USAID, Sindh govt oath to improve education in Sindh

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) as well as the Sindh Education and Literacy Department signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) along with the Engro Corporation for the progress of education in Sindh.

U.S. Consul General Brian Heath in a press statement claimed that “The Sindh government as well as our corporate partners have exposed great leadership in implementing U.S funded education projects”. “The partnership will go a long way headed for making education easier to get to the children in Sindh.”

USAID Pakistan is assisting the Sindh Education and Literacy Department gizmo the USAID Sindh Basic Education Program (SBEP). This consists of building up the 120 large public schools in seven various districts of the province, as well as five towns in Karachi. Under the multilateral agreement, Engro under its “I am the Change” initiative will assists generate funding for SBEP schools.

USAID Mission Director to Pakistan John Groarke claimed that “This is exactly the sort of cooperation that we mainly required from stakeholders in all the regions, government, private sector, as well as civil society”.

Sindh Education Secretary Fazlullah Pechuho, USAID Mission Director John Groarke, and also the senior Vice President of Engro Ruhail Muhammad signed the MoU. The U.S. Consul General Brian Heath and USAID Senior Policy Advisor as well as Program Manager for Sindh Basic Education Program Randy Hatfield were also present there.