Educating 2400 vulnerable girls in Swat, NWFP

Girls education in Pakistan

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

This project is no longer accepting donations.

Received $2,403 from 14 donations from people like:

More Information About this Project

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

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

-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 ab
Pakistan
+92-91-5846604-06
http://www.pvdppak.org

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in PakistanPakistan and can also be found under ChildrenChildren.

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 November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 2, 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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