By Mariam Mian | Project Leader
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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