Education Kits for 21,000 children in Pakistan

A beautiful village in Sindh, Village Anwar Mari had never seen any of its children receive education. The problem wasn’t the intention of parents. The problem was the distance to the nearest school – 4-5 kilometers. This was the reason that if parents were sending anyone to school, it tended to be mostly their sons.

In late 2017 then, when SABAQ first looked into the possibility of opening a Centre in Anwar Mari, no one was more supportive or enthusiastic than Mrs. Champa. The mother of 3 young daughters, Mrs. Champa wants nothing more than to see her children excel and succeed. She was one of the pioneering members of the community who took on responsibility for this Centre, becoming a member of the Local Support Organization (LSO).

Mrs. Champa and Mr. Shamu, the facilitator, have both seen the progression of this Centre from a bare bones structure with children learning through the SABAQ Tabs, to a concrete established structure with teacher supplies and over 40 students. Now, they have also seen the addition of reading and writing supplies and Math manipulatives from the Education Kit, courtesy of our generous donors here.

According to Mr. Shamu, “Things have changed immensely. They used to just loiter in the streets. Now they learn and have so much fun doing it. I swear they will continue studying till 4 pm, if we let them! They’re very fond of their school here.” He shared one of his favourite moments with us, “A few weeks ago, I got to the Centre and a few of them were huddled together, trying to arrange the puzzle with the birds.”

Both Mr. Shamu and Mrs. Champa claim the biggest challenge is the range in the ages of these children, and their receptivity to certain learning materials. However, thanks to the introduction of the Education Kit in their Centre, children have been able to learn at varying paces. Children who learn to read quicker than others progress to reading advanced level of English and Urdu books, as opposed to those who require more support. It makes us immensely happy that all children – girls and boys alike – are not just learning but progressing faster than before. They all are extremely excited about the addition of fun educational supplies in their daily learning process, thanks to your donations.

If you would like to know more about this project or contribute towards it, you can do so by clicking here.