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Project Proposal for Second Classroom
HINDU KUSH CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION PROJECT PROPOSAL BIRIR MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS - YEAR TWO CLASSROOM Birir is one of the three Kalash valleys and is the least spoiled and the least developed. There is a Middle School in central Birir but … Continue reading
Update on the new High School in Birir
The first phase of the school is now complete except for the cementing of the floor and inside walls and the glass for the windows. The large kitchen has also been completed. This was done early in the project, as … Continue reading
History of Education in the Kalash Valleys
When I first arrived in the valleys there were only government Muslim schools, to which a few Kalash children went, with very few progressing beyond the 8th or 10th grade. Shakil Durrani, former DC of Chitral, who then became Culture … Continue reading
Finnish Government
I am indebted to the Finnish Government for all their assistance during this last decade and a half. Not only for funding projects, but for valuable advice and for being a member of the Kalash Committee in Islamabad which helped … Continue reading
Birir School Project
For a number of years both the Kalash and Muslim communities in Birir have requested that they should have their own High School in Birir. The only High School in the valleys is in Bumburet. Fathers do not like their … Continue reading
Trustees Annual Report 2010 – 2011
1. Trustees Mary Brooke, Nigel Brooke, John Brown CBE, Keith Howman OBE President, Azra Meadows OBE, Peter Meadows SQA Chairman and Rupert Wright. In the meantime, Dr John Earle MBE a retired medical doctor with charity experience in Afghanistan and … Continue reading
Life in Pakistan Today
By Faheem Badshah We read over here of costs in the UK going up with VAT increases and the like. Here in Pakistan our rate of inflation is eye-watering and makes yours in the UK seem insignificant. For several years … Continue reading
April 2001
It is amazing how quickly time seems to pass and disasters fade into the background. We thought that a report Maureen Lines did on the food distribution programme and her project for future flood prevention and the building of a … Continue reading