📋 Tender Overview
Target region, facilities : Sukkur, Larkana, Naushahro and Khairpur Districts, and Karachi Division, Sindh Province
Planned implementation period : 49 months, including detailed design work and the bidding period
Specific project details (provisional) :
Facilities
Construction of middle schools at 20 target sites (60 classrooms in total as well as school principals’ offices, multi-purpose classrooms, and warehouses and teachers’ rooms in each school), reconstruction of primary schools (17 classrooms in total), annexed facilities (4-6 toilet stalls in each school), and school furniture
Consulting services
Detailed design work, bidding assistance, construction/procurement supervision, and workshops and community meetings for school staff/teachers, parents/guardians, and community representatives to promote girls’ enrollment in middle-school education.
In Pakistan, approximately 22.8 million children, accounting for more than 40% of the school-aged population (5-16 years old), are out of school. This is the second-highest number of any country in the world. In particular, the net enrollment rate for middle education (grades 6-8) is 49% (boys 53%, girls 45%), and improving the enrollment rate, especially for girls, is a critical issue. One of the reasons for this low enrollment rate is the lack of schools in the country’s rural areas. In Pakistan, children traditionally attend schools within their local community and there is a cultural reluctance to send girls, in particular, outside of the community.
