Our Events

  • USAID Project Providing E-Libraries to Rural Schools Comes To a Successful End
    On July 13, 2017, Development in Literacy (DIL) organized a closing ceremony of its Small Grants project “Read to Know Read to Grow: E-libraries for Rural Schools” in Islamabad. The USD 224,731 grant aimed to...
  • Balti Cultural Polo Tournament
    The U.S. Ambassador’s Fund has provided Baltistan Culture & Development Foundation (BCDF) a grant of USD 82,406 for implementing “Revitalization of Indigenous Culture of Baltistan” project. The project aims to revive Balti culture (with special...
  • Ambassador’s Fund Grants Signing Ceremony
    A Grant Agreement Signing Ceremony was held at the SGAFP Office on January 19, 2017 to sign grant agreements with Calyx Foundation (CF) and Network of Disaster Management Practitioners (Pvt) Ltd (NDMP). Sonia Zacapa, Contracting...
  • Creating Opportunities and Inspiration in Sindh
    The USAID Small Grants and Ambassador’s Fund Program (SGAFP) organized a publicity event on February 23, 2017, in Karachi to showcase the program’s achievements and its overall impact in Sindh province. USAID has supported 53...
  • Creating Opportunities and Inspiration in Gilgit
    The USAID Small Grants and Ambassador’s Fund Program (SGAFP) organized a publicity event on May 17, 2017, in Gilgit to showcase the program’s achievements and its overall impact in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) province. Ever since the...
  • U.S. Ambassador Commemorates the International Day of the Girl Child
    On October 11, 2017, American Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale commemorated the International Day of the Girl Child at an event organized by USAID Small Grants and Ambassador’s Fund Program (SGAFP) in Islamabad. The event...
  • Inauguration of New Laboratory Unit & Solar Energy System
    On October 14, 2017, U.S. Consul General Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau inaugurated a new laboratory unit and solar energy system at the Bali Memorial School in Ladheke Bhullar village in Lahore. USAID Provincial Director for Punjab...
  • Technology Transfer and Skill Development in Gems Sector
    The Small Grants-funded venture Technology Transfer and Skill Development in Gems Sector was successfully completed on January 31, 2015. Under this venture, two Gemstone Cutting and Polishing Centers (GCPCs) have been established in Hunza. Also,...
  • Peafowl Protection through Integrated Measures
    The U.S. Ambassador's Fund has funded a project to counter the deadly 'New Castle' viral disease, locally called 'Rani Khet', among the peafowl population of District Tharparkar. Hundreds of peafowls die because of this disease...
  • Digital Preservation of Pakistan’s Heritage
    U.S. Ambassadors’ Fund Program has funded Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) to implement “Digital Preservation of Pakistan’s Heritage.” Under this venture, work is being completed to digitally preserve endangered historic sites in KP, Punjab...
  • Training of Trainers in Inclusive Education
    USAID through Small Grants Program has funded Rising Sun Educational and Welfare Society (RSEWS) for implementing “Training of Trainers (TOT) in Special Needs & Inclusive Education”. U.S. Consul General in Lahore Zachary Harkenrider and Governor...
  • USAID Helps Train Adolescent Girls in Need
    Access to education is a major challenge in Pakistan, influenced by factors like income distribution, urban-rural divide, and gender differences. Pakistan has the third highest number of Out-of-School (OOS) female students in the world, with...