Project Report
| Sep 3, 2015
Teach For Pakistan Thanks You
By Mariam Mian | Project Leader
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We at Teach for Pakistan would like to express our gratitude for your support; without it, our success so far would not have been possible.
After five years of a successful partnership, Teach For Pakistan, Teach For All and the Aman Foundation have come to the mutual decision to end their partnership and wind down operations in a manner which preserves the goodwill of Teach For Pakistan and facilitates potential rebirth. While we will not be placing a new batch of Fellows in schools this year, we will continue to provide the training and support to our 2014 Fellows who serve children in their classrooms for the remainder of their Fellowship till June 2016.
Your contribution will be utilized toward the successful completion of our current cohort of Fellows. Aman Foundation and Teach For All remain proud of the impact made by Teach For Pakistan in the classrooms and communities they work with.
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Aug 14, 2015
Final Report: Community Development Project
By Mariam Mian | Project Leader
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Student Groups at Karwan-e-Aliph
Each year, second year Teach For Pakistan Fellows develop, implement and execute a Community Development Project within their schools and neighbourhoods. This project identifies and resolves one issue plaguing their community. Karachi Fellows Hina and Zara developed a program, 'Karwan-e-Aliph' in Neelum Colony, where they trained their students to become leaders as well as independent learners. Their project houses about 20-25 students who come 5 days a week for two hours before school. They study on their own and take help of their leaders who are trained to not only teach these students but to help them become independent learners. Students are grouped according to the levels they are at and follow a schedule that is pasted on their wall. The students pay a token contribution monthly for their learning which is used to pay the salaries of student leaders and housing expenses of the venue.
Through this program, they are currently developing community based leadership in at least 50 individuals. Multiply the impact of these 50 to the number of initiatives they will take within their own capacities in the next five years and you will get a sense of the indirect impact this one program has created.
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May 12, 2015
'I Can' and 'I Want'
By Mariam Mian | Project Leader
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Yusra with her winning student, Mehwish
2014 Fellow Yusra teaches English to Grade 7 and 8 at a secondary school in Karachi. She is working tirelessly to develop these key attitudes and skills in her students:
“I want my students to internalize the ‘I Can’ and ‘I Want’ mindset. This forms the basis of any long term successful trait, I believe. Moreover, I want them to always visualize and plan. Setting goals and planning is something that will motivate and direct them. I want them to realize the importance of hard work. As cliched as it is, the key to success is hard work, and they have to learn to revel in them rather than dread it. My students will inevitably face lots of problems, crossroads at times when they would have to make decisions. Critical thinking, and problem solving are some mindsets that are crucial for them to develop. Moreover, they have to learn to take help from others and to work and respect others, and that is something that comes with knowing how to be a good team player.”
We can already see the results of Yusra's dedication and her students hard work. Yusra’s student, Mehwish, came third in an essay writing competition, which included multiple essay entries from over 200 schools in Karachi. She wrote an essay about ‘My Idea of a Peaceful Karachi’. Her essay beat all other entries including many high performing private schools to secure the third position!
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