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Imran Masood, Minister of Education Punjab addressing at the
inaugural ceremony of Project Citizen Pakistan exhorted the need
of community participation in improving the affairs of
educational institutions. “We are open to new ideas, innovative
initiatives and are willing to support reputable and serious
non-governmental organizations,” he added.
The education minister highlighted
the efforts being made by the government of Punjab regarding
demand driven quality education. “Government schools are
catering the educational needs of majority that is poor people
and improvements in their quality would bring change in the
future.”
Mian Imran Masood, said the
education department has established a donor support unit to
sift good proposals by non-governmental organizations to engage
schools. “We liked the idea and methodology of Project Citizen
Pakistan and decided to introduce it in selected schools of
Lahore and Rawalpindi,” he added. Stressing the need of
effective civic education, he said, “teachers and the students
should exhibit creativity and make their in-puts for the
solution of problems being confronted by ordinary citizens and
communities.”Back |
