Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), during the next four years, aims to train 175 facilitators among the faculty to involve 4000 students per semester by 2016 in collaboration with British Council Pakistan. Active citizen program (ACP) by British Council would be rolled out throughout the university and subsequently in LCWU Jhang campus and affiliated colleges.
This was said by Saima Asghar Riaz Director LCWU for Faculty Development and Internationalisation in her briefing during the meeting with Sir Vernon Ellis, Chairman of the Council who visited LCWU. During his visit, Sir Vernon Ellis inaugurated the showcasing of social action Projects of the BC-LCWU Active Citizens Programme. ACP has been introduced in LCWU as a mandatory course for undergraduate students.
The course consists of teaching four modules to help students explore the concepts of identity, culture, dialogue and Social Action. During the practical application of the course, the students spend 64 hours in the community working for the eradication of issues identified by them. British Council has successfully launched ACP as its Pilot University Project in LCWU by signing a five-year MoU for collaborative design delivery of the ACP University model.
A total of 41 projects in the important areas of health and education have been completed by 8 participating departments to date. The SAP projects showcased by the students on the occasion to Sir Ellis's visit were Cleanliness of Kachi Abadis, Inter Faith Harmony, Reducing Generation Gap, Smile for Orphans, Learn Innovation For Ever (LIFE), LIVERight Raising awareness against HEPATITIS, Empowering Children, Pleasing Environmental Effects. Establishment of botanical garden in LCWU and promoting collectivism in Shadman residential area. Professor Dr Sabiha Mansoor, VC of LCWU thanked Sir Ellis and the British Council Pakistan office leadership for their support to LCWU for the university's community engagement initiatives and faculty and student development programmes.
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