ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador Cameron Munter joined officials and
residents of communities in FATA and Malakand to mark the completion of
a U.S. program to improve education in Northwest Pakistan.
The
event celebrated the success of the three-year ED-LINKS project which
assisted more than 450,000 students in over 700 schools in the region.
"Our shared efforts to improve education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)
and FATA are a symbol of Pakistani and U.S. friendship. More important,
our work will build a better tomorrow for future generations of
Pakistanis," said Ambassador Munter.
Education Minister for
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Babak Hussain, USAID Mission Director Andrew
Sisson, and residents of FATA and Malakand also attended the ceremony.
This project was funded by the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID).
"There could be no better way to help
Pashtuns then to help our children get a better education," said
Education Minister Sardar Babak Hussain. Students from six districts of
Malakand and 13 regions and agencies of FATA benefited from the
project. In support of priorities established by the governments of KPK
and FATA, the project helped train more than 3,000 teachers, support
teacher training institutes, and teach children in camps for internally
displaced persons.
The ED-LINKS project is just one example of
the long-term commitment of the United States to strengthening
education for all Pakistanis. Online
