Staff Reporter
“Ehsaas-the flagship poverty alleviation initiative of Pakistan’s government continues to deliver positive change for the people of Pakistan and has laid the foundations to become a global model for reducing poverty”.
This was a key message of a new and independent report published Thursday by Delivery Associates, a globally respected firm that works with governments across the world to achieve measurable developmental impact.
The Ehsaas report titled, ‘The Ehsaas Program: Shift from politics of patronage to politics of performance’ penned by Sir Michael Barber, Chairman and Founder of Delivery Associates was unveiled through a press conference held here on Thursday with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Sania Nishtar and Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shibli Faraz.
Sir Michael Barber was connecting virtually from UK to unveil the Ehsaas report stated that “Our analysis shows that Ehsaas, by focusing on accountability and impact, has laid the foundations for becoming a globally leading exemplar on how to tackle poverty”.
“I have had the honour of working with successive Pakistani governments throughout my career, and it is fantastic to see Ehsaas embedded at the heart of the current administration”, he said.
“The Ehsaas team, under the strong leadership and unwavering integrity of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Dr. Sania Nishtar, made huge progress in delivering a multi-dimensional poverty alleviation program in just a year”, he said.
“The reforms and structural changes pioneered by the team resulted in the rapid delivery of Ehsaas Emergency Cash to 12 million households against the challenging and unprecedented backdrop of Covid-19.
