Continuing Malala's Dream - Educating Pakistan

Malala Yousafzai’s is a role model and mentor for huge percentage of young girls of Pakistan seeking or dreaming education for their future. Malala’s courage, confidence and understanding that education is imperative for positive change is a threshold for changing the stereotype which is infecting our society and preventing education of girl child in Pakistan.

Over 5.1 million primary school-aged children are out of school in Pakistan - the third highest number of out-of-school children in the world - and 63% of them are girls. While the Pakistan government has legislated for education for all, education remains drastically under-funded at 2.4% of GDP, a decrease from 2.7% in the preceding year - despite a government commitment of 4%. Pakistan does have Article 25-A (after 18th Amendment, the State is responsible for providing free education for children between 5-16 years of age) in Pakistani constitution which demands
provision of free education for all in Pakistan, but sadly the desired practical adaptation and implementations that comes under the context of this article has not seen in Punjab province, and Punjab is still struggling to formally recognize the right of every child to a free and compulsory education,  resulting in huge percentage of out-of-school children in region especially girls.

Poverty is a major cause of gender disparity in education and is observed in Pakistan. When poor families feel forced to make a choice between educating their sons or daughters, girls are often left out. A boy is sometimes seen as a better investment because he will eventually provide for the family, while a girl may soon be married off. As such, cultural bias often means that girls cannot access one of their most basic rights that is education.

The time for action is now. The Pakistani government, people of Pakistan, and the international community must come together to formulate efficient measures for a more gender-sensitive, culturally viable system of education that caters to both girls and boys. It is now up to us to provide assistance and ensure that Malala’s dream of education for all is realized.

Let’s just think, our donation will eliminate the reasons for a girl child for not being enrolled in schools. By donating we will hel p a girl child win her uniform, books, tuition fee and we will help her get educated for her better future. She will be learning to stand with honor and dignity, she will be educating her own children to be civilizedand to play positive role in ensuring educated nation. She may be earning for herself, living her dreams and supporting her family. Just a sum of money donated form our pockets will make her life as she wants to live, as Malala wishes her to live.

Its just 230 young girls to take care for this year. Lets change their lives by donating. Lets donate as we wont get this opportunity again in our lives for serving for a Nobel cause. Lets be a catalyst for change by joining NUR in this journey for making dreams come true of these girls who are looking at us and waiting for this diminutive support.  Lets give ourselves opportunities to stand in a place where we will be thankful by a needy girl, and her family and by the nation which requires educated girls who will be educated mothers and will ensure a good nation.

Links:

• http://www.fmsystem.org/abni/