High Commission of Canada to Pakistan

Published purpose

This locally-administered fund provides short-to-medium term support for small initiatives requested by the Government of Pakistan that make strategic contributions to the priorities identified in CIDA's programming framework for Pakistan. These priorities are governance, gender equality, health, and education. Examples of the activities funded include, but are not limited to: technical assistance consultancies (Canadian or Pakistani), seminars, workshops, publications, reports, high-level policy dialogue, public communication, research, surveys, policy development exercises, consultations. The fund is coordinated by a locally-engaged coordinator. The total value of the fund is $2 million, implemented through two components: START II supports initiatives managed by international organizations and START I supports all other initiatives.