In the summer of 2022, torrential monsoon rains triggered the most severe flooding in Pakistan’s recent history, washing away villages, destroying hundreds of thousands of homes, and leaving millions of people and livestock for dead. This is a war with no end—the massive floods have reshaped the landscape, uprooting and displacing a third of Pakistan’s […]
Knowledge Platform is pleased to publish its Newsletter on its blended learning project in 200 Classrooms of the Federal Capital Schools. The Federal Directorate of Education awarded the project to Knowledge Platform, SABAQ, and, TeleTaleem in the 2021-2022 session. The scope of the project included the implementation of a blended e-learning pilot project in 66 schools in the ICT […]
Hello. I am Abeeha Khalid from Quetta, Pakistan. I am currently 15 years old. I think that’s enough for a short self-introduction. Now buckle up your seat belts because I’m going to tell you all about how I ended up in Japan. Last year, something crazy happened to me. I stumbled across an online advertisement […]
AFS alumni Faarza Khan, a brilliant kid, returned from Japan in April 2020. She was one of the four successful candidates who spent eight months in Japan under the AFS Kakehashi Cultural Exchange Program. Upon her return, Faarza brought us some amazing gifts and wrote Knowledge Platform a beautiful letter of appreciation. Knowledge Platform invited […]
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcom X Past few months have been really unpredictable for the whole world. The situation has been uncertain, economies crashing, inflation, travel bans, work from home and most importantly closure of educational institutes. The developed countries were somewhat prepared for […]
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 […]
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 […]
“You haven’t seen the world! You don’t know what real world looks like” I have heard this many time and every time I heard this, I questioned myself, is it time to step out and prove myself? I haven’t been a topper in school or for that matter had any achievement in my life earlier. […]
Have you ever come across a friend, relative, or a family member of yours who suffered huge financial losses after failing to run a successful business? Unfortunately, I happen to know some people who put their hearts and money into their business ideas, but because of their poorly advised financial decisions, not only they lost […]