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Several Glaring Gaps prevent measuring Pakistan’s Performance towards SDG 4: PYCA Study

There is sufficient clarity at the federal and provincial tiers of the government regarding the urgency to tackle Pakistan’s education crises. However, despite this clarity the issue continues to be dealt in a manner that can at best be described as disorganized. This is illustrated by the complete disconnect between the State’s identified and nationally adopted SDG 4 priority targets and its…

Provinces must utilize the Fiscal Space created for them by the Ehsas Education Stipend Program to prioritize Investment in enhancing Quality of Education in Public Schools: PYCA

“Prime Minister Imran Khan, Dr. Sania Nishtar and the entire government machinery that worked to make the Ehsas Education Stipend program a reality deserve a huge gratitude. This program has been launched at a time when Pakistan is struggling to prevent millions of marginalized students, especially girls from dropping out of schools in the aftermath of the pandemic-triggered financial strain…

Expert Consultation on Education Financing Research held by PYCA in Islamabad

Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA) recently held an expert consultation ahead of the publication of its white paper, “Public Investment in Education: An Appraisal of SDG-4 in Pakistan.” The upcoming white paper and the consultation were part of the organization’s #InvestinEducationStrengthenPakistan campaign. Educationists, public finance experts and members of the civil society participated…

Earmarking merely 10% of the Education Development Funds for School Education inadequate to address the needs of the Most Marginalized Children in the Federal Capital: PYCA

“The Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Mr. Shafqat Mehmood and his entire team deserve huge congratulations for announcing the single largest increase in the federal education development budget in over a decade. However, with merely 10% of the development budget earmarked for school education, there is an immediate need to rationalize this division of funds.” This…