PESHAWAR
\nA gathering organized by Blue Veins, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Welfare & Protection Commission and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on Status of Women in collaboration with Pakistan Education Champion\u2019s Network, with the theme of Challenges to girl\u2019s secondary education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
\nYoung girls from various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, parents and teachers discussed the factors influencing girls\u2019 education at the secondary level and the need for the policy reform which matters most for girls.
\nThe meeting amplified the increasingly loud message that education policies and budget allocations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must ensure that all of its education projects are gender-sensitive, Girls\u2019 education must go beyond getting girls into school .It needs to ensure that girls learn and feel safe while in school; have the opportunity to complete all levels of education, acquire the knowledge and skills to compete in the labour market; gain socio-emotional and life skills necessary to navigate and adapt to a changing world; make decisions about their own lives; and contribute to their communities and the world.
\nThe girl coming from various districts of KP identified poverty, gender inequality, cultural norms and practices, poor infrastructure, lack of WASH facilities hygiene management, child marriage violence and fragility as the influencers of dropout at the secondary level.
\nAmna Durrani Program Director Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women said \u201cwe need to invest in women and girls if we want to see positive change happen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. We must really place women and girls at the center of provincial and national development agenda, they should be a focus in health, education and economic development plans.
\nMohammad Ijaz Chief Child Welfare & Protection Commission Said that unfortunately, the development of women and girls is still a foreign language, we must together build a narrative to facilitate girls\u2019 development and enhance their ability to make optimal choices regarding their roles in occupational and social structures.
\nQamar Naseem representing Pakistan Education Champion\u2019s Network (ECN) said \u201c The policymakers in Pakistan must understand the diversity of girls and women and encourage them to challenge gender stereotypes\u201d By empowering girls to break stereotypes and fight inequalities, the world will allow them to be equal participants, with an equal voice, and with equal access to opportunities in society\u201d. He added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR A gathering organized by Blue Veins, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Welfare & Protection Commission and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on Status of Women in collaboration with Pakistan Education Champion\u2019s Network, with the theme of Challenges to girl\u2019s secondary education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Young girls from various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, parents and teachers discussed the factors […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269791,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[9312,1398,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-269755","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-development-agenda","9":"tag-girls","10":"tag-women"},"yoast_head":"\n