Quality Education for All (QEFA)
JDW Sugar Mills has created its valuable cooperation with the District education department to make positive contribution in the educational institutes for raising the education level of rural community, elementary and higher schools.
In 2002-03, the District Government of Rahim Yar Khan took a bold initiative in the education sector and handed over the management of all the primary schools of Rasool Pur Union Council to NRSP. JDW Sugar Mills fully supported this initiative and provided operational, financial and logistic support to the project. The local community was mobilized & fully involved in the management of schools. The following additional tasks were given to the community:
Progress by the Quality Education Program Progress till 2015-2016.
Achieving inclusive and quality education for all is reaffirms the belief that education is one of the most powerful and proven vehicles for sustainable development. There is strong evidence that shows that there are positive effects of decentralizing the education to the lower levels because of the QEFA project. The project has been a resounding success, resulting in efficient management of schools, increase in the student enrolment, reduction in the drop-out ratio, provision of basic facilities, and involvement of local communities in monitoring the performance of school administration. .
For Year 2015-16 (Oct 2015-Sep 2016) JDW has continued its financial support in district Ghotki & khairpur to upgrade the level of education. These funds included employment of teachers, construction of new classrooms, boundary walls, furniture arrangements for students and teachers, toilets, sheds, water supplies, electricity & electrification, IT labs, support material, walking bridge and whitewash of the premises.
Under QEFA project in many Schools different activities have been carried to develop the intellectual abilities of the students and to encourage/motivate them to continue their education i.e. Naat & speech competition, Prize distribution Ceremony, Celebration of 14th August, Hand WASH day, Parents day, Farewell Party etc.