus on the ex-post evaluation of the whole intervention/project.</p><p><br></p><p>The main objectives of this evaluation are to provide the relevant services of the European Union and the interested stakeholders with:</p><p>·comprehensive information contributing to an accurate assessment of the immediate and long-term value and contribution of trainings conducted during the project to the income and employability of its graduates including the uptake of self-employment opportunities (part I);</p><p>·an overall independent assessment of the performance of the ¿Support to the TVET sector in Pakistan (TVET III)¿<em>,</em> paying particular attention to its different levels of results measured against its expected objectives; and the reasons underpinning such results; and</p><p>·key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve future interventions.</p><p><br></p><p>In particular, part I of this evaluation (tracer study) will serve to assess the performance of the training component of TVET III in terms of employment, level of income and livelihood of the TVET graduates and usefulness of the training programme to them. It will also assess the usefulness of the skills of graduates of the project to the employers.</p><p><br></p><p>Part II will serve to focus on the lessons learnt from the implementation of the action which will help in improving the implementation of the next phase.These lessons learnt can also be replicated in other EU interventions in the TVET sector in countries in the region. In addition it will also help to be accountable for the use of EU resources in relation to the results of the program and to report transparently on EU support to the TVET sector in Pakistan. It is even more relevant to assess this now as the EU has been active in the sector for more than a decade and it is therefore important to assess how effective and useful the EU¿s presence has been so far.</p>
Poverty Alleviation and Iinclusive Development Across Rural Sindh (PAIDAR) To mitigate the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the people living in poverty in the rural areas of Sindh province
Policy support to the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Contract related to: Policy support to the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan - The Support Measures and Cooperation Facility for Asia and the Pacific 2022, 2023 and 2024 provides the European Commission the possibility to finance small-scale activities that are needed for the achievement of the objectives of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI-Global Europe) in those regions.
Activity under preparation Expenditure verification under EVP 2020, Human Dynamics 346862, Palladium 376125 & Coffey Int'l 358460 Contract related to: Expenditure verification under EVP 2020, Human Dynamics 346862, Palladium 376125 & Coffey Int'l 358460 - The purpose of the programme is to develop and strengthen provincial government systems to support effective public service delivery at local level, and restore trust between the people and government.
Implementation of the Nutrition-Sensitive Component of the Programme for Improved Nutrition in Sindh (PINS) Overall Objective of the action is to contribute to sustainably improve the nutritional status of children under five (U5) and of Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW) in Sindh, in line with the second target indicator of the SDG Goal No. 2.Specific Objective is to contribute in Government of Sindh (GoS) efforts in improving food diversity and reducing water borne   diseases while implementing climate resilient nutrition sensitive interventions in targeted districts of  Sindh
Final Evaluation PFM II - Pakistan Contract related to: Final Evaluation PFM II - Pakistan - The Support Measures and Cooperation Facility for Asia and the Pacific 2022, 2023 and 2024 provides the European Commission the possibility to finance small-scale activities that are needed for the achievement of the objectives of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI-Global Europe) in those regions.
Post-Floods Rural Economic Recovery of Green Productive Assets in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The proposed Action will make a significant contribution to reactivating the rural economy in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by restoring in a climate-resilient way renewable energy and irrigation infrastructures built under previous EU funded programmes seriously damaged by the 2022 floods and expanding the same kind of green productive assets to other mountainous areas where there is an untapped potential for economic development based improved energy and water for irrigation provision. Previous EU interventions in the province had reached 1.9 million people and established successful community-managed electrification schemes, irrigation infrastructures while strengthening SMEs in agricultural and value chains.The intervention will focus on remote areas including newly merged districts, with a primary emphasis on flood risk mitigation at source: (1) Restoration, upgrade and expansion of climate-resilient community-managed irrigation systems ensuring better flood risk management; (2) Restoration, upgrading and expansion of disaster-resilient community-managed hydropower plants; (3) Increase capacities of rural communities to ensure sustainable and resilient water management as well as efficient, effective and economically sustainable micro hydropower plant management; (4) Landscape stabilisation and flood mitigation through increased multi-purpose re- and afforested areas
Activity under preparation AVP-2022 - Expenditure Verification of BRSP BRACE, Grant Contract No. ACA/2017/369-757, Audit No. 2022/112-555 Contract related to: AVP-2022 - Expenditure Verification of BRSP BRACE, Grant Contract No. ACA/2017/369-757, Audit No. 2022/112-555 - Pakistan; Province of Balochistan
Strengthening Resilience of Agro-Pastoralists in Sindh (SRAS) The project addresses poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition in Pakistan in the province of Sindh and will reduce the vulnerability of targeted communities to climatic and economic shocks. The overall objective to increased food security and resilience to climatic and economic shocks of smallholder farming households in the districts of Tharparkar and Umerkot.
Activity under preparation Post-Floods Rural Economic Recovery of Green Productive Assets in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa <p>The project will restore in a climate-resilient manner renewable energy and irrigation infrastructures built under previous EU funded programmes seriously damaged by the 2022 floods; it will also expand the same kind of green productive assets to other mountainous areas with untapped potential for economic development based on improved provision of energy and water for irrigation.</p>
Promotion Human Rights in Pakistan II The action aims to promote Human Rights in Pakistan by strengthening institutions and systems promoting, protecting, and fulfilling human rights (outcome 1) and enhancing private sector participation in the protection of human rights and gender equality (outcome 2).
LEAD for SDGs: Local Empowerment, Advocacy and Development for SDGs Localization in Pakistan <p>To foster an enabling environment for mainstreaming SDGs in local development processes through effective leadership and policy advocacy, supported by evidence-based research, capacity building and improved coordination, and piloting innovative approaches for SDGs localization</p>
Pakistan - Addressing migration and displacement challenges in Asia and the Middle East: a comprehensive regional EU Response Afghan Children on the Move-Pakistan - Addressing migration and displacement challenges in Asia and the Middle East: a comprehensive regional EU Response
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rural Economic Transformation (KP-RET) The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ¿ Rural Economic Transformation Project (KP-RET) follows a request from the Government of KP and the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and has been designed to address the main drivers of rural poverty and food insecurity by supporting the transformation of the rural economy of the province into an engine for inclusive and sustainable economic development. The project will foster sustainable and profitable agribusiness development to improve rural income and employment in all the 35 districts of the province and support the development of the needed skills in the sector, with special attention to women and youth inclusion.The Overall Objective of this Action is to contribute to poverty reduction, food and nutrition security and strengthened resilience of rural households in the province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and the Specific Objective is to improve sustainably rural households¿ income through climate-resilient, high-value agriculture and off-farm/non-farm employment opportunities, with a focus on youth and women.The Outputs to be delivered comprise (1) Enhanced capacity of smallholder farmers for implementing environmentally sustainable agricultural practices and increased market access; (2) Improved capacity of rural households to obtain decent jobs and engage in entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector, with a focus on women and youth; (3) Strengthened provincial government¿s capacity for policy dialogue/reform.The Action will cover 785,000 households (4.35 million persons, i.e. 15% of total rural population in the province) including 196,250 (25%) women through Agribusiness Development, Skills Development and Employment Promotion, and also via improved service delivery by the public sector. An estimated 50,000 Afghan refugees (i.e. approximately 9,000 refugee households) will be covered by the Action, corresponding to 15% of the estimated total number of Afghan refugees that are living in the 43 refugee villages in rural areas in the province. Improving the availability and accessibility of support services in agricultural value chains will lead to increasing added value in selected sustainable value chains for agricultural producers and entrepreneurs. 75% of the targeted households are expected to achieve increase in their income.
Programme for Improved Nutrition in Sindh (PINS) The overall objective of the decision is to sustainably improve the nutritional/health status of children under the age of five and pregnant and lactating women in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan.
Growth for Rural Advancement and Sustainable Progress (GRASP) <p>The Programme is supporting gender inclusive income and employment generation, enhanced productivity and profitability of SMEs involved in primary production, service provision and value addition in and around selected clusters of production. The specific objectives include 1) Institutional capacity strengthened and business environment improved for rural SME development, 2) Agribusiness service providing SMEs and BIOs are capacitated to enhance primary production.</p>
Activity under preparation Sustainable reintegration of returnees and improved migration management in Pakistan The action contributes to the Regional MIP 2021-2017, Priority Area 3 ¿. Migration, Forced Displacement and MobilityUnder Priority Area 3, the action is relevant to:·Specific Objective 2 ¿  Contribute to strengthening migration governance and management, to enable orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration (including labour migration) and mobility of people·Specific Objective 3 ¿ Encourage relevant exchange between origin, transit, destination and/or host countries to increase cooperation and improve management of migration and/or forced displacement challenges, as well as to expand their cooperation with the EU on migration, forced displacement and mobility.
Mid-Term Evaluation of Contribution Agreement with UNHCR - ACA/2020/420-111 ¿Addressing the needs of Afghan refugees and host communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan¿ Contract inherited from multiple actions, related to: Mid-Term Evaluation of Contribution Agreement with UNHCR - ACA/2020/420-111 ¿Addressing the needs of Afghan refugees and host communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan¿ - The Support Measures and Cooperation Facility for Asia and the Pacific 2022, 2023 and 2024 provides the European Commission the possibility to finance small-scale activities that are needed for the achievement of the objectives of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI-Global Europe) in those regions.
Activity under preparation AVP-2022 - Expenditure Verification & Systems Audit of TRDP-SUCCESS, Grant Contract No. ACA/2016/368-737, Audit No. 2022/112554 Activity still under preparation: AVP-2022 - Expenditure Verification & Systems Audit of TRDP-SUCCESS, Grant Contract No. ACA/2016/368-737, Audit No. 2022/112554-<p>Audit and Verification Plan 2022, Audit No. 2022/112554</p>
Protecting freedom of expression and strengthening civic space in Pakistan <p class="ql-align-justify">The <em>overall objective</em> of this action is to create a stronger civic space equipped to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Pakistan.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">The <em>specific objective</em> is to create pathways for the media and human rights defenders to access information, engage in dialogue on human rights and democratic concerns, safely express dissent or disagreement, and articulate collective views. This is better specified in following expected outcomes of the action:</p><p class="ql-align-justify">Outcome 1: A more empowered civil society able to advocate and protect people¿s rights, based on credible documentation and evidence.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">Outcome 2: More effective realisation of fundamental freedoms for all citizens, particularly the most vulnerable.</p><p>Outcome 3: A state better equipped to achieve its human rights commitments.</p>
Support to civil society in Pakistan The proposed action is part of the Multi-annual indicative programme (MIP) for Pakistan for  2021-2027 and will facilitate the implementation of the EU Roadmap for engagement with civil society in Pakistan 2021-2027, which was endorsed in June 2022.The MIP 2021-2027 envisages Support to civil society organisations (CSOs) under the support measures with the objective of developing CSO capacities for collective engagement in advocacy and policy dialogue and improving linkages and coordination with the Government for a more enabling environment.&nbsp;The Action specifically contributes to priority area 3 of MIP 21-27, i.e., Governance, including the Rule of Law and Human Rights.The action contributes to the implementation of the EU Roadmap for Civil Society Engagement in Pakistan 2021-27, particularly with regards to its priorities 1 and 3: 1). Support reform efforts and processes aimed at developing a better understanding of CSOs roles in poverty reduction and governance and a streamlined regulatory and institutional framework allowing CSOs to effectively perform such roles; 3). Support CSOs efforts to enhance their collective voice, deepen their accountability systems and foster their credibility and legitimacy vis-a- vis their constituencies, the authorities, general public and donors. The overall objective of this action is to enhance the enabling environment for civil society in Pakistan and the collective voice and capacity of Pakistani CSOs at the national and provincial level around public good agendas affecting governance, citizen participation and development¿. The Action, which will work on both the demand and supply side of governance, has two main outcomes (i.e. Specific Objectives): (i) To strengthen the capacity of Civil Society networks&nbsp;and alliances for collective action to effectively engage in policy dialogue and advocacy with the government on both sectoral issues and the overall enabling environment for civil society and; (ii) &nbsp;&nbsp;To enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and provincial regulatory bodies for constructive, transparent and accountable engagement with CSOs in Pakistan. The Action foresees providing Technical Assistance to the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs for capacity building of its NGO Unit. This could also include support for digitalisation. Additionally, it will work with existing CSO platforms or networks for their capacity building. Along with contributing directly to SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions), the project makes significant contributions to SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
International Labour and Environmental Standards Application in  Pakistan's SMEs (ILES), Pakistan To promote sustainable and inclusive growth in Pakistan by supporting the economic integration of Pakistan into the global and regional economy by improving compliance with labour and enviromental standards and increased competitiveness.
Technical commitment pertaining to late payment interest - Specific Contract 300051634 - SIEA-2018-15065 - Mid-Term Evaluation of Contribution Agreement with UNHCR - ACA/2020/420-111 Contract related to: Technical commitment pertaining to late payment interest - Specific Contract 300051634 - SIEA-2018-15065 - Mid-Term Evaluation of Contribution Agreement with UNHCR - ACA/2020/420-111 - The Support Measures and Cooperation Facility for Asia and the Pacific 2022, 2023 and 2024 provides the European Commission the possibility to finance small-scale activities that are needed for the achievement of the objectives of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI-Global Europe) in those regions.
Activity under preparation Post-floods resilient recovery and strengthening of the livestock sector in Balochistan - PPAF component Contract related to: Post-floods resilient recovery and strengthening of the livestock sector in Balochistan - PPAF component - The Action intends to restore and strengthen flood disrupted livestock value chains in the whole province of Balochistan with a focus on the most affected communities. The livestock sector in the province has been identified as the main source of income for most of the 12 million population, and the PDNA has clearly highlighted the dramatic impact of the floods in the sector in Balochistan ¿ with damages and losses adding up to USD 2.6 billion, including about 350,000 animals having perished ¿ as well as the need to support the restocking of the herds and the rehabilitation of livestock infrastructures and services.To achieve this objective, restoring the damages of the floods and untapping the full economic potential of the livestock sector by building back better, the Action will provide support for restocking herds and flocks, including reconstructing animal shelter infrastructures impacted by the floods. It will also strengthen livestock market places in the province, improving post production management and facilities towards enhanced quality and value added, including market information systems, as well as enhanced and more sustainable fodder production and access to other necessary livestock inputs. Poultry, the main economic and food security activity of rural women in Balochistan, will be the object of special support, first to recover from the floods and then to boost the contribution of this sub-sector to improved household incomes.&nbsp;
Protecting the rights of the most vulnerable during the Covid-19 crisis <p>The overall objective of this action is to contribute to enhanced human rights protection for the most vulnerable in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak in Pakistan. The projects specific objective is to redress the existing inequalities exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly discrimination based on gender, gender identity, faith, occupation, or status.</p>
Support measure 2017-2019 in favour of Pakistan (2019) This support measure is a flexible instrument giving the European Commission the possibility to finance small-scale activities needed for the achievement of the objectives of the DCI Regulation, including its operational and policy priorities.