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Youth Parliament of Pakistan (YPP)stance on basic education
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M. Atique Khokhar (YP11 -ICT01) Yasir Riaz (YP12-ICT02)
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Article 25a of the amended Constitution of Pakistan guarantees the right to education Millennium Development Goals To ensure access of free and compulsory primary education to all children To eliminate gender disparity in in primary and secondary education
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In party manifesto of five largest parties (PPP, PML-N,PML-Q, MQM and ANP) in 2008 election All mention their commitment to ‘education for all’. Only two mention girls’ education as a specific area needing attention. Just two mention their commitment to increased funding for education. Only one addresses the issue of language of instruction.
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One-third of primary age children, are not in school at all. Around 35 percent of those children who do attend school and make it to grade 3 cannot do single digit subtraction. Drop out rate is very high Each day around a quarter of the country’s teachers do not turn up to school
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Source: National Education Census
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Lack of commitment by Government Lack of transparency in whole system Poor school facilities Accessibility issues Gender disparity Poor experience Issue of medium of instruction
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A sustained political will A Narrative of Reform in whole system
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National public advocacy campaign to create awareness in community and in parents High level political commitment Clear understanding about medium of instruction Strong monitoring system
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Consensus among political parties to make the constitutional right to an education a reality each province needs a core group that will get under the hood of education issues, exploring the technical aspects of what needs fixing and how
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The entire system should then turn its attention to the biggest challenge of all which – to hammer home the point – is implementation, implementation, implementation.
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