Dr. Nafisa Shah Dr. Rukmini Bannerji Dr. Munazza Aslam Nargis Sultana Arshad Saeed Jamil Bajwa Baela Raza Jamil Zahra Arshad
ASER Pakistan 2011 training course was held from July, 21-30, 2011 at IER Department, University of the Punjab, Lahore. It is a capacity building program for ASER volunteers. ASER Associate 2011 training program is 100 days training program; 3 weeks of course work and rest is practical experience by implementation of ASER Survey 2011 survey. ASER Pakistan 2011 partners from all the provinces participated in this training program. i.e. NCHD, SEF, DEVCON, RCDO, PELI Allum,HDF, DCHD,FSWS- Peshawar, ITA and BBSA. Read More
The report was released by the Mrs. Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Sectors and Vice Chair of the :Pakistan Education Task Force (PETF); Dr. Nafisa Shah Member National Assembly (MNA) and Chairperson NCHD, Dr. Rashid Amjad Vice Chancellor (VC) Pakistan Institute for Development Economics (PIDE), Dr. Saba Gul Khattak Member Planning Commission, Mr .Jamil Bajwa the Director National Education Assessment System(NEAS) Ministry of Education; Mr. Mukhar Ahmed of the Pakistan Coalition of Education (PCE) and Secretary Education AJK amongst other experts from Pakistan Dr. Madhav Chavan from Pratham Education Foundation,.........read more
The report was released by the Mr. Ali Tahir, Secretary Planning & Development – Punjab, Syed Babar Ali – Chairman Syed babar Ali Foundation, Mr. Abdullah Khan Sumbal – Project Director PDSSP, Ms. Nargis Sultana – Education Officer FOSI, Hafiz Muhammad Iqbal – Dean Faculty of Education Punjab University and Dr.Narmeen Hamid – Chairperson ITA were amongst other experts at Auditorium Punjab Civil officer’s Mess, GOR -1, lhaore Representatives of the Trust for Voluntary organization (TVO), IER Punjab University, Government College University, Centre of Public Policy and Governance – FC college university, Lahore college for Women University, Kinnaird College, CWS, DSD, PEAS.........read more
ASER Pakistan 2010 - Sindh Provincial report was released by the Pir Mazhar ul Haq, Minster for Education – Govt. Of Sindh, Prof. Anita Ghulam Ali, managing Director SEF, Dr. Kaiser Bangali – Advisor to CM on Planning & Development – Govt’ of Sindh, Dr. Ishrat Hussain, Director IBA, Ms. Naheed Durrani, Secretary Education Govt Of Sindh. Mr. Khalid Rehman , CEO PPL, Dr. Asad Umar, Director Collective for Social Sciences Research and Ms. Amena Sayyed , MD Oxford University Press Paksitan were amongst the leading panelists.
19 July, 2011
Acknowledging ASER Pakistan's Work In a meeting with the Senior Education Minister, Government of Sindh on 18th July 2011, Mr. Pir Mazhar ul Haq acknowledged the work done through the Annual status of Education Report by ITA.... more
23 June, 2011
Report Launch: Education survey of Punjab schools showing shockingly poor literacty levels... more
12 April, 2011
Education Emergency Pakistan: Only 35 per cent of school children, aged 6-16, can read a story, while 50 per cent cannot read a sentence............read more
10 March, 2011
School campaign gears to battle 'education emergency' in Pakistan: A study in Pakistan has revealed the dismal state of education in the conflict ridden nation. Minuscule government spending and lack of progressive policies for education have resulted in around seven million children out of school driving the country into an 'educational emergency'............read more
25 February 2011
Afghan girl's education in peril, warns Oxfam: Getting girls back into school is one of the rare Afghan success stories of the last nine years. But the progress made is in danger of slipping away. Despite a remarkable increase in school enrollment numbers from 5000 in 2001 to 2.4 million currently, girls still face many hurdles in pursuing their education.............read more
22 February 2011
Assam’s Kishori clubs give a voice to young girls : The Kishori (female adolescent) clubs in the tea gardens of the Indian state of Assam are platforms for young teenage girls to raise awareness on important issues related to them. These clubs, formed by Bharatia Cha Parishad along with UNICEF, have given a voice to these girls and have inspired many to think beyond the boundaries..............read more
28 January,2011
School-going children’s interest fades in Sindh: The annual report about the status of education in Sindh has painted a worrisome picture of learning outcome of school-going (3-16 years) age children assessed in six districts (rural parts) of Sindh...........read more
26 January,2011
ASER coverage: Latest editions of The Education Watch Pakistan..........read more
21 January,2011
43 percent children in rural Punjab unable to read
The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Pakistan 2010, a sample survey to assess the learning outcomes of school-going age (3-16 years) children, has revealed that as high as 67 percent children in 13 districts (rural) in Punjab are not able to read sentences in English. ......read more
19 January,2011
ASER Pakistan 2010 – Punjab Release
Lahore: The South Asian Forum for Education Development (SAFED) and Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) is launching “Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Pakistan (Rural) – 2010 , Punjab Release at Auditorium, Punjab civil officer Mess, 5- tolintonroad,GOR-1, Lahore. Before the formal launch, a panel discussion will be held on the ASER 2010 survey findings. The discussion is scheduled to be participated in by Prime Minister’s special assistant on social sectors Mr. Javaid Aslam, Chairman Planning and Development Punjab, Syed Babar Ali, Advisor Packages Limited, Mr. Aslam Kumboh, Secretary Schools, Ms. Shaheen Attique ur Rehman, Chairperson Bunyad, Mr. Mohyudin Ahmad Wani, Managing Director PEF, Mr. Abdullah Sumbal, Director PDSSP and SAFED coordinator Baela Raza Jamil. Following the discussion, a formal ASER Survey report launch session would be held under the chairmanship of Mr. Javaid Aslam – Chairman Planning & Development Punjab . The ASER volunteer citizens will express their experiences of conducting on ground survey and finally the ASER survey report would be launched by all the participants.
Bad education
THAT standards of education in the country are plummeting was confirmed by the Annual Status of Education Report Pakistan 2010, launched on Monday in Islamabad. ......read more
The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Pakistan (rural) 2010 was successfully launched in Islamabad at the Planning Commission on January 17, 2011
The report was released by the Mrs. Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Sectors and Vice Chair of the :Pakistan Education Task Force (PETF); Dr. Nafisa Shah Member National Assembly (MNA) and Chairperson NCHD, Dr. Rashid Amjad Vice Chancellor (VC) Pakistan Institute for Development Economics (PIDE)......read more
18 January,2011
Indian Academic speaks on quality of education
Continuous assessment of quality of education imparted to school children on an annual bases ......read more Learning outcomes: No magic solution for education ills Dr Chavan arrived here on Sunday to participate in the national launch of the Annual Status of Education Report Pakistan 2010, ......read more Good teachers more important than school infrastructure The President, Founder and the CEO of the Pratham Education Foundation, India, Dr Madhav Chavan, said on Sunday that basic infrastructure at schools is not as essential as the availability of good teachers.......read more
14 January,2011
ASER Pakistan 2010 report Launch
The South Asian Forum for Education Development (SAFED) and Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) is launching “Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Pakistan (Rural) - 2010 at Planning Commission auditorium, P-Block, Pakistan Secretariat, Islamabad, on Monday January 17, 2010.
