Bunyad Literacy Community Council (BLCC)
Bunyad Literacy Community Council (BLCC) is a Non-governmental,
non-political and non-profit NGO founded in 1994 by a group
of like-minded persons who wanted to make a difference in alleviating
poverty and empowering the people through literacy. Conceived
first as a project involving networking of NGO for the promotion
of literacy in Hafizabad district, the program led to the realization
of the critical issues of non-attendance of formal schools by
girls, the need for quality education as an essential ingredient
in assisting the country to reach the EFA (Education for all)
goal. Bunyad sought to deliver education to girls in the rural
areas through non-Formal methodology and developed a non-formal
education project.
The schools established under the project were known as ILM
NFPE centres and were supported by UNICEF starting with literacy
and education in one district Bunyad has gradually expanded
both in geographical areas of operation as well as the field
of its activities. It is presently active in 18 districts of
the province of Punjab and particularly in more than 2000 villages
and its programs, in addition to literacy and non-formal education,
include projects in such diverse fields as child labour, women
empowerment for poverty alleviation, saving and micro credit
community development, integrated farming and sanitation, health,
reproductive health and environment.
Bunyad envisions a literate, enlightened, tolerant and just
society in which all individuals enjoy the rights and opportunities
to realize their full potential in striving to attain both individual
and collective goals. |