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The Low literacy rate of the women is the chief reason on account of which the women are not mainstreamed in the developmental activities. The reason for the low literacy rate in different areas of District Mansehra is the lack of separate institutions for the girls’ education especially after the primary level of education. In the absence of girls educational institutions at secondary level, the girls are deprived of their birth right of education as on account of the religious and cultural dogmatic norms they are not allowed to have education with boys in co-education environment. In such a situation, most of the girls quit their education after their primary education even against their greater urge to have further secondary level education. This deprivation from the right of education closes most of the avenues of opportunities for them.

Friends Pakistan with the support of Hoshyar Foundation has been implementing a project of Protection and Educational Assistance for the girls of the age group 10-14 years by operationalizing the girls’ secondary schools in the rural areas where there is no availability of any institution for the girls’ education beyond the primary level. Friends Pakistan is providing support to the vulnerable girls of UC Hilkot, UC Jabber-Devli and Mundagucha in District Mansehra in term of their access to Secondary Education by establishing the secondary schools in these areas.

The activities of this project include, Operationalizing the girls’ secondary schools in the rural vulnerable areas, Provision of essential educational supplies to the beneficiaries, training of teachers and PTC members on modern pedagogical practices and LFE and capacity building of women on women’s rights and elimination of violence against women.

In total, one hundred and fifty (150) girls are having their education at the secondary schools established by Friends Pakistan in the vulnerable rural areas of District Mansehra. The project of providing access to girls’ education at secondary level has been executed in the partnership of the District education department and the local communities with the defined role and responsibilities of each party, Friends Pakistan, District Education Department and the local communities.   back