In Pakistan, child abuse cases have been on the rise, with an average of over 12 incidents per day as reported in 2022. Due to the social stigma around child exploitation and safety, no contextually relevant resource material exists and children lack the necessary knowledge to address abusive behaviors. Public school curricula and teachers are ill-equipped to teach Life-Skills which are essential for students to navigate their professional and ordinary lives successfully.
Zindagi Trust in partnership with Aahung has developed a holistic and contextually relevant curriculum for Life-Skills Based Education (LSBE) that is executed at our adopted public schools in Karachi. Alongside safe touch, the curriculum empowers and teaches children with a diverse range of essential Life-Skills such as child rights, women rights, personal hygiene, mental health, animal rights, sexual and reproductive health, understanding of Nikah Nama, financial literacy, interpersonal skills and digital safety.
The project aims to provide quality LSBE education via various pedagogical methods that equip students to navigate complex life situations. It also incorporates media awareness and sensitization for parents to listen to and support children.
The LSBE curriculum empowers tomorrow's leaders through the following topics:
Zindagi Trust and Aahung partnership, initiated in 2011 at SMB Fatima Jinnah Government
Girls School, introduced Life-Skills Based Education classes. With training, mentoring, and
community involvement, it served as a successful model, engaging teachers, and parents.
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Following the success in SMB Fatima Jinnah, LSBE was introduced at Khatoon-e-Pakistan Government Girls School, extending its impact and benefits.
In January 2018, after the tragic rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab in Kasur, Zindagi
Trust mobilized activists and supporters from the media to advocate for LSBE to be taught in
all schools empowering children about their basic rights and to protect themselves.
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Sindh and Balochistan decides to equip children with Life-Skills through education by
adopting the LSBE program in the curriculum of all schools across all provinces.
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Zindagi Trust and various Pakistani celebrities advocate for child protection reforms all across the country after the Farishta case in Islamabad.
At Zindagi Trust, we are in the process of developing a comprehensive LSBE curriculum, tailored to empower children and communities. Our goal is to advocate for the integration of LSBE into all public schools in Pakistan, fostering a brighter future for the nation's youth.
Initially focused on protecting children from sexual abuse, LSBE has evolved into a broader vision by Zindagi Trust. The organization aims to develop a holistic and culturally relevant Life-Skills curriculum for schools across Pakistan. This curriculum encompasses personal development, physical and emotional well-being, civic understanding, time management, leadership, and digital literacy. The LSBE program also advocates for child protection through Life-Skills education in both public and private schools, emphasizing the importance of parent and teacher education.
