Global Youth Ambassador helps to enrol 3700 school students in Pakistan

A World at School appointed its Global Youth Ambassadors in April 国产视频� and one of them has already been involved in a remarkable success story.

Junaid Iqbal Janjua has helped to persuade 3700 children to enrol in schools in the Pakistani state of Punjab in just two months.

The children are aged five to 16 and have never been to school or had dropped out of education.

Junaid said: 国产视频淲e set a target of 750 new enrollments by May 31, the beginning of the summer vacation. I am glad to report that we have been able to surpass our target by a big margin.国产视频�

The 23-year-old had already been campaigning on education issues in his community in the city of Rawalpindi before being named as an A World at School Global Youth Ambassador.

Punjab国产视频檚 education department has a system in which government and private schools operate under a cluster centre, which is usually at a secondary school. The principal of the cluster centre is a high-ranking government official who is also known as the cluster incharge.

Junaid said: 国产视频淎fter my appointment, motivated by A World at School国产视频檚 vision and with the help of the organisation国产视频檚 guidelines, I held a meeting with the cluster incharge of Government Loco Shed Higher Secondary School in Rawalpindi and decided to concentrate on this cluster for improving enrollment.

国产视频淭he staff and headmasters of all 22 private and 12 government schools in the cluster took an active part in this campaign and facilitated my workshops to engage, encourage and motivate the community for increasing enrollments.

国产视频淭hey also helped to arrange interactive sessions with students and staff to motivate them and dissipate the agenda of A World at School.国产视频�

Junaid paid tribute to Cluster Incharge Mushtaq Ahmed Sial. He said: 国产视频淗e participated actively in all workshops and interactive sessions and worked tirelessly for the cause.

国产视频淗e was also helpful in dissipating the agenda of A World at School and the positive role played by the organisation in achieving the goals of universal education and quality of learning.国产视频�

Congratulations to Junaid, Mr Sial and everyone who took part in this amazing enrollment achievement.

You can learn more about education issues in Pakistan in our Explore channel.

And you can read more in the latest United Nations Pakistan newsletter 国产视频� including United Nations Special Envoy for Education Gordon Brown pledging $1billion support for a Pakistan education plan.