Progressive Education Network is a non-profit company which provides quality education to under-privileged children across Pakistan. Presently, there are over 42,000 students enrolled in 206 public schools adopted by PEN across the country.
10. Our approach
Public-Private Partnership
PEN adopts non-functioning public schools for a period of 10 years through an
agreement with the local District Governments.
During this period PEN implements academic programs, provides basic amenities,
and imparts life-skills training in order to transform public schools into model schools.
11. Our intervention in every school
Head teachers’ training & motivation
Teachers’ training
Addition of teachers
Teaching kits
ICT Education
Early childhood education (Kids’ Room)
Student Enrollment & Retention
Free student notebooks
Monitoring and evaluation
Student assessment
Student & teacher incentives
Improve Academics
49. • PEN has partnered with Multinet (Pvt.) Ltd. to implement Project
SABAQ – Digital Learning System in its adopted schools at Karachi
and Lahore.
• The SABAQ Digital Learning System will help improve learning
outcomes for children out of school and in school in Pakistan by
providing high quality, interactive content directly to children on
tablets/hand-held devices.
• In 3 years, 55,000 primary-school children (in KG to grade 5) will
have improved learning outcomes in literacy, numeracy and science
Digital Learning System for Primary Schools
55. Providing vital missing facilities
New classrooms & washrooms where
needed
Renovation of dilapidated school
buildings
Boundary wall with gate
Clean drinking water facility
Furniture for students and teachers
Paint work, fixtures, electric items, etc.
Maids/sweepers in every school to
maintain cleanliness
86. Who we are
Non-profit company, registered with the SECP under Companies
Ordinance 1984
Schools: 210
Students: 41,896
Auditor:
Certifications:
89. The 100% model
100% of donations to PEN are utilized on improvement of academics, provision of
basic amenities, and imparting life-skills to our students.
90. More than 50% increase in student enrollment
13% improvement in academic results on year to year basis in our
schools (classes 5 & 8 as per PEC Result)
Provision of all basic amenities
Imparting computer education at Middle-level
Organizing co-curricular activities
Government has chosen PEN out of all non-profit organizations to
transform a number of public schools into model schools.
Our achievements
93. Our impact
56%
72%
40%
60%
80%
PEC Punjab PEN Punjab
Average PEN Student Achievement Compared to
Average Student Achievement in PEC Exams for Class V 2016
16%
Performance
Improvement
96. Mr. Adnan Asdar Ali
CEO –Multinet Pvt. Ltd.
B.S. & M.S.-University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
Mr. Agha Shahid M. Khan
Collector Customs
MCom-University of Strathclyde (Glasgow)
Mr. Ahsan Imran Shaikh
Chief Executive – Millat Equipment Ltd.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering. – UET, Lahore,
Master of Administrative Sciences– Punjab University
M.B.A. – University of Bridgeport, CT, USA
Mr. Nadeem Babar
Founder & CEO – Orient Power Pvt. Ltd.
B.A. & B.S. – Columbia University
M.S. – Stanford University
Dr. Arif Nazir Butt
Ex-Dean of Business School at LUMS
PhD in Management - McGill University
MBA from LUMS
MS Engineering – Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Shujaat Nadeem
Chairman SAMBA Bank Pakistan
B.Sc., M.Sc. & Ph.D. – Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Mr. Omar Khayyam Sheikh
Founder & CEO – Hadayat Sons
B.A. – Columbia University
E.M.B.A. - LUMS
97. Partner Organizations
• Punjab Education Foundation
• Ali Institute of Education
• Lahore University of Management Sciences
• Superior Group of Colleges
• Teach for Pakistan
• The Little Art
• Parbat Foundation
• The Coca Cola Export Corporation
• Multinet Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd.
• Association for Development of Pakistan
• Mahvash & Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation
• University of Education, Lahore
98. PEN Student Represents Pakistan at the UN
Quality Education for a Brighter Future
• Student Name: Ms Darkhshan Jokhio,
• PEN School: Government Girls Secondary School, Ward No.1,
District Thatta
• Represented Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly in
New York.
• Elected as a member of Students’ Representative Council to represent
the girls of Pakistan at the UN in New York.
• Presently studying in Degree College, Thatta
• Father is a postman who relocated his family to Thatta so his daughter
could attend PEN school.
• Met Former President Obama and delivered a speech on “Girls Education and Early Child Marriages Practices in
Pakistan.”
• Wants to become a Navy officer when she grows up.
99. Art Prodigy Wins
Quality Education for a Brighter Future
• Student Name: Ms. Fiza Nawaz
• Class: VI
• PEN School: Government Girls Middle School, Chaudhry Colony,
Lahore.
• Prompted by PEN Academic team to submit a logo design for Punjab’s Right to Information Act
• Won 2nd Prize in the competition
• Wants to attend National College of Arts – PEN Founders have pledged to sponsor her University education.
100. The Next Bapsi Sidhwa?
Quality Education for a Brighter Future
• Student Name: Ms. Komal Latif
• Class: VIII
• PEN School: Government Girls Middle School, Kot Lakhpat
• Won First Prize for English Essay Writing Competition among 2,000 participants for Elite private schools of
Lahore, including Aitchison, Beaconhouse, LGS, etc.
• Wants to become an English teacher
101. Against All Odds
Quality Education for a Brighter Future
• Student Name: Sajid Ali
• Class: VIII
• PEN School: Government Boys Middle School, Sadhoki, Lahore
• His father forced him to drop out of school and herd cattle
• PEN Academic team persuaded his parents after numerous visits to let him complete his education
• Scored the highest marks in Board Exams
• Presently studying in Vocational Training Institute
• Wants to become a police officer.
102. Donation programs
Sponsor a Child for 1 Year Rs. 2,500
Sponsor a Class of 40 Students
(1 Year)
Rs. 100,000
Sponsor a Primary School:
KG to Class V (1 Year)
Rs. 600,000
Sponsor a Primary School:
KG to Class V (per month)
Rs. 50,000