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National Commission for Human Development (NCHD), Badin

Inauguration Ceremony of Malala Feeder School 1 Mir Banday Ali Khan Talpur

MALALA FEEDER SCHOOL MIR

BANDAY ALI KHAN TALPUR

INAUGURATION CEREMONY REPORT

(13-10-2013)

Prepared by:

Pir Niaz Jan Sirhandi,

District General Manager,

Badin/Mirpurkhas (A).

NCHD BADIN HDSU Office: Near Highway Office, Hyderabad Road, Badin

Tel: (0297) 810191, Cell: 0333-2804780, [email protected], www.nchd.org.pk



ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

NCHD: National Commission for Human Development

PHDF: Pakistan Human Development Fund

DG: Director General

DOS: Director Operation Sindh

DGM: District General Manager

MNA: Member of National Assembly

MPA: Member of Provincial Assembly

MFS: Malala Feeder School

MoU: Memorandum of Understanding

EFA: Education for All

MDG: Millennium Development Goals

ED: Education Department

UPE: Universal Primary Education

PCE: Provincial Coordinator, Education

PM-CTLC: Program Manager- Computer Technology Learning Center

DPM-E: District Program Manager-Education

DPM-L: District Program Manager-Literacy

DFAM: District Finance & Admin Manager

DEO: District Education Officer

ADOE: Assistant District Officer Education

DO: District Officer

SPE: Supervisor Primary Education

FT: Feeder Teacher

UK: United Kingdom

UC: Union Council

MC: Markaz Coordinator

FT: Feeder Teacher

OSC: Out of School Children List

NGO: Non Governmental Organizations

I-CARE: International Care

UNDP: United Nations Development Program

UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization

UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund

SEF: Sindh Education Foundation

AKF: Agha Khan Foundation

GBPS: Government Boys Primary School

GGPS: Government Girls Primary School

BBCM: Broad Based Community Meeting

PMLF: Pakistan Muslim League-Functional



ACKNOWLEDGMENT

National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) gratefully acknowledges the

efforts of group of peoples who participated, supported and helped in organizing Malala

Feeder School Mir Banday Ali Khan Talpur Inauguration Ceremony in shape of grand

mega event in District Badin. The team under supervision and guidance of Mr. Pir Niaz Jan

Sirhandi, District General Manager, Badin/Mirpurkhas (A) and comprised by group of

NCHD Family including Madam Fatima Soomro, DPME and its team including all MCs,

Feeder Teachers and volunteers, Madam. Kalsoom Bhurgri, DPM-L, BADIN and Mr.

Nisar Ahmed Rind, DFAM, BADIN and its team including Drivers.

The National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) also benefited by the valuable

support of Education Department officials, Teachers, students, communities, volunteers

and well wishers for their great support and help.

The Special Support rendered by the Honorable Mr. Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur, LandLard

District Badin is highly appreciated. He not only financially bear all the expenses but

supported to organize this mega event. The National Commission for Human Development

(NCHD) is really thankful for their positive support and pray that the keen interest of him

in education sector will continue in future also as it can help us to promote education in this

part of world. Mr. Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur, who is also donor of this school plot and beside

this he also donated one extra room for MFS Mir Banday Ali Talpur. He also adopted 4

schools of Tando Ghulam Ali including 2 Primary Schools GBPS/GGPS (Boy/Girls) and 2

Higher Schools (Boys/Girls).

Human Support assistance extended by the group of volunteers enabled the completion of

Malala Feeder School Mir Banday Ali Talpur Inauguration Ceremony within the time

frame especially on Sunday. Suggestions and comments from group of volunteers

contributed significantly in the successfully organizing the seminar.

The vote of thanks specially goes to Honorable Chief Guest Mr. Sikander Ali Mandhro,

Minister of Law & Parliamentary Affairs, Sindh, Mr. Sardar Kamal Khan Chang,

MNA, Mr. Mir Allah Bux Talpur, MPA, Mr. Haji Hayat Khan Talpur, MPA, Mr. Bashir

Halepoto, MPA, Mr. Abdul Sattar Sariwal, Ex-MNA, Mr. Mir Muhammad Hasan Talpur,

Ex-MPA, Mr. Abdul Ghafoor Nizamani, Ex-MPA, Mr. Agha Zafrullah Durani, DG,

Agriculture, Mr. Sharif Nizamani, Ex-Chief Engineer Roads & PML-F Leader, Mr. Dr.

Bashir Nizamani, PML-F Leader, Mr. Haji Ramzan Chandio, District President of Zakat &

Ushar Committie, Badin, Mr. Saradar Ali Ahmed Nizamani, LandLord, Mr. Shoukat Ali

Khtyan, SSP, Badin, Mr. Syed Mehfoz Ali Shah, DEO, BADIN, Mr. Mujeeb-ur-Rehman

Khatri, PC-E, NCHD Sindh, Ms. Zeesha Khowaja, PM-CTLC and other educational as

well as Govt: officials who given auspicious time from their tight scheduled and shown

their full interest and support.

Vote of thanks goes to Honorable Sir Khusro Pervaiz, the worthy Director General,

NCHD, Islamabad, who always worked hard for the betterment of employees, organization

and all stake holders.

Special thanks to Honorable Madam Humaira Hashmi, the worthy Director

Operation Sindh, who lead from front and guide us at each & every moment of this

project and always. Vote of Thanks also goes to Mr. Shujait Ali Hamid, GM-

Infrastructure, HO, who also continuously guide us technically.

Pir Niaz Jan Sirhandi, District General Manager,

NCHD, BADIN,



Contents

Section I: Background and rationale .................................................................................. 6

Section II: NCHDs Mission & Goal .................................................................................... 7

Section III: Objectives of MFS Mir Banday Ali Talpur Inauguration Ceremony ................ 7

Section IV: Description of MFS Mir Banday Ali Talpur Inauguration Ceremony ……..8

a. Planning meetings with all stakeholders specially with Mr. Mir Ghulam Ali …….8

b. MFS Mir Banday Ali Talpur Inauguration Ceremony…………………………......9

c. Methodolgy of Ceremony………………………………………………………...10

i. Recitation of Holy Quran……………………………………………………….10

ii. Inaguration of School Building…………………………………………………10

iii. Ajrak Ceremony ……………………………………………………………….10

iv. Welcome peech by DGM, Badin ………………………………………………10

v. Mr. Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur, LandLord…………………………………...…….11

vi. Mr. Syed Mehfoz Ali Shah, DEO, Badin …………………………………...…11

vii. Mr. Sikander Ali Mandhro, Minister of Law & Parliamentary Affairs, Sindh..12

viii. Vote of Thanks by Mr. Mir Muhammad Hasan Talpur, Ex-MPA……………12

Donation by Mr. Haji Ramzan Chandio, President, Zakat & Ushar Committee………….13.

Section VII: Outcome of the Mega Event ........................................................................ 13

Annexes

a. Snapshot Gallery ........................................................................................................ 14



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In October 2012, 14 year old school girl Malala Yousafzai was shot and seriously injured

by Taliban militants in north-west Pakistan. Malala was targeted for campaigning for girls'

right to education.

"Even if they come to kill me, I will tell them what they are trying to do is wrong, that

education is our basic right."Malala Yousafzai

When the Taliban took control of the Swat region, where Malala lives, girls had been

banned from attending school. Instead of accepting this situation, Malala wrote a blog for

the BBC, speaking out against this injustice.

Fortunately, after medical treatment in Pakistan and the UK, Malala is recovering well. But

the attack on Malala has brought the dire situation for children, and in particular girls, into

the spotlight.

Also according to the constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the state is responsible “

…to provide basic necessities of Life, such as food, clothing, housing, education and

medical relief for all citizens, irrespective of sex, caste, creed or race” [Article: 38(d)]; “ …

to remove illiteracy and provide free compulsory secondary within minimum possible

period” [Article: 37(d)]. This places a heavy responsibility on public sector-to provide free

and compulsory education to all.

At the World Education Forum Dakar (2000), over 1,500 participants from 182 countries

and major development agencies the Dakar framework for action to achieve a set of

educational goals/targets by the year 2015.

During the year 2010-11, one of the heaviest floods in the history of Pakistan devastated

many districts of Pakistan. The floods nearly affected 34 districts across the country.

In addition to human losses and sufferings, damages include to the school buildings

facilities. Some of the main facts are as below:

Five to six percent of all schools in Pakistan have either been totally or partially destroyed

by this calamity.

This has left ten million children including 2.8 million under the age of five years to be

without schools, as reported by UNICEF.

This was the time when I – Care came up at the stage of hardship and helped out the

affected population for humanity and donated a sum of P Rs. 55,135,504/- this amount was

spent to the tune of PRs. 33,652,586/- this spending was done very transparently as need

based activities in the affected districts. Out of the total spending of above stated amount

on realistic needs, a balance amount of PRs. 21,482,918/- was left and was allocated for

reconstruction works of the Feeder Schools in the most affected areas. All over Pakistan 16

different locations were identified on very strict criteria based policy and eventually spade

works for construction and formal construction was started in the year 2012 and 2013

respectively. The classification of schools is given under:

1. Sindh= 5

2. Punjab= 4

3. KPK= 4

4. Balochistan= 3

The construction work of MFS Mir Banday Ali Talpur, District Badin was started from

Feb, 2013. The project consists 2 rooms (initially) but one room was donated by Mr. Mir

Ghulam Ali Talpur, LandLord. So, currently school has 3 rooms.



SECTION I

BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE

National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) was established in July, 2001 as a

federal statutory body. It is a fast-track initiative to improve social sector outcomes at the

grass-roots. The goal of the Commission is to fill the implementation gaps and improve

public sector delivery mechanisms to achieve the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs)

through:

Universal Primary Education (UPE)

Adult Literacy / Gender Empowerment

Program

Reducing Population Growth Rate

Improving Infant & Maternal Mortality

Capacity Building at Grassroots

With a ranking of 144 on the UNDP’s

Human Development Index, out of a total

of 178 countries, Pakistan faces enormous

challenges at the beginning of the new millennium. Poverty, illiteracy, lack of healthcare

facilities and a continuously soaring population have for long hampered the scope of

generating improved social sector outcomes for the millions of Pakistanis living at the

grassroots. Attempts made in the past to

address these issues have often been

marred by the lack of political will,

economic & political instability and

inadequate capacity of the implementing

agencies which further exasperated the

already dismal state of human

development in the country. A Task Force

on Human Development was established in

June 2001. It was designed to find

innovative solutions to improve and fill

implementation gaps in social service

delivery at the grassroots in the sector of

Education, Health and Poverty Alleviation.

Extensive research carried out by eminent

social scientists under this project suggested the dire need for building capacities of all the

stakeholders involved in the process of social service delivery while encouraging active

community participation to ensure sustainability of development interventions at the

grassroots. To ensure the effective implementation of these recommendations the President,

under his patronage laid the foundations for a national level development agency. The

National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) which came into being in July

2002 as an autonomous federal body was mandated with the role of orchestrating Human

Development efforts in Pakistan.

Based on a holistic development model, NCHD aims at enlarging the scale and scope of the

efforts made by the government in ensuring the effective provision of social services. It

perceives human development as a process of enlarging choices, building capacities and



encouraging participation of communities at the grass roots. To ensure this, NCHD is

directed towards supporting government line departments, civil society organizations and

the local communities in the sectors of education, basic health care and income generating

activities at the grassroots.

NCHD identifies, and consequently presents innovative and cost effective solutions to fill

implementation gaps, building the capacities of the involved agencies and stakeholders to

effectively address the issues hampering the process. Through extensive training programs

and capacity building workshops which cater to all the stakeholders involved in the

process, NCHD helps ensure a lasting impact. These capacity building exercises are

targeted towards Government Line departments, community based organizations and the

community.

NCHD has been officially declared as lead agency for the spread of literacy programs in

the country by the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The 2006 UNESCO

International Reading Association Literacy Prize has been awarded to NCHD for its

National Literacy Program.

SECTION II

NCHDs MISSION AND GOAL:

To promote Human Development by supporting Government Line Departments, Non-

Governmental Organizations and elected officials at the district level in primary education,

literacy and provision of basic healthcare services. NCHD is a fast-track initiative to

improve social sector outcomes at the grassroots. The goal of the Commission is to fill the

implementation gaps and improve public sector delivery mechanisms to achieve the

MDGs.

SECTION III

OBJECTIVES OF MFS MIR BANDAY ALI TALPUR INAUGURATION

CEREMONY:

The celebration attempts to:

� To inaugurate the mega Malala School Construction Project.

� To focuses and attention on education issues.

� To raise public awareness and support for education.



� To highlight the importance and benefits of education to individuals, communities,

societies, and for the world community as a whole.

� To give the awareness to masses that education is basic human right.

� To raise awareness about importance of education among masses.

� To improve the literacy rate.

� To appreciate & acknowledge the efforts of all stake holders, who participated in

the construction of MFS Mir Banday Ali Talpur.

SECTION IV

DESCRIPTION OF MFS MIR BANDAY ALI TALPUR INAUGURATION

CEREMONY:

a. Pre-Planning activities

i. Planning meetings with all stake holders specially with Mr. Mir Ghulam Ali

Talpur, LandLord

Strong planning is the key to success of any

program, so we conducted several meetings with

stake holders including with District

Government officials, Education Department

officials, communities and volunteers.

Especially with Mr. Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur,

LandLord who help to organize this mega event.

Bundle of Thanks goes to most respected Mr.

Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur, LandLord, who shown

not only keen interest but announce to bear all the expenses of ceremony. The main and

prime agenda of these meetings to set the activities and way & pattern of MFS Mir Banday

Ali Talpur Inauguration ceremony in District Badin. Finally, after long discussion and

conversations it was finally decided that the ceremony will be going to be held on 13th

October, 2013 (Sunday). As lot of dignitaries have very tight schedules, so they given us

their availability of Sunday.



ii. BBCM

As lot of Male guests were planned to come in center so it was necessary that first we

should conduct the meeting with the community to share our plan and motivate them for

the upcoming ceremony. So, BBCM were scheduled at above mentioned location and we

have conducted Broad Based Community Meeting (BBCM) in concern location of District

Badin. The main agenda of the meetings was to share the plan of the ceremony and to raise

the awareness about the importance of education among masses.

b. MFS Mir Banday Ali Talpur Inauguration Ceremony

As per planned schedule the worthy Mr.

Sikander Ali Mandhro, Minister of Law

& Parliamentary Affairs, Government of

Sindh along with its team including

political representatives, government

officials and police officials arrived at

MFS Mir Banday Ali Talpur, Tando

Ghulam Ali, District Badin . First of all

he inaugurated the MFS Mir Banday Ali

Talpur by cutting the Rabin and after

placing inauguration stone, the combine

prayer was observed. After that he

visited the classrooms and asked the

questions from students as well as from

teachers. He was too much happy and

appreciated the efforts of National

Commission for Human Development

(NCHD) in golden words. He said

NCHD is doing great job for the noble

cause of spreading education especially

he said construction of school was really

great think to do.. He give credit to

NCHD who took great initiative and

constructed a very beautiful school in the

shape of MFS Mir Banday Ali Talpur,

District Badin. He also appreciated the keen interest of Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur who made

this great thing to happen.

Minister gratefully inaugurated school building by placing Inauguration Stone at

MFS Mir Bandy Ali Talpur, Tando Ghulam Ali, District Badin.



c. Methodology of Ceremony

i. Recitation of Holy Quran

The ceremony was started with the recitation of few verses from Holy Quran by Mr. Hafiz

Ishaque Memon, The comparing responsibilities were taken by Mr. Shakeel Laghari.

ii. Inauguration of School Building

The worthy Mr. Sikander Ali Mandhro, Minister of Law & Parliamentary Affairs,

Government of Sindh, has inaugurated the MFS Mir Banday Ali Talpur by cutting the

Rabin and after placing inauguration stone, the combine prayer was observed.. It was

remarkable moment.

iii. Ajrak Ceremony

As it is a tradition of Sindh that we have to present Ajraks

to our respectable guests, so by continuing this tradition,

the members of National Commission for Human

Development (NCHD) Badin family the host of Mr. Mir

Ghulam Ali Talpur one by one present the Ajraks to all

the respective guests. Starting from the honorable Chief

Guest Mr. Sikander Ali Mandhro, Minister of Law &

Parliamentary Affairs, Sindh and then rest of guests has

received the Ajraks in this mega event.

iv. Welcome Speech by DGM, Badin

District General Manager Badin warmly welcomed all the

guests participated in the noble cause. District General

Manager say vote of thanks to all participants and shared

the importance of Education. He shared that NCHD has

organized this event with the support of Mr. Mir Ghulam

Ali Talpur & Education Department and District

Government. It has encouraged and supported to the

teacher for betterment of education. Literacy invites

everyone to recognize the indispensable and often difficult

role that teachers play – whether working in an

industrialized city or in a temporary classroom in a

refugee camp. He briefed the NCHD goals and objectives

and said that the 100% literacy is to be achieved by 2015,

because the government has signed an accord of MDGs. He said that everyone is

encouraged to salute to the teachers on their sincerity. To attain the objective of Education

for All (EFA) by 2015 it is necessary for all of us to join the hands and work collectively

for spreading literacy to each & every corner. In order to reach the goal, millions of efforts

should be required across the globe. He appraised the efforts of Mr. Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur

who organized the Seminar in good manner. He briefed in detail about the Malala School



Construction Project. He also instructed that all the teachers & volunteers should perform

their duties with sincerity and responsibilities. He forced to all the participants to work hard

for spreading education far & wide. He shared the pre & past scenario of NCHD with

context of District Badin. He shared that NCHD with collaboration of ED has re-opened

552 schools and 43 Feeder Schools (FTs) by providing 662 Feeder Teachers in the concern

schools, where thousands of students gaining education and thousand of OSC has been

catered. He also say vote of Thanks to all those who participated in the noble cause of

Malala Feeder School’s construction including ARE Sindh, Contractor, Mason, Labor,

volunteer, Teacher, students and other.

v. Mr. Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur, LandLord.

The honorable host first of all say vote of thanks to

all. He expressed his feelings in this way that in this

hot & hummer weather the interest of the participants

as well as Management is really appreciable.

Specially, DGM BADIN because he really leads

from front and he himself is taken the full interest, so

it shows his interest and enthusiasm. After that he

briefed in detail about Malala’s efforts and history.

He said that a little kid from such area where

education specially girls education seems to be big

problem, but Malala stood up and fight for not herself but for all other girls who were

deprived from education. Her brave efforts really make everyone proud and she became

role model for not only for us but specially for girls. After that he also shared the

background of education in District Badin specially in UC Tando Ghulam Ali. He shared

that he wants to make this school as faculty. He appreciated the efforts of teachers. He

request all participants to share their part for education because one person or one

organization can’t change but it should be the joint efforts which can make any positive

change. He said that these type of programs will be work as role model m all of us and it

will help in spreading education far & wide. He ensured his full supports with NCHD.

vi. Mr. Syed Mehfoz Ali Shah, DEO, Badin

Mr. Syed Mehfoz Ali Shah, DEO, Badin by addressing in seminar rendered bundle of

thanks to all the participants, Chief Guest, Guests, NCHD, teachers, community members,

Media, volunteers and students specially to Mr. Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur, LandLord who

make this mega event successful. He said that Pakistan is also among the signatories of

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), so now Pakistan haven’t the time to achieve

desire goals. Now, it is our responsibilities to work hard to meet the concern goals within

time frame. He said that according to instruction of provincial government Education

Department, we have with collaboration of National Commission for Human Development

(NCHD) Badin trying hard for increasing enrollment by catering school going age children.

He also ensured that he will take every step to increase the literacy rate of Badin. He

appreciates the work of NCHD Badin and he said that NCHD Badin is giving full support

and facilitation to Education Department and he also hope that this strong coordination will

continue in future. The DEO, Badin, said teacher are the main weapon who can make



education on the high. He said that this Malala Project will help us students and remain role

model for others. Especially he appraised the criteria of National Commission for Human

Development (NCHD) in reopening closed schools as well as in Feeder Schools, which

really helps the education department to cater the less enrollment problem. It is really role

model program. He ensured his full support in this project as well as in other interventions.

He said me and my team is ready to facilitate in this noble cause.

vii. Mr. Sikander Ali Mandhro, Minister of Law & Parliamentary Affairs,

Govt: of Sindh

The worthy Minister of Law & Parliamentary Affairs,

Government of Sindh addressed to the participants. He

thanked local administration, NCHD, I-CARE, local

community volunteers and specially to Mr. Mir Ghulam

Ali Talpur for constructing beautiful school building and

gathered for a valuable cause.

He appreciated the completed projects of NCHD especially in district Badin. He told that

our government is has taken lot of efforts for the reconstruction and Rehabilitation phase

and various projects are in pipeline for flood affected people.

The Minister said that in Pakistan specially in Sindh we are facing several problems in

education but now it is time to o reverse this trend. The Minister said efforts would be

made to increase the Literacy rate by 2015 under Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Such projects are vital to raise awareness among the masses about the importance of

education.

The Minister instructed to Education Department to come up with new ideas as we can

improve quality of education. He said that we all are the supporters but main implementer,

player & agent is education department. It needs lot of sincerity to reach the desired goals.

The Minister expressed his feelings that if we are not achieving the desire targets in overall

district then we should first focus on any city, then

UC, then Taluka and slowly & gradually we spread

it to whole District.

The Minister said that we have to sit together first

collect the data and then we should focus on gray

& backward areas one by one. He said we can take

the help of different NGOs just like UN, UNESCO,

UNICEF, SEF, AKF and other.

In last he once again appreciated the efforts of NCHD and its team by putting up great

show.

viii. Vote of thanks by Mr. Mir Muhammad Hasan Talpur, Ex-MPA



Mr. Mir Muhammad Hasan Talpur, Ex-MPA say vote of thanks to all the participants. He

said that it is great honor for them that all the signatories as well as community turned out

in to attend this mega event.

� Donation by Mr. Haji Ramzan Chandio, President,

District Zakat & Ushar Committee, Badin

Mr. Haji Ramzan Chandio, President, District Zakat &

Ushar Committee, Badin has announced to construct a extra

room in MFS Mir Banday Ali Talpur, Tando Ghulam Ali,

District Badin.

SECTION V

OUTCOME OF THE MEGA EVENT

This mega event has lot of outcomes from which few are mentioned below:

� Inauguration of MFS Mir Banday Ali Talpur by Minister of Law & Parliamentary

Affairs, Government of Sindh.

� Donation of one room by Mr. Haji Ramzan Chandio, President, District Zakat &

Ushar Committee, Badin.

� Message of education by has spread.

� Education issues highlighted.

� Raised public awareness and support for Education.

� Highlighted the importance and benefits of education to individuals, communities,

societies, and for the world community as a whole.

� Masses have been aware that Education is basic human right.

� Raised awareness about importance of education among masses.

� Motivated the masses about increasing the Edcuation.

� Participation of Volunteers.



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