Projects
Koh-e-Naru Amri Black Tent project
Education is a universal right, the key to empowerment, and the means to alleviate poverty. However, there remain many parts of the world with little to no access to education. CISD’s first educational project is located in the Balochistan region of Pakistan. This project features tents and buildings as sites for schoolrooms to ensure continuous education for students whose nomadic and semi-nomadic lifestyles require seasonal migration. Buildings will be constructed in FY 2011-2012 for established schools. CISD will also contribute to the implementation of water access and sanitation systems. CISD has four schools operating in Amori, Gown Shiro, Salonk, and Hanjeer which serves up to 310 students, boys and girls ages of 6 to 12. There are more children are on the waiting list to attend. The location of the schools are in a 20-50 kilometer radius from each other. The students are mostly from tribes of the region that have been completed isolated from the outside world.
Teachers at the schools are from the local population and teach in the Balochi language. The University of Balochistan (Department of Balochi Studies) has been instrumental in training the teachers and developing curriculums. CISD also provides salaries for the teachers, as well as school supplies and lunches for the children. CISD seeks expand this educational project to give all children in Balochistan an opportunity to learn.