Program Profile of Umeed
Umeed (PU) in Urdu means Hope. Focusing on children between the ages of 3 to 6 years, the basic premise of the project is to ‘follow the child’ as he/she continues on a journey of development. PU was conceptualized after an extensive evaluation of ECD programs in the grass root areas of Pakistan. It utilizes best ECD practices from the Montessori and High/Scope pedagogies, and has been developed by ECD experts specifically for the rural setting. This school-based program was initiated in collaboration with AKES,P in March of 2009 with the completion of renovations to the Khyber ECD Centre at Ali Muhammad Khowaja Goth, a village in the interior parts of Sindh. The first year pilot has proven to be very successful and plans are in the pipeline to expand the program to benefit other villages. Umeed's Mission
Establish a model program that empowers grass-root communities to break the vicious cycle of poverty and deprivation through education. Objectives
Operational Dimensions to Achieve the ObjectivesIn order to achieve the above objectives the team of Project Umeed is working in the following dimensions/line of actions: Academic Operations
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