United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)

E-9 Study on Future of Girls’ Education (in collaboration with Dr. Humaila Khalid, Islamabad)

Proposed Duration: 23 May 2001 – 15 July 2001

Objectives:

• To describe existing gender disparities in primary education;

• To analyze policies and develop strategies to achieve gender equity in education in the context of Education For All (EFA 2000) targets;

• To develop a model of family, community, school and student related factors restricting girls’ participation in education;

• To explore possibilities of public, private and NGO sector partnerships/collaborations to achieve EFA 2000 goals ;

• To investigate parents’, teachers’ and administrators’ perspectives of factors responsible for the low participation of girls’ in education.

Activities:

• Research, design and outline of Study Report developed and approved;

• Draft of Study Report developed and approved;

• Presentation made and a research report compiled.