Schools: Long-term reconstruction post floods

It has been a full few months, students prepared for and took their annual exams in march and several 5th grade students took the centralized exams organized by the Federal Education Department as well. Parent conference meetings took place in January so that teachers could share strengths and weaknesses of student...

In light of the recent shooting of Malala by the Taliban, we are reminded of the importance of our work educating both girls and boys in Pakistan. The fact that the Taliban target a girl like Malala is further evidence that the education of girls will be their undoing. We feel very fortunate to have a dedicated community of...

It’s back to school time for the children at Marshall Direct Fund schools throughout Pakistan. While the children spent time with their families, the teachers were hard at work. MDF staff took part in professional development programs with the goal of learning how to better serve the students and provide support...

Last March, Executive Director Silbi Stainton made a surprise visit to MDF schools. Staff and students are always excited to see the Marshall Direct Fund U.S. staff who help make their access to education possible and a visit from the founder is even more exciting! Silbi was moved by the changes she saw in the older...

We are starting to prepare for our third year of Global Kid Connect which we will implement between 100 students in the US and 100 students in Pakistan this March. Our first pilot year was between two classrooms and schools in the US and two in Pakistan. Last year we expanded to include three. This year we plan to...

We’ve just had our first snow in Colorado. Our children wait hopefully in anticipation of school closures. To their disappointment, school was open as usual. The families in the Punjab region of Pakistan may be hoping for a different outcome. Pakistan has been bombarded with natural disasters that have severely...

Marshall Direct Fund (MDF) continues to work very hard to maintain operations and provide ongoing support to teachers, staff, students, and families affiliated with our schools. As much as we would like to grow the organization and expand our reach into additional areas that are in desperate need of educational facilities...

Fostering dignity, not dependence…Providing choice, not charity...As you know, this past summer has been one of the toughest in Pakistan history. Schools, homes and crops have washed away and more than a million people have been displaced. The devastation from the flooding is estimated to be worse than hurricane...

Fostering dignity, not dependence…Providing choice, not charity… This past summer has been one of the toughest in Pakistan history, in large part due to the disastrous floods that have affected the entire country. Schools, homes and crops have washed away and more than a million people have been displaced....