Event USAID Scholarships Award Ceremony

Date May 25, 2014

Venue Crystal Ball Room, Marriott Hotel, Karachi, Sindh

Organized by USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project

Press coverage date May 26, 2014

Date of Compilation May 26, 2014

Number of Pages 20 pages including title page

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KARACHI - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday awarded scholarships to 102 students enrolled in ADE and BEd (Hons) programs in Sindh as part of the $165 million Pakistan Reading Project. The ceremony was held at Marriott in Karachi and USAID provincial Director for Sindh and Balochistan Leon S Waskin who is also acting US Consul General for Sindh attended with Sindh Secretary of Education Dr Fazlullah Pechuho. The scholarships will pay for tuition and supplies as well as provide a stipend to recipients. The US government will provide more than 4,500 scholarships to aspiring teachers. During the ceremony, 11 future teachers who recently completed a US-funded ADE program were awarded graduation certificates. While addressing the students, Leon S Waskin said, “The quality and improvement of the education system depends critically upon the quality of teachers. The USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project is a significant initiative of the U.S. Government in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan to improve the standard of basic education.” Dr Fazal-ullah Pechoho, Additional Chief Secretary Education also spoke on the occasion and thanked the U.S. Government for their support in improving the standard of basic education in Sindh. The Pakistan Reading Project will improve the reading skills of at least 2.5 million children to ensure that they are reading at or above grade level by 2019. The Project works closely with 28 Pakistani universities and 116 elementary teacher training colleges throughout Pakistan to improve the quality of teaching skills and curriculum. Over the next five years, the Pakistan Reading Project will award a total of 1,066 ADE and BEd (Hons) scholarships to students from Sindh. The U.S. partnership with the Government of Pakistan supports the rehabilitation and construction of over 1,350 schools in Sindh, Khyber Paktunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The United States is also establishing centers for advanced education studies at four Pakistani universities and expanding English skills for more than 5,000 low-income students. The United States has awarded more than 4,800 scholarships to university students to pursue higher education through the Pakistan-USAID Merit and Needs Based Scholarship program

Future teachers empowered through scholarships US Agency for International Development (USAID)

Karachi: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded scholarships on Monday to 102 students enrolled in the Associate Degree in Education (ADE) and Bachelor of Education (Honours) programmes in Sindh as part of the $165 million Pakistan Reading Project.

Organised at a hotel in Karachi, the ceremony was attended by USAID Provincial Director for Sindh and Balochistan Leon S Waskin, who is also the acting US consul general, and Sindh Additional Chief Secretary of Education Dr Fazlullah Pechuho.

The scholarships will pay for tuition and supplies as well as provide a stipend to the recipients. The US government will provide more than 4,500 scholarships to aspiring teachers.

During the ceremony, 11 future teachers who recently completed a US-funded ADE programme were awarded graduation certificates.

Addressing the students, Waskin said: “The quality and improvement of the education system depends critically on the quality of teachers. The USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project is a significant initiative of the US government in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan to improve the standard of basic education.”

Pechuho thanked the US government for their support in improving the standard of basic education in Sindh.

The Pakistan Reading Project will improve the reading skills of at least 2.5 million children to ensure that they are reading at or above grade level by 2019.

The project works closely with 28 Pakistani universities and 116 elementary teacher training colleges throughout Pakistan to improve the quality of teaching skills and curricula.

Over the next five years, the Pakistan Reading Project will award a total of 1,066 ADE and BEd (Hons) scholarships to students from Sindh.

The US partnership with the Pakistani government supports the rehabilitation and construction of over 1,350 schools in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

The US is also establishing centres for advanced education studies at four Pakistani universities and expanding English skills for more than 5,000 low-income students.

The US has awarded more than 4,800 scholarships to university students to pursue higher education through the Pakistan-USAID Merit and Need Based Scholarship Program.

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US awards scholarships to 102 students

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded scholarships on Monday to 102 students

enrolled in the Associate Degree in Education (ADE) and Bachelor of Education (Honours) programmes in

Sindh as part of the $165 million Pakistan Reading Project.

Organised at a hotel in Karachi, the ceremony was attended by USAID Provincial Director for Sindh and

Balochistan Leon S Waskin, who is also the acting US consul general, and Sindh Additional Chief Secretary of

Education Dr Fazlullah Pechuho.

The scholarships will pay for tuition and supplies as well as provide a stipend to the recipients. The US

government will provide more than 4,500 scholarships to aspiring teachers.

During the ceremony, 11 future teachers who recently completed a US-funded ADE programme were awarded

graduation certificates.

Addressing the students, Waskin said: “The quality and improvement of the education system depends critically

on the quality of teachers. The USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project is a significant initiative of the US

government in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan to improve the standard of basic education.”

Pechuho thanked the US government for their support in improving the standard of basic education in Sindh.

The Pakistan Reading Project will improve the reading skills of at least 2.5 million children to ensure that they

are reading at or above grade level by 2019.

The project works closely with 28 Pakistani universities and 116 elementary teacher training colleges

throughout Pakistan to improve the quality of teaching skills and curricula.

Over the next five years, the Pakistan Reading Project will award a total of 1,066 ADE and BEd (Hons)

scholarships to students from Sindh.

The US partnership with the Pakistani government supports the rehabilitation and construction of over 1,350

schools in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

The US is also establishing centres for advanced education studies at four Pakistani universities and expanding

English skills for more than 5,000 low-income students.

The US has awarded more than 4,800 scholarships to university students to pursue higher education through the

Pakistan-USAID Merit and Need Based Scholarship Program.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded scholarships on Monday to 102 students

enrolled in the Associate Degree in Education (ADE) and Bachelor of Education (Honours) programmes in

Sindh as part of the $165 million Pakistan Reading Project.

Organised at a hotel in Karachi, the ceremony was attended by USAID Provincial Director for Sindh and

Balochistan Leon S Waskin, who is also the acting US consul general, and Sindh Additional Chief Secretary of

Education Dr Fazlullah Pechuho.

The scholarships will pay for tuition and supplies as well as provide a stipend to the recipients. The US

government will provide more than 4,500 scholarships to aspiring teachers.

During the ceremony, 11 future teachers who recently completed a US-funded ADE programme were awarded

graduation certificates.

Addressing the students, Waskin said: “The quality and improvement of the education system depends critically

on the quality of teachers. The USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project is a significant initiative of the US

government in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan to improve the standard of basic education.”

Pechuho thanked the US government for their support in improving the standard of basic education in Sindh.

The Pakistan Reading Project will improve the reading skills of at least 2.5 million children to ensure that they

are reading at or above grade level by 2019.

The project works closely with 28 Pakistani universities and 116 elementary teacher training colleges

throughout Pakistan to improve the quality of teaching skills and curricula.

Over the next five years, the Pakistan Reading Project will award a total of 1,066 ADE and BEd (Hons)

scholarships to students from Sindh.

The US partnership with the Pakistani government supports the rehabilitation and construction of over 1,350

schools in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

The US is also establishing centres for advanced education studies at four Pakistani universities and expanding

English skills for more than 5,000 low-income students.

The US has awarded more than 4,800 scholarships to university students to pursue higher education through the

Pakistan-USAID Merit and Need Based Scholarship Program.

Pakistan Education News Network:

KARACHI - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday awarded scholarships to 102 students enrolled in ADE and BEd (Hons) programs in Sindh as part of the $165 million Pakistan Reading Project.

The ceremony was held at Marriott in Karachi and USAID provincial Director for Sindh and Balochistan Leon S Waskin who is also acting US Consul General for Sindh attended with Sindh Secretary of Education Dr Fazlullah Pechuho.

The scholarships will pay for tuition and supplies as well as provide a stipend to recipients. The US government will provide more than 4,500 scholarships to aspiring teachers. During the ceremony, 11 future teachers who recently completed a US-funded ADE program were awarded graduation certificates. While addressing the students, Leon S Waskin said, “The quality and improvement of the education system depends critically upon the quality of teachers. The USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project is a significant initiative of the U.S. Government in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan to improve the standard of basic education.”

Dr Fazal-ullah Pechoho, Additional Chief Secretary Education also spoke on the occasion and thanked the U.S. Government for their support in improving the standard of basic education in Sindh. The Pakistan Reading Project will improve the reading skills of at least 2.5 million children to ensure that they are reading at or above grade level by 2019.

The Project works closely with 28 Pakistani universities and 116 elementary teacher training colleges throughout Pakistan to improve the quality of teaching skills and curriculum. Over the next five years, the Pakistan Reading Project will award a total of 1,066 ADE and BEd (Hons) scholarships to students from Sindh.

The U.S. partnership with the Government of Pakistan supports the rehabilitation and construction of over 1,350 schools in Sindh, Khyber Paktunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The United States is also establishing centers for advanced education studies at four Pakistani universities and expanding English skills for more than 5,000 low-income students. The United States has awarded more than 4,800 scholarships to university students to pursue higher education through the Pakistan-USAID Merit and Needs Based Scholarship.

KARACHI - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday awarded scholarships to 102 students enrolled in ADE and BEd (Hons) programs in Sindh as part of the $165 million Pakistan Reading Project.

The ceremony was held at Marriott in Karachi and USAID provincial Director for Sindh and Balochistan Leon S Waskin who is also acting US Consul General for Sindh attended with Sindh Secretary of Education Dr Fazlullah Pechuho.

The scholarships will pay for tuition and supplies as well as provide a stipend to recipients. The US government will provide more than 4,500 scholarships to aspiring teachers. During the ceremony, 11 future teachers who recently completed a US-funded ADE program were awarded graduation certificates. While addressing the students, Leon S Waskin said, “The quality and improvement of the education system depends critically upon the quality of teachers. The USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project is a significant initiative of the U.S. Government in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan to improve the standard of basic education.”

Dr Fazal-ullah Pechoho, Additional Chief Secretary Education also spoke on the occasion and thanked the U.S. Government for their support in improving the standard of basic education in Sindh. The Pakistan Reading Project will improve the reading skills of at least 2.5 million children to ensure that they are reading at or above grade level by 2019.

The Project works closely with 28 Pakistani universities and 116 elementary teacher training colleges throughout Pakistan to improve the quality of teaching skills and curriculum. Over the next five years, the Pakistan Reading Project will award a total of 1,066 ADE and BEd (Hons) scholarships to students from Sindh.

The U.S. partnership with the Government of Pakistan supports the rehabilitation and construction of over 1,350 schools in Sindh, Khyber Paktunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The United States is also establishing centers for advanced education studies at four Pakistani universities and expanding English skills for more than 5,000 low-income students. The United States has awarded more than 4,800 scholarships to university students to pursue higher education through the Pakistan-USAID Merit and Needs Based Scholarship.

KARACHI - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday awarded scholarships to 102 students enrolled in ADE and BEd (Hons) programs in Sindh as part of the $165 million Pakistan Reading Project.

The ceremony was held at Marriott in Karachi and USAID provincial Director for Sindh and Balochistan Leon S Waskin who is also acting US Consul General for Sindh attended with Sindh Secretary of Education Dr Fazlullah Pechuho.

The scholarships will pay for tuition and supplies as well as provide a stipend to recipients. The US government will provide more than 4,500 scholarships to aspiring teachers. During the ceremony, 11 future teachers who recently completed a US-funded ADE program were awarded graduation certificates. While addressing the students, Leon S Waskin said, “The quality and improvement of the education system depends critically upon the quality of teachers. The USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project is a significant initiative of the U.S. Government in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan to improve the standard of basic education.”

Dr Fazal-ullah Pechoho, Additional Chief Secretary Education also spoke on the occasion and thanked the U.S. Government for their support in improving the standard of basic education in Sindh. The Pakistan Reading Project will improve the reading skills of at least 2.5 million children to ensure that they are reading at or above grade level by 2019.

The Project works closely with 28 Pakistani universities and 116 elementary teacher training colleges throughout Pakistan to improve the quality of teaching skills and curriculum. Over the next five years, the Pakistan Reading Project will award a total of 1,066 ADE and BEd (Hons) scholarships to students from Sindh.

The U.S. partnership with the Government of Pakistan supports the rehabilitation and construction of over 1,350 schools in Sindh, Khyber Paktunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The United States is also establishing centers for advanced education studies at four Pakistani universities and expanding English skills for more than 5,000 low-income students. The United States has awarded more than 4,800 scholarships to university students to pursue higher education through the Pakistan-USAID Merit and Needs Based Scholarship.

VEOOZ

KARACHI - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday awarded scholarships to 102 students enrolled in ADE and BEd (Hons) programs in Sindh as part of the $165 million Pakistan Reading Project. The ceremony was held at Marriott in Karachi and USAID provincial Director for Sindh and Balochistan Leon S Waskin who is also acting US Consul General for Sindh attended with Sindh Secretary of Education Dr Fazlullah Pechuho. The scholarships will pay for tuition and supplies as well as provide a stipend to recipients. The US government will provide more than 4,500 scholarships to aspiring teachers. During the ceremony, 11 future teachers who recently completed a US-funded ADE program were awarded graduation certificates. While addressing the students, Leon S Waskin said, “The quality and improvement of the education system depends critically upon the quality of teachers. The USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project is a significant initiative of the U.S. Government in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan to improve the standard of basic education.” Dr Fazal-ullah Pechoho, Additional Chief Secretary Education also spoke on the occasion and thanked the U.S. Government for their support in improving the standard of basic education in Sindh. The Pakistan Reading Project will improve the reading skills of at least 2.5 million children to ensure that they are reading at or above grade level by 2019. The Project works closely with 28 Pakistani universities and 116 elementary teacher training colleges throughout Pakistan to improve the quality of teaching skills and curriculum. Over the next five years, the Pakistan Reading Project will award a total of 1,066 ADE and BEd (Hons) scholarships to students from Sindh. The U.S. partnership with the Government of Pakistan supports the rehabilitation and construction of over 1,350 schools in Sindh, Khyber Paktunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The United States is also establishing centers for advanced education studies at four Pakistani universities and expanding English skills for more than 5,000 low-income students. The United States has awarded more than 4,800 scholarships to university students to pursue higher education through the Pakistan-USAID Merit and Needs Based Scholarship program

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KARACHI - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday awarded scholarships to 102 students enrolled in ADE and BEd (Hons) programs in Sindh as part of the $165 million Pakistan Reading Project. The ceremony was held at Marriott in Karachi and USAID provincial Director for Sindh and Balochistan Leon S Waskin who is also acting US Consul General for Sindh attended with Sindh Secretary of Education Dr Fazlullah Pechuho. The scholarships will pay for tuition and supplies as well as provide a stipend to recipients. The US government will provide more than 4,500 scholarships to aspiring teachers. During the ceremony, 11 future teachers who recently completed a US-funded ADE program were awarded graduation certificates. While addressing the students, Leon S Waskin said, “The quality and improvement of the education system depends critically upon the quality of teachers. The USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project is a significant initiative of the U.S. Government in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan to improve the standard of basic education.” Dr Fazal-ullah Pechoho, Additional Chief Secretary Education also spoke on the occasion and thanked the U.S. Government for their support in improving the standard of basic education in Sindh. The Pakistan Reading Project will improve the reading skills of at least 2.5 million children to ensure that they are reading at or above grade level by 2019. The Project works closely with 28 Pakistani universities and 116 elementary teacher training colleges throughout Pakistan to improve the quality of teaching skills and curriculum. Over the next five years, the Pakistan Reading Project will award a total of 1,066 ADE and BEd (Hons) scholarships to students from Sindh. The U.S. partnership with the Government of Pakistan supports the rehabilitation and construction of over 1,350 schools in Sindh, Khyber Paktunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The United States is also establishing centers for advanced education studies at four Pakistani universities and expanding English skills for more than 5,000 low-income students. The United States has awarded more than 4,800 scholarships to university students to pursue higher education through the Pakistan-USAID Merit and Needs Based Scholarship program

The Siasat

Karachi

The US Company for Intercontinental Development (USAID) awarded scholarships on Monday to 102 students enrolled in the Affiliate Degree

in Education and learning (ADE) and Bachelor of Education (Honours) programmes in Sindh as portion of the $ one hundred sixty five million

Pakistan Reading through Task.

Organised at a lodge in Karachi, the ceremony was attended by USAID Provincial Director for Sindh and Balochistan Leon S Waskin, who is

also the performing US consul common, and Sindh Further Main Secretary of Education and learning Dr Fazlullah Pechuho.

The scholarships will spend for tuition and provides as nicely as supply a stipend to the recipients. The US federal government will supply

more than four,500 scholarships to aspiring lecturers.

In the course of the ceremony, eleven future instructors who just lately completed a US-funded ADE programme were awarded graduation

certificates.

Addressing the pupils, Waskin said: “The high quality and improvement of the education and learning technique relies upon critically on the

high quality of lecturers. The USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Venture is a considerable initiative of the US federal government in

collaboration with the Govt of Pakistan to enhance the normal of basic schooling.”

Pechuho thanked the US federal government for their assistance in enhancing the standard of basic training in Sindh.

The Pakistan Studying Undertaking will enhance the looking through expertise of at minimum two.five million young children to guarantee

that they are looking through at or previously mentioned quality stage by 2019.

The project functions carefully with 28 Pakistani universities and 116 elementary teacher coaching faculties all through Pakistan to improve

the quality of teaching expertise and curricula.

More than the following 5 years, the Pakistan Reading through Undertaking will award a overall of one,066 ADE and Mattress (Hons)

scholarships to pupils from Sindh.

The US partnership with the Pakistani federal government supports the rehabilitation and building of above one,350 schools in Sindh, Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu &amp Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal Locations.

The US is also setting up centres for superior education and learning studies at 4 Pakistani universities and growing English abilities for

much more than 5,000 minimal-earnings learners.

The US has awarded much more than 4,800 scholarships to university learners to go after higher education and learning via the Pakistan-

USAID Advantage and Need to have Based Scholarship Plan.

karachi.newspakistan.pk

KARACHI - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday awarded scholarships to 102 students enrolled in ADE and BEd (Hons) programs in Sindh as part of the $165 million Pakistan Reading Project. The ceremony was held at Marriott in Karachi and USAID provincial Director for Sindh and Balochistan Leon S Waskin who is also acting US Consul General for Sindh attended with Sindh Secretary of Education Dr Fazlullah Pechuho. The scholarships will pay for tuition and supplies as well as provide a stipend to recipients. The US government will provide more than 4,500 scholarships to aspiring teachers. During the ceremony, 11 future teachers who recently completed a US-funded ADE program were awarded graduation certificates. While addressing the students, Leon S Waskin said, “The quality and improvement of the education system depends critically upon the quality of teachers. The USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project is a significant initiative of the U.S. Government in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan to improve the standard of basic education.” Dr Fazal-ullah Pechoho, Additional Chief Secretary Education also spoke on the occasion and thanked the U.S. Government for their support in improving the standard of basic education in Sindh. The Pakistan Reading Project will improve the reading skills of at least 2.5 million children to ensure that they are reading at or above grade level by 2019. The Project works closely with 28 Pakistani universities and 116 elementary teacher training colleges throughout Pakistan to improve the quality of teaching skills and curriculum. Over the next five years, the Pakistan Reading Project will award a total of 1,066 ADE and BEd (Hons) scholarships to students from Sindh. The U.S. partnership with the Government of Pakistan supports the rehabilitation and construction of over 1,350 schools in Sindh, Khyber Paktunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The United States is also establishing centers for advanced education studies at four Pakistani universities and expanding English skills for more than 5,000 low-income students. The United States has awarded more than 4,800 scholarships to university students to pursue higher education through the Pakistan-USAID Merit and Needs Based Scholarship program

Learningall.com

US awards scholarships to 102 students

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded scholarships on Monday to 102 students

enrolled in the Associate Degree in Education (ADE) and Bachelor of Education (Honours) programmes in

Sindh as part of the $165 million Pakistan Reading Project.

Organised at a hotel in Karachi, the ceremony was attended by USAID Provincial Director for Sindh and

Balochistan Leon S Waskin, who is also the acting US consul general, and Sindh Additional Chief Secretary of

Education Dr Fazlullah Pechuho.

The scholarships will pay for tuition and supplies as well as provide a stipend to the recipients. The US

government will provide more than 4,500 scholarships to aspiring teachers.

During the ceremony, 11 future teachers who recently completed a US-funded ADE programme were awarded

graduation certificates.

Addressing the students, Waskin said: “The quality and improvement of the education system depends critically

on the quality of teachers. The USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project is a significant initiative of the US

government in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan to improve the standard of basic education.”

Pechuho thanked the US government for their support in improving the standard of basic education in Sindh.

The Pakistan Reading Project will improve the reading skills of at least 2.5 million children to ensure that they

are reading at or above grade level by 2019.

The project works closely with 28 Pakistani universities and 116 elementary teacher training colleges

throughout Pakistan to improve the quality of teaching skills and curricula.

Over the next five years, the Pakistan Reading Project will award a total of 1,066 ADE and BEd (Hons)

scholarships to students from Sindh.

The US partnership with the Pakistani government supports the rehabilitation and construction of over 1,350

schools in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

The US is also establishing centres for advanced education studies at four Pakistani universities and expanding

English skills for more than 5,000 low-income students.

The US has awarded more than 4,800 scholarships to university students to pursue higher education through the

Pakistan-USAID Merit and Need Based Scholarship Program.

Ilm ki dunya.

Sindh, As many as 102 students of Associated Diploma in Education (ADE) and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)

(Hons) programs has been awarded with scholarships by United States Agency for International Development

(USAID). The scholarship program is the part of $165 million Pakistan Reading Project.

The event was attended by USAID provincial Director for Sindh and Balochistan Leon S Waskin also acting US

Consul General for Sindh along with Sindh Additional Chief Secretary of Education Dr Fazlullah Pechuho. The

scholarships will cover the tuition and other expenses and candidates will also be paid with stipend. The US

government is taking steps to award over 4,500 scholarships to respective teachers.

On this occasion the graduation certificates were also presented to 11 future teachers who have completed a US-

funded ADE program. Waskin said on the occasion that the progress and development of education sector

purely depends upon the quality of teachers and in this way the USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project is an

important step of US government and government of Pakistan to enhance the standards of education. Dr

Fazalullah Pechuho acknowledged US government for their support in promotion and improvement of

educational standards in Sindh province.

The Pakistan Reading Project will enhance the reading skills of at least 2.5 million children by making sure that

by 2019 the literacy rate will be improved. The Project will be started in cooperation with 28 Pakistani

universities and 116 elementary teacher-training colleges across Pakistan to enhance the quality of teaching

skills and curriculum.

After next five years, the Pakistan Reading Project will surely award as many as 1,066 ADE and B.Ed (Hons)

scholarships Sindhi students. The United States is setting up centres for higher education at four Pakistani

universities and increasing English skills for over 5,000 low-income students. Over 4,800 scholarships have also

been awarded by USAID to university students for further studies under the Pakistan-USAID Merit and Needs

Based Scholarship Program.

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USAID AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO 102 STUDENTS US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday awarded scholarships to 102 students enrolled in

ADE and BEd (Hons) programs in Sindh as part of the $165 million Pakistan Reading Project.

The ceremony was held at Marriott in Karachi and USAID provincial Director for Sindh and Balochistan Leon S Waskin

who is also acting US Consul General for Sindh attended with Sindh Secretary of Education Dr Fazlullah Pechuho. The

scholarships will pay for tuition and supplies as well as provide a stipend to recipients. The US government will provide

more than 4,500 scholarships to aspiring teachers. During the ceremony, 11 future teachers who recently completed a

US-funded ADE program were awarded graduation certificates. While addressing the students, Leon S Waskin said,

“The quality and improvement of the education system depends critically upon the quality of teachers. The USAID

funded Pakistan Reading Project is a significant initiative of the U.S. Government in collaboration with the Government

of Pakistan to improve the standard of basic education.” Dr Fazal-ullah Pechoho, Additional Chief Secretary Education

also spoke on the occasion and thanked the U.S. Government for their support in improving the standard of basic

education in Sindh. The Pakistan Reading Project will improve the reading skills of at least 2.5 million children to ensure

that they are reading at or above grade level by 2019. The Project works closely with 28 Pakistani universities and 116

elementary teacher training colleges throughout Pakistan to improve the quality of teaching skills and curriculum. Over

the next five years, the Pakistan Reading Project will award a total of 1,066 ADE and BEd (Hons) scholarships to

students from Sindh.

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US ACTING CONSUL GENERAL LEON S WASKIN AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS UNDER USAID PROJECT

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