Dropout 500 Girls Back to High School in Pakistan

Project Report | Aug 24, 2017
GIRLS HAVE EQUAL RIGHT FOR EDUCATION

By Zareen Aamir | project leader

Seema wants to rejoin school

As shared before women are 50% of total population and literacy rate is very low less than 28% and in some rural backward areas is 16%. Women literacy mean girls only write their name and read a paragraph. In Pakistan, women have not equal rights of education and boys always get priority. Parents believe that girls are a liability, married and go to her husband him but boys are an investment for secure future and they will take care of parents when becoming older.

Muwakhat Foundation’s team working in community since 2003 for the uplift living standard of poor household and empower women through education, legal awareness, health facilities and economic opportunities.

As Muslim country, it is obligatory for women to get educated. As an organization, it is observed that girls drop out rate high in primary education due to lack of awareness in parents and economic issue.

COMMUNITY AWARENESS MEETINGS

Muwakhat Foundation team conducted eight awareness meetings with parents on girls education in Lahore and Kasur cities.

In awareness meeting, share the importance of girl education especially in the light of Quran and did interactive sessions with mothers. We observed that mothers want to send their girls to school but cannot raise the voice in front of the decision of father or head of households.

Total 365 mothers attended awareness meetings.

In awareness session of Lahore, Seema 14 years old girl asked to Muwakaht team that how they help to send her school? She wants to call herself a school teacher.

Way Forward

Muwakhat Foundation will conduct one to one meeting with parents and motivate to send back their daughters to school

10 girls will be interview and register with organization

Open Rehabilitation and pre-school center for homeless children

THANKYOU

Muwakhat Foundation thank you to all donors who believe on this cause and their donation make possible to conduct awareness sessions with mother,

We hope that this help will continue until achieving set target

Awareness session on education to mothers

Awareness session on girls education

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May 25, 2017
GIRLS DROPOUT FROM SCHOOL FOR FORCE LABOUR TO SUPPORT FAMILY

By Zareen Aamir | project leader

Ulffat working since age of six

Manpower Pakistan Survey (2007-08), 21 million children of age group 10 to 14 are working in various sectors. The child labourers average income is Rs.1,500, which reflects that how they are being exploited. An estimated 1.2 million children are on the streets of Pakistan's major cities and urban centers.

# of free or low fees school available for these children, unfortunately, parents or children itself not willing to go school, the reason they support their families.

In Kasur city of Pakistan, every third house is sending their children for work. Most of the children started force labour from age of 7 years or less. During the survey by Muwakhat foundation, found that 87% children facing health issues due to the malnourished and un-hygiene workplace. when the question was asked of children that are they willing to go to school and 93% responded "Yes". On other hand, parents responded 100% “yes" if someone helps to feed and bear the cost of education. further parents said that they have the same dream of future for their children as other parents, get a higher education, established business and well-settled life. Unfortunately unwillingly, we sending our children to save ourselves and them from fear of hunger and secure three times meal a day.

Real Case study:

Ulffat is 12 years old girl who started decorative work on clothes from age of 6 years. She studied till class 3 and her dream is be a pilot. Unfortunately, she left her education and joined her other two sisters at work. Their weekly earning is US $ 5 only and this money help to pay off debt taken from one of a financial institution for one of their sister's marriage.

Ulfat eyesight weak year by year because shining of decorative stuff on clothes and sunlight affected her eyes. Also, she has a consistent headache and muscular pain in shoulders, due to work long hours.

if she starts her education but cannot fulfill her dream "become a pilot" because her eyesight issue not curable. Like Ulffat, most of the forced labour children facing health issue.

Three positions holder sisters left school

Last Year, Rehana and her two sisters got the first position in the school. They forcefully left school due to financial crises, their father’s health does not allow to work more than two hours. Rehana and her two sisters started embroidery and decorative work on party clothes. They weekly earn US10 for feed their family. Rehana wants to be a teacher and she believes on her dream.

PROJECT “ 500 dropout Girls back to school”

Muwakhat Foundation started to help girls for rejoin school and fulfill their dreams. Under this project Girl and her family support to

1) provide a food package US 15 dollar per month against one child allowed to send school.

2) provide family health insurance coverage US$ 20 for 12 months

3) provide admission fee, books, shoes, school bags for child

4) provide monthly school fee US$ 10 for a child

We believe that together can bring smile on child by " say no to child forced labour and yes for education"

Shamim left school at age of nine years

Rehana and her two sisters

three sisters at work

street of Kasur city Pakistan

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