ISLAMABAD
\nAllama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood inaugurated a tent school in Ali Pur Farash, reaffirming the university\u2019s commitment to bringing out-of-school children into the educational mainstream.
\nThe initiative has been launched through a collaborative effort involving the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MoFEPT), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), National Commission for Human Development (NCHD), Basic Education Community Schools (BECS), and National Education Foundation (NEF).
\nBooks and school bags were also distributed among children during the inauguration ceremony.
\nAddressing the ceremony, Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood said that education is a fundamental right of every child and no child should be deprived of this basic right.
\nHe emphasized that bringing out-of-school children into the educational mainstream is AIOU\u2019s mission, adding that the university is making concerted efforts in collaboration with its partner institutions to achieve this objective.
\nThe Vice Chancellor said that establishing a tent school was an important step towards providing educational opportunities to children who were unable to attend regular schools due to various reasons. He expressed confidence that such initiatives would help extend educational facilities to children in underserved and disadvantaged communities, enabling them to build a brighter future.
\nDirector General NCHD Ali Asghar said that providing education to out-of-school children was an important national responsibility requiring collective efforts by all relevant institutions.
\nHe stressed that coordinated initiatives were essential to ensure that no child remained deprived of education. He added that expanding educational opportunities would not only improve children\u2019s future prospects but also contribute to the overall development of society.
\nJICA representative Muhammad Bilal Aziz said that ensuring equal educational opportunities for children was essential for sustainable social development. He stated that JICA would continue supporting educational improvement and efforts to bring out-of-school children into the educational mainstream in collaboration with its partner institutions. He expressed the hope that joint initiatives would enable educational facilities to reach an increasing number of children.
\nRepresentatives of MoFEPT, JICA, NCHD, BECS, NEF and Allama Iqbal Open University, including the university\u2019s Registrar, attended the inauguration ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood inaugurated a tent school in Ali Pur Farash, reaffirming the university\u2019s commitment to bringing out-of-school children into the educational mainstream. The initiative has been launched through a collaborative effort involving the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MoFEPT), Japan International Cooperation Agency […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":576002,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-575980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"yoast_head":"\n