Wars have terrible beginnings and endings. It doesn’t provide a solution to the problems but definitely becomes the cause of many more (problems) to come. It might be in favor of a few but it gets a lot worse for the most. According to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on average 25 people were forced […]
How inclusive is our education system? A question many have wondered while working in the education sector of Pakistan. From stark differences between public and private institutions operating in different regions across Pakistan, the question remains unanswered. In 2019, Knowledge Platform worked on a British Council report focusing on inclusivity in the primary school segment in […]
When the bell rings, is it the ring of freedom or that of reminder for your students that they will learn what to think/say/behave? Freedom is something that we hold very dear to our hearts. We wave flags to celebrate it, our soldiers sacrifice their lives to protect it, and we take pride in it […]
Lock-down might be relaxed, but the threat of Coronavirus isn’t over. It’s still not safe to go outside, meet friends, dine out in gathering or do things which were part of our life before March 2020. Though with online classes, a routine has been developed but many of us still struggled to pass time constructively. […]
It was the best of times yet it was the worst. Yes, teenage years are full of passion and enthusiastic aura but not for all. For some, it’s a never ending nightmare of bulling and the time when they bury their self-esteem under the criticizing remarks of the society. I will keep it short so […]
Any unconventional idea requires a lot of hard work and creativity. It needs the dedication of the pioneer person and the efforts of the people surrounding him/her. With help of social media and the strength of the project idea it can be raised to provincial or national level. The one initiative I would like to […]
For any developing country education is a major concern, especially in Pakistan where over 40 million of its population is under the age of 19. Millions of students in Pakistan are still out of school and quality education is a big question mark. Back in March 2020, as academic institutions closed across the country during […]
Dear Adult Zujajah! Hello! I hope you are enjoying the best years of your life. I received your letter and I was so happy that you wrote to me. Your letter was full of insights and wisdom which will surely help me. Thank you for that! Now I want to share my thoughts with you. […]
Dear Teenage Zujajah, Hello! How are you doing? Well, I don’t remember how I was doing back then. I am not writing this letter to warn you what comes next or what lies ahead in future. You must be thinking what made me write to you from future. Here’s the answer. I want to tell […]
“To have another language is to possess a second soul”, says Charlemagne – former king of the Franks. Is this statement true? Does possessing two different languages indeed mean separate versions of a single person? Can learning a new language change the way you think? The answer is yes to all these questions (at least […]