Established in the year 1985 in peri-urban areas of Lahore, 3 formal and 27 informal community outreach schools of Fatima Memorial Hospital are providing education to 1850 underprivileged students. Of the enrolled students, the enrollment of girls is only 35%, reflecting the gender discrimination in the society. Hence, this project aims to provide equal educational opportunities to girls by providing them with primary/secondary education and increase their enrollment level to 50%.

Challenge

Education is a fundamental right for all. However, in Pakistan it still remains a distant dream for most. Over 22.84 million children in Pakistan are out of school (second highest in the world) and in primary to higher secondary level, 49% of the girls are out of school compared to 40% of the boys. This is because of the cultural stigma attached to the education of girls, especially in underprivileged areas of the country. The current literacy ratio is 70:48 for males to females respectively.

Long-Term Impact

"Continuing Malala's Dream - Educating Girls in Pakistan" aims to increase the literacy rate of girls from 48% to 80%.The project further aims to highlight the importance of educating the girl child to the masses and bring about a cultural change whereby the role of future educated mothers is realized in making a better impact on health, child mortality and other key economic and social indicators.

References

1. http://www.fmsystem.org
2. http://www.fmsystem.org/abni/

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