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Education:
Changing the Future of Pakistan
 Out
in the street a crowd of youngsters
was cheering and shouting. In their
midst two kids, not more than twelve
years of age, were scuffling and punching
each other viciously. One of the two
brawlers was a slightly built boy,
his name is Muhammad Hadees.
Growing
up as a middle child in a family of
six, Hadees found himself out on the
street most of the time. To make the
matters worse he had to deal with
an abusive father who was left handicapped
and jobless by an accident. Hadees
was never interested in getting an
education and the atmosphere at the
government school in his area drove
him farther away.
His
father tried in vain for years to
get Hadees interested in studies but
punishment and abuse did not help
in changing the child’s mind.
He went to school for sometime just
to get away from the stifling environment
of his house but realized that the
teacher at the school was no better
than his abusive father at home. Finally,
after several absences he simply stopped
going to school and spent his whole
day on the streets.
 Someone
suggested HDF’s “child
friendly” school to Hadees’
skeptical parents, they decided to
send an even more skeptical Hadees
to the HDF school for a few months
just to try it out. So without any
expectations of improvements on either
side, Hadees started attending the
HDF school.
His
new teacher, Miss. Rizwana, took him
under her direct supervision and tolerated
all his troublesome behavior with
kind yet firm attitude. She also encouraged
his parents to join the local PTA
so they can stay informed about the
child’s progress. This also
gave her the opportunity to work with
both the parents and she slowly convinced
them to change their parenting strategies
with the boy.
 Hadees
has shown a positive change and his
interest in education has been rekindled
thanks to Miss. Rizwana and HDF’s
child friendly schools. HDF schools
use the Joyful method of learning;
children are involved in the learning
process through activities. Teachers
at HDF schools never use punishment
to motivate kids to come to school
or to learn. HDF is working all over
Pakistan training individuals like
Miss. Rizwana to be teachers in HDF’s
child friendly schools.
These
teachers might be the only hope for
a successful future of Pakistan’s
next generation. Please help HDF save
these children’s future; your
donations make a huge difference in
their lives.
Date/Time Last Modified: 11/7/2006 11:47:55 AM
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