Out of school children: GREP promoting education among girls

ISLAMABAD: Level of education is declining in Tarnol and Nilore areas of Islamabad particularly among girls of marginalised communities. There is a dire need for the use of innovative ideas to get these girls back to school. One such initiative is Girls' Right to Education Programme (GREP).

Taleem Foundation (TF) Chairman Dr Zafar Iqbal Qadir has said the organisation had enrolled around 1,410 Out of School Children (OOSCs) in Nilore and Tarnol sectors in order to impart quality education to the younger generation at a primary level.

The project is being carried out in collaboration with United Nation Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The project targets marginalised communities where girls' access to quality education at a primary level is deteriorating, as well as communities that have a high rate of illiteracy among adults, particularly among women. The foundation has been working in Islamabad as a non-governmental organisation for the last 29 years in the education sector with innovative ideas for less developed areas.



The prime objectives of the GREP, he said, were to increase the enrolment of female students at a primary level through the creation of a supportive family and community environment. The aim is to do this by building teacher capacities, provide a comfortable learning environment to help female students improve their comprehension and retention abilities, as well as come up with innovative technologies to facilitate the process.

The chairman informed the survey had covered only 46 villages and 49 schools located in these two education sectors.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 19^th, 2018.