Share:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. Sania Nishtar highlighted Pakistan’s role in bolstering girls’ education at Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) Forum on, ‘Women’s Education and Poverty Reduction held in Beijing. In her speech, Dr. Sania remarked, “Since its inception, SCO has facilitated timely dialogue and cooperation among different cultures and geographies, and today’s Forum on Women’s Education and Poverty Reduction is no different. Dr. Sania further said that Ehsaas also ensures that all beneficiaries of conditional cash transfer schemes receive higher stipends for girls. Ehsaas also has a new policy to incentivize girls’ education, which is evidenced in a recent decision to grant a higher stipend for girls in our education conditional cash transfer program. Dr. Sania, on Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarships, added, “Completing higher education, however, still remains a major barrier for women to ultimately graduate out of poverty.

Source: The Nation July 20, 2021 14:26 UTC