Towards Education for All

A major scholarly text co-authored by BHP Director John Richards with Manzoor Ahmed and Shahidul Islam, was recently published in a low-cost version for Pakistan. (Last year, a similar low-cost version was published for Bangladesh.) The Chairman of Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission attended the launch event for “The Political Economy of Education in South Asia: Fighting Poverty, Inequality, and Exclusion – Pakistan edition” in Islamabad in late August. The book explores reasons behind poor results of government primary schools in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal – particularly for literacy and numeracy. It examines the rapid expansion of non-government schools over the past two decades and compares teacher training, hiring, and management in South Asian schools with education practice in other countries. One reviewer comments, “This book is an excellent reference for education policy-makers and practitioners in all regions of the world as they struggle to make education systems more resilient and keep the SDG4 progress on track.” Read more about BHP support for primary education, throughout our blog or contact us for more information at BangladeshHealthProject@proton.me