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P&G Pakistan partners with READ Foundation (Rural Education and Development Foundation) to build seismic compliant schools in the earthquake-affected areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, under a partnership titled “Safe Schooling For Building Futures”.To date around 3000 underprivileged children have received education through this program and currently around 200 orphan children are receiving quality education, free of cost at the P&G-READ Foundation schools.
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Objectives:
- To allow children build an individual social, emotional and educational base
- To build seismic compliant schools in the quake affected areas of Azad Jammu and
Kashmir to provide quality education to the afflicted children in a safe and supportive environment
- To award scholarships to children in need
- To enable P&G employees to actively contribute to the development of P&G READ school children
Schools Established So Far
P&G Pakistan and READ Foundation have proudly established one of the largest schools in Azad Kashmir at Muzaffarabad, educating around 1,800 students The second P&G-READ Foundation school has been established in a remote village of Lamnian near Muzaffarabad, educating more than 200 students. In 2009, P&G Pakistan and READ Foundation further strengthened this partnership by establishing the third school in a low-income neighborhood in Bhara Kahu, Islamabad which is providing primary education to over 120 students.
Safe Schooling for Building Futures- Accomplishments so far
The talented children studying at P&G-READ Foundation schools have time and again delivered excellent academic results in national examinations:
- The school received 4th position overall in Azad Kashmir, based on the Cumulative GPA of students in 2007.
- Two students achieved overall third position in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Board results in the pre-engineering group in 2009.
- The school achieved three positions amongst the top 20 in 2009.
“After having personally visited and participated in the P&G Pakistan program ‘Safe Schooling For Building Futures’, I feel immense pride in our commitment to the earthquake rehabilitation efforts in Azad Kashmir; the children studying in the P&G-READ Foundation schools have truly shone in both their academics as well as their extra-curriculars.”
- Al Rajwani, Vice President, Arabian Peninsula & Pakistan
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