Islamabad: Inter University Consortium for Promotion of Social Sciences
Pakistan(IUCPSS) announces higher education scholarships for the members of Pakistan Street Child Football team who performed outstandingly by securing runner up position among 24 Teams from 22 team during recent Street Child Football World Cup 2018 held at Moscow.
It was informed during the recent meeting of officials of IUCPSS and Muslim Hands Pakistan.
It was also decided that both the organizations would arrange road carvan and visit of young football players to various university campuses. IUCPSS in collaboration with its partner universities and organizations would also arrange coaching and orientation workshop for
the young football team players.
National Coordinator IUCPSS, Muhammad Murtaza Noor greeted Syed Zia-ul-Noor County Director Muslim Hands Pakistan and Team leader ofPakistani Street Child Football team and lauded efforts of Muslim Hands in empoweringstreet children in Pakistan.
He assured that IUCPSS would extend every possible cooperation in this regard. He also conveyed offer by Vice Chancellor of University of Education. Dr. Rauf I Azam regarding fee waiver for the football team member sat the various campuses of the university. Syed Zia-ul-Noor thanked over the gesture extended by the IUCPSS management and University of Education Lahore.
During the meeting it was also agreed that a joint awareness campaign with the active involvement of Pakistani Street Child Foot Ball team would be launched demanding for allocation of 20% of annual budget for education, clean drinking water and sports in next ten years.
Meanwhile, Director General Higher Education Commission (HEC)Farmanullah Anjum appreciated the gesture by IUCPSS and he assured the cooperation of HEC in this regard. He said that HEC would continue to work with IUCPSS and Muslim Hands in order to extend every sort of possible support for such useful initiatives aimed at real empowerment of 1.7 million street
children across Pakistan.
