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Saturday, February 18, 2012
BISP all set to launch Waseela-e-Taleem initiativeISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is all set to launch Waseela-e-Taleem scheme as part of its efforts to empower poor segments of society. In the first phase of the programme, more than one million children, between the ages of 5-12 from beneficiary families, will be enrolled in schools across Pakistan in April 2012. Leading experts from various social and economic sectors agree that poverty has direct links with the level of education in any society. Therefore, many of the organisations working in the social sector have made education their prime area of focus. BISP hopes that such an initiative helps curb poverty and provide relief and a better future to poor families. The programme has already gain acknowledgement from various national and international humanitarian groups but the initiative may be in danger if sufficient funds are not diverted to the programme. BISP has been able to make a significant dent in abject poverty in a short period of time. The Waseela-e-Taleem initiative would provide additional financial assistance to poor families as well. Experts are of confident that the programme will be able to achieve both its long and short-term goals regarding poverty alleviation in an effective and efficient manner. Besides the new initiative on promoting education as an instrument of poverty eradication, BISP is also significantly contributing for women empowerment and emancipation. staff report
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