About PCE

Established in 2005, Pakistan Coalition for Education (PCE) - an initiative of Society for Access to Quality Education (SAQE) is the only coalition working on education advocacy in Pakistan for nineteen consecutive years.

PCE is an unequivocal advocate of ensuring inclusive and equitable education for every child in Pakistan. In the pursuit of quality education for All, PCE strives to become the people’s voice by consolidating the needs and demands of the grassroots community and bringing it to legislators in the august parliament and other policy forums.

GAWE 2024: Youth for Transformative Education

The Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) is a global campaign that aims to raise awareness and promote action on education-related issues. This year the theme was ‘Transformative Education’; our young leaders led campaigns for GAWE in their universities to raise awareness and spark collective action among youth to enhance and transform the education system.

Webinar: Child Labor Day

Child labor persists as a serious development and human rights issue and impedes access to education for every child. On June 12, World Day Against Child Labor, PCE organized a webinar titled "From Promise to Action: Addressing the Education Emergency and Child Labor Crisis in Pakistan". This discussion brought together experts to explore the root causes, impacts, and actionable solutions to end child labor in Pakistan.

Podcast: Let’s Talk Education S03E01

We are back with the third season of our podcast ‘Let’s Talk Education’, in collaboration with Bolo Jawan. Ms. Maliha Hyder – Education Specialist at World Bank Group and Ms. Zehra Arshad – Executive Director, SAQE joined us, in the first episode of season 3.

Data Portal: SDG Status Report 2021

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 emphasizes 'ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all'. Extracting data from the SDG Status Report 2021, we developed a set of infographics displaying the state of SDG 4 in Pakistan.

Op-ed: Bridging the gap

Ms. Zehra Arshad, Executive Director SAQE and National Coordinator PCE provided an extensive analysis of the newly introduced Education Emergency in Pakistan.

Only, through collective ownership and active involvement of multi-sectoral stakeholders and realistic approaches, can we produce a more sustainable and inclusive education system for every child, states Zehra.

Op-ed: Empowering Girls

Our newest team member (say hi all!), Ms. Laraib Kiani in her op-ed highlights the crucial link between Gender-Based Violence and how it is perpetuated in society by depriving girls of their fundamental right to education.

As girls transition to higher grades, the number of drop-outs increases resulting in lesser number of girls in education institutions. While things have turned around, it is still not enough! says Laraib.

Publication: Pakistan’s Education Sector Plans

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the Education Sector Plans of four major provinces of Pakistan. The scope of this analysis focuses on assessing the provisions for gender-responsive, resilient and inclusive education in Pakistan's education sector planning. Findings reveal that the provinces share common challenges in the realm of access, quality, and the governance of education.

Blog: Education Emergency: Is It Just Another Buzzword?

‘The PM while hosting a conference in Islamabad declared a nationwide education emergency’. We see this headline plastered everywhere, these days.

But is it the first time, we heard this slogan?

There is a strong discourse on the topic and the public has raised questions on the purpose, implications and outcomes of this emergency.

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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has announced an "Education Emergency" across Pakistan to enroll approximately 26 million children who are currently out of school, aiming to transform Pakistan into one of the most educated countries in the world.

The Balochistan cabinet has decided to introduce sweeping reforms in the education and healthcare sectors to enhance service delivery and also approved the integration of the federal Levies force into the Balochistan Levies administrative framework, aiming to bolster provincial control and coordination.

The Punjab government is going to integrate three departments —Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB), Quaid-i-Azam Academy for Educational Development (QAED) and Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) — into one organisation with a view to bringing about a qualitative change in education.

The education ministry and Google announced a “strategic collaboration” to improve access to education and support the development of a digital ecosystem for learning, the agreement also aimed at reducing the number of out-of-school children across the country.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday ordered the establishment of the Pakistan Skill Company and Pakistan Skill Development Fund to unify technical and vocational education countrywide and provide better employment to the country’s workers abroad.

The Italian Ambassador to Pakistan, Marilina Armellin, has taken the initiative to educate out-of-school children in Pakistan through Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI).

She has initiated a programme to highlight the benefits of enrolment and education through radio broadcasts. This initiative will also help in sharing practical information on sustainable development practices for schools.

Zehra Arshad

Executive Director, Society for Access to Quality Education (SAQE)

National Coordinator, Pakistan Coalition for Education (PCE)

Israr Ahmed

Manager Admin & Finance

Urwa Naeem

Senior Program Officer

Research & Advocacy

Bilqees Fatima

Coordinator MER & Resource Development

Laraib Kiani

Coordinator– Program Development, Communication & Advocacy

Adeel Khan

Admin & Finance Officer

Faisal Masih

Front Desk/Admin Attendant

Adnan Ali

Admin Assistant

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