Speed Literacy Program for the Uneducated
The latest episode of Jwandai Jazbey (alive spirits) on October 11, 2017, focused on the importance of a speed literacy program for uneducated individuals. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government with the help of Vision 21 Organization has launched this program for all age brackets. Its aim is to ensure education via evening schools, especially for children involved in labor. Moreover, the program highlighted the KP government’s education reforms.
Mr. Muhammad Saqib Shinwari, Coordinator KP Vision 21, Peshawar, took part as the studio guest in the show. He stated that it is the aim of his organization to cater to the educational needs of the underprivileged children with the support of the KP government. The organization would be grateful to get the response of the public as feedback for future initiatives.
For contact information; 051 – 5501288/ 2505030, www.speedliteracy.org
A CRSS correspondent report was played during the show promoting the inauguration of an adult literacy program in Mardan Central Jail. This literacy drive will be further extended to all district jails. As many as three listeners took part in the program sharing their views on the education system of KP.
About Sabawoon
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications programme, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry, social cohesion.
The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM.
On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday. And last but not the least, a road show named Taroon highlights the social issues such as civic education.
The primary objective of the show has been to underline the criticality of constitutionalism, fundamental rights, public accountability and the rule of law for countering extremism illegalities of all forms.