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The government confirmed new oversight for the development fund. We finally secured the accountability we demanded for minority education access. This win belongs to every one of you.

December 20, 2010

Equitable learning for all in Pakistan

Equitable learning for all in Pakistan

🏆 Won — 117 supporters Verified

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Started by Wilson Chowdhry 16 years, 5 months ago

On the Pakistan High Commission website it has been highlighted that Britain is to increase it's International Development fund for Pakistan to £665m.   The British Pakistani Christian Association petitions the UK Government to ensure that effective accountability and traceability of the usage of these funds is guaranteed.   

 

We commend the Government’s fund towards overall holistic improvements to the Pakistani Education system.  However, we petition the Government of the UK to ensure that a portion of these funds from the educational reform segment of the grant are utilised towards eradicating the disparity of educational and employment opportunity for minority faith groups in Pakistan. 

 

Only 7% of Minority faith groups in Pakistan are literate, compared with 50% of the majority Muslim community.  Minority faith groups in the main live in impoverished communities and over 85% of them work as domestic labour.  

 

Ways to improve learning and encourage more learners form minority communities could include:

 

1.  Removing Islamis studies and creating a fairer religious studies course uniformly throughout all schools.  This would eradicate the fear of prosletysing of young people.

 

2.  Providing options for Undergraduate course in mixed religious studies and particular specialisation other than, and including Islamic studies.

 

3. Making it mandatory that Children should remain in School till at least 16 years of age.

 

4.  Providing free education to very deprived families and subsidies for uniforms and school dinners.

 

5. Teaching the input of other faiths in the establishment of Pakistan and not just Muslim figures - much like in Britain we now have "Black History"

 

 

 

Updates

November 27, 2010

The momentum behind this call for equal education is undeniable. We are now preparing to take these demands directly to the officials responsible for these funds.

Reached 100 supporters

November 27, 2010

8 Comments

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John Quinn
16 years ago Featured

sick of our money being wasted while things go downhill. fix the system first.

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Sarah Karimi
16 years ago Featured

Too much money goes missing over there. About time someone actually checked where it goes.

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David Haddad
16 years ago Featured

Need to make sure this helps the people who actually need it and not corrupt officials.

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Fatima Hayes
16 years ago Featured

Taxpayers want to see where the money is landing. fair is fair.

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Ahmed Osborne
16 years ago Featured

ACCOUNTABILITY is the only way this works. stop throwing cash away without checking the results.

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Emma Anderson
16 years ago Featured

Please keep track of every penny. enough is enough.

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Dawn Keaneu
11 years ago

God bless them.

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Dawn Keaneu
11 years ago

God bless them.