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WWF – Pakistan SGP fact sheet



  • WWF – Pakistan Small Grants Programme provides support the activities of the NGOs, CBOs, Governmental Organisations and researchers in the following main areas;

Forest

Freshwater

Marine ecosystem

Species

Climate change

Toxics

  • Small grants Programme is the grant giving body operated thorough the Scientific Committee. The committee is provided with an annual budget by WWF – Pakistan Board.

 

  • In addition to the Director General of WWF – Pakistan the Scientific Committee comprises three senior staff members of WWF – Pakistan while rest of the members are representatives of various academic institutions, conservation and governmental organisations.

 

  • The overall SGP projects portfolio consists of 44% species, 15% Forests, 17% Toxics, 7% Freshwater and Marine 2%.

 

  • The maximum grant amount per project is Rs. 200,000 for one year. However, in some exceptional circumstances where required annual funding for a single project exceeds the Rs. 200,000 ceiling of Scientific Committee, the project is referred to WWF – Pakistan Board for approval.

 

  • More than 250 projects have been awarded to date while presently 30 project are continuing throughout the country

 

Year
Number of projects
(granted)
Year
Number of projects
(granted)

1989

10

1998

10

1990

9

1999

30

1991

10

2000

28

1992

09

2001

13

1993

22

2002

18

1994

25

2003

10

1995

16

2004

10

1996

05

2005

17

1997

09

2006

09