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COP29 and the intersection of climate, gender equality, and education
As climate change evolves into a global crisis, the effects of extreme events such as droughts and floods are not equally distributed. Age, gender, and geographical location impact vulnerability to the negative outcomes associated with climate crises. An estimated 1 billion children live in countries at extreme high risk of negative impacts of climate change, and each year 40 million children have their education disrupted by climate induced extreme weather events.
Gender equality and sustainability: Echidna Global Scholars taking action
International Women’s Day (IWD) marks an important United Nations (U.N.) observance each year to celebrate women’s accomplishments, call out the barriers still standing in their way, and shine a spotlight on the need for gender equality.
Sumbal Naveed - Inroads
Photo via United Nations Development Programme. The following essay on Pakistani schoolchildren is an accompaniment to the article Why Young Pakistanis Don’t Read, by Sumbal Naveed. These photographs illustrate school life in what was previously Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), now merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The former FATA is bordered by Afghanistan to the north and west with the border marked by the Durand Line, KP to the east, and Balochistan to the south.
Why Young Pakistanis Don’t Read
Photo via United Nations Development Programme. The following article has been published with an accompanying photo essay: click to read In School, But Are They Learning? Today, one in three Pakistanis over the age of 10 are unable to read and write a paragraph in any language with understanding. — Pakistan National Education Policy Framework, 2018 While Pakistan has historically been a society rich in literature and literary life,1 this is no longer the case.
In School - But Are They Learning?
Photo via United Nations Development Programme. The following essay on Pakistani schoolchildren is an accompaniment to the article Why Young Pakistanis Don’t Read, by Sumbal Naveed. These photographs illustrate school life in what was previously Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), now merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The former FATA is bordered by Afghanistan to the north and west with the border marked by the Durand Line, KP to the east, and Balochistan to the south.
The importance of educating girls in the Newly Merged Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
For the first time in the history of Pakistan, the Newly Merged Districts (NMDs) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) formerly known as Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan—are moving toward normalization. The Talibanization period has ended and the Pakistani military has largely cleared violent extremism from this area (see Box 1 for details on the history of the NMDs).
Educating girls is a must in the Newly Merged Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), renamed as the Newly Merged Districts (NMDs) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is a tribal region of Pakistan on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border that remained under decades of isolation, terrorism, and human rights violations. This region is now moving toward stability—a great sigh of relief for its five million residents.
Why do Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas have such a high gender gap in education?
With the emergence of militants in the 1990s, the social, cultural, and economic structures of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan were badly damaged, most significantly affecting women’s lives. Access to basic services like health and education was reduced, with mobility so minimized that women were not permitted to see a doctor, attend school, or have social interactions. Worse, the militants physically abused residents in FATA.
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