Bacha Khan Poverty Alleviation Programme (BKPAP), named after
Khudai-e-Khidmatgar movement leader,
Bacha Khan, was a
public-private venture sponsored by the
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government, and executed by the
Sarhad Rural Support Programme
The Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) is the largest NGO, non-governmental organization working to Poverty reduction, alleviate poverty in North West Pakistan. It was established in 1989 with the aim of reducing poverty and ensuring sustainab ...
(SRSP), in the selected districts of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Pakistan.
Major components of the
poverty alleviation programme included executing community-based uplift projects, social mobilisation, skill development and cash grants to a selected segment of the target areas. Implementation of a
health insurance
Health insurance or medical insurance (also known as medical aid in South Africa) is a type of insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical expenses. As with other types of insurance, risk is shared among ma ...
scheme in the target
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
was also part of the programme.
See also
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Poverty in Pakistan
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Poverty threshold
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List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty
References
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Organisations based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Rural development in Pakistan
Poverty in Pakistan
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa