Education is one of the most important skills we empower ourselves with in our lifetime. It is a basic human right that should be given to all as it not only improves an individual’s life but together, one person at a time, helps the whole country to commence sustainable socio-economic progress. No matter what we do, consciously or unconsciously, we use reading and writing skills each day. These skills facilitate us to understand what is happening around us and in our world. Education is the most precious asset one can ever own, and it is indeed more precious than diamonds and gold. The latter once gone can be reattained however, skills and talent wasted due to lack of education can never be regained.

Learning poverty refers to a condition where a child, by the age of 10, is not able to read and understand a simple, age-appropriate text. As per a policy brief by World Bank (WB), 77% of the children in Pakistan at late primary age cannot read properly. This means that 77 children out of 100 in the country are not fluent in reading. It is important to point out here that the previously spoken figure is already adjusted for children not attending school in the country. Likewise, UNICEF points out that an estimated 22.8 million children belonging to age group 5 –........

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