SEF CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY 2014
THE WAY FORWARD
Sindh Education Foundation celebrated the ‘International Literacy Day 2014’ at an educational institute to provide a platform to the stakeholders to share suggestions on how best to improve children’s participation in education that will lead to an improved national literacy rate. The theme for Day 2014 was ‘Literacy and Sustainable Development: the way forward’. The participants included government officials, social workers, university students and professionals from the public and private sectors. Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, presided as the chief guest at the occasion. The panel of experts comprised of notable personalities including Dr. Sulaiman Shaikh (ex-chairperson, Thardeep Rural Development Program), Muhammad Babur (Founding Member, Exploring Leadership and Learning Association) and Fateh Muhammad Burfat (Director, Students Guidance Counselling, Karachi University). Dr. Sajid Ali (Assistant Professor, Institute for Educational Development, Aga Khan University) moderated the event’s proceedings. Managing Director of SEF, Aziz Kabani, paid tribute to the SEF founder, late Prof. Anita Ghulam Ali who had passed away recently, and said that if she were alive, she would have been right there at the event, advocating the cause of education. He said, “literacy is a key lever of change and a practical tool of empowerment on each of the three main pillars of sustainable development: economic and social development and environmental protection. Experience and research show that literacy can be a major tool for eradicating poverty, enlarging employment opportunities, advancing S E E K - A Magazine on Education and Development
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