Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF)
The MDTF aims to reduce the socio-economic marginalisation of people, with focus on women, religious minorities and internally displaced people, in the Pakistan border regions to Afghanistan; the fund will contribute to state-building in the most fragile regions of the country by strengthening capacity of the subnational governments. Consequently, the population will get increased access to basic services and livelihood opportunities.
Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
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Pakistan |
Conflict & fragility Governance Employment & economic development Rule of Law - Democracy - Human rights
Conflict prevention
Security system management and reform Decentralisation Employment creation |
01.12.2013
- 31.12.2022 |
CHF 9’075’000
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- People in KP, FATA and Balochistan have increased access to better employment and income- generating opportunities.
- Provincial governments in KP, FATA and Balochistan have strengthened capacity to provide effective, accountable and inclusive services for its citizens and a conducive environment for private sector growth.
- People in KP, FATA and Balochistan, particularly the vulnerable population, have increased access to basic services.
- Other WB
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
OTHER SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Security system management and reform
Civilian peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution
Decentralisation and support to subnational government (incl. accountability)
Employment policy and administrative management
Cross-cutting topics Conflict reduction
The project takes account of gender equality as a cross-cutting theme.
The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes.
The project also supports partner organisation improvements
Aid Type Basketpooled multi-donor fund
Project number 7F08833
Background |
Despite the fact that Pakistan is classified as Lower Middle Income country (Global Monitoring Report 2011), 45.6% of the population in Pakistan are multidimensionally poor (UNDP Human Development Report 2014). The three targeted regions in Pakistan’s border area to Afghanistan are particularly vulnerable to poverty and have suffered intensely due to militancy and conflict - substantially more than the other regions. |
Objectives |
To reduce the fragility of the targeted regions, the MDTF will decrease the socio-economic marginalization of the population, with particular focus on the vulnerable groups, through policy reforms, strengthened capacity of the subnational governments, improved service delivery, growth and job creation. The SDC will leverage its longstanding experience in Conflict Sensitive Program Management (CSPM) and Gender to influence the MDTF’s projects and the government’s agendas through its active participation in the steering. |
Target groups |
Local populations in the FATA, KP and Balochistan regions with special focus on women, religious minorities and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Federal and provincial government officials. |
Medium-term outcomes |
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Results |
Results from previous phases: A feasibility study of the MDTF commissioned by the SDC through an opening credit has stressed the central role of MDTF to complement and leverage the overall SDC portfolio in Pakistan. A strong ownership of the fund by the government will not only ensure better access to the regions, but also improve the sustainability of the programme’s interventions. A participation in the trust fund will provide opportunities for SDC to influence the government’s agenda towards people centric development, while strengthening the country systems through the MDTF programme. |
Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
Credit area |
Development cooperation |
Project partners |
Contract partner International Financial Institution (IFI) Other partners KP, FATA and Balochistan government departments |
Coordination with other projects and actors |
As per the geographic and thematic priorities outlined in the logframe, synergies with the SDC portfolio – in the fields of water governance, migration (with focus on IDPs) and local governance (with focus on the demand side) will be exploited. |
Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 9’075’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 9’025’948 |
Project phases |
Phase 1 01.12.2013 - 31.12.2022 (Completed) |