End illiteracy in Pakistan by 2025

Dear friends of the children,

Greetings,

About 258 million children and youth are out of school, according to UIS data for the school year ending in 2018. Currently, Pakistan has the world's second-highest number of out-of-school children (OOSC), with an estimated 22.8 million children aged 5-16 not attending school, representing 44 percent of the total population in this age group. Gaps in service provision at all education levels significantly constrain education access. Their right to Education is being violated, and it is unacceptable.

Global Education Campaign believes that education must be prioritized to accelerate progress toward all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) against the backdrop of a worldwide recession, growing inequalities, and the climate crisis. 

Global Education Campaign (GEC)  is working with its sister organization Dosti Welfare Organization in Pakistan, to end illiteracy in Pakistan by 2025.  The campaign started in 2019. I feel honored and excited to share that the Global Education Campaign has assisted  217, 513,  surpassing its initial target of 40,000 students on their way to Education through One-Room Schools Program in Pakistan.

On average, Dosti is assisting around 11,000 students a month (Last quarter 33, 458 students were assisted)

The Goal - One million students a month

The program's huge success has made us believe that we can enroll around a million students each month to achieve our goal of an illiteracy-free Pakistan. This seems impossible for any government or organization. Still, the solution is crowdfunding and volunteering from supporters and volunteers like you.

Your generous contribution and support for children's Education are already bringing returns in their Education, development, and preparation for leadership and responsibility.

Once again, I am thankful to all supporters for joining us to ensure that every child receives Education.

Thank You 

Links:

• Global Educations Campaign's Sister Organization in Pakistan
• Global Educations Campaign's Sister Organization Facebook page

An estimated 22.83 million school-aged children were out of school in Pakistan before the nationwide closure of schools due to COVID-19. The school closure hit the poorest students the hardest in Pakistan, and millions never returned to school. More destitute children had fewer and less effective options for remote learning during school closures as they could not afford the gadgets required.

Dosti Welfare Organization (Dosti) started the "Mera Ghar- Mera School (MGMS) Program" (My Home - My School) in Peshawar, in which whiteboards were distributed among the volunteers who expressed the desire to teach at the homes. Later a few of the "Mera Ghar - Mera School" transformed into One Room Schools as children from surroundings started attending the MGMS. Since March 2020, Dosti has distributed over 6000 whiteboards benefiting more than 200,000 children nationwide.

The recent flood emergency has had a significant impact on the education sector in terms of school destruction and damage; use of schools as temporary shelter for displaced people; disruption of schooling and the ongoing academic year; loss of learning materials; and psychosocial stress experienced by children, adolescents, and teachers.

The prevailing situation creates the need for non-school learning spaces to facilitate the resumption of educational activities at the earliest. For the last three years, Dosti One Room Schools have proved to be the most cost-effective way of putting a kid on the path to education. A volunteer, whiteboard, stand, and mini chalkboards to start with, and the school is ready in around Rs. 4000 -5000 (USD 20-25) only.

With the generous help of its contributors, the Global Education Campaign is assisting its sister organization Dosti in Pakistan to ensure uninterrupted education for every child affected by the disaster on priority bases.

I am pleased to share that we have assisted 182,197 students and 4,638 schools (Formal and nonformal) throughout the country. We have been receiving unprecedented support requests from the volunteers who need Dosti's School Starter kit to ensure quality education for the most deprived students in Pakistan.

Your support is highly desired as after the Pandemic, devasting flood hit Pakistan and created a humanitarian crisis.

Join the Global Education Campaign's mission to end illiteracy in Pakistan by the end of the year 2025. 

Thank You 

Links:

• Global Education Campaign Website
• Global Educations Campaign's Sister Organization in Pakistan
• Global Educations Campaign's Sister Organization Facebook page