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The summer of 2022 was characterized by record-breaking extreme climatic variations in Pakistan, where heatwaves were immediately followed by monsoon floods that submerged a third of the country, causing the loss of life for 1,500 people. Overall, it impacted the livelihood of over 33 million people, one third of the country’s population according to UNICEF. Among […]

Pedagogy is most commonly understood as the approach to teaching the theory and practice of learning and how this process influences and is influenced by the social, political, and psychological development of learners. The teaching strategy was being followed by teachers working under National Rural Support Programmers’ Education Equity and Quality in Afghanistan and Pakistan (EEQAP) […]

In Afghanistan, more than traditions and culture, what hinders child education is dire poverty and the climate crisis In Afghanistan, one faces unique challenges when conducting a study or implementing an intervention. While in the field in Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, we came to realize the devastating situation families and their children face daily to make […]

During the GMB workshop, an action idea was selected by people of at a school in Qarabagh district to build a room, provide equipment, and prepare books for a library. Based on the mentioned action idea, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) built, equipped, and provided study and learning books for the library at the school […]

11/5/20 – 617 million children and adolescents, or six out of 10 globally – are not acquiring minimum levels in literacy and mathematics, with 81% of children and adolescents across central and southern regions of Asia (241 million) in particular not being proficient in reading (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Institute for Statistics, […]

10/19/20 -The historians will mention 2020 as the year of misery, distress, exclusion, damage, and lockdowns due to the outbreak of Covid-19. The education sector took a huge blow as schools from more than 180 countries closed, leaving an estimated 1.5 billion children out of school. Pakistan faces the unprecedented challenge to cope with re-adjusting […]

EEQAPs PI, Dr. Jean-Francois Trani, was recently awarded a R.A.D Grant through the Center for Dissemination and Implementation at Washington University in St. Louis to study the consequences of SARS-Cov-2 on the learning process in primary schools throughout Pakistan and Afghanistan. This large-scale survey will examine current access to distance learning measures and potential changes to the […]

‘I see hope looking at Asif’, said the head teacher of a school in Rahim Yar Khan District after our two day Inclusive Education Mock Exercise under the EEQAP Project. Asif has a brain and behavior disorder characterized by severe shifts in his mood and energy, making it difficult for him to function like other […]

Pakistan is facing genuine issues to ensure all children are educated particularly in areas with less educational facilities. It is not easy to give them access to education, ensuring they stay at school and there is inclusion in learning. The enrollment and retention rate in Pakistan is improving but not at the required speed. In […]

Education in Pakistan is the basic responsibility of Ministry of Education and provincial governments. The federal government mostly helps with curriculum development, authorization, and finance. To provide quality education different government organizations and branches, and public schools are working on finding solutions at different levels. Teachers play a key role in learning process by doing […]