RCDC Uplifting Primary Education in Gwadar

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Suleman Hashim
Rural Community Development Council (RCDC) is serving people of Makran since 1961. RCDC works on promotion of education, culture, economics and social values by conducting awareness raising program from time to time.
RCDC School is one of the hallmarks of this organization. This school has provide people of Gwadar with five year scholarship program, huge library and resource center, records of history of Gwadar, collection of newspapers and Magazines. Apart from that the conference hall and other resources of the institute are used for social events by the people.

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Presently, RCDC is working under Small Grants Ambassador Fund Program (SGAFP) of USAID to promote primary education in Gwadar City and Pishkan Union Council of the city. This project is spread over 15 months and it involves funding of 16 million rupees of which 98% is paid by USAID. As a part of this project RCDC is using unconventional means of teaching in 15 primary schools selected by Education department of government of Balochistan.
85 male and female teachers were trained in the initial part of this program to impart unconventional and effective education to teachers. Apart from that a small library has been established in every school for children.
As a part of this project, RCDC has also strengthen three libraries of the Gwadar district with special emphasis on the education of the children
During a monitoring and Evaluation visit, Parents of students in Pishkan have said that due to learning centers and libraries the learning potential of the children has gone up. They demanded that this project should be further spread to other areas of Gwadar District.
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