ACT International teams and communities in the field

ACT International

About ACT International

Aiming Change for Tomorrow — strengthening systems and communities across Pakistan since 2012.

Work with us
ACT facilitator addressing participants at a community meeting and workshop in Pakistan
Community engagement, training, and dialogue with partners across urban, rural, and peri-urban districts.

Aiming Change for Tomorrow (ACT) International is a Pakistan-based NGO working at the intersection of resilience, human capital, and inclusive growth in deprived urban, rural, and peri-urban districts of Pakistan. Established in March 2012 to strengthen systems while serving communities, ACT partners with the government of Pakistan, UN agencies, INGOs, and civil society to deliver integrated programmes across climate resilience, education, health and nutrition, gender equality, livelihoods, and youth empowerment.

The commitment aligns with the national development agenda and actively contributes to the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in support of the most vulnerable groups, such as women, adolescent girls, youth, and children, all while embracing an inclusive approach. ACT believes in carrying out initiatives aimed at improving various aspects of communities, including education, healthcare, nutrition, climate change and resilience.

Strategic direction

Vision & mission

Where we are headed

Vision

A tomorrow where everyone has opportunities to prosper.

How we work every day

Mission

Empowering communities to progress and be diversely resilient through promotion of peoples' engagement, capacity building, and partnership focusing on children, youth, and women.

Integrated programmes spanning education, health, climate, and livelihoods

Programme focus

Key focus areas include:

  • Education
  • Climate change
  • Health & nutrition
  • Youth empowerment
  • Livelihood & enterprise development
  • Gender equality & GBV prevention

Our programmes combine:

  • Direct service delivery
  • Capacity building of frontline institutions
  • Policy engagement & system reform
  • Data-driven monitoring & learning

Reach

Scale and presence

Highlights from ACT’s footprint across Pakistan — aligned with our institutional reporting.

07 Regions

All 04 Provinces, AJK, GB, and ICT

40+

Projects implemented

05B+

PKR in funds

05M+

Total number of beneficiaries

93K+

Total households benefitted

550+

Human resource

Coordination with government, UN agencies, and civil society partners
Working alongside national and global partners for accountable, lasting impact.

Partnerships and accountability

Over the past 12+ years the organization has developed the capacity to operationalize and manage several logistically huge projects with the support of the Government of Pakistan as well as national and international donor agencies, including WFP, ILO, UNDP, USAID, EAD/World Bank, Nutrition International, GiZ, UNIDO, UNFPA, Aurat Foundation/DFID/BISP, IRC, MIDAS/UNICEF, TDEA-FAFEN and British Council.

ACT International is also a member of various national and global alliances and partnerships including Child Rights Movement, Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) Alliance, Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), Men Engage Alliance & SUN-CSA Alliance and a member of different task forces.

Moreover, ACT has already successfully followed through with the due diligence processes of UN agencies (UNFPA, UNDP, WFP, ILO), NDRMF, British Council, and INGOs, including Green Acre UK.