Society for Advancement of Education (SAHE)
The Society for the Advancement of Education (SAHE) is a not-
for-profit, non-governmental organization established in 1982
by a group of concerned citizens and academics to respond to
the deteriorating standards of education. SAHE is one of the
first NGOs to focus on the cause of accessible quality education
for the disadvantaged in Pakistan and through its pioneering
work has played a pivotal role in the civil society movement.
Our charter is based on the need for an educated and enlightened
youth, aware of its roots, and conscious of its potential, thereby,
helping produce a cadre that could define the ideals that society
needs to pursue.
We have extensive experience and expertise in implementing
indigenous models of human resource development through strong
networking relationships with NGOs and institutions of higher
learning, and of associating with well-known researchers and
teachers.
We have collaborated with local NGOs in different districts
and provinces for providing training to both government and
NGO teachers/staff to ensure the involvement of local organizations
and to contribute to the development of sustainable networks
and structures.
Objectives
- To work for improvement in the mainstream education system
that continues to affect the overwhelming majority of children
in Pakistan.
- To assess the problems in the education system so as to
work on and recommend appropriate solutions.
- To review the curriculum and promote texts that are accessible,
interesting and supportive of the development of a tolerant
and enlightened world-view.
- To share with teachers modern and effective approaches towards
teaching and to sensitize them to techniques to which children
have been found more receptive.
- To assist with institution building in education & encourage
innovation; enhance the pool of trained teachers; promote
among administrators better management techniques and a democratic
culture so as to broaden the movement for educational reform
and provide education to girls in high poverty areas.
- To influence education policy through advocacy and campaigning
by building coalitions of like-minded individuals and organizations.
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