Pakistan is one of the few countries in the world with a rising illiteracy rate.  In a country where 60 percent youth are illiterate and only 1 in 3 women in rural areas can read and write, HOPE has been working hard to reverse this trend.  HOPE has implemented an innovative solution to helping girls in Pakistan’s rural and remote areas – HOPE home schools – whereby girls who ordinarily face multiple obstacles to obtaining an education are becoming teachers and role models in the community. 

Together with our three formal schools, HOPE has an educational network which serves almost 10,000 students per year, 80 percent of these students are girls who have historically been neglected.  We have coupled the chances of success for these students by promoting vocational training programs after high school whereby male and female students can empower themselves economically by pursuing training in computers and textile design.  These students are also mentored to begin careers in the private sector, start their own businesses, or even pursue futures at HOPE.