We believe that for all people to prosper, economies must grow. SEED is providing technical assistance to the Government of KP (GoKP) by introducing appropriate policy responses based on evidence and international best practices.
SEED is a six-year, UK-funded £37.5 million programme. Its first component (£15 million) aims at improving economic and urban planning in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to help the province plan and finance investments it needs for growth, jobs, and prosperity.
SEED is providing technical assistance to the Government of KP (GoKP) by introducing appropriate policy responses based on evidence and international best practices that would stabilise the GoKP’s fiscal position, shield investment and jobs, and pave the way for a quicker economic recovery.
To help create positive, enduring and sustainable change.
Strengthening Economic and Urban Planning in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to promote growth, job creation, and prosperity.
Our shared values guide every decision we make and influence our actions, enabling us to make a meaningful impact where it is most needed
We take a proactive approach to addressing challenges and working to implement sustainable solutions that will bring about positive change and improvements in the long term.
By fostering an inclusive culture and valuing diversity in all its forms, we believe we are able to cultivate innovation and provide our stakeholders with well-rounded solutions.
We are always guided by a strong commitment to ethical behaviour while building trust and credibility with stakeholders through transparent and accountable actions.
We approach our work with a collaborative mindset, teaming across sectors and skills to deliver tangible, measurable, and attributable impact.
We are committed to providing exceptional technical assistance and upholding the highest ethical standards. We also prioritise maintaining a self-sustaining perspective and effectively managing our resources to serve our partners best.
For every intervention and action, we always look at the broader context and mitigate potential adverse effects on the social fabric, the economy and the environment.
SEED’s programme outcomes closely complement the priorities of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The programme aims to achieve these outcomes through its adaptive, politically astute approach of delivery, collaboration with development partners, and the ability to respond to stakeholders’ needs through Technical Assistance.
Higher levels of public and private investments
Enhanced capacity of public investment management
Greater economic, social and environmental dividends through public- private investments (PPP)
ctivation of a knowledge-driven economy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
SEED’s long-term strategy is based on a phased approach, including five distinct phases over the course of programme, focusing on inception, early implementation, scale-up, consolidation and exit. Early on, the programme has a wider canvas of interventions to test appetite, traction and uptake for reforms, with the most promising interventions to be scaled up. In later years, sustainability plans would be put in place to ensure that improved institutional capacity thrives even after SEED’s exit.
SEED designs and steers each intervention through the scope of sustainability. This is achieved through supporting projects with government’s ownership, building capability within government, developing effective and agile institutions, and embedding as well as transferring knowledge from SEED to its counterparts and stakeholders.
The sustainability mechanism of SEED will render key results for the two primary beneficiary groups of the programme; Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
SEED is funded by United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and implemented by Adam Smith International Pakistan in partnership with Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
