JAPAN'S $3.5 MILLION FOR EDUCATION

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: Government of japan will provide a grant of $3.5 million to the United Nations Children's Fund-

For supporting its initiative to provide quality alternative education to out-of-school-children and adolescents in Pakistan.

The grant will be used by UNICEF during its new country programme [2018-2022] to establish 400 centres under the Alternative Learning programme [ALP], led by the government.

Nearly 15,000 adolescents between the ages of nine to 16 as well as younger children would get a second chance to quality primary education at these centres to be established in KPK, Sindh and Balochistan.

It would also help these children and adolescents to be mainstreamed into the regular education system at lower secondary and secondary level.

Speaking at the signing ceremony Ambassador Takashi Kurai said :

''Education plays a critical role not only for the development  of an individual talents and ability, but-  for the overall economic development of the nation.

For the purpose of ensuring inclusive and quality education for all, Japan will continue to support improvement of education in Pakistan and I do believe that the society in which everyone shines will be achieved.''