Waseela-e-Taleem

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

The Waseela-e-Taleem Program was launched in November 2012 in five districts, but it was made active in all of Pakistan’s districts by 2020. It operates under the National Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), the Waseela e Taleem Program specifically  seeks to assist low-income families in meeting their fundamental needs, including their children’s education. The education of the children of Active Sponsorship of Education beneficiaries up to the upper secondary level is subject to a cash transfer program. Sponsored families make sure their kids are enrolled, present, and attending school and college to receive additional income stipends. The government has implemented this approach with the BISP Waseela e Taleem program to encourage people have incentives to send their daughters to school. In the 2018 National Education Policy Framework, Pakistan deliniated that "all provinces are already providing girls stipends for transition to secondary" and the government "will consider better targeting of stipends for improved results". The program has two requirements for its continuity to the beneficiary:

  • Enrollment in a college/school 
  • attaining a 70% quarterly attendance rate


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Pakistan

Location(s)

South Asia

Pakistan

Activity URL

Not applicable or unknown

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2012 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Government of Pakistan

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Post-secondary
  • Primary completion
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion

Skills

  • Other academic performance-related

Cross-cutting areas

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Gender equality
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school

Age

4 - 22

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
  • Tertiary

Other populations reached

  • Mothers

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Reducing economic barriers

  • Conditional cash transfers (including non-cash goods) to individuals/households

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms