AKES,P helps Adults to go literate with dignity and style
Seek knowledge from cradle to grave�. In conformity with this saying of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), mothers in different parts of upper and lower Chitral have learnt to count, read and write simple day to day matters.
Take Farida, for example: until a year ago, this 29 year old mother of four watched helplessly as her children did their homework. Now all this has changed, and every evening she sits down with her children, listening to their reading and helping with their sums. This all happened because she joined one of the 79 Adult Literacy Centres set up by AKES, P to help mothers learn to read and write.
At her Centre, she first learnt the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic. After six months, she and her colleagues were ready to tackle the school textbooks, and they started with Class II Urdu and Maths. Her Centre became so successful that at the end of the initial 18 months they were up to Class IV, and now they are requesting AKES, P to extend this period. They say they want to complete middle school education! Who knows where this may lead?
Detailed study of the impact of Adult Literacy Centers (ALCs) has shown awesome results. One can see the difference in many ways � for example, children of the ALC participants tend to come to school looking clean and tidy; their fees are paid on time, and their homework is always complete � thanks to the help they get from their mothers!
As for them – they can now do simple computations and read Urdu, and this has given them a new exposure with lots of confidence. Above all, they have recognized the importance of education. Indeed � many of them have started to send their out-of-school children to school.
Apart from providing formal education to more than 10770 students in Chitral, ALCs are a major achievement of AKES, P in the non-formal education sector with the funding of European Commission.
Saifuddin
Career Officer, AKES,P Chitral.
saifuddin@akesp.org saifu.chitral@gmail.com
Cell: 0302-8060062
15 Dec 06.
Chitral News
Ismailimail 
Ya Ali Madad
Happy NEW YEAR 2007 and EID MUBARAK for all culegues of AKES and all Ismaili comunity in the whole world Jamat.
with best wishes and regards,
Aslam Pervez Hunzai (Zoqi)
Internal Audit Department
AKES,P Program Off, Gilgit
aslam.pervaiz@akesp.org
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I was not surprised to read the article witten by Saifuddin because I beleive that Aga Khan Education Service, Pakistan is the leading educational organization in Pakistan prividing both access and quality eucation. Since AKES, P is for the people, it works for the people.
Sultan Abbas
MA Education & International FDevelopnment
Institute of Education
University of London
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Im studying in the ZABIST INSTITUTE.My major subject is Community Services. I would like to request to you that i want to join your community services. if in your community have need of some one ill be ready to join.
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Sheeraz,
It seems you are in Islamabad Pakistan, you may check with the local FOCUS Humanitarian offices for volunteer opportunities.
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Dear Colleagues
We are lucky and we have to proud on our organization being a part of it. The challenge it face and the struggle it do for the fullfilment of need of people. May allah help us to serve it for achieving its goal. Its service not only for the people who engaged with but for all who live in the world with great aspiration and wishes particularly to the people belong furflung area of Pakistan.
Wali Mohaddad Khan
AKU-IED Karachi
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Dear All,
I am surprised to learn about the AKU efforts made in the northern areas of Pakistan in the field of education. Marvelous! How the target community both male and female are the part of these initiatives.
we have send our teachers to have the exposure of that communities in order to learn, what made them distinguished.
Regards,
Saleem Khan
Sr. Officer Education
Save the Children
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respected people!
I am working with AKU gradutes and visited many time in Northren area and AKU-IED, the contribution of their institutions and network is remarkable and fabulous; most Appreciateable contribution of Aga Khan foundation is educational reforms in Northren area as well as in other area of pakistan for all communities. they know how to develop people. my hearty wishes for all of them
Regards,
Saira Hassan
Senior Professional development facilitator
MIED
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With due respect to all these people we all are humans and it is our duty to respect each other. being a Pakistani we all serve our people and help each other in our needs.
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