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<p>Since 2011, DFID has benefited 10 million primary and nearly 6 million secondary
students in Pakistan. Inclusion and respect for minorities forms an integral part
of provincial and national education programmes. Our work to promote tolerance and
interfaith harmony includes: training nearly 100,000 teachers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(KP) and Punjab in equity and inclusion; funding the Alif Ailaan education campaign
which focusses on religious minorities; and engaging with education civil society
organisations to champion issues of inclusion and raise these with government. Through
the KP Education Support Programme (KESP) and the Punjab Education Support Programme
II (PESP II), DFID has also provided technical assistance to provincial governments
to revise the school curriculum and remove discriminatory content from textbooks.
Since 2011, DFID has invested £678.7m in education in Pakistan, including £122.7m
in 2017/18.</p>
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