Staff Reporter
The 71st board of directors meeting was held online maintaining the SOPs of COVID -19. Dr. Amir Ullah Marwat (Chairman NCHD), Mr. Hassan Baig (DG NCHD), Zafar Ali Jappa (CEO PHDF), Dr. Nasim Ashraf attended the meeting.
Mr. Hassan Baig while briefing the participants about NCHD progress and projects said that NCHD undertakes programs and projects in all provinces, GB, AJK & ICT operating through 126 Field Offices and satellite offices. NCHD is managing 5,861 community feeder schools with enrollment of 314,472 through PSDFP funding in remote areas, he added.
While talking about the ongoing PHDF funded projects he informed that 2000 literacy centers are functional in 38 districts. Through this project 45,741 illiterates are being imparted literacy skills. PHDF has also funded 100 Deeni Madaris Schools in Baluchistan, KPK, Punjab and Sindh. 2,578 students are acquiring primary education through accelerated learning program. A pilot project is being executed in 17 districts to combat COVID-19 Pandemic. Under the project awareness campaigns about the pandemic and sanitizer preparation are held, corona safety kits and Rashan Bags are distributed as well among the needy.
He said that we are running projects with other donor as well UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Hundred of Original Projects for Employment (Hope 87), American Refugee Committee (ARC/Alight), Agha Khan University (AKU), Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) Agha Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) and International Rescue Committee (IRC) are NCHD partner organizations. NCHD is expected to secure a project funding from the World Bank and negotiations are underway through Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training, he claimed.
Mr. Hassan Baig stressed that Real Time Monitoring is essential for effective and efficient progress of any project. world has entered to the digital era and COVID-19 pandemic has further strengthen online concept. moved the global community toward.
