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National Institute of Banking &
Finance (NIBAF), a subsidiary of the
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in Balochistan. Addressing the audience UK Prime Minister launched the Girls'
collaboration with the International Ms. Sima Kamil, extoled the work Education Action Plan that includes a
Rescue Committee (IRC) convened done by NFLP-Y and IRC for reaching pillar to boost Country-Led Action to
an event - Empowering Girl’s through out to girls in the hardest areas of Get More Girls in School, Kept Safe
Financial Literacy – to advocate for Balochistan and supporting them in and Learning. He lamented that many
girl’s education & financial literacy the completion of two months training girls were not in school even prior to
and celebrate achievements under course on financial literacy. She the COVID-19 pandemic, that is why
their partnership. Key government observed that a woman should have the UK initiated the TEACH Girls
stakeholders as well as personnel equal opportunities in life, not Education Challenge project. He said
from development and international because she is a woman, but he was delighted to see the progress
organizations attended the event held because she is an equal citizen of this made in collaboration with the NFLP-
in Islamabad. country. She elaborated that we Y. Country Director IRC Mr. Zain Ul
should work towards focusing on the Abedin also addressed the gathering
NIBAF’s partnership with IRC allows need for financial literacy for all as a and said that this education initiative
empowerment of 7000 girls through right for our youth especially girls. offers culturally appropriate
provision of basic and financial ‘This is in line with Pakistan’s values educational programing.
literacy. Selected students who had and that of our Founding Father’, she
successfully completed the financial added. It merits mentioning here that NIBAF,
literacy course of the NFLP-Y/TEACH under the guidance of SBP, is
and their families attended the event. Senior Asia Region Girls Education implementing the National Financial
SBP’s Deputy Governor, Ms. Sima Advisor, Foreign, Commonwealth & Literacy Program for Youth (NFLP-Y)
Kamil, distributed certificates Development Office (FCDO), Mr. Ian to impart essential financial education
amongst the girls visiting from Attfield recalled that in May 2021 the to Pakistani youth and school going
children for strengthening of their
money management skills and
enhance their understanding of
financial matters. The project was
initially started with five districts and
has now reached more than 50
districts of Pakistan. Around 830,000
Pakistani youth have been made
financially literate under its project
since 2018.

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