Several NGOs and private schools are trying to fill the gap of Education for IDPs, after the operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan. The Baacha Khan Free Education Centre (BKFEC), is one of them which was founded by a dozen Bannu natives in September, with an aim to providing free classes to IDP children. The IDPs who sought admission were scared and nervous at the initial stages. They didnt know anything about their future. They didnt know if they would get admission or find a school here butt now they are very happy here and are satisfied with the teaching and can see a bright future of theirs. The government is not really helping. It is their duty to help because these are our students, they are citizens of this country. The lack of educational facilities at the camps is not surprising given the low literacy rates in Pakistan ( hovering at about 55 percent ), but the situation is particularly acute in North Waziristan, where that number drops to just 15.7 percent . That trend is mirrored across federally administered tribal regions, with the area consistently lagging far behind the rest of Pakistan on basic socioeconomic indicators . . . Read more at aljazeera/indepth/features/2014/10/pakistan-child-refugees-long-schools-2014102561416398481.html
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 06:43:35 +0000
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