The
Centre for Civic Education Pakistan (CCEP) with support
from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
arranged a three-day youth leadership development course
tilted “Youth must reclaim Pakistan” from 25th
to 27th June, 2009, in Islamabad.Twenty-one selected young people, including ten females,
from Pukhtoonkhwa (NWFP), Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
and the federal capital Islamabad participated in the
course. The participants were told that young people
(15-30) constitute 27% of the country population and
should work for reclaiming Pakistan back from the
extremists.Readmore
Students Paintings Exhibition and prize Distribution
The
Centre for Civic Education Pakistan (CCEP) arranged an
art exhibition at a local hotel on Friday where
paintings and calligraphy works of university and
madrassah students went on display. The exhibition was
part of the CCEP’s program “Youth for Peaceful and
Tolerant Society” under which a countrywide art contest
among students from different educational institutions
was arranged. The aim of the art contest was to promote
the culture of pluralism that can harbinger a tolerant
Pakistan. Readmore
Civic Education vital for democratic Pakistan
Imparting civic
education to the people particularly the youth is vital
for making Pakistan a modern democratic state.
This was the crux of deliberation on the first day of a
two-day National Conference on the theme of “Educating
the Young for Active Citizenship: Trends and Concerns,”
arranged by the Centre for Civic Education Pakistan.
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Civic Educator Award-2008
Dr. Bernadette Louise Dean was awarded theCCEP’s Civic Educator Award 2008 on the occasion of the
National Conference on Civic Education in recognition of her
contributions in the field of Civic Education in Pakistan. Dr.
Dean principal is of Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore.
Civic Educator Award has been created by Centre for Civic
Education Pakistan to honour educationists and institutions who
contribute towards preparing young people to become
informed and active citizens by inculcating in them
civic values and enhancing their civic competencies.
Through Civic Educator Award, presented annually, the
Center recognizes the efforts of those who have been
supporters and champions in the field of Civic
Education in Pakistan.
