CHILD EDUCATION SUPPORT PROGRAM (CESP)

Access to quality education is a priority for Hashoo Foundation. Since 2004, our Child Education Support Program (CESP) has contributed to improve access to quality education in some of the most isolated areas of Pakistan. Initiated in the Northern Areas, CESP provides financial support to out-of-school children. These children are identified with the help of community leaders. They are then enrolled into one of the 120 schools established by AKESP. Hashoo Foundation pays for their tuition fees and provides them with books, shoes, stationery and a uniform. The same model applies to the region of Rawalpindi.

Hashoo Foundation Schools

Hashoo Foundation also supports education facilities in the four provinces of Pakistan. The Foundation runs a network of 10 primary schools, four of which are supported by British Petroleum, under their Corporate Social Responsibility program. These schools are established in the remote and extremely poor areas where access to education – even at the primary level – is still a problem.

Early Childhood Development Training

Early Childhood Development (ECD) program is an innovative training program, which focuses on building the capacities of teachers to stimulate learning at a very early age. ECD involves trainees, parents and children in a holistic experience centered on the child. In a country where corporal punishment is unfortunately still commonly used in the classroom, the ECD approach employs an interactive and humane approach to teaching which involves:

		Sessions based on practical activities as well as theory
		Hands-on training in classroom environment
		Summer camps involving parents and children Scholarship Program Hashoo Foundation's scholarship program identifies talented students who cannot afford university education, and supports them throughout their studies. This support enables them to break the poverty cycle and access better opportunities. A new policy, initiated recently, incites our scholars to contribute to the program, once they are gainfully employed after the end of their studies.