Pakistani School Security Improvements

At the end of June our female students who take classes in the evening returned to school. The remainder of our students will be returning in August once the heat of the summer has gone down a bit. We have 353 girls enrolled in evening classes and another 1,030 boys and girls enrolled in our regular daytime classes. Of the 1,030 students 323 of them are girls who are working to gain an education.

In Pakistan our girls are at a slight disadvantage, beyond a certain age many families believe that the girls place is in the home. For this reason we created evening classes which allow girls who may not be able to attend school during the day are still able to further their education as well as fulfill their duties at home. The girls who attend the evening classes are taught the same information as the rest of the students just at a different time of day. 

At Barakat we take a holistic approach to education believing that education doesn't need to take place between the hours of 8am and 2pm or even in a classroom! Our programs are overseen by the government but when the students are taught is up to us. We also believe that age does not determine level of education, we allow girls to start their education at any age be it 6 years old or 60 years old.

We can't do this without your help! It is now more important than ever that we show our support for the girls who are determined to gain an education, afterall they are the future, and an educated mother is four times more likely to send her own children to school. Join us in the fight for girls education!