Poverty Eradication Initiative, Giving hope to people

Our work

Education

Early childhood education, girls' education and getting children into school.

SDG 4
Overview

Education at PEI

Children from poor families often miss school because they lack shoes, warm clothes or support at home. PEI works with schools and families to raise enrolment and attendance, with a focus on early childhood and girls' education, and now delivers early childhood development and health education in Balochistan schools.

  • School enrolment drives
  • Retention incentives
  • Community mobilisation
  • Hygiene education in schools
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Education
114,656

students benefited

387

schools

Projects

Education projects

EducationJun 2012 – Nov 2014

Education Support Program, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

387 public schools, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Community mobilisation and practical incentives to raise enrolment and retention: a new pair of shoes for every newly enrolled child, and warm jackets and clothes for children who stayed in school all year.

114,656students benefited
387schools
Project details
  • Awareness and outreach with families and communities
  • Shoes provided by TOMS Shoes
Sponsor / partner
KP Elementary & Secondary Education Department
Value
PKR 140.51 million
Provinces
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Related work

All areas

Health

Upgrading public hospitals, training health workers and getting medicines to the people who need them most.

SDG 3

Nutrition

Treating acute malnutrition in children and helping families prevent stunting at home.

SDG 2SDG 3

Tech-Based Innovation

Mobile health, digital referral and data systems that connect village health workers to specialists.

SDG 3SDG 9

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