“The Role of Human Development Organizations in Addressing Pakistan’s Education Crisis: Linking Human Development with Literacy”

Pakistan Human Development Fund (PHDF) in collaboration with NCHD organized an orientation session on “The Role of Human Development Organizations in Addressing Pakistan’s Education Crisis: Linking Human Development with Literacy” .The interactive session was conducted by Dr. Afshan Huma, Associate Professor, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), to enhance participants' understanding of human development principles while executing projects in the field. The key note speaker highlights the principle of equity, empowerment, productivity and sustainability, while addressing the need of the out of school children. Furthermore, the session highlighted the challenges faced by the executing agency in addressing the issue of out-of-school children in Pakistan and emphasized the role of skills development and community participation in achieving sustainable socio-economic development goals. It was asserted that alone literacy without skill development will be of no use. Participants took keen interest in the discussions and gained valuable insights into strategies that need to be practiced while implementation the projects. At the end of the session a shield was presented to Ms. Afshan Human by DG NCDH and CEO PHDF