Free Education for 100 poor girls in Pakistan

The new academic year is about to begin. Because these schools are in a rural area where there are many barriers to girls' education. There is a campaign every year for admission in girl’s school. At the beginning of this academic year, a campaign was launched for the admission of girls. The names of girls who have reached school age were obtained from the records of the health department. The school staff met with community leaders and asked them to play a role in enrolling girls in the school. He also went door to door and explained to the parents the importance of girls' education.

The campaign was very successful which has not only increased the admission of the girls but also raised awareness in community about the importance of girls education to uplift the community.

The students of the school have very limited chance to go to city and explore new things. Principal of Government College Jauharabad provided an opportunity to the students to visit the college and attend a Welcome Ceremony arranged for the newly admitted students in the college. Apart from the motivational speeches for the students about importance of education to make a prosperous society music, dance and drama was also performed in the event.

Students visited different departments of the college. It was great time to broaden their spectrum about the educational institutes. They returned back with happy faces and motivated to reach the college for higher education to excel in life.

The Government of Pakistan "Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme,  is being implemented across Pakistan by the Ministry of Climate Change along with Provincial and territorial Forest and Wildlife departments. The Prime Minister of Pakistan inaugurated this Programme on 2nd September 2018 during "Plant for Pakistan Day". This year all the schools of Pakistan were requested to support the activities of the program. 

Sustainable Development Association (SDA) Engaged the local community particularly parrents and in collaboration with the Divisional Forest Department panated 3000 plants in the village. Speeched were also made to hihglight the importance of tree plantation to meet the challenges of Global working world is facing. he overall objective of “Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme” is to revive Forest and Wildlife resources in Pakistan, to improve the overall conservation of the existing Protected Areas; encourage eco-tourism, community engagement and job creation through the conservation.

This was a best event appricated across the district. 

School Sessions starts on 1st April every year but due Covid19 the session is extended to 30th April and new session would start on May 1, 2021. Campaign for awareness raising about importance of girls education is started in the village. Activities like Meetings with community elders, corner meetings, door to door visits and meetings with local elected representatives were very effectively held. We have observed change in behavior of the men members of the community and they are fully supporting the cause. Parents has enrolled fifteen girls till now to start their education in nursery class and we are expecting many more.

COVID -19 threat is there but education continues.  School ensures the implementation Provincial Government’s SOP to provide the safe environment. To ensure the social distance, the students are divided into two equal groups. A group of students who comes today will be at leave on next day and second group will come next day. Under the guidelines of WHO, IEC material is displayed in the school and students are sensitized about the SOPs to keep under consideration. Written guidelines were also sent to the homes of school to aware the other family members of the student about guidelines to keep the whole family safe from Corona virus. This is very encouraging that not a single person is declared Covid-19 positive. 

Though the village is safe but COVID-19 second wave is more severe and record positive cases across the country are reported on daily basis. Government recommended early winter vacations in the schools. The school is closed on Dec 07 2020 for one month. The students were provided home work for one month and they are provided online couching.