American Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson joined staff of the SOS Children's Village here on Wednesday to inaugurate a new English language laboratory, which has been established with the financial co-operation under the US Ambassador's Fund. The new lab will enable the children living at the SOS Children's Village to improve their English-language skills.
The US government bought 22 computers, furniture, printer and special English-language software for this lab. Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Olson said: "The US government funds comprehensive education programmes that will help millions of Pakistani children."
He said: "Our funding of the new English-language lab for the SOS Children's Village is an example of the assistance being provided by the United States and it shows how the United States and Pakistan can work together to improve the lives of Pakistan's children." The SOS Children's Village of Islamabad was established in July 2011 and currently supporting 92 boys and girls along with 13 mothers. Most of these children are from Azad Jammu and Kashmir and orphaned by the devastating 2005 earthquake.
This initiative is part of a comprehensive US education assistance programme, which includes building or rehabilitating nearly 800 schools; launching new degree programmes in education at 90 teacher colleges and universities; providing scholarships for 12,000 students to study in Pakistan; and operating the largest Fulbright academic exchange programme in the world. The US Ambassador's Fund is a $15 million grant programme managed by USAID and implemented under a contract with the National Rural Support Programme (NRSP).
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