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Many schools in Pakistan function without electricity, which prevents students from gaining knowledge in optimal conditions. Not only do the heat and poor lighting cause distractions, the power outages also hinder the use of technological resources such as computers. The Zakat Foundation of America, through its implementing partner Stellargenesys, provides solar energy solutions to charitable institutions …

Solar Panels installed at a DIL school by Zakat Foundation of America Read More »

Technovation is a Silicon Valley-based App making Challenge to encourage young girls to enter tech fields and help solve societal problems. Every year, Technovation, challenges girls all over the world to build a mobile app that addresses a community problem. Since 2010, over 3,000 girls from 28 countries have participated in Technovation around the world. The theme …

DIL girls showcase their talent in an international competition Read More »

“Exploration is an engine that drives innovation”. Shoaib Khan is a student of grade 7th from DIL M.M Katohar School, Khairpur, Sindh. According to his teachers, he has always been curious in exploring wonders of science. During the science subject lesson on circuits, the students were given a project assignment on inventing a device. Shoaib …

DIL student invented a USB fan from recycled material Read More »

DIL is at the cutting edge of technology-enabled education delivery Beginning in 2015, the organisation took a big step forward by investing in an Education Management Information System (EMIS). DIL’s EMIS database provides live information to better inform recruiting and training practices, on-ground logistics,  student demographics and assessment data. As of April 2016, DIL is midstream in transitioning …

DIL moves towards online Education Management Information System Read More »

DIL extends its deepest appreciation to a  that last month contributed free of cost some 7,000 books to our libraries. These are mostly Science, Arts, Social Studies and General Knowledge related books for the students up to grade 8. The books are in the process of being distributed across our 124 school campuses across the country. …

DIL receives 7,000 books as a donation from a leading publishing company Read More »

Islamabad – A USAID funded pilot project was formally launched on Thursday, 25th February 2016 to improve English reading skills of primary students in undeveloped parts of three districts of the Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Under the project, 310 tablets equipped with a digital library of 300 story books would be provided in 16 …

DIL launches a USAID funded E-Libraries project Read More »

Zamin Raza Mangi, a 10 year old student from DIL-NOWA School, Madina Colony, Khairpur, won the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association’s President’s Gold Medal. The ceremony was held in Islamabad at the Presidency, where he received the award from the President of Pakistan. The competition, held every 4 years, tests participants on both their physical and mental …

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Zara Khalid a graduate of Gareeba school is now a KG teacher at the school. When DIL opened a school in Gareeba Village in 2002, only 20% of its male population had received 5 to 10 years of schooling, and just six girls—including Nusrat Bibi, the school’s head teacher—had completed high school. The majority of …

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