MGYW’S CHAIRPERSON VISITED HOPE ZIA SCHOOL

Every day, girls face barriers to education caused by poverty, cultural norms and practices, poor infrastructure, violence and fragility. Poverty remains the most important factor for determining whether a girl can access an education. Girls’ education goes beyond getting girls into school, it is also about ensuring that girls learn skills to effectively compete in the labor market; learn the socio-emotional and life skills necessary to navigate and adapt to a changing world; make decisions about their own lives; and contribute to their communities and the world.

Pakistani American Forum/Merit Grants for Young Women (MGYW) is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 to promote higher education (beyond basic literacy) among under-privileged young women of Pakistan - regardless of ethnicity, race, province, sect, or religion. It works with MGYW Pakistan to achieve its goals. All MGYW Board members are volunteers and some regularly travel to Pakistan at their own expense to monitor the program.

The Chairperson of MGYW, Farhana Mohamed visited HOPE Zia School of to meet the Head of HOPE Zia School, Miss Aisha Noorani, where they had a discussion regarding the computer and English learning program.  She plans on supporting the young girls at HOPE an NGO in Pakistan, so that they can pursue their dreams.

The needs and all the requirements for computer training labs and English language were discussed, in order to continue its computer and English learning program for young girls.

Current school students are future doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs. So, for the education development, it is really important to teach students in schools about computers, the internet and its benefits. Computer education in schools play an important role in student’s career development and therefore HOPE an Educational NGO in Pakistan understands the importance and is implementing computer classes in its schools.

English Language is another important course; it is one of the most widely spoken and an essential language for interpersonal communication over the globe. It is very essential to lay a strong foundation as in most of the syllabus the lessons be it in any subjects they are being written in English language and henceforth it is important for the student to understand the lessons clearly. Also, if a student wants to go for higher studies in another country, again English is the only language that is worldly accepted as a common mode of communication. Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla - A Child Specialist in Karachi, looks forward in a gender equality nation, in which her aim is to empower women for their economic growth.