ISLAMABAD(HRNW)Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA), Centre for Education and Consciousness, launched The Girls Education & Enterprise Alliance (GEEA) to empower girls and young women in Pakistan with the support of national and global champions of Girls’ Education here in Islamabad on Wednesday, October 13, 2021.
The purpose of this gathering was to bring together parliamentarians, government, development partners, industry, education experts and civil society advocates on one platform to Pledge for SMART Programs for out of school girls/adolescents across Pakistan.
Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation was the chief guest on the occasion. Keynoting the event, Dr. Sania remarked, “Our government is fully conscious that an educated girl can contribute more effectively to the society. Ehsaas’ conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes providing cash stipends for education and nutrition are purposely designed in favour of girls to safeguard gender equity.
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