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    Political will may help solve Pakistan's education problem

    Almost half of the children in Pakistan do not go to school and those who do often receive poor quality education. In this video interview with Devex Impact Editor Adva Salinger, Mosharraf Zaidi, program director at Alif Ailaan, says political will plays a big role in solving the problem.

    By Jacques Jimeno // 05 January 2015

    For Mosharraf Zaidi, one can’t make a “meaningful, deep, sustainable change in education” in Pakistan unless the public starts talking about it. The program director of Alif Ailaan, a campaign that seeks to put education at the forefront of public discourse in Pakistan, shared in a video interview with Devex Impact Editor Adva Saldinger how his organization is planning to reform education in the country.

    In Pakistan, almost half of the children are out of school and those who are in school often receive poor quality education. Even students who are being transferred from public schools to private schools are moved to low-cost institutions that do not provide quality education.

    Zaidi also noted that there is a disconnect in the politics in schools and with the demand of the people. There is limited public engagement with public officials, he said, and when people do talk to their local leaders, it is often about personal problems, like getting a relative out of prison.

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      Jacques is a former copy editor at Devex’s news production team. Previously, he worked with the Philippine Department of Tourism and the World Wide Fund for Nature.

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