Educating 2400 vulnerable girls in Swat, NWFP

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Summary

The project will educate 2400 girls (drop out/out of school) with a basic level of education in sustainable Community Based Schools to be established in 15 remote villages of Swat-Kohistan. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The project will benefit 2400 vulnerable girls, their parents and local community members. It will help address the following vulnerabilities: -Inaccessibility of quality education to vulnerable girl children -Parents’ preference for child labor rather than education -Scarcity of trained female teachers in remote areas -Gender insensitivity Project will impact the social fabric of 15 remotest villages of Swat-Kohistan through the continued educational and advocacy efforts of these schools.

Activities

-Stakeholder meetings & surveys to ensure coordination & data collection -Village meetings to organize & motivate community -Establish schools to educate 2400 girls -Technical support to train local teachers -Advocacy events for Girls education

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,968
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $10,261
Total Funding Goal: $12,229

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

-2400 vulnerable girls, 4800 parents, 80 teachers and 160 Parent groups benefitted -Access to quality education on sustainable basis for girls -Reduced gender discrimination -Improved income for 20 local femal teachers -Increased literacy

Project Message

“You facilitate the education for one girl child (the future mother) and she will give you a peaceful society for all of us and our generations to come.”
- Farida Awais, A Female counselor from Gornai, Swat

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Nosheen Malik,

House 10/A, Hadi Lane, Old Bara Road
University Town
Peshawar, NWFP Same as above
Pakistan
+92-91-5846604-06
Email:

Project Sponsor

Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy

Organization

Pakistan Village Development Program (PVDP)
House 10/A, Hadi Lane, Old Bara Road
University Town
Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan Same as above
Pakistan
+92-91-5846604-06
http://www.pvdppak.org

Learn more about Pakistan Village Development Program (PVDP) and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Pakistan and can also be found under Children.

For more information about Pakistan, read the Human Development Report on Pakistan or the Wikipedia entry for Pakistan.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 22, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 02, 2006.

Latest Update from the Field

Progress Report & Updates

By Naveed Qamar - Project Manager, August 22, 2008 02:05 PM

The project updates for the period May. 07 to Aug. 08 have been presented for partners, information.
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