Seminar on Women Role in Improving Education Held.
CHITRAL: A day long seminar was held here on the title of women role in increasing literacy ratio and promoting education by Reactivation Innovation Strengthening Education (RISE) financially supported by United States Aids for International Development. (USAID) RISE also arranged on the same title at Chitral & Mansehra for ensuring quality education through improved management of education officials, trained teachers and enhanced community participation. Component 03 of this project is aimed at enhancing advocacy skills of the Parent Teachers Councils. In this regard a District Seminar with the title “Role of Women in Improving Education” was held here. Women PTC members, teachers, education and RISE officials attended the event. The Deputy Project Director RISE Miss Lisa Deyo, Gender Advisor Noshaba attended the event on behalf of RISE Head Office.
The gathering turned up with concrete recommendations i.e. a more integrated approach involving education officials, teachers and community, provision of more girls’ schools in the area and capitalizing on the community participation. EDO Education speaking on the occasion as chief guest applauded the efforts of RISE in terms of guaranteeing quality education in the area. She showed satisfaction over the progress of RISE and demanded another phase of the project in the area to get closer to achieve the objective of improved education in the area. She appreciated the efforts Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP) and RISE for improving quality education, also appreciated its Project Manager Shahzad Khan and his team for their unprecedented efforts towards ensuring improved education in Chitral and Mansehra.
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