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Pakistan - Pakistan Coalition for Education (PCE)

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1st May - Daily Times - Pakistan
Free education is obligation of state'
The emphasis was made during a seminar on "Quality Education for All: End Exclusion Now" by Pakistan Coalition for Education (PEC) at a local hotel. ...

29th April - The News - Pakistan
Government urged to increase education budget
... campaign in six districts of NWFP through its Child Rights Committees (CRCs). The theme of the Week for this year is, "Quality Education to End Exclusion."

28th April - The News - Pakistan
Revamping education for all
By M Sharif Pakistan is facing multiple socio-economic problems that can be best addressed by revamping the existing educational system in the country. ...

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Member Organisations
Pakistan Coalition For Education (PCE), Pakistan Government School Teachers Association (APGSTA), National Commission for Human Development (NCHD), Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO (PNCU), Children’s Library Complex (CLC), and Pakistan Private Schools Welfare Association (APPSWA)

What happened in Action Week 2008?
The Pakistan Coalition for Education (PCE) working with member organisations carried out several GCE activities including highlighting education for excluded children and creating dialogue between politicians, children and parents.

PCE conducted activities including the World’s Biggest Lesson in 40 districts, 4 provinces and at federal level. They also conducted seminars to increase the budget for education. PCE continues to lobby the Ministry of Education to have a comprehensive policy for excluded children.

The All Pakistan Government School Teachers Association (APGSTA) used Action Week to raise awareness of the problems of high pupil teacher ratio and untrained teachers. To publicise Global Action Week APGSTA issued a press release that was reported in local newspapers and published a magazine detailing the themes of Education for All.

The World’s Biggest Lesson took place in schools throughout the country and politicians and students participated. In the Royal Academy School in Karachi APGSTA organised a joint session with the Central Organization of Teachers (COT) union which included over 400 participants.

What happened in Action Week 2007?

Throughout the week the Pakistan Coalition for Education (PCE) organised seminars, press conferences, public walks and a human chain to shed light on
Education Rights, across 45 districts.

More than 10,000 signatures were collected from people demanding ‘Free Good Quality Education’. Posters in Urdu advertised Action Week and more than 50,000 people became aware of the Action Week theme Education as a Basic Human Right.

Policy makers, public representatives and key officials attended the events, including Provincial Education Minister, Imran Masood who demonstrated commitment and the Education State Minister, Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli who led a walk through Islamabad.

Progress is urgently needed in Pakistan, where only 53% of the population is literate. In demand of action now, campaigners formed a human chain outside the Parliament House, and people marched in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.