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ACT International

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Thematic programmes spanning life skills, health, emergencies, governance, gender justice and environment — from pioneering approaches to field delivery at scale.

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9 Thematic areas
50+ Projects nationwide
$14,396,592 Portfolio value
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ACT International delivers integrated programmes across eight thematic areas — from education and health to humanitarian response, climate resilience, governance, and peacebuilding. Explore our portfolio by thematic focus.

Thematic area

Education

Life skills, curriculum integration, teacher training, and youth education programmes that strengthen learning outcomes across Pakistan.

18 projects $4,412,762
  • Project 46 Dec-25 – Feb-27 · GiZ

    European Union Qualification Alignment In Life Skills Education (EU-Qual-Lse) For Pakistani Youth

    • LSBE
    • Capacity Building
    • Migration
    Where Karachi and Lahore Budget 123,779 Reach 300 Donor GiZ
  • Project 30 Jan-24 – Dec-24 · British Council

    Designing A Continuing Professional Development (Cpd) Framework For School Councils In Pakistan

    • Teacher Training
    Where Punjab & KPK Budget 135,596 Reach 1500 school council members Donor British Council
  • Project 24 May-23 – Dec-23 · British Council

    Schools Connect Program

    • Teacher Training
    Where 8 districts of South Punjab Budget 83,803 Reach 600 head teachers of government schools trained Donor British Council
  • Project 15 Jan-21 – Dec-21 · UNFPA

    Life Skills Based Education (LSBE) Ð National Rollout & Curriculum Integration

    • LSBE
    • Curriculum Development
    Where Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, ICT (Federal) Budget 228,265 Reach 375 school teaches and leaders +5 provincial workshops Donor UNFPA
  • Project 12 Jan-21 – Feb-21 · UNESCO

    National Consultation On Alignment Of Single National Curriculum With Sdg4/ 2030 Education Agenda Of Pakistan

    Where ICT Budget 11,364 Donor UNESCO
  • Project 11 Jan-20 – Dec-20 · UNFPA

    Strengthening Mofe To Support Inclusion Of LSBE Contents In National Curriculum For School Adolescents/ Youth

    • LSBE
    • Gender Empowerment
    • Curriculum Development
    • Gender Equality
    Where Charsadda & North Waziristan Budget 3,873 Reach 3200 participants + others Donor UNFPA
  • Project 4 Aug-13 – Jul-16 · BISP, World Bank

    Waseela-E-Taleem (Wet) (Social Mobilization Work Under Pakistan National Cash Transfer)

    • OOSC
    • Girls Education
    • Attendance and Retention
    • Cash Assistance
    Where 32 districts across Pakistan Budget 3,657,997 Reach 3.2 million BISP beneficiaries + 1.3 million children Donor BISP, World Bank
  • Project 1 May-13 – Dec-13 · Nektarina

    Education For Sustainability Project

    • Climate Education
    Where Across Pakistan Budget 137,687 Donor Nektarina
  • Project 1 Apr-26 – Mar-26 · In-kind

    No Child Left Behind – Islamabad Capital Territory Out-Of-School Children (Oosc) Action Plan

    • OOSC
    • Girls Education
    • Attendance and Retention
    Where Islamabad (UC-16 Darwala) Budget 17,945 Reach Total Households Surveyed: 3,402 Under-age Children (0–3 years): 1,393 Never Enrolled (4–15 years): 361 Dropout Children (4–15 years): 87 Total Learning Gap / OOSC: 448 Donor In-kind
  • Project 3 Dec-26 · UNFPA

    Rollout Of Federal Level Life Skills-Based Education (LSBE) Curriculum

    • LSBE
    • Curriculum Development
    Where Islamabad Budget 9,047.83 Donor UNFPA
  • Project 4 Dec-26 · UNFPA

    Teacher Trainings For Depd Sindh

    • Capacity Building
    • Teacher Training
    Where Sindh Budget 1,388.26 Donor UNFPA
  • Project 5 Dec-26 · UNFPA

    Digitisation Of Life Skills-Based Education (LSBE) Curriculum

    • Curriculum Degitisation
    Where Across Pakistan Budget 944.44 Donor UNFPA
  • Project 6 Dec-26 · UNFPA

    Gender Sensitive, Age Approporiate LSBE Curriculum

    • Gender Equality
    • LSBE
    • Curriculum Development
    Where Across Pakistan Budget 1,073.28 Donor UNFPA
  • Project 10 Dec-25 · UNFPA

    National Forum On LSBE

    • LSBE
    Where Across Pakistan Donor UNFPA
  • Project 11 Dec-26 · UNFPA

    Pilot The Provincial Level LSBE Standalone Curriculum In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Kp)

    • LSBE
    Where KPK Donor UNFPA
  • Project 15 Jan-24 – Dec-24 · UNFPA

    Development Of Curriculum For Grades 9-12 On LSBE With Inclusion Of HIV Awareness And Development And Printing Of Books Grade 9, 10, 11 And12 .

    • LSBE
    • Curriculum Development
    Where Across Pakistan Donor UNFPA
  • Project 16 Jan-24 – Dec-24 · UNFPA

    Establishment Of LSBE Taskforce For Out Of School Children

    • Out of School Children
    • LSBE
    Where Across Pakistan Donor UNFPA
  • Project 17 Jan-24 – Dec-24 · UNFPA

    Advocacy With Navtcc For LSBE

    • LSBE
    Where Across Pakistan Donor UNFPA

Thematic area

Health & Nutrition

Community health, nutrition, SRHR, and social protection initiatives delivered with government and UN partners.

16 projects $3,207,090
  • Project 44 Sep-25 – Aug-26 · GAVI

    Social Behaviour Change Communication (Sbcc) Campaigning And Advocacy For Hpv Vaccination In AJK

    • SBCC
    • Awareness & Advocacy
    Where Mirpur, Kotli and Bhimber Districts of AJK Budget 7,084 Donor GAVI
  • Project 41 Jul-25 – Jun-26 · WFP

    Benazir Nashonuma Progrmme - Expansion And Consolidation

    • Social Protection
    Where Lahore and Sahiwal Division Budget 490,359 Donor WFP
  • Project 40 Jan-26 – Jun-26 · WFP

    Schools Meal Program

    • Education
    • Child Health
    Where Quetta, Balochistan Budget 981,213 Reach 20,000 Donor WFP
  • Project 38 Jan-25 – Apr-26 · WFP

    Fortification Of Whole Wheat Flour Through Small Scale Mills (Chakkis) Project

    Where Khanewal, Multan, Lodhran, Bahawalpur Budget 61,173 Donor WFP
  • Project 36 May-25 – Mar-26 · WFP

    Sophron Project (E-Voucher Pilot Project - In Kind)

    • Education
    • Child Health
    Where Jaranwala (Punjab) & Islamabad Budget 159,971 Reach 10,500 households Donor WFP
  • Project 34 Sep-25 – Feb-26 · WFP

    Sophron Project (E-Voucher Pilot Project - In Kind)

    • Education
    • Child Health
    Where Quetta, Balochistan Budget 50,854 Reach 4,134 households Donor WFP
  • Project 32 Oct-24 – Jun-25 · WFP

    Benazir Nashonuma Progrmme - Phase 3 Ð Expansion And Consolidation

    Where 04 Districts of Lahore Division, PunjabÊ Budget 153,811 Reach 135,346 beneficiaries Donor WFP
  • Project 29 Jul-24 – Sep-24 · WFP

    Benazir Nashonuma Progrmme - Phase 2 Ð Expansion And Consolidation

    Where 27 districts of Punjab Budget 513,765 Reach 186,585 beneficiaries Donor WFP
  • Project 28 Apr-24 – Jun-24 · WFP

    Benazir Nashonuma Progrmme - Phase 1 Ð Initial Roll-Out

    Where 13 districts of Punjab Budget 353,188 Reach 156,226 beneficiaries Donor WFP
  • Project 26 Oct-23 – Jan-24 · WFP

    Cash Top Up For Nutrition Project (Women And Children)

    • Women Empowerment
    • Cash Assistance
    Where Naseerabad (Balochistan) Budget 179,903 Reach 12,604 households Donor WFP
  • Project 25 Jun-19 – Dec-23 · Nutrition International

    Capacity Building Support To Health Department Staff On Vitamin A Supplement(Vas) Program

    • Capacity Building
    Where Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Karachi Budget 34,113 Reach 300 Health department staff trained Donor Nutrition International
  • Project 13 Jan-21 – Feb-21 · EPI

    Community Outreach For Awareness On Covid-19

    • Health Awareness
    Where Muzaffarabad & Mirpur (AJK) Budget 10,225 Reach 40,000 people Donor EPI
  • Project 9 Feb-20 – Mar-20 · UNFPA

    Srhr Training Program For Youth

    • SRHR
    • Gender Equality
    Where ICT and KPK Budget 183,943 Donor UNFPA
  • Project 2 Dec-26 · UNFPA

    National Youth Helpline (Nyhl)

    • Psychosocial Help
    • Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)
    • and Career Counseling
    Where Across Pakistan Budget 27,488.94 Donor UNFPA
  • Project 13 Dec-26 · UNFPA

    Conduct HIV Awareness Session With Trans Adolescents And Youth

    Where Across Pakistan Donor UNFPA
  • Project 14 Dec-26 · UNFPA

    Hifazat App Operational Support

    Where Across Pakistan Donor UNFPA

Thematic area

Humanitarian Response

Emergency relief, cash assistance, and recovery support for communities affected by floods and other crises.

7 projects $1,697,988
  • Project 37 Oct-25 – Mar-26 · WFP

    Cash Based Relief Assistance For Flood Affected Population Of Bahawalpur

    • Livelihood
    • Cash Assistance
    Where Bahawalpur Budget 151,146 Reach 9,000 households Donor WFP
  • Project 35 Sep-25 – Mar-26 · WFP

    Cash Based Relief Assistance For Flood Affected Population Of District Multan And Muzaffarghar

    • Livelihood
    • Cash Assistance
    Where Multan, Muzaffargarh Budget 295,892 Reach 24,000 households Donor WFP
  • Project 18 Nov-22 – May-23 · WFP

    Unconditional Lifesaving Cash Assistance Program For The Flood Affected Communities In Sohbatpur (Phase 1 & 2)

    • Livelihood
    • Cash Assistance
    Where Sohbatpur (Balochistan) Budget 123,239 Reach 9000 Households Donor WFP
  • Project 17 Nov-22 – Feb-23 · WFP

    Unconditional And Conditional Life-Saving Cash Assistance Program For The Flood Affected Communities In Rajanpur (Phase 1 & 2)

    • Livelihood
    • Cash Assistance
    Where Rajanpur (Punjab) Budget 123,239 Reach 7000 beneficiaries + others Donor WFP
  • Project 16 Jan-23 – Jan-23 · Care for Others

    Integrated Project For Economic Recovery In Flood Emergency Pakistan

    • Livelihood
    • Agriculture
    • Infrastructure Development
    Where Jaffarabad, Usta Muhammad, Sohbatpur, Naseerabad Budget 52,817 Reach 1,780 Donor Care for Others
  • Project 14 Jan-21 – Mar-21 · WFP

    Snow Emergency Response Project In District Neelum, AJK

    • Food Distribution
    Where Neelum (AJK) Budget 253,380 Reach 3000 families Donor WFP
  • Project 10 Aug-14 – Aug-20 · EAD, GoP, WB

    Tdp Early Recovery Program (Erp)

    • Livelihood
    • MNCH
    • Cash Assistance
    Where FATA Budget 698,275 Reach 450,000 TDPs + others Donor EAD, GoP, WB

Thematic area

Peacebuilding

Youth mentorship, community dialogue, and programmes that bridge divides and build social cohesion.

2 projects $1,493,109
  • Project 6 Apr-17 – Oct-17 · UNDP

    Youth Mentorship Programme In D.i Khan And Bannu (Phase I & Ii)

    • Youth Development
    • Capacity Development
    Where DIKhan & Bannu (KPK) Budget 32,578 Reach 244 youth leaders, 1500 volunteers Donor UNDP
  • Project 2 Oct-13 – Mar-15 · FCO

    Preventing Conflicts By Bridging Differences Between Youth Of Madrasahs And Public Private Educational Institutions

    • Conflict Resolution
    • Knowledge Production & Management
    Where FATA & AJK Budget 1,460,531 Donor FCO

Thematic area

Livelihood

Enterprise development, cash-for-work, and economic recovery that help households rebuild sustainable incomes.

2 projects $1,423,525
  • Project 45 Jun-24 – Jan-27 · UNIDO

    Poverty Alleviation And Inclusive Development Across Rural Sindh (PAIDAR)

    • Youth Empowerment
    • Enterprise Development
    Where Thatta (Sindh) Budget 1,300,286 Reach 500 beneficiaries Donor UNIDO
  • Project 20 Mar-23 – May-23 · ILO

    Employment Intensive Reconstruction In Flood Affected Districts

    • Livelihood
    • Infrastructure Development
    • Women Empowerment
    • Capacity Building
    Where Rajanpur & Sohbatpur Budget 123,239 Reach 603 houswholds + others Donor ILO

Thematic area

Gender Equality

GBV prevention and response, women-friendly spaces, and programmes that advance gender justice and inclusion.

6 projects $1,143,396
  • Project 33 Jan-24 – Jun-25 · UNFPA

    Strengthening Gender Equality And Empowerment Against GBV

    • Gender-based Violence (GBV)
    • Gender Empowerment
    Where KP, Punjab, Balochistan, ICT Budget 312,369 Reach 40,000 beneficiaries Donor UNFPA
  • Project 23 Jun-23 – Dec-23 · UNFPA

    Women And Girls Friendly Spaces (Wgfs) - Emergency Response Ð Sindh

    • Women Empowerment
    • Psychosocial Support
    • GBV
    • SRHR
    Where Umerkot, Badin (Sindh) Budget 123,239 Reach 13,000 beneficiaries Donor UNFPA
  • Project 21 Mar-23 – Aug-23 · UNFPA

    Women And Girls Friendly Spaces (Wgfs) - Emergency Response Ð Balochistan

    • Women Empowerment
    • Psychosocial Support
    • GBV
    • SRHR
    Where Sibi, Naseerabad (Balochistan) Budget 105,634 Reach 18,000 women and girls Donor UNFPA
  • Project 19 Nov-22 – May-23 · UNFPA

    Women And Girls Friendly Spaces (Wgfs) - Emergency Response Ð South Punjab

    • Women Empowerment
    • Psychosocial Support
    • GBV
    • SRHR
    Where Rajanpur (South Punjab) Budget 211,268 Reach 4000 beneficiaries Donor UNFPA
  • Project 5 Nov-15 – Feb-17 · USAID

    Empowering Rural Women Through Skills Development

    • Livelihood
    Where Hattian Bala (AJK) Budget 20,270 Reach 300 women Donor USAID
  • Project 3 Oct-15 – Mar-16 · Caritas / Trocaire

    Challenging Gender Based Violence In 4 Districts Of Kp

    • GBV
    Where Mardan, Nowshera, Swabi & Peshawar (KPK) Budget 370,616 Reach Population of 25 villages Donor Caritas / Trocaire

Thematic area

Climate Change & Drr

Climate resilience, disaster preparedness, anticipatory action, and community infrastructure that reduces risk.

6 projects $961,531
  • Project 43 Apr-26 – Jun-26 · WFP

    Strengthening Institutional Capacity & Embedding Anticipatory Action In Southern Punjab

    • Anticipatory Action
    • Capacity Building
    Where Raheem Yar Khan (RYK), Dera Ghazi Khan (DGK), and Rajanpur (South Punjab) Budget 147,368 Donor WFP
  • Project 42 Feb-25 – Jun-26 · WFP

    Integrated Disaster Preparedness For Resilience Building

    • Disaster Preparedness
    Where Khairpur Budget 131,517 Reach 3,000 households Donor WFP
  • Project 39 Apr-26 – May-26 · WFP

    Operational Preparedness & Early Response In South Punjab

    • Anticipatory Action
    Where Multan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalpur (South Punjab) Budget 144,674 Donor WFP
  • Project 31 Nov-24 – May-25 · WFP

    Community-Based Climate Resilience And Protection Through Indigenous Adaptive Strategies

    • Agriculture
    Where Jaffarabad & Sohbatpur Budget 233,532 Reach 10,000 households Donor WFP
  • Project 27 Sep-23 – Jan-24 · WFP

    Climate Change Resilience Buildingêin Jaffarabad (Phase 3)

    • Disaster Preparedness
    • Disaster Mitigation
    Where Jaffarabad (Balochistan) Budget 161,046 Reach 10,000 beneficiaries Donor WFP
  • Project 22 Sep-23 – Dec-23 · WFP

    Climate Change Resilience Buildingêin Rajanpur (Phase 3)

    • Disaster Management and Mitigation
    • Emergency Preparedness
    • Livelihood
    • Capacity Development
    Where Rajanpur (Punjab) Budget 143,394 Reach 8000 Households Donor WFP

Thematic area

Governance

Electoral processes, institutional capacity building, and civic engagement that strengthen accountable institutions.

3 projects $48,164
  • Project 8 Nov-17 – Oct-19 · TDEA, CVP, UNDP

    Strengthening Electoral And Legislative Processes (SELP) Project

    • Electoral Process Strengthening
    Where Charsadda & North Waziristan Budget 10,225 Reach 21,168 women voters registered Donor TDEA, CVP, UNDP
  • Project 7 Mar-17 – Dec-17 · UNICEF

    Strengthening Institutional Capacity Of Local Gov't And Rural Development Department

    • Gender Equality
    • SBCC
    • Awareness & Advocacy
    Where Various Regions Budget 37,939 Donor UNICEF
  • Project 12 Dec-26 · UNFPA

    Capacity Building And Engagement Of Members Of National Youth Council

    • Capacity Building
    Where Across Pakistan Donor UNFPA

Thematic area

Youth Empowerment

Youth leadership, peer networks, advisory platforms, and programmes that strengthen young people's voice in policy and community life.

3 projects $9,026
  • Project 7 Dec-26 · UNFPA

    Youth Advisory Board

    • Policymaking
    • Governance
    Where Across Pakistan Budget 9,026.10 Donor UNFPA
  • Project 8 UNFPA

    National Youth Summit

    • Governance
    Where Across Pakistan Donor UNFPA
  • Project 9 Dec-24 · UNFPA

    Y-Peer

    • Leadership
    Where Across Pakistan Donor UNFPA