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{{Short description|Pakistani Nonprofit Organization}}
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{{Infobox organization
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| leader_title = Director
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| leader_name = [[Mosharraf Zaidi]]
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| leader_title = Director
| formation = {{start date|2013}}
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| leader_name = Musharaf Zaidi
| defunct = {{end date|2018}}
| formation = Registered with present name 2013
| headquarters = [[Islamabad]], Pakistan
| headquarters = [[Islamabad]], Pakistan
| website = [http://www.alifailaan.pk alifailaan.pk]
| website = {{URL|http://www.alifailaan.pk}}
| motto = "Alif Ailaan is a campaign for education reform in Pakistan"
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'''Alif Ailaan''' ({{lang-ur|{{URDU|الف اعلان}}}}) is a nonprofit organization working in the field of [[education]] in [[Pakistan]] since 2013. Launched by a team of media and communications specialists, the program seeks to highlight education on priority bases in Pakistan and make the masses aware of the importance of education.<ref name="Alif 01">{{cite web|last1=Official|first1=Website|title=About Alif Ailaan|url=http://www.alifailaan.pk|website=www.alifailaan.pk}}</ref> It runs campaigns in print, on radio and television, and on social media for awareness of the masses about education. The program conduct [[seminars]], [[survey methodology|surveys]], research and district ranking in education. It also monitor the performance of member of the [[parliament]] in education sector in their [[constituencies]].
'''Alif Ailaan''' ({{langx|ur|الف اعلان}}) was a nonprofit organization working in the field of [[education]] in [[Pakistan]] from 2013 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-01 |title=Farwell, Alif Ailaan |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/291520/farwell-alif-ailaan/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Daily Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Launched by a team of media and communications specialists, the program aimed to highlight education on priority basis in Pakistan and make the masses aware of the importance of education.<ref name="Alif 01">{{cite web|last1=Official|first1=Website|title=About Alif Ailaan|url=http://www.alifailaan.pk/|website=www.alifailaan.pk|access-date=2015-11-20|archive-date=2022-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210055932/https://www.alifailaan.pk/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It ran campaigns in print, on radio and television, and on social media for awareness of the masses about education. The program conducts [[seminars]] and [[survey methodology|surveys]] and publishes the highly cited [[2015 Pakistan District Education Rankings|district education rankings]] report. It also monitored the performance of parliamentarians in reforming education in their [[constituencies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/alif-ailaan|title = The Express Tribune}}</ref>


Working in the four provinces of [[Pakistan]] including [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] and [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]], Alif Ailaan identify the week spots in education through its research and thus assisting decision makers to overcome such problems.<ref name="Alif 01"/>
Working in the four [[Administrative units of Pakistan|provinces of Pakistan]] as well as [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] and the formerly [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]], Alif Ailaan identified the weak spots in education through research and aimed to assist decision makers in creating and implementing better education policies.<ref name="Alif 01"/>


== Contributions ==
== Contributions ==
Alif Ailaan addresses the educational crisis in [[Pakistan]] and suggest measure to overcome such weaknesses. Through their research and data compilation, they assist decision makers to adopt necessary measures. Funded by the United Kingdom's [[Department for International Development]], the organization also provide grant support to civil society organisations working for educational reforms and fund research on issues related to education in Pakistan.<ref name="Alif 01"/>
Alif Ailaan addressed the educational crisis in [[Pakistan]] and suggested measures to reform the education landscape. Through their research and data compilation, they assisted decision makers to come up with. Funded by the United Kingdom's [[Department for International Development]], the organization also provided grant support to civil society organisations working for educational reforms and fund research on issues related to education in Pakistan.<ref name="Alif 01"/>


== District Education Rankings ==
== District Education Rankings ==
Alif Ailaan also releases [[Pakistan District Education Rankings|District Education Rankings]] for all districts of Pakistan on the basis of its research. The research examine the state of education in the country's 148 districts and agencies and identify the weak spots in education. According to District Education Rankings 2013, the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] was on the top while [[Baluchistan]] falls in the bottom. No districts of the [[Sindh]] could find a place among top 50. The 2014 District Education Rankings of 146 districts of Pakistan show that [[Islamabad]] was the best performing region in terms of overall standards of education, followed by districts of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] and [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir]] (AJK).<ref>{{cite web|author=|work=The News|title=Alif Ailaan' efforts for promotion of education highlighted|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-230718-Alif-Ailaan-efforts-for-promotion-of-education-highlighted|accessdate=6 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ikram|first1=Junaidi|title=Rankings reveal state of education in Pakistan|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1108111|work=Dawn|accessdate=23 May 2014}}</ref> The Alif Ailan's 2015 District Education Ranking shows poor performance of [[Sindh]] while the performance of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] for improving its enrollment, retention and gender parity indicators was lauded.<ref name="Dawn 02">{{cite web|last1=News|first1=Dawn|title=Education report card EDITORIAL|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1181182|work=Dawn|accessdate=11 May 2015}}</ref> [[Rawalpindi district]] was on top of the ranking.<ref name="Alif 01"/>
Alif Ailaan also released annual [[Pakistan District Education Rankings|District Education Rankings]] for all districts of Pakistan on the basis of its research. The research examined the state of education in the country's 148 districts and agencies and identified the weak spots in education. According to District Education Rankings 2013, the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] was on the top while [[Baluchistan]] falls in the bottom. No districts of the [[Sindh]] could find a place among top 50.


The 2014 District Education Rankings of 146 districts of Pakistan show that [[Islamabad]] was the best performing region in terms of overall standards of education, followed by districts of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] and [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir]] (AJK).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-06 |title='Alif Ailaan' efforts for promotion of education highlighted |work=thenews.com.pk |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-230718-Alif-Ailaan-efforts-for-promotion-of-education-highlighted |access-date=2022-04-25 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140206232809/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-230718-Alif-Ailaan-efforts-for-promotion-of-education-highlighted |archive-date=6 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ikram|first1=Junaidi|title=Rankings reveal state of education in Pakistan|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1108111|work=Dawn|date=23 May 2014|accessdate=23 May 2014}}</ref>
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== Assessing the performance of Parliamentarians in education sector ==
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Alif Ailaan also gauge the performance of every [[Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan|Member of the National Assembly]] on the basis of educational performance in their respective [[constituencies]]. They are assessed against four indicators for education – gender parity, school facilities, [[student–teacher ratio]] and retention.<ref name="Alif 01"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Daud|first1=Khwaja|title=Alif Ailaan releases Midterm Report Card on performance of Parliamentarians in Education|url=http://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/pakistans-assemblies-reach-midterm-mark-alif-ailaan/|newspaper=Daily Pakistan|accessdate=12 November 2015}}</ref>


The 2015 District Education Ranking shows poor performance of [[Sindh]] while the performance of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] for improving its enrollment, retention and gender parity indicators was lauded.<ref name="Dawn 02">{{cite news |last=<!--no author given-->|title=Education report card |department=EDITORIAL|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1181182|work=Dawn|date=11 May 2015|accessdate=11 May 2015}}</ref> [[Rawalpindi district]] was on top of the ranking.<ref name="Alif 01" />
== Enrollment campaign ==

Alif Ailan also arrange enrollment drive with the partnership of the provincial governments in every district to encourage communities to enroll all their children in school.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alif Ailaan Caravan to ensure Children Education in KPK|url=http://push.pk/759|website=push.pk|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref>
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== Performance of parliamentarians in education sector ==
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Alif Ailaan also gauged the performance of every [[Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan|Member of the National Assembly]] on the basis of educational performance in their respective [[constituencies]]. They were assessed against four indicators for education – gender parity, physical facilities, [[student–teacher ratio]] and retention.<ref name="Alif 01" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Daud|first1=Khwaja|title=Alif Ailaan releases Midterm Report Card on performance of Parliamentarians in Education|url=http://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/pakistans-assemblies-reach-midterm-mark-alif-ailaan/|newspaper=Daily Pakistan|date=12 November 2015|accessdate=12 November 2015}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Pakistan District Education Rankings]]
*[[Pakistan District Education Rankings]]
*[[Khwarizmi Science Society]]
*[[Khwarizmi Science Society]]
*[[The Citizens Foundation]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* http://www.alifailaan.pk {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210055932/https://www.alifailaan.pk/ |date=2022-12-10 }}
* http://www.alifailaan.pk


[[Category:Educational organisations in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Educational organisations based in Pakistan]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Pakistan]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Pakistan]]
[[Category:2018 disestablishments in Pakistan]]

Latest revision as of 07:13, 26 October 2024

Alif Ailaan
Formation2013 (2013)
Defunct2018 (2018)
HeadquartersIslamabad, Pakistan
Director
Mosharraf Zaidi
Websitewww.alifailaan.pk

Alif Ailaan (Urdu: الف اعلان) was a nonprofit organization working in the field of education in Pakistan from 2013 to 2018.[1] Launched by a team of media and communications specialists, the program aimed to highlight education on priority basis in Pakistan and make the masses aware of the importance of education.[2] It ran campaigns in print, on radio and television, and on social media for awareness of the masses about education. The program conducts seminars and surveys and publishes the highly cited district education rankings report. It also monitored the performance of parliamentarians in reforming education in their constituencies.[3]

Working in the four provinces of Pakistan as well as Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and the formerly Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Alif Ailaan identified the weak spots in education through research and aimed to assist decision makers in creating and implementing better education policies.[2]

Contributions

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Alif Ailaan addressed the educational crisis in Pakistan and suggested measures to reform the education landscape. Through their research and data compilation, they assisted decision makers to come up with. Funded by the United Kingdom's Department for International Development, the organization also provided grant support to civil society organisations working for educational reforms and fund research on issues related to education in Pakistan.[2]

District Education Rankings

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Alif Ailaan also released annual District Education Rankings for all districts of Pakistan on the basis of its research. The research examined the state of education in the country's 148 districts and agencies and identified the weak spots in education. According to District Education Rankings 2013, the Punjab was on the top while Baluchistan falls in the bottom. No districts of the Sindh could find a place among top 50.

The 2014 District Education Rankings of 146 districts of Pakistan show that Islamabad was the best performing region in terms of overall standards of education, followed by districts of Punjab and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).[4][5]

The 2015 District Education Ranking shows poor performance of Sindh while the performance of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for improving its enrollment, retention and gender parity indicators was lauded.[6] Rawalpindi district was on top of the ranking.[2]

Performance of parliamentarians in education sector

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Alif Ailaan also gauged the performance of every Member of the National Assembly on the basis of educational performance in their respective constituencies. They were assessed against four indicators for education – gender parity, physical facilities, student–teacher ratio and retention.[2][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Farwell, Alif Ailaan". Daily Times. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Official, Website. "About Alif Ailaan". www.alifailaan.pk. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  3. ^ "The Express Tribune".
  4. ^ "'Alif Ailaan' efforts for promotion of education highlighted". thenews.com.pk. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  5. ^ Ikram, Junaidi (23 May 2014). "Rankings reveal state of education in Pakistan". Dawn. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Education report card". EDITORIAL. Dawn. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  7. ^ Daud, Khwaja (12 November 2015). "Alif Ailaan releases Midterm Report Card on performance of Parliamentarians in Education". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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