Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, 22.8 million children of school-going age in Pakistan were not in schools. This staggering number made Pakistan host to the second largest population of out-of-school children in the world. The majority of these out-of-school children remained girls. Prolonged school closures and the pandemic’s far-reaching social and economic impact have further […]
Author Archives: Areebah Shahid
The writer is the executive director of Pakistan Youth Change Advocates; founder of the digital media platform, Bolo Jawan and a Gulmakai Champion under Malala Fund. She tweets @AreebahShahid
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