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July 9-10 2012, Karen Freeman, USAID Deputy Director during her tour of Gilgit-Baltistan, met with the communities who benefitted through the U.S. government\u2019s Small Grants and Ambassador\u2019s Fund Program. This program supports civil society organizations by providing grants for social and economic development at the grass root level; through this program USAID has invested approximately\u00a0USD 997,402<\/strong>\u00a0in the development of the GB region within a span of two years.<\/p>\n During her visit projects in GB highlighted including:<\/p>\n Grantee:\u00a0Gupis rural support program (GRSP)<\/p>\n USAID Funding:\u00a0$141,659 under US Ambassador\u2019s Fund<\/p>\n Sector: Economic Growth<\/p>\n Objective:\u00a0Construction of a 7km new water irrigation channel (from Gupis Nallah to Doshote) in Tehsil Gupis, uplifting living standards of almost 500 households, bringing approx. 6000 kanal barren land under cultivation to minimize poverty, increase agriculture productivity and livestock development in the region.<\/p>\n Grantee:\u00a0Gulmit educational Social Welfare society<\/p>\n USAID Funding: $106,250 under US Ambassador\u2019s Fund<\/p>\n Sector: Education<\/p>\n Objective:\u00a0Construction of a girls hostel in village Gulmit, a disaster hit area of Hunza for female students from disadvantaged families and far flung areas who wish to continue higher education accommodating at least 40 female students every year.<\/p>\n Grantee:Hashoo Foundation<\/p>\n USAID Funding:\u00a0$250,010 under Small Grants program<\/p>\n Objective:\u00a0Uplifting livelihood of flood affected\u00a0\u00a0 women bee keepers in GB and KP by providing training, production kits, honey bee boxes and linking them to profitable markets benefitting 250 existing and 200 new female bee keepers. These beekeepers are now spending 10% of their earnings on better nutrition for their families, 30% on health care expenses and 60% on the education of their children.<\/p>\n Grantee:Muncipal library gilgit<\/p>\n USAID Funding:\u00a0$30,000 under US Ambassador\u2019s Fund<\/p>\n Sector:\u00a0Education<\/p>\n Objective:\u00a0Improvement of membership services and facilities at Municipal library Gilgit through Provisioning of modern equipment (computers, scanners, fax machine), card catalogue system, picture gallery, generator to avoid power outages and advance internet access to keep the library updated and functional throughout the year.<\/p>\n Grantee:\u00a0Foresight institute for education and leadership development (FIELD)<\/p>\n USAID Funding:\u00a0$114,982 under US Ambassador\u2019s Fund<\/p>\n Sector:\u00a0Education<\/p>\n Objective:\u00a0Rehabilitation of 11 government schools, affected by the floods of 2010 in district Ghizer of Gilgit-Baltistan benefitting more than 2000 individuals by renovation of school buildings, libraries, teacher trainings and provisioning of new furniture.<\/p>\n Through USAID\u2019s Small Grants and Ambassador\u2019s Fund Program we work together to identify projects that will not only directly benefit the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, but will also be developed, led and implanted by the communities.\u00a0 We see these funds as a way to recognize and empower local heroes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>We are proud to stand with you as you lead the way to a brighter future for Pakistan.<\/em>\u00a0\u201cSaid Karen Freeman, Deputy Director USAID<\/p>\n During her visit, beneficiaries of GB region expressed the impact of the changes upon their lives and communities, sharing the benefits brought upon them with support from the American people.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1528370193266{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/1″ id=”blogpost”][vc_column_text] July 9-10 2012, Karen Freeman, USAID Deputy Director during her tour of Gilgit-Baltistan, met with the communities who benefitted through the U.S. government\u2019s Small Grants and Ambassador\u2019s Fund Program. This program supports civil society organizations by providing grants for social and economic development at the grass root level; through this program USAID has invested approximately\u00a0USD 997,402\u00a0in the development of the GB region within a span of two years. During her visit projects in GB highlighted including: Grantee:\u00a0Gupis rural support program (GRSP) USAID Funding:\u00a0$141,659 under US Ambassador\u2019s Fund Sector: Economic Growth Objective:\u00a0Construction of a 7km new water irrigation channel (from Gupis Nallah to Doshote) in Tehsil Gupis, uplifting living standards of almost 500 households, bringing approx. 6000 kanal barren land under cultivation to minimize poverty, increase agriculture productivity and livestock development in the region. Grantee:\u00a0Gulmit educational Social Welfare society USAID Funding: $106,250 under US Ambassador\u2019s Fund Sector: Education Objective:\u00a0Construction of a girls hostel in village Gulmit, a disaster hit area of Hunza for female students from disadvantaged families and far flung areas who wish to continue higher education accommodating at least 40 female students every year. 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