Bacha Khan Poverty Alleviation Programme

Bacha Khan Poverty Alleviation Programme (BKPAP), named after Khudai-e-Khidmatgar movement leader, Bacha Khan, [1] was a public-private venture sponsored by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government,[2] and executed by the Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP), in the selected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[3][4]

Major components of the poverty alleviation programme included executing community-based uplift projects, social mobilisation, skill development and cash grants to a selected segment of the target areas. Implementation of a health insurance scheme in the target districts was also part of the programme.[5][6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Initiative for poverty alleviation". DAWN. 14 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Poverty alleviation programme to undergo third party evaluation". DAWN. 3 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "The future of poverty reduction programmes in KP". DAWN. 13 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "SRSP to provide free health insurance to 32,000 families". The Nation. 21 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "NWFP govt has funds but little expertise: Poverty alleviation plan". DAWN. 17 February 2009.
  6. ↑ "SRSP activists share gains in flood-hit areas". The Nation. 5 April 2012.
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