Educate the Most Underserved Children of Pakistan

The quarter of September to December 2022 was packed with activity at Khoj School for Community Education.

Teacher Training: The education approach of Khoj school is different from the other government and private schools. Khoj promotes education that is gender-just, relevant,  integrative and action-led. Khoj has developed its own curriculum wherein the role of the teacher is critical. To mentor the teachers, Khoj started intensive on-the-job teacher training. Teachers were trained; videos of their teaching at school were viewed, and handholding and mentoring sessions were conducted. As a result, teachers’ performance has been improving significantly.

Repair and maintenance: This work could not take place for three years due to the coronavirus. Massive maintenance operations were carried out, which included repairs and painting of the school building, furniture, and playground.

Increased enrollment: The enrolment in early childhood education increased to thirty-eight children, which is a huge number for one group. Two groups were formed. New furniture was purchased for the second group.

Reading club launched: A children’s reading club was formed to achieve the following objectives:

To improve the reading and comprehension skills of children

To cultivate reading habits in them

To build their consciousness around various social issues

To inculcate a sense of responsibility and other social skills

The credit for all this work goes to you all! Without your support, we can't achieve much. We need your invaluable support to help us keep going.

The long-term goal of the Khoj education programme in the villages of Sheikhupura was to build the capacity of the local people, especially girls and women. The literacy rate was abysmally low, and it was almost impossible to find women educated enough to become school teachers. Khoj - Society for People's Education accepted the challenge of first providing school education and then training them as teachers. It was not an easy task. The organisation took a two-pronged approach to provide both women's adult and children's school education. The two-year women's adult education was a fast track to lay the foundation and mentor them to become effective teachers. School education offered a much more rigorous and longer-duration teaching and grooming. It is a moment of pride for Khoj to announce that most Khoj school teachers are graduates of the same school. 

They are teaching the next generation of children with a far better understanding of the children's learning needs.

Children were assessed at the end of the academic year in the reporting period. Only two children could not go to the next educational level due to their circumstances. Khoj doesn't believe in passing or failing examinations. Different children have different learning styles if the school tries to understand that a different breed of learners is produced.

The credit for these achievements goes to you all! Without your support, we can't achieve these milestones. We need your invaluable financial help to keep moving forward.