Set up of economic and educational resource center

Summary

Training, empowering, facilitating young, energetic teachers of Karachi slum, youth, students and the community accessing them to professional development

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The ERC platform will be established, equipped with required human, electronic and other resources. This will uplift education/living standards. The project will focus on professional development of young and enthusiastic teachers, students, youth and community to make them life long learners. A web based community will be created to interlink with educational activities and globalizations

Activities

Establish 14 ERCs on cluster basis. Each ERC will be in the reach of schools and students/youth. Teachers will be trained and empowered to become life long learners and train others. Learning will accelerate and multiply through collaboration

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

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

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The establishment of 14 life long ERCs which will benefit 50 + AKU-IED graduates, 8400 teachers, 184800 students and a lot of community members will be benefited in various capacities. Low cost and no cost learning material will be made

Project Message

When I see qualified females graduates having difficulties I know I have to do something.
- Syed Tahir Hussain, Academic Facilitator and Research Associate

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Nesar Ahmed,
Program Manager
ST 4 Sector 14 B Orangi Town Karachi 75800
House # 199 Sheet # 3 Sector 11 1/2 Shah Waliullah
Karachi, Sindh 75800
Pakistan
0333-2137297
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

Faran Educational Society
ST 4 Sector 14 B Orangi Town Karachi 75800
59 B Block 2 PECHS Karachi
Karachi, Sindh, 75800
Pakistan
0333-2137297
http://www.net-ngo.com/detailpage.cfm?ngoid=432

Learn more about Faran Educational Society and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

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

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

When this Project was Updated

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 28, 2004.