Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project

The development objective of the Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project for Pakistan is to create employment opportunities for rural communities and achieve sustainability of enterprises in selected districts of Balochistan. The project comprises of three components. The first component, economic mobilization will support communities in rural and peri-urban areas of the selected districts by addressing the key constraints arising from the low population density and high cost of delivery in these far-flung areas. It consists of following sub-components: (i) community facilitation; and (ii) citizens’ engagement. The second component, promoting enterprise development and livelihoods will support local entrepreneurs and individuals to enhance viability through the provision of matching grants, business development support, vocational training, and business support facilities. It consists of following sub-components: (i) enterprise facilitation; (ii) livelihoods promotion; and (iii) technical and vocational skills development. The third component, project management will develop the institutional capacity of the planning and development department (P and DD), Government of Balochistan, to implement the project.