AJK-Mirpur; UK-based NGO To Establish Educational Institutes

MIRPUR (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jul, 2022 ) : 22 (APP)::UK-based NGO Muslim Hands is going to launch a gigantic project establishing friendly education institutes for girls in Mirpur Division under the WASH Project.

It was disclosed at a high level held here Friday for signing Letter of Understanding (LoU) between Salman Khan Executive Manager, Muslim Hands in AJK based at Mirpur and Secretary Elementary & Secondary Education, Govt. of Azad Jammu & Kashmir.

Secretary Elementary & Secondary Education, Razzaq Ahmed Khan, while speaking at the occasion, expressed his gratitude to Muslim Hands Mirpur, for supporting the cause of female education by upgrading present facilities into education friendly institutes.

He said that though despite constraints, the Govt. is committed to facilitate and promote female education across the board yet no State can achieve best results without support of civil society and international development partners.

He thanked Raja Muhammad Razzaq, former Secretary to Govt.

of AJK for his volunteer services for securing meaningful support of INGOs for Govt. Departments.

Executive Manager Salman Khan expressed his deep gratitude Secretary E&S Education and his department for deliberations and identifying the weak areas for tangible partnership.

He said that Muslim Hands is keen for partnership with Govt. Departments in the area of Health, Education, Clean drinking Water, Social Sector, Environment protection as part of ongoing efforts of Govt. of Pakistan and Govt. of AJK to achieve targets set under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

"Pakistan affirmed its commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by adopting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as its own national development agenda through a unanimous National Assembly Resolution in 2016", he concluded with hope of continuous partnership for dispensing quality education across AJK.