Pakistan, Asia

PAK12a - Peshawar Brick Kiln School

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Key Partnership Information:

• Partnership Ref.: PAK12a

• Commenced: 25/07/2025

• Funding Status: No Current Donor

• Partnership Type: Orphans & Vulnerable Children, Training / Education

• Funding Size: $8,000 - $14,999

• Annual Budget: US$ 8,167

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Current Partnership Impact:

• 50 families are being assisted

• 70 children are being supported into schooling

• will be 60-80 kids in the school

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Partnership Overview

EGM has been serving among Afghan refugees and Pashtun Muslims in KPK province since 2017. They have distributed food bags, blankets and sewing machines, and run medical camps. In early 2022, they started a sewing programme there, which has been very fruitful, and they are now keen to commence an informal brick kiln school. 

Over the past two decades, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province has declined in education standards, attributed to political instability, economic challenges, war against terrorism and ineffective governance. The result has been a significant increase in the dropout rate among students, exacerbating the already high levels of illiteracy in the region. More than 4.7 million school-age children are not getting an education, and the number continues to increase. Each of these children is an individual in his or her own right, with feelings, emotions, talents, aspirations and potential which could contribute to national development.  

In various regions of Pakistan, particularly in brick kiln communities and urban slums, many Pashtun and Afghan refugee children are trapped in a cycle of child labour, illiteracy, and hopelessness. These children, often born into displacement and discrimination, lack access to even the most basic education. Brick kiln people are forced to work very hard and meet daily production quotas, so the whole family gets involved in the work. The debt they incur may take many years to repay. The children suffer so much because they do not have access to a quality education. Many children become street beggars, pickpockets, and involved in crime to survive. This endangers their lives and social well-being. Due to this, EGM Pakistan is keen to start a brick kiln school in the village of Peshawar, where there is no government or private school, specifically focused on Pashtun and Afghan brick kiln children living in extreme poverty and neglect. 

They believe the Gospel calls them to stand with the least of these, and through this school, they aim to:
• Provide free education and school supplies
• Teach basic literacy, life skills, and moral values
• Create a safe, loving environment rooted in Christian compassion
• Share the hope of the Gospel through their witness and care 

History of Partnership

In 2007 BHW was contacted by a group of people in Lahore. EGM (Evangelistic Gospel Ministries) has a good understanding of holistic ministry and seeks to tell people about the Christian message and at the same time to help the poor and vulnerable.

In October 2008, the Bright Hope World New Partnership Director visited Youhanabad, Lahore and discovered these people had a clear vision and a great development plan. They had already commenced several sewing centres to assist women in training and to learn skills that would give them employment opportunities. At that stage, a decision was made to commence a computer centre as a first point of engagement for BHW (PAK02). Since then, we have continued to be involved with EGM and commenced a number of other partnerships, including a sewing factory (PAK04), a scholarship fund for exceptional students (PAK07), rural village sewing centres (PAK09 and PAK11a), and funding of correspondence courses (PAK10). In early 2019 EGM presented a proposal to pilot a water purifying project in Kasur village (PAK11), and this was undertaken in May 2019. Following on from this, they continued to have a real desire to change the lives of this incredibly vulnerable group of people in Kasur community and commenced sewing classes in July 2021 (PAK11a) and two brick kiln tutoring programmes in October 2021 (PAK11b). 

EGM has experience running brick kiln schools and has seen first-hand how these programmes can transform lives, families and communities. In May 2025, they approached us regarding starting this brick kiln school in Peshawar.  

Beneficiaries

The project will directly benefit many children from vulnerable families in Peshawar and the surrounding regions. The school is expected to serve more than 60 to 80 students and will require at least four qualified teachers to ensure a quality education and proper attention to each child. 

They will target Afghan refugees and Pashtun communities, creating opportunities for poor, orphan children to get an education with minor fees.   

What We Like About The Partnership

These are people we have worked with previously and who have proved themselves capable of operating schools like this.
They have local people on the ground with whom they have a long-term relationship.
The pastors have a real concern for the children and a deep desire to see young lives changed.
The beneficiaries are exactly the type of people we want to see being empowered. 

 

Key People

Edward Qasar, the director of EGM, will oversee the project, but he also has several good people in the area, including Pastors Waqar Hameed and Suliman Khan. These pastors have been serving with EGM since 2017 and are also involved in running sewing centres in their churches.

Pastor Waqar Hameed is the project coordinator and will be reporting to the EGM office in Lahore City. He has previously worked in NADRA (National Database and Registration Authority) for 10 years and is well-experienced in management. He has been serving Christ in KPK province since 2011 and is a trustworthy and reliable person within the EGM Pakistan team. He has also built strong relationships with the local Muslim communities and has a heart for both education and evangelism. 

 

Vision And Annual Strategy

Objectives  

General objectives
Providing better educational facilities, a conducive learning environment and free education to underprivileged children.
To improve the quality of education that will prepare them for secondary education.
To increase the achievement level of the students and teachers helping underprivileged children to achieve better improvements in their lives, to enable them to contribute to the total development of their families and the nation as a whole. 

Specific objectives
Create learning opportunities for all school-age children, increase the enrolment rate in this region, and promote a higher literacy rate in this region.
Empower the community through education and minimise gender disparity in the stipulation of basic education by working on affirmative action with the community.
Build the spirit of community service and good citizenship among future generations. 

Social Benefits
This school will increase the learning performance levels of pupils. This will ultimately, along with other factors such as the effective educational system, the presence of competent teachers, and the availability of appropriate learning materials, increase the literacy rate of pupils who can then contribute to the socio-economic development of society.  

The project will help in reducing the number of school dropouts.  A new school will also provide a better working environment for Christian teachers and other workers who will be employed, making them more effective in educating their pupils. The presence of this school will help to reduce Afghan street children and beggars, reduce crimes such as prostitution and robbery, and prepare a good future generation.

Future 

 

Annual Budget

The funds sent from BHW will cover the salaries for four teachers and building rent, with a one-off amount to purchase furniture, whiteboards, computers etc.