The Social Enterprise Development Centre (SEDC) at the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) inaugurated six-week Summer Trainee Programme recently, in collaboration with the Punjab Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW). The programme was devised as an immersion platform for students interested in pursuing careers in the development sector.
According to the spokesperson of the LUMS, Trainee Programme was aimed at enhancing the capacity of students to better address the needs of the development sector; particularly focusing on developing technical research and writing skills. The students were taught to prepare fact sheets and policy briefs on various areas of research.
The fact sheets were used to shed light on Healthcare Service Delivery in Pakistan, Primary Schooling in Pakistan, Enrolment, Dropout Rates and Out-of-School Children in Public Primary Schools, Youth Unemployment in Pakistan and Financial Inclusion in Pakistan. Fact sheets also focused on women's issues including Women and Agriculture in Pakistan, Maternal Healthcare in Punjab and Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan.
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