Education Support
Pakistan has the second highest number of girls out of school of any country in the world.
Some communities do not expect or allow girls to attend school.
Shifa Foundation supports the work of education supporters in the Pakistan where girls face the greatest challenges to education.
Because of local educators and activists understand the issues girls face in their communities and we at Incentive Care Foundation prepare our self to support those champions who promote girls education.
Incentive Care Foundation aim to provide scholarships for girls in Pakistani villages. ICF provide funds for transportation, cost of school for girls, cost of registration, required exams, and self-growth workshops. This project continues an earlier program where ICF successfully increasing girl’s school participation through a program supporting the education of girls.
EDUCATION SYSTEM IN PAKISTAN
Pakistan is transitioning from an agriculture economy to one oriented around industry and services. The country spends a large proportion of its budget on national security and loan interest payments, leaving relatively smaller amounts for investment in infrastructure and social services, such as health and education.
At present, Pakistan is in the throes of an education crisis – one in 10 out of school children (OOSC) worldwide reside there. Of the estimated 127,000 government-run schools, 10.9 percent lack a proper building, 33.9 percent lack water and 59.6 percent lack electricity. This results in a heavy reliance on the private sector to provide educational opportunities. However, only a fraction of all private schools is accessible to low-income students. Consequently, a large percentage of people who cannot afford private institutions are, in effect, left with no access to education.
Though the demand for education is strong, the public sector has been unable to deliver, due to poor management, corruption, insecurity, natural disasters and teacher absenteeism. As a result, there is a lack of safe, accessible and affordable schools, especially for the poor. According to Pakistan’s EFA 2015 National Review, only 66.8 percent of enrolled children will remain until class 5 and 33.2 percent will drop out before completing the full primary course.