Welcome to Maarif Education Society

Maarif Education  Society (MES) is a non profit organisation, founded in 2001 by some of the local residents of Mardan. A small town in northern Pakistan. Its goal is to provide good quality education to very poor communities in the area. A particular focus is the empowerment of women in the domestic and civic arena, through education and employment.

Background

A vast majority of the population of Pakistan is poor and does not have access to a good formal education. Resources in state-funded schools are meagre and often unable to cope with the demands of the country’s fast growing population (currently around 170 million and growing at a rate of about 1.6% per annum).

The good schools in urban areas are often privately owned with high fees. Hence they are inaccessible to most, especially given that about 30% of the population of Pakistan lives below the poverty line. A large population, lack of proper education and poverty lead to many social and economic problems.

At Maarif Education Society we firmly believe that,

“Education is a basic human right and is the only way towards a sustainable, stable future, locally and globally.”

Maarif School

As a first step forward, Maarif Education Society has started a school, Maarif School. Its curriculum is comparable with those in developed countries such as the USA and UK. The school fees are minimal so that children from very poor backgrounds, who would otherwise have to work to help their struggling families, can also fulfil their dreams of an education.

Our Ethos

Maarif Education Society considers character building and good ethics to be equally as important as academic ambition.In addition to maintaining high academic standards, the school also aims to foster compassion and love for all life on earth, in all the children.

Maarif Education Society hopes to provide a stimulating, nurturing environment to children from all backgrounds so that not only do they benefit their own communities but also participate as responsible world citizens in meeting the social, economic and environmental challenges facing us all today.