Education
Education
Pakistan has the second-highest number of Out-Of-School Children (OOSC)
Primary education coverage is increasing in Pakistan, however, access issues still need to be addressed to attain full coverage. Government statistics indicate that an estimated 22.6 million children, aged 5-16, are out-of-school– 44% of all children in this age group. Pakistan has the second-highest number of out-of school children’s.(OOSC) at the primary school-level in South Asia, over half of whom are girls.
Pakistan has the second-highest number of Out-Of-School Children (OOSC) at the primary school level in South Asia, over half of whom are girls. A significant number of OOSC belongs to the poorest, marginalized and, socially excluded groups living in self-made tarpaulin huts in slums. Approximately, there are around 15,000 children in Rawalpindi/Islamabad who belong to such group and, not enrolled in schools. RAHMA started providing education to such children in 2012. Initially, it opened a school within a slum, near Rawalpindi Railway station, in a small hut. Later on, it succeeded in constructing the very first school exclusively for such marginalized children. The school inaugurated in 2019.
RAHMA Model School Rawat Rawalpindi
RAHMA Model School building completed and finally inaugurated on March 16, 2019. During its first year, admissions (playgroup to class III) remained up to 55-60 while, in 2020, the figure turned more than doubled despite COVID 19 crises. Most of the days, the school remained closed in compliance with the lockdown policy of the government. However, teachers kept visiting Basti (a provisional set up in the slum) to teach the children when school was closed.
RAHMA Education & Sports Complex RYK
RAHMA Model School building completed and finally inaugurated on March 16, 2019 RAHMA Model School building completed finally and inaugurated in March 2019. During its first year, admissions (playgroup to class III) remained up to 55-60 while, in 2020, the figure turned more than doubled despite COVID 19 crises. Most of the days, the school remained closed in compliance with the lockdown policy of the government. However, teachers kept visiting Basti (a provisional set up in the slum) to teach the children when school was closed.
Other Activities
Temporary Learning Centers established (flood)
children provided with educational supplies
children benefitted through rehabilitation and refurbishment of 35 public sector schools
Teachers trained