The Punjab Human Capital Investment Project (PHCIP) is financed by the World Bank and the Punjab Social Protection Authority, Government of the Punjab. The Project goal is to achieve qualitative and quantitative improvements in Punjab’s Human Capital Index (HCI) and related indicators. The Project development objective is to increase access to quality healthcare services, and economic and social inclusion programs, among the poor and vulnerable households in selected districts of Punjab
Following the successful completion of Package, I and II in Bahawalpur, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, and Rahimyar Khan, IRM is now actively implementing Package III of the economic inclusion (Khud-Mukhtar) component of the project in the districts of Rajanpur, D.G. Khan, and Mianwali in South Punjab.
The project aims to promote the economic inclusion (EI) of poor and vulnerable eligible young parents through the provision of technical assistance, income-generating assets and training, including, but not limited to,
- Labor market readiness (LMR) training;
- Livelihood Support Grants (LSGs) or the Productive Assets and skills for income generation; and
- Intensive coaching through social mobilization staff aimed at improving adaptive productive behavior to help increase resilience of these households.
The project will support 80,000 households by providing asset grants to enhance and sustain their livelihoods. To date, the project has positively impacted numerous lives by providing productive assets valued at 150,000 per household, thereby boosting and advancing sectors such as livestock management, enterprise development, and services.
Contact Information:
Email: anwar@irm.edu.pk
Address: IRM Complex, #7, Sunrise Avenue, Park Road, Near COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Contact number: +92 51 8742201-7
