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Early 1950s:
Family Planning activities pioneered by NGOs
1985
NGOs Coordination Council (NGOCC) established by
the M/o Population Welfare-MoPW/ GoP
1994
NGOCC transformed to establish NATPOW under
Charitable & Endowment Act with Endowment Fund
of Rs. 104 million from MoPW/ GoP
2010 (Post-18th Amendment Scenario)
NATPOW transferred to P&D Division
National Trust for Population Welfare-NATPOW is
an autonomous organization established by the
Government of Pakistan since 1994 under
Charitable Endowment Act 1890, and being a
Grants Management Body it is mandated to act
an interface and create effective partnerships
between Government & Donors and Civil Society
Organizations-CSOs/ NGOs & Private Sector
NATPOW has its own Scheme for Administration,
Employees’ Service Rules and Pay Scales
About NATPOW
Recently, NATPOW has expanded its sphere and
scope of services to include diverse projects
related to social uplift of women, gender equality
& equity, literacy & education especially the girls’
education, responsible parenthood, sexual &
reproductive health and rights-SRHR and
economic empowerment of the poor, rural,
marginalized and deprived communities through
skill development/ Technical & Vocational Training
so that they also contribute to the development
process in the Country
NATPOW- Vision
NATPOW envisions an efficient and active
Civil Society meaningfully involved in the
population & development agenda,
provision of social services and
contributing to policy formulation &
legislative process for socially empowered
communities and a healthy, educated &
prosperous Pakistan
NATPOW-Mission
To excel as a Grant Management Body for the
Civil Society Organizations-CSOs, enabling them
to reach out to the rural, poor, marginalized
and under-served communities for addressing
their immediate needs through RH&FP Service
Delivery and seeking long-term solutions by
means of strategic communication, advocacy,
policy formulation, community mobilization
and HRD/ capacity building for advancing
population & development agenda in Pakistan
NATPOW- Priority Areas
Safe Motherhood & Child Healthcare-MNCH
Service Delivery through CSOs Network
Advocacy and Community Mobilization for
MNCH, RH&FP: Services & Rights
Humanitarian Work (Crisis Response & Relief)
with focus on MNCH, RH&FP
HRD/ Capacity Building Trainings for Public and
Private Sector Personnel
Human Rights & Gender
Research
Education and Literacy especially for Girls
Policy Formulation and Legislation for RH&FP,
MNCH, Population & Development
NATPOW- Strengths
Professional Pool of experienced Public Health Experts
& Researchers
Cluster of Master Trainers on RH&FP, Gender & Rights
Project Management and other Managerial Support
Staff at NATPOW Head Office and 04-Regional Offices
Unique positioning and close access to the Public and
Private Sectors
Country-wide Network of Implementing Partners- Civil
Society Organizations-CSOs (394)
HRD/ Training Wing works in collaboration with
diversified Institutes/ Organizations such as Regional
Training Institutes, RHS A-Centers, Tertiary Care
Hospitals and CSOs
Board of Directors-BoD
Chairperson
Chief Executive
Director (P&D)
Director (A&F)
Project
Staff
M&E
Officer
M&A
Mgr
Trg. Mgr
P.Mgr
Social
Executive
to CEO
HRM
Admin
Manager
ITM
G&F Mgr
Grants &
Fin
Officer
DEO
HRE
Training
Officer
Prog
Officer
Regional Offices in 04 Provinces
Logistics
&Ops
Exec
Support
Staff
Admin
Exec
Front
Desk
Exec
NATPOW is governed by a Board of DirectorsBoD comprising of Ex-Officio Members-03 from
Federal Government and Members-12 from
Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-KP,
Balochistan, FATA, ICT, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan
representing:
Public Sector: 03*
NGOs Sector: 07**
Private Sector: 05***
* Secretaries from Ministries of P&D, Finance and EAD
** Representing the four Provinces, AJK, FATA and Gilgit-Baltistan
*** Civil Society and Technocrats representing the four Provinces and ICT
NATPOW Head Office & Regional Offices
SS
IP
Vacant
Remarks
NATPOW Head Office, Islamabad
33
18
15
CEO: Vacant since 16-12-2011
Dir-F&A: Vacant since 05-05-2012
03 Govt. Officers: Working on Deputation Basis
NATPOW Regional Offices (Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta)
55
18
37
Regional Offices at Islamabad, Multan, Faisalabad,
Hyderabad have been closed
88
36
52
Total Strength
At the Head Office, Islamabad
Senior Management Tier consist of the:
Chief Executive Officer (Vacant since 16-12-2011)
Director –Programs & Development (Acting as CEO since 07-02-2012)
Director-Admin & Finance (Vacant since 04-05-2012)
Mid-Level Technical Management Tier comprises of:
HRD/ Training Manager (Filled on Deputation Basis)
Quality Assurance/ M&E Manager (Filled on Deputation Basis)
Program Manager (Vacant)
Mid-Level Operational Management Tier comprises of:
Grants & Finance Manager
Human Resource Manager
IT Manager
Admin Officer, Finance Officer and General Duty Officer
At Regional Level, in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar
and Quetta, the Management is represented by
Regional Offices
394 Civil Society Organizations-CSO/ NGOs/
Private Sector Organizations are Affiliated with
NATPOW as Implementing Partners in Punjab
(92), Sindh (137), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (70),
Balochistan (60), ICT (15), FATA (01), AJK (17)
and Gilgit-Baltistan (02)
Source
Project Title
Total Cost
Program Cost
% of Total
GoP
FHCs
28.780
28.780
100%
UNFPA
MSUs-2010
12.213
10.991
90%
UNFPA
MSUs-2011
31.579
28.450
90%
UNFPA
LFHI
5.405
5.405
100%
Pathfinder Intl
RH&FP Best
Practices
2.550
2.500
98%
CIDA
RLM
3.826
3.826
100%
Plan Pakistan
WASH Baseline
11.000
9.166
83%
INGOs+NGOs
Flood Relief
8.266
7.723
93%
103.670
96.839
93%
DONORS
TOTAL
Thematic Areas & Projects
Safe Motherhood & Child Health Care: Services and Community
Mobilization
•Grants for establishment of 58 Family Health Centers through CSOs in
Rural/ Remote Areas in Pakistan (GoP-NATPOW-CSOs)
• “Literacy for Family Health Initiative-LFHI” to promote Safe Motherhood &
Child Healthcare, Personal Hygiene Practices through dissemination of
relevant information and knowledge to the young girls and mothers of
Reproductive age, through Adult Literacy Program of National Commission
for Human Development (UNFPA- NATPOW- NCHD)
•Collaboration with UNESCO for promotion of Safe Motherhood & Child
Healthcare, Personal Hygiene Practices through dissemination of relevant
information and knowledge to the young girls and mothers of Reproductive
age, through Adult Literacy Program of UNESCO
(UNFPA- NATPOW- UNESCO-IPs of UNESCO).
Thematic Areas & Projects contd..
Humanitarian Work
2010 Post Flood Relief Activities in Punjab, Sindh, KP and Baluchistan
(UNFPA, Kimse Yok Mu, Inspired Sisters, United Sikhs, CSOs)
2010 Mobile Service Units (MSUs) Project : Safe Motherhood & Child
Healthcare Services in 20 Districts/ 50 Tehsils through 50 MSUs,
reaching Village-to Village & Door-to-Door in Flood Affected Areas of
Punjab, Sindh, KP, Balochistan & GB
2011 Post Rains Relief Activities in Sindh (Kimse Yok Mu, CSOs)
2011 Mobile Service Units (MSUs) Project : Safe Motherhood & Child
Healthcare Services 15 Tehsils through 15 MSUs, reaching Village-to
Village & Door-to-Door in Flood Affected Areas of Sindh (Districts
Sanghar (05), Benazirabad (04), Khairpur (03) and Mirpur Khas (03)
(UNFPA-NATPOW-PWDs-CSOs)
2012 Post Flood Relief Activities in Baluchistan (Food Packets & Tents’ Distributions)
(Kimse Yok Mu-NATPOW-CSOs)
Thematic Areas & Projects contd..
Research
•KAP Baseline Survey on WASH in 19 Flood Affected Districts of
Sindh, KPK, Baluchistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) (UNICEF-Plan
International-NATPOW-NIPS-CSOs).
•KAP Baseline Survey on WASH, in 17 Flood Affected Districts of
Punjab, Sindh, KPK and Baluchistan (UNICEF-Plan InternationalNATPOW-NIPS-CSOs).
Training/ HRD/ Capacity Building
•Scaling-up Best Practices in Pakistan to Integrate FP into MNCH HTSP Project in Layyah-Southern Punjab, Gujar Khan-Upper Punjab
and Benazirabad/ Nawabshah –Sindh (Pathfinder InternationalNATPOW-CSOs)
Thematic Areas & Projects contd..
Human Rights & Gender
Religious Leader's Mobilization to promote Responsible Parenthood, Gender
equality & equity and eradicate Extreme Behaviors at grassroots level
community-Punjab. (CIDA-NATPOW-CSOs).
Collaborating Partner with Ministry of Human Rights for Universal Periodic
Review (UPR)-2012 . (MoHR- NATPOW).
Advocacy & Policy Formulation
National Population Policy (2010) contributed with reference to the Civil
Society Organizations/ NGOs’ role & responsibilities (GoP-NATPOW).
Education & Literacy
National Literacy Day (2012) organized on ‘Literacy & Peace’ at Lahore-Punjab,
Benazirabad-Sindh and Charsada & Kohat –KP (UNESCO-NATPOW-CSOs)
Partners
Government: Federal Ministries and Provincial
Departments of Planning & Development (P&D),
Population, Health, Education, and Human Rights,
NIPS-Pakistan, NCHD-Pakistan, FATA Secretariat
UNFPA, UNESCO, WHO, UNICEF-Plan International,
Pathfinder International, RutgersWPF, CIDA, Dhaka
Ahsania Mission-Pakistan, Inspired Sisters-UK, United
Sikhs-USA, Kimse Yok Mu-Turkey
Country-wide Network of Affiliated Communitybased Civil Society Organizations-CSOs: Currently
381 Registered with NATPOW
Endowment Fund of PKR 296 Million
Annual Development Funds from GoP
Constitution of the New BoD
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