BRAC started activities in Pakistan in April 2007. We currently cover 21 districts in all 4 provinces - Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - through our network of 94 branch offices and 18 area offices. Our microfinance programme works with 104,097 people who are members of 6,164 village organisations. The health programme, with 160 community health promoters, is providing primary healthcare services in four districts. Under our education programme, we have 20 pre-primary schools with 609 current students and 601 graduates who have successfully moved on to government primary schools and this year, opened 5 primary schools with 169 students. Our newest initiative in Pakistan targeting extreme poverty is already reaching out to 1,500 ultra poor households.
