UNICEF Pakistan Country Programme 2018-2022

  • A Advocacy Campaign/Project

I Inactive

Key Information

Socio-cultural demand-side barriers combined with economic factors, together drive the education deprivation for certain groups of children in Pakistan, in particular girls. These barriers are further exacerbated by a lack of parental awareness of early learning, importance of on-time enrolment, and the lack of social protection schemes. UNICEF focused more closely on the obstacles to on-time enrolment, retention, completion and transition. By building on best practice experience and incorporating lessons learned from the Every Child in School Programme. The overarching vision of the Education Programme was that by 2022, Pakistan had significantly increased the numbers of children in school and learning at pre-primary and basic education levels, in safe schooling environments, with accelerated progress achieved for girls and the most marginalized, and with education policies, plans and budgets that are more equity-focused. Also, during the 2022 devastating floods UNICEFF supported with innovative solutions such as  Gadi (three-wheeler) schools and mobile learning centers ensured continuity of learning and provided a sense of normalcy to children traumatized by the floods.


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Pakistan

Location(s)

South Asia

Pakistan

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2018 - 2022

Partner(s)

National Education Assessment System (NEAS) - Pakistan, Academy of Educational Planning & Management (AEPAM) Pakistan

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Development

COVID-19 Response

Adapted

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Primary to secondary transition

Other

  • Early childhood development
  • Remote Learning

Quality

  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Climate change
  • Gender equality
  • Mentorship
  • Other cultural practices
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys out of school, Girls out of school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary

Other populations reached

  • Boys in school
  • Girls in school
  • School administrators

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Access to school

  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community mobilization

Curriculum/learning

  • Gender-sensitive curricula

Policy/legal environment

  • Advocating changes to existing laws/policies
  • System-wide review and reform

Social/gender norms change

  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents

Teaching

  • Pre-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Women's empowerment programs

  • Advocacy/action

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Curricula, teaching and learning materials are free of gender-bias and stereotypes
  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased years of schooling

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Improved health - other
  • Increased advocacy/civic engagement
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms