Collage of PEF Students

PEF EVS Partner school Hafizabad

PTV Center Lahore has started on airing a TV Serial “Jail.” It is based on Raja Anwar’s famous book “Bari Jail Say Choti Jail Tak.” This will be a 13 episode serial about life in a Pakistani jail. Agha Abbasi has worked as script writer while Faheem Shah is producer of the said serial which was shot on different locations in Lahore and Chakwal. The main cast of the serial includes Sohail Sameer, Ali Tabish, Wahaj Khan, Sonu Ali, Hamayun Gull, Hamayun Rasheed and Rija Ali. It is the first book on prisons written by a student. “Bari Jail Say Choti Jail Tak” is about Raja Anwar’s life in Bahawalpur jail in 1970 when he was awarded one year imprisonment by a court of law. Raja Anwar is a famous name in student politics of Pakistan. Currently, he is serving as Chairman Punjab Education Foundation.

PEF Assistant Director Rasheed Ahmad Phularwan is giving lecture to PEF partner schools heads and teachers during an orientation session launched for the new NSP partners at Multan the other day. His associate Mr. Saleem is standing beside him. It is important to mention that Mr. Rasheed Ahmad Phularwan is blind but he has not made it a problem for him and continues to perform his duties with same zeal.

PEF’s teachers training program helpful in improving quality of education

PEF’s teachers training programs helpful in improving quality of education

LAHORE, May 13: A 5-member high level delegation of the British Council led by its U.K. based Chief Executive Martin Davidson visited a low-cost girls private school affiliated with the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) under its Foundation Assisted School (FAS) program in Baghbanpura. Other members of the delegation included Stephan Roman Regional Director South Asia, Peter Upton Director British Council Pakistan, Richard Weyers Director British Council Punjab chapter, Ms. Danielle Soper Bhat Training Consultant and Ms. Aisha Nauman Projects Manager. The purpose of the visit was to personally watch the quality of training being imparted to the English language teachers of various FAS partner schools of the provincial metropolis. The training has been arranged by the PEF in collaboration with the British Council Pakistan to improve and enhance the didactic skills of the English language teachers of elementary and secondary level partner schools under its Certificate in Secondary English Language Teaching (CiSELT) program. On the occasion, PEF-Deputy Managing Director (HRM) Aamir Iftikhar Ahmed and Director (CPDP) Bushra Saeed Khan briefed the British delegation about various aspects of teachers training program of the Foundation aiming at improving the quality of education of partner schools through teachers’ trainings. Mr. Ahmed said that PEF model of public private partnership, comprising of about 3300 partner schools in 36 districts of the province, has greatly helped to expeditiously extend free education to the doors of poor and the needy. Ms. Khan told that the training modules have been designed to give state of the art trainings to the teachers and follow-up workshops are also held to ensure that the teachers may not forget the training lessons. She maintained that training facility has helped in the standardization of teaching faculty adding that this has broadened their future job prospects, as well. Later, the British Council delegation visited various class rooms and observed the training session. They also met with teachers & students and inquired about the quality of education and the future plans of the girl students. He said that PEF’s teachers training programs are helpful in improving the quality of education of partner schools. While talking to the students, Martin Davidson hailed their enthusiasm and hoped that it would help in improving teaching methodology. While appreciating the confidence level and communication skills of the girl students, he said that this program has also promoted learning and creative abilities of the girls who are keen to learn new ideas in teaching. He also assured British Council’s full support to the PEF in its teachers training programs.

gurmani foundation doles out certificates to PEF's bright students

LAHORE, May 03: The Gurmani Foundation has doled out special gifts to the shining students of the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) who secured more than 90 percent marks in matriculation exams, 2012. In this regard, a function was held at the PEF office to give certificates and shields to the students of schools situated in northern districts and partnered with the PEF under its Foundation Assisted School (FAS) program. Chairman Punjab Education Foundation Raja Anwar presided over the function while PEF Additional Director Syed Naveed Abbas, partner school teachers and students also attended the function. Addressing the ceremony, PEF Chairman Raja Anwar lauded the philanthropic spirit of Gurmani Foundation and said that the voluntary organizations and the corporate entities should contribute in the promotion of education in poor communities. He maintained that promotion of education is a collective cause; therefore, the society should fully participate in this crusade of eradicating ignorance and poverty from the Pakistani society. He went on to say that the PEF has outlined a detailed a road map of opening the doors of education to the out of school children during next five years by helping them to study in their nearby schools through various educational programs offered by the Foundation by involving the private sector. He termed the FAS as flagship program of the Foundation and added that as many as 11 lakh students are getting free education through 2167 FAS partner schools in 36 districts of the province. He also paid rich tributes to the services of Gurmani Foundation and said that Mrs. Khalida Ghazanfar and Mrs. Abida Aminullah are doing a wonderful job through their CSR agenda. The function was also addressed by school teachers and students. Later, Raja Anwar distributed certificates and shields among the students and teachers. On the occasion, special message of Gurmani Foundation for the PEF students was also read. It may be added here that Gurmani Foundation is a philanthropic organization that caters to the promotion and welfare of the community at large and has been actively involved in funding institutions geared at imparting knowledge and other culturally inclined endeavors.

World Malaria Day, 2013

World Malaria Day, 2013 World Malaria Day is being celebrated throughout the world, today, with the theme Invest in the future, Defeat malaria. Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals which has caused deaths since ancient times. The students should help in creating a clean and healthy atmosphere so that they and other people could remain safe from this disease. They, however, can go through the world-famous novel “Love in the season of cholera” by Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez in their leisure time.

A New Leaf in History

A New Leaf in History Arranging education for the poor and economically deprived communities has been a big challenge in our society. In order to meet this, the Punjab Government constituted an autonomous statuary body with the name of Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) in 1991 to shoulder the burden of educational expenses. Since then, Foundation has come a long way to overcome this discrepancy. It has now spread to all the 36 districts of the province with an enrollment of about 13 lakh students. PEF has won recognition not only inside Pakistan but the international donors have also commended the public private partnership model of the PEF. Because of its efficient mechanism, transparency and cost effectiveness, the PEF has now been mandated to provide free education to 4 million poor out of school children during the next five years. The U.K. based DFID is going to fund this proposed expansion plan which would help to give free education to the children who are out of school because of their lack of resources. It’s an historic opportunity and the darkness of ignorance and poverty will shed away, Insha’Allah. The representative of McKinsey- a U.S based consultancy firm, namely Ms .Jennifer Lynch worked very hard to device an implementation plan for the expansion. She worked in close contact with the PEF staff to materialize the plan according to desired targets. Now, she is about to leave this project and Mr. Andrew Pereira has already assumed his new assignment with the PEF. We bid warm farewell to Ms. Jennifer Lynch and welcome Mr. Andrew Pereira.

World Book Day

Today is World Book Day. It was designated by UNESCO on 23 April 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading. It is celebrated in more than 100 countries all over the world. This day encourages children to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with the opportunity to have a book of their own. We are lucky that our religion Islam stresses for learning. There is a famous saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in which He asked the Muslims to seek knowledge from cradle to grave. In the light of this, the Punjab Education Foundation is working for the promotion of knowledge-based society by opening the doors of education to everyone.

PEF gives library books to partner schools

The Punjab Education Foundation has given quality library books to partner schools showing good results in exams. These books were doled out by the GTZ of Germany to improve the intellectual ken and understanding of the children enrolled in partner schools. This initiative is part of PEF efforts to provide quality schooling to the students.