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Bringing Out-of-School girls Back to Education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

HANGU, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 15 March 2021 – For sixteen-year-old Malaika, getting back to education was like getting back to life. The adolescent, who comes from a poor family in Jhandi Darsamand village in Hangu, a district of Pakistan’s northeastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, had stopped going to school after completing her primary education.…

Teachers return to classrooms with innovative teaching methods

Gwadar, Pakistan - 14 March 2019: Good teachers are vital to reach education goals for all children and equip them with the right tools to learn and thrive. But to become a good teacher, you first need to acquire specific skills, and hone them. “I have been a teacher for nine years, but I had never been taught about quality teaching methods and…

Helping every girl and boy complete primary education in Pakistan

Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan - 7 March 2019: “When I go to the market with my Naani (maternal grandmother), I can read the shop signs for her,” seven-year-old Sunaina proudly says. “Once, a shopkeeper made a mistake counting how much money we owed him, and I told my Naani . I got an ice cream as a reward!” she adds with a smile that can brighten one’s…

I wish I was

This is a story about dealing with anger and how it can be a destructive force. These are big words but the story talks about it in a very simple way. Anger can lead to actions that one regrets later on. Hence, it is important to teach children to control their anger.

25 February 2019

Early childhood education promotes tolerance and harmony

Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan - 25 February 2019: “Like siblings, five-year-old Muskan Ishaq and four-year-old Kanhaiya Krishan stick together during and after school hours,” says Iram Akmal, a teacher who has been trained in Early Childhood Education (ECE) and works at the Government Girls Community Model Elementary School in Rahim Yar Khan district,…

21 January 2019

Youth manifesto calls on all governments to #ENDviolence in schools

LONDON/ISLAMABAD - 21 January 2019: Young people from around the world will call on all governments to end violence in and around schools at the Education World Forum, which Pakistan’s Minister for Education and Professional Training, Mr. Shafqat Mahmood, will attend this week. Representing children and young people from around the globe,…

15 February 2018

UNICEF & EU supported Balochistan Basic Education Program brings girls back to school

Kachhi District, Balochistan - February 2018: “I stopped going to school last year as there was no washroom, water or electricity in the one I used to attend,” says Sumaira (12), a fourth-grade student at Government Girls Community Model School in the village of Rind Ali. “Made up of only two rooms, the school building was not good at all. As a…

15 February 2017

European Union and UNICEF helping revamp basic education in Balochistan

Jaffarabad, Balochistan - February 2017: It is break time and children are excitedly heading to the play area at the UNICEF and European Union supported Government Boys’ Primary School in Mohib Ali Umrani, a small village in Usta Muhammad tehsil. The school, located in Jaffarabad district, Balochistan, was originally conceived as a boys’ school,…

17 January 2017

Canada, UNICEF distribute prizes among schoolchildren after annual school art contest

Bahawalpur, Pakistan - 17 January 2017: A prize distribution ceremony for a School Art Contest jointly organized by the High Commission of Canada in Pakistan and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), was held at the Government Girls Sadiq Model High School in Bahawalpur yesterday. The High Commissioner of Canada, His Excellency Perry John…