PESHAWAR, Sept 6: The Frontier Elementary Education Foundation (FEEF) will adopt 50 abandoned schools in remote areas of the province, especially in Kohistan district, to promote female education and also establish a cadet college in Lower Dir.

This was decided at a meeting of the FEEF board of directors presided over by Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah here on Saturday.

The meeting also advised the FEEF to act as a corporate body in order to carry out its activities with complete freedom of action.

The meeting was attended among others by provincial minister for education Maulana Fazal Ali, secretary of schools and literacy Amjad Shahid Afridi, secretary of finance Ziaur Rehman, additional secretary to governor Sikandar Qayyum and  FEEF managing-director Sarwat Jehan. It was also decided to sponsor the education of 28 girl students belonging to Kohistan. These girls would be later appointed as teachers in their home districts.

Keeping in view the pathetic situation of literacy among the girls in Kohistan district, the meeting advised the foundation to look into the possibility to establish a quality high school, having boarding facilities at the district headquarters Dassu.

Similarly, the foundation was also authorized to recruit female teachers from other districts against better salary package to meet the requirements.

The foundation with Rs400 million at its disposal as endowment fund has also been entrusted the responsibility to promote and strengthen education facilities throughout  the province.

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