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Tax Policy and Enterprise Development in South Asia
(TEDSA), (Integrated
Research Program)
with the assistance of International Development and
Research Center, (IDRC), Canada - through its
Singapore Regional Office - for 36
months (started in Feb, 2012)
=>
WEBLINK at GINI's
website
(click here)
Economic Empowerment of 180 Women through
Honeybee Farming in District Khushab (Soon Valley)
- (April, 2014 to June, 2015 - 15
months)
with the financial assistance of
USAID-Pakistan through
US Small Grants and
Ambassador Fund Program,
under contract with National Rural
Support Program Pakistan
Empowering
180 women in Soon Valley of district Khushab through
training on domestic honeybee farming,
provision bee farming boxes and tools
and connecting women bee farmers with the network of
honey buyers
=>
WEBLINK at GINI's
website
(click here)
Citizens' Voice and Public Accountability in
Mainstreaming Children with Physical Disabilities
through access to Quality Education
- (Dec, 2013 to Feb, 2015 - 15
months)
with the assistance of Department for International Development (DFID-UKAID), through
Development Initiatives Inc.
(DAI-Europe) under Ilm Ideas Program in Cycle-2 of Voice
& Accountability
Fund for Education Grants -
www.ilm-ideas.com
Major Goal
of the project: Policy reforms introduced for broadening
access to better quality Education
in Mainstream Schools for Children
living with Physical Disabilities (CLWPDs)in Punjab -
four districts of
Khushab, Sargodha, Faisalabad and
Gujranwala through GINI's network partners on special
education
through research-based advocacy
Mis-governance Radicalization Nexus in Pakistan in assistance
with United States Institute
for Peace (USIP)
- (July, 2011 to
April, 2014)
Empirical research on the link
between misgovernance and radicalization in Northern
Pakistan
(http://www.usip.org/publications/usip-grant-supports-radicalization-study
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WEBLINK at
GINI-USIP
Project in Pakistan
(click here)
Value-Added-Tax (VAT): Impact on Market
Vibrancy and Competitiveness with IFPRI
under First Annual Pakistan Strategy
Support Program (PSSP) Competitive Grants Program
- sponsored by USAID Program in Pakistan
- (Oct 2012 to Dec 2013) - Phase 1
The New
Growth Framework developed by the Planning Commission is
an important step toward its
modernization. Tax policy in
Pakistan greatly influences these goals in a number of
ways,
but its role is not well understood. In particular,
Value Added Taxation directly affects domestic
commerce,
entrepreneurship
and market competitiveness; tax
concessions and exemptions are
skewed in favour of large
enterprises; and weak property tax regimes
drive land informality which
constrains land markets,
housing, investment and revenue mobilization,
hampering the growth
potential of cities. These issues
represent knowledge gaps for research and policy.
Citizens’ Voice and Public Accountability in Tax
Collection Sector in the Central Punjab through
Citizens’ Voice Project of Trust for
Democratic Education and Accountability (TDEA), Pakistan
- funded by USAID-Pakistan (Cycle-2)
- (Nov 2012 to Jan 2014)
Increase citizens' voice and demands, establish
participatory forums of citizens and civil society to
contribute to the policy
making and engage with policy makers and facilitate
oversight of relevant
institutions in tax
collection, promote informed public dialogue around
Federal tax policy and
administration; and run
campaigns and media reporting for improved delivery of
taxpayer’s rights.
(Link)
=>
WEBLINK at
GINI-TCS-CVP
Project in
Central Punjab
(click here)
Improving Water Rights of Poor &
Disadvantaged Farmers in Central Punjab [Sargodha,
Faisalabad &
Gujranwala Districts) -
Citizens’ Voice
Project of Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability
(TDEA),
- funded by USAID-Pakistan
(Cycle-1)
- (May 2012 to April
2013)
Ownership rights are necessary to realize efficiency
gains, improve equity of distribution, legitimize
water distribution and
entitlements with strengthened citizens' voice through
oversight of
public bodies that
allows policy
reforms and Government-civil society linkages to enhance
accountability in irrigation
Women Receive Land Titles from Government
in Flood Affected
selected Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Province (Nowshera & Charsadda) under
Gender Equity Program (GEP) of Aurat
Foundation and
Asia Foundation with the assistance of USAID-Pakistan - (Feb to
Nov, 2011)
Mobilization, training,
and advocacy in partnership with local
stakeholders
=>
GEP Link at GINI's
website
Support to Planning Commission on Framework for
Economic Growth of Pakistan (FEGP)
held series
of Workshops/Stakeholders Dialogues in selected
Universities of the Country
- (July, 2011 -
Feb,
2012)
(LINK)
Governance Education Network
(GEN) - (2008 -
2013) - NORAD
and Norwegian Embassy in Pakistan
Collaborative
Research on South Asia Tax Systems with the
assistance of International Development
and Research Center, (IDRC) -
Workshop in Singapore -
(Aug to Oct, 2010)
Network building, resource mobilization, and
coordination at the international level
(LINK)
Updating the
National Reconstruction Information Management
System (NARIMS) in Swat Valley, KPK
Collected
data, updated database & developed Geographical
Information System (GIS) for District Swat
(Project Document)
Digitization of
Maps of 3 Districts in Pakistan (Karachi, Lahore
and Umerkot)
with Population Council of Pakistan,
Government of Pakistan - (Oct to Dec, 2008)
Developed
Geographical Information System (GIS) GIS
covering 3 districts
Public
Accountability Institutions in Pakistan
- (2006 and 2007)
Conducted policy research on public sector
accountability in Pakistan
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