Education Cannot Wait- Multi-Year Resilience Programme 2022-2024

Improving Access to inclusive and equitable quality education for refugees, crisis-affected and otherwise vulnerable children and adolescents This funding will support a Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP) delivered in partnership with the Government of Pakistan and consortia led by UNICEF, Voluntary Service Overseas, and the Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN).The Education Cannot Wait (ECW)-funded MYRP will ensure improved access to quality education for the most vulnerable out-of-school girls and boys, including Afghan refugees. In providing “whole-of-child” solutions, the funding will ensure that target beneficiaries have access to protective interventions that improve both their mental and physical well-being. The programme will also improve learning environments by ensuring safety and inclusivity for all learners, building capacity by working with the national and provincial education authorities to make education systems more resilient, and will work to address the significant barriers girls face in accessing quality and inclusive learning environments.

The MYRP is based on a comprehensive approach to refugee education which cuts across each of the outcomes, as it requires support for access to both formal and non-formal education, for quality learning that is relevant to refugee students, for adequate protection and (access to) mental health and psychosocial support, and for training for educators that supports inclusivity in the classroom.

• The most vulnerable girls and boys including adolescents and those living with disabilities have access to inclusive, relevant, and quality learning; are better protected and have improved mental and physical well-being
• Learning environments are safe, accessible and conducive to learning for all learners starting with the most vulnerable girls and boys and including adolescents and those living with disabilities
• Education systems in Pakistan are strengthened through sustained capacity development support at the national, provincial, community, and school levels
• The educational outcomes of girls, including adolescent girls, are improved through targeted programming focused on enrolment, retention, and learning

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Pakistan has the world's second-highest number of out-of-school children where approximately 22.8 million children between the ages of 5 and 16 and representing 44 percent of children not attending schools. This bleak situation exists despite article 25A of the Constitution of Pakistan that clearly asserts education as the fundamental right of every child aged 5-16 years. In Pakistan, there are two types of out-of-school children those who have never attended school and those who began but had to drop out due to various reasons. According to PIDE & ASER Report 2021-22, of the children who never attend school, 23.45% children have never been given the chance, while around 7% have enrolled and dropped out each year. Additionally, Pakistan hosts more than 1.33 million registered refugees most of which are Afghan (1.3 million). Of these Afghan refugees, 69% live in urban localities while 31% still live in refugee villages. 24.5% of total Afghan refugees reside in Balochistan.

Impact of Floods on Status of Education in Pakistan

Recent floods crisis in Pakistan has adversely impacted 17,205 public schools (primary to higher secondary), colleges, special education centers/schools/institutions, technical and vocational education and training centers, and universities. About 6,225 education institutions were fully damaged and 10,980 partially damaged. This has affected some 94,478 teachers and 2.6 million enrolled students (of which over 1 million are estimated to be female students). School education (pre-primary to higher secondary) suffered the most, with a 97 percent share of all damaged education institutions affecting an estimated 2.4 million students. The damage to primary schools is highest with an 80 percent share of all damaged institutions, affecting 1.1 million students.

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