Objective

To establish a well equipped library in the school of village Thathi Bhanguan that has been constructed on self-help basis and through private donations.

Justification of the Project

Establishment of a library is absolutely critical for the following reasons:

• Absence of proper roads makes access to quality education very difficult.
• Parents, with their very limited resources can not afford buying additional books for the children and buying quality books is simply out of their reach.
• Children have very limited knowledge of the outside world.
• Teachers need to be exposed to a variety of teaching methods.
• Teachers themselves need to enhance their educational attainment.
• Teachers’ and children’s thinking horizons are very narrow and needs to be widened.

In addition to constructing a space for the library it would be furnished with the following:

• Over 1000 books, magazines and periodicals to begin with on a variety of subjects including history, health, nutrition, environment, agriculture, citizenship, mathematics, geography, science, IT, Urdu, Punjabi and English language learning. A good number of books would be on fiction in Urdu and English languages.
• More than 100 books and other materials as reference for teachers to improve their teaching skills.
• A selection of audio cassettes, audio CDs, videos and computer games.
• Cyber Zone where students can access the internet and discover a range of on-line learning resources and information.

If children are not provided the opportunity to have access to a well equipped library, the energy and resources already invested could not yield the desired results.

No of Intended Beneficiaries

Direct Beneficiaries: 175 children of more than six villages and 11 teachers

Indirect Beneficiaries: More than 700 children, 200 women and men and 25 teachers in ten villages of the districts of Sheikhupura and Nankana Saheb. The library will provide them with a strong educational experience that fits with the realities of their lives. This project aims to reach the entire community and to provide quality sustainable education that meets the needs of the children, adolescent girls and boys, women and men and makes it relevant to their lives; the education that can lead to the making of reflective, proactive and participating citizens of Pakistan.

More than 60% of the beneficiaries are girls and women.

Expected Results

• Teachers are exposed to new techniques of teaching
• Teachers are exposed to new techniques of teaching
• Children get better quality education
• Children have better knowledge through audiovisuals
• Teachers and children have awareness about the outside world
• Teachers’ and children’s mental horizon is widened