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Case

Establishment of Community Schools in Northern Areas of Pakistan

Nasreen Gul, Arif Iqbal Rana

INDUSTRY : Education

AREA : Production & Operation Management

ORGANIZATION : Descon

LENGTH : 23

LUMS No : 03-829-2004-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 2004

KEYWORDS:

Community Schools,Northern Areas,Pakistan,NGO,Education,Production,Operations Management,World Bank,British Council,Project,Implications,Sustainibility,Planning

DESCRIPTION:

This case presents a community-schooling project implemented in the Northern Areas of Pakistan from 1998 to 2003 through the World Bank and British Council. For a better understanding of the case, relevant exhibits have been included from different reports of the project. The case discusses the planning and implementation of the project by three partners: The Government of Pakistan, an NGO and the community. The case is mainly about project operation at different levels and its future implications. The case also tells us about the implementation practices of the project and its future concerns mainly in terms of sustainability.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1) To learn about the community schooling programme of Northern Areas. 2) To learn how the government, NGO's and communities can work together to promote development work, such as community schools. 3) To discuss the issue of sustainibility of the community schools.

SUBJECTS COVERED:

Production, Operations Management