{"id":37215,"date":"2024-11-13T10:04:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T10:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=37215"},"modified":"2024-11-13T10:04:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T10:04:45","slug":"the-uk-set-to-help-over-250000-children-in-pakistan-access-better-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/the-uk-set-to-help-over-250000-children-in-pakistan-access-better-education\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK set to help over 250,000 children in Pakistan access better education"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37216\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/UK_Pakistan_Children.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/UK_Pakistan_Children.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/UK_Pakistan_Children-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/UK_Pakistan_Children-356x220.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>ISLAMABAD: Through the service delivery component of Girls and Out of School Children\u2019s Action for Learning (GOAL) programme, Khilo aur Barho, the UK\u2019s \u00a320 million contribution will help break down barriers to education, enhance literacy and numeracy skills, and strengthen a resilient and effective education system in Pakistan over the next three years.<\/h5>\n<h5>Islamabad, Wednesday 13 November 2024 \u2013 Funded by the British High Commission, Pakistan, and delivered by the British Council, the service delivery component of Girls and Out of School Children\u2019s Action for Learning (GOAL) programme, Khilo aur Barho will see children receive support with their Urdu, Maths and English.<\/h5>\n<h5>This support will focus on their ability, rather than their age, helping them to catch-up on these subjects quicker. Children from all across Pakistan will be supported, but with a particular focus on South Punjab and merged districts in KPK. At least 10% of participants will be children with disabilities, and 20% will come from marginalised groups<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"AqBgbxsz74\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/british-high-commissioner-h-e-jane-marriott-cherishes-her-one-year-stay-in-pakistan-in-letters-to-editors\/\">British High Commissioner H.E Jane Marriott Cherishes her One Year Stay in Pakistan in Letters to Editors<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;British High Commissioner H.E Jane Marriott Cherishes her One Year Stay in Pakistan in Letters to Editors&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/british-high-commissioner-h-e-jane-marriott-cherishes-her-one-year-stay-in-pakistan-in-letters-to-editors\/embed\/#?secret=sMs7GfqyBi#?secret=AqBgbxsz74\" data-secret=\"AqBgbxsz74\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Jane Marriott, the British High Commissioner<\/strong> said: \u201cPakistan is facing an education emergency, with 26.2 million children out of school. This targeted support will make sure some of the most vulnerable children in the country don\u2019t fall behind. The UK is already a significant supporter of education in Pakistan, supporting over 4.5 million children across Pakistan to access a decent education over the past 10 years.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>James Hampson, Country Director of the British Council in Pakistan<\/strong> said: \u201cEducation is the key to unlocking the potential of every child and building a peaceful and prosperous future. Today we are showing our unwavering dedication to enhancing education outcomes for the most vulnerable children in Pakistan.<\/h5>\n<h5>Thanks to the vital support and investment from the UK\u2019s Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office (FCDO), we\u2019re able to drive lasting change and expand access to quality education where it\u2019s needed most.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"B2DujxHX2P\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/from-london-to-islamabad-chevening-and-commonwealth-scholars-welcomed-home-by-british-high-commissioner\/\">From London to Islamabad: Chevening and Commonwealth Scholars welcomed home by British High Commissioner<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;From London to Islamabad: Chevening and Commonwealth Scholars welcomed home by British High Commissioner&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/from-london-to-islamabad-chevening-and-commonwealth-scholars-welcomed-home-by-british-high-commissioner\/embed\/#?secret=PVmSO1hxCW#?secret=B2DujxHX2P\" data-secret=\"B2DujxHX2P\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Mr Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani, Federal Education Secretary<\/strong> said: &#8221; Ministry is focused on helping deliver PMs education emergency whereby we are facilitating each of the provinces to connect with international and local partners to fight learning poverty in every district with special focus on lagging districts. I am hoping that GOAL will show how you deliver that successfully in 14 most challenging districts. We will stand ready to help in everyway to make it a success.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<h5>Khilo aur Barho will work to holistically address the challenge of children out of school \u2013 this includes in-school interventions that improve the learning quality and environment which is integral to preventing drop out as well as addressing barriers to accessing education that many marginalised groups of children have.<\/h5>\n<h5>The programme will employ a two-pronged approach to enrol children out of school which includes accelerated learning support prior to enrolment, and learning support and teacher professional development in schools once they are attending.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ly9rC0eXGd\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-dec-2023\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 Dec 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 Dec 2023&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-dec-2023\/embed\/#?secret=c4zXTyjWuC#?secret=ly9rC0eXGd\" data-secret=\"ly9rC0eXGd\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Through the service delivery component of Girls and Out of School Children\u2019s Action for Learning (GOAL) programme, Khilo aur Barho, the UK\u2019s \u00a320 million contribution will help break down barriers to education, enhance literacy and numeracy skills, and strengthen a resilient and effective education system in Pakistan over the next three years. Islamabad, Wednesday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[591,966,397,2399,251,48,178],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37215"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37215"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37218,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37215\/revisions\/37218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}