Baltistan Primary and Secondary School Scholarships
Name of Project:
Baltistan Primary and Secondary School Scholarships
Location:
Gilgit Baltistan (GB), Pakistan
Status:
Active
Duration:
June 2017 - September 2020
Description and Impact:
>Under this scholarship WEF has sponsored 246 girls’ education from the Baltistan regions of Norther Pakistan, providing, primary, middle and secondary school scholarships for tuition fee, school supplies which include uniform, stationery and school bags, scholarships for boarding lodging, academic workshops and primary teachers training. WEF has made a total contribution of $36,282 as a grant towards this scholarship since 2017. >WEF made a total grant of $1325.00 to sponsor 100 girls to cover the one-year school period starting from September 2019 to September 2020. WEF is collaborating with Iqra Fund to provide primary and secondary school scholarship to 100 girls of the vulnerable communities of Baltistan regions. These young girls come from families with no or limited income options and most rely on subsistent farming. The initiative starts with the selection which includes filling a form for eligibility criteria that is based on their previous school results and on the basis of merit few of the students are shortlisted based on their economic need who then go through an induction and other sessions. These sessions are open to all young girls so that they will take advantage and learn. Each Scholarship includes: About Iqra Fund: Iqra Fund is a U.S. based non-profit organization committed to serving girls in remote regions faced with economic, social, and political barriers to education. The founder's years of travel, on-the-ground research, and educational development in northern Pakistan have established a deep understanding of the unique challenges that these communities face. By working with community strengths and local leadership, Iqra Fund provides girls with educational opportunities to improve their quality of life. For more details please visit: https://www.iqrafund.org/
The objective of this project is to educate marginalized students in Pakistan and make quality education accessible to girls in the mountainous regions of Pakistan. These target areas are one of the remotest in the world, difficult terrain, extreme weather conditions, poor or no road links, lack of school structures, overwhelming poverty topped up with no substantial support from Government leaves children of the area with no option but to be denied of their most basic right to education. Education in general and especially for girls is considered a luxury. Many of these villages have no schools at all, and for those where there are schools, they are only until primary or middle. Children especially girls who want to continue their school education are left with no chance, but to discontinue their education or move to bigger towns. The school education away from home/village comes with multiple challenges and inputs. Going to cities for secondary and higher secondary is expensive as it constitutes tuition fee, boarding/lodging, transport and other expenses.
o Tuition: the complete fee scholarship scholarship depending on the merit and the economic condition of the family.
o Scholarship for school supplies which include uniform, stationery and school bags.
