ISLAMABAD
\nA national Policy Advocacy Workshop \u2013 \u201cVoices for Education: From Evidence to Action\u201d brought together government officials, development partners, and community organisations to advance efforts for quality, inclusive, and resilient education in Pakistan.
\nFederal Joint Secretary Education Asif Iqbal Asif thanked RSPN for its education programmes, including ECW\u2019s MYRP, and stressed the need to address the 26 million out-of-school children, especially in the wake of recent floods. He reaffirmed government commitment to improving education and special education.
\nECW Education Programme Manager Amani Bwami Passy highlighted ECW\u2019s support through MYRP and the newly announced First Emergency Response (FER) grant for flood-damaged schools, reiterating commitment to education in emergencies.
\nRSPN Vice Chairman and SRSP CEO Masood ul Mulk emphasised collaboration among government, communities, and development partners to improve education in underserved rural areas.
\nSpecial Secretary Education Balochistan Abdul Salam appreciated MYRP\u2019s impact in Loralai, Kohlu and Panjgur, and urged ECW to expand the programme to more districts.
\nRSPN CEO Shandana Khan acknowledged contributions of partners including UNICEF, ECW, BRSP and FCDO, noting that MYRP and ongoing EiE initiatives provide strong evidence for scale-up of quality education in crises.
\nDeputy Secretary SED South Punjab Khawaja Mazhar-ul-Haq highlighted unified training systems, climate-resilient schools, and RSPN\u2019s support to flood-affected schools.
\nMYRP Programme Manager Nasreen Shaikh shared that 49,782 children, including out-of-school children, were reached across three Balochistan districts through ECE and ALP centres, community mobilisation, teacher training, WASH improvements, girls\u2019 transport support, vocational training, assistive devices and psychosocial support.
\nA session led by ESWG Coordinator Ehsan Ullah highlighted coordinated emergency education response under MYRP, which led to ECW\u2019s recent FER grant.
\nPanel discussions showcased experiences of RSPs, communities, students and teachers on strengthening education resilience, community engagement, and system improvements during crises.
\nMYRP beneficiary children performed a role play titled \u201cGhar se Umeed Tak Ka Taleemi Safar,\u201d depicting how project support enables children\u2019s re-enrolment and learning continuity.
\nVideos highlighting key programme achievements were screened, followed by distribution of shields and certificates.
\nIn concluding remarks, RSPN COO Bashir Anjum stressed that resilient education requires collaborative action, evidence sharing and strong government-partner integration to ensure no child is left behind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD A national Policy Advocacy Workshop \u2013 \u201cVoices for Education: From Evidence to Action\u201d brought together government officials, development partners, and community organisations to advance efforts for quality, inclusive, and resilient education in Pakistan. Federal Joint Secretary Education Asif Iqbal Asif thanked RSPN for its education programmes, including ECW\u2019s MYRP, and stressed the need to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":516737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-516702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n