USAID promotes quality education
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the government of Sindh's Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Mode brought together Pakistani education leaders for a National Conference on Public Private Partnerships in Education.
The conference builds on the US-Pakistan partnership to provide millions of children and young adults the opportunity to learn and excel.
USAID and the GoS are pioneering PPP reforms in education through the Education Management Organisation (EMO) policy. Sindh Minister of Education Syed Sardar Ali Shah, and USAID Director for Sindh & Balochistan Andrew Rebold attended the conference along with representatives from other provincial education departments, academia, and donor agencies.
"The US government is proud to partner with the government of Sindh in its endeavor to institutionalise the EMO reform model through the USAID Sindh Basic Education Program (SBEP)," Andrew Rebold said. "I am thrilled about the level of interest generated by other provincial education departments about the EMO approach. I hope that this conference results in other provinces pursuing a similar route."
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Education minister Shah appreciated USAID's assistance on SBEP and the US government's longstanding support for the education sector. USAID/Pakistan Education Office Director Anne Flaker also attended the event.
Conference sessions and discourse revolved around the impact of PPPs in improving equitable access to high quality education in Pakistan.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 31st, 2022.