As the foundation of the long-term development of communities, MIRA believes that education develops the capacity of children, youth, and adults to fully understand their rights, roles, and values in the society.
The political, economic, and social conditions in Pakistan have contributed to an ever-increasing gap between the rich and the poor. And as the countries experience periods of high inflation, unemployment, poverty, and unrest, the access to quality education has become even more difficult for marginalized groups.
MIRA’s education efforts meant to strive to meet communities’ contextual needs in order to help children realize their right to education and to add to the knowledge and future prosperity of societies. It is through this understanding of the local context that MIRA aims to create the greatest impact on the education of communities.
Institute of Computer Literacy to equip youth with modern technology, MIRA established Computer Literacy Training Center in 2002, so that IT skill of youth generation could be strengthened & enhanced. The aim for the establishment of the center was to enable youth to cope with modern day challenges and provide market base skills. Following courses are taught at the center:
- Basic Computer Knowledge
- MS Office including(MS World , MS Excel )
- Short Course on DOS
- Short courses of Hardware
- Introduction of Internet operation
MIRA-Tuition Center
There is no dearth of hard-working and talented youth of Pakistan. Given the opportunity, they can rise to the highest ranks in academic and intellectual pursuits. Many talented students, however, are handicapped because of lack of financial support, compromise on merit, limited opportunities, ignorance about opportunities and lack of availability or access to books, literature and other academic resources. To promote young academics to pursue excellence and critical thinking, realizing the fact MIRA with its self-resources established a Tuition Center, where organization’s volunteer teachers used to impart knowledge besides subject courses.
Skills Enhancement Program for Girls by establishment of Vocational Training & Literacy Center Realizing the role of skilled and technically educated manpower for development of overall national economy, MIRA in collaboration with SSSS & TVO established the Girls Vocational Training & Literacy Center in 2001 to provide vocational training to women of the area. Since the project funded till years i.e. 2001-2002 after the successful completion to two years, the authority and operation of the center was shouldered upon MIRA, thence all the cost and authority is handled by MIRA on its self-resources. The project was intervened with following aim;
- To provide skill enhancement trainings especially occupational skills standards technical/ vocational training to women
- To establish system of supplies and marketing to develop profitable enterprises.
- Enhancing income generation activities to household women/ girls
- To promote local & traditional handicraft
Achievements:
- 250 Girls successfully completed vocational course focused on cutting, designing embroidery, sewing and measurement.
- 250 Girls completed adult literacy course by accelerated education program
- 15 Top performer girls at the vocational center were provided sewing machines
- 5 Master trainer for vocational training were trained