ISLAMABAD – Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) and Hashoo Foundation, an NGO will work together to promote early childhood education and development (ECHD) in the country.
It was decided at a meeting held here Thursday between the Prof Dr Nasir Mahmood and the Hashoo Foundation’s program advisor Shad Muhammad and Head of Education Shahida Sultan.
The two sides agreed that they will coordinate in launching short diploma and certificate courses in ECHD. They will promote a cooperative partnership in the development of relevant curriculum and the promotion of social entrepreneurship.
The detail programs about the cooperative partnership will be decided later at the level of the joint working committee.
Dr Nasir Mahmood said that the AIOU was laying great focus on early childhood education and has already launched various programs to this effect.
The Hashoo Foundation is engaged in providing access to quality education for dropouts coming from marginalized families. Empowering children through education and making them self-reliant.