in pakistan, unicef-supported temporary learning centres create opportunities for girls

Pakistan’s catastrophic flooding last summer is leading to a change in attitudes towards sending girls to school. The floods, which affected the Indus River basin from the Himalayan foothills to the Arabian Sea, damaged approximately 10,000 schools, of which more than a third was completely destroyed.

Thousands of parents in rural areas have traditionally declined to send their daughters to school. But the flood waters forced them out of their villages into areas where UNICEF has set up temporary learning centres (TLCs) to try to minimise the impact of the disaster on children’s education.

Their coming into contact with education for the first time has been extremely encouraging, explained UNICEF Deputy Representative in Pakistan Karen Allen.

Read more on the UNICEF website