Improving Access to Quality Education in Tribal Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

This project aims to improve access to quality education for 13 925 girls and boys in newly merged districts in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. Canada’s support will cover a total of 100 primary schools in two newly merged districts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and 55 middle schools in surrounding areas. Project activities include: (1) rehabilitating 100 damaged school buildings; (2) constructing boundary walls and separate latrines for girls; (3) providing furniture and gender-appropriate school supplies; (4) establishing 100 early childhood education centres; (5) providing support for 55 middle girls’ schools; (6) training teachers; (7) mobilizing community members to allow girls to attend schools; and (8) supporting the provincial government to formulate and implement policy in the education sector. The project directly contributes to meeting Canada’s 2018 G7 Charlevoix Declaration on Quality Education for Girls Adolescent Girls and Women in Developing Countries commitment.

The expected outcomes of the project include: (1) increased equitable access to safe secure quality and inclusive education and learning for girls and adolescent girls in fragile settings; and (2) improved equitable and coordinated provision of safe quality and gender-responsive formal and non-formal education from early childhood to middle school levels for girls and adolescent girls.