Primary Education Project (PEP) - Diocese of Hyderabad Pakistan

What Primary Education Project (PEP) - Diocese of Hyderabad Pakistan does

Primary Education Project (PEP) is a non-profit educational initiative operating under the Diocese of Hyderabad, Church of Pakistan, founded in 2002 by Dr. Jane Jerrard. The organization runs 105 community primary schools across six districts of rural Sindh (Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, and Sanghar), serving marginalized communities including the Bheel tribal community with a deliberate focus on girls' education in regions where only 43% of students complete primary school. Its core mission is to provide sustainable, quality education without discrimination while developing teacher skills and cultivating community leadership.

PEP supplements its school network with multiple complementary programs: an E-Learning Programme deploying Android tablets in 46 schools (pioneered in rural Sindh in partnership with Concentric Development) using the Tangerine-based EGRA literacy assessment system; Female Adult Literacy (FAL) centers serving 385 women across 33 locations; 80 Women's Empowerment Groups (WEGs) reaching 911 women with training on health, savings, income generation, and disaster risk reduction; the Aflatoun and Aflateen social/financial education curricula; the PEP Theater Project for social advocacy; and humanitarian response operations including flood emergency relief (2020, 2022, 2023) and the School Rebuilding Project.

The organization operates with a lean team of 13 staff and is funded entirely through donations and grants from international partners including Tearfund Australia, Pakistan Partnership Initiative (PPI), GlobalGiving, Mundo Cooperante, Kerk in Actie, the David Weekly Foundation, and USAID's Pakistan Reading Project. Distribution occurs directly through community-based delivery rather than commercial channels, with fundraising supported via the GlobalGiving platform for international donors. PEP is governed by a board chaired by Rt. Rev. Bishop Kaleem John, Bishop of the Diocese of Hyderabad.

Name

Primary Education Project (PEP) - Diocese of Hyderabad Pakistan

Legal name

Primary Education Project (PEP) - Diocese of Hyderabad

Website

https://primaryeducationproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Primary Education Project (PEP) is a Sindh-based non-profit operating 105 community primary schools across six districts, serving marginalized rural children — particularly girls — alongside women's literacy, empowerment, and humanitarian programs, funded entirely through international donations and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Budgeting & Cash-Flow Management (EDAAAJAA)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Rural community education
• Girls education programs
• Adult literacy programs
• Women empowerment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyderabad

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: PEP operates as a non-profit organization funded primarily through international donations and grants. Donations are accepted through GlobalGiving platform for international supporters in the US and UK. The organization receives support from institutional donors including Tearfund Australia, Pakistan Partnership Initiative (PPI), and other international partners.
2. Individual Donations: Direct donations accepted through the organization's website and contact channels for supporting specific projects such as flood relief, school furniture, e-learning tablets, and education sponsorship.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PEP operates a network of 105 community primary schools across six districts in rural Sindh, Pakistan, delivering free primary education with a focus on girls and marginalized communities such as the Bheel tribal community. Beyond core school operations, PEP runs supplementary programs including Android tablet-based e-learning in 46 schools, Female Adult Literacy centers for women, Women's Empowerment Groups, Aflatoun social and financial education, community theater on social issues, teacher training (ITEP), and emergency humanitarian response.

Product overview

Primary Education Project (PEP) operates as a unified education and empowerment program consisting of 105 primary schools across 6 districts in rural Sindh, Pakistan. The core offering is primary education with a focus on girls and marginalized communities. PEP supplements its school network with multiple complementary programs: E-Learning through Android tablets in 46 schools, Female Adult Literacy centers for women, Aflatoun/Aflateen social and financial education for children and teens, Women's Empowerment Programme with 80 WEGs, and PEP Theater Project for social advocacy. Additional modules include The Right to be a Girl (anti-child marriage), School Rebuilding (post-flood recovery), Flood Emergency Response, Initial Teachers Education Programme, Transforming Church Capacities Project, and Sewing Machine Centre vocational training. All programs work together to provide holistic education, women's empowerment, and community development in underserved rural Sindh.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Female Adult Literacy (FAL) Programme: Adult literacy education program for women in rural Sindh, providing reading, writing, and numeracy skills to women who have never had access to education.
• Women's Empowerment Programme (WEP)
• Aflatoun Programme
• Aflateen Programme
• E-Learning Programme
• PEP Theater Project
• The Right to be a Girl

Products and services

• PEP Schools (Primary Education) Network of 105 primary schools across six districts in rural Sindh (Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Sanghar) providing free primary education with a focus on girls' enrollment and marginalized communities including the Bheel tribal community.
• E-Learning Program Technology-based learning initiative providing Android tablets to rural schools, currently integrated into 46 PEP schools, using Tangerine-based EGRA testing system to improve literacy skills in Sindhi, English, and math.
• Female Adult Literacy (FAL) Education Adult literacy program for women in rural Sindh with 33 centers totaling 385 members, teaching reading, writing, and basic education to women who never attended school.
• Aflatoun (Social and Financial Education) Social and financial education curriculum integrated into PEP schools teaching children about rights, money management, and enterprise development through songs, games, and savings projects, in partnership with Aflatoun International.
• Aflateen for Teens Extension program for teenagers who have completed Aflatoun, providing opportunities to develop social, financial, organizing, entrepreneur, and technological skills through community challenges.
• PEP Theater Project Community theater program where students and graduates perform plays on social issues including early marriage, disability awareness, child abuse prevention, and youth responsibilities in society.
• The Right to be a Girl Community mobilization initiative using theater performances to address early child marriage issues, supported by Mundo Cooperante.
• Women's Empowerment Programme (WEP) Comprehensive women empowerment program operating 80 Women Empowerment Groups (WEGs) providing training on education, health, sanitation, savings, income generation, and disaster risk reduction to 911 women.
• Women & Small Businesses Economic empowerment initiative supporting WEG members in starting small businesses through savings groups and loans, including examples like cattle trading and sweet shops.
• Transforming Church Capacities Project PPI Youth empowerment project funded by Pakistan Partnership Initiative providing training in discipleship, prayer sessions, and career counseling to Christian youth from 21 churches in Sindh.
• School Rebuilding Project Post-flood school reconstruction initiative to build new school huts for students whose schools were damaged by flooding in rural Sindh, in partnership with Tearfund Australia.
• Flood Emergency Response Humanitarian aid programs providing food relief, tarpaulin sheets, hygiene kits, and cash grants to flood-affected families in Sindh (2020, 2022, 2023 responses).
• Initial Teachers Education Programme (ITEP) Five-day teacher training program to enhance pedagogical skills, subject knowledge, child-centered learning, and classroom management for school teachers, developed by founder Dr. Jane Jerrard and supported by Tearfund Australia.
• Sewing Machine Centre Skill development program for girls aged 10-18 teaching sewing skills to prevent early marriage and provide vocational training.
• Self-Help Groups (SHGs) Community-based groups formed to enhance financial literacy, collective savings, income-generating skills, and leadership capacities among local community members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 105 schools across 6 districts in Sindh serving marginalized communities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Concentric Development / Sir Jonathan MitchellcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed the e-learning initiative starting in 2015 to provide Android tablets to children in rural Sindh. Introduced Tangerine-based EGRA testing system first in rural Sindh. Chose schools in remote areas including Khipro and Tando Ghullam Ali for pilot phase.
• GlobalGivingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational donation platform enabling supporters in US, UK and globally to donate to PEP projects. Multiple project-specific campaigns available for flood relief, school furniture, e-learning tabs, and child sponsorship.
• Aflatoun InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial and financial education curriculum provider partnered with PEP to help children in rural Sindh develop rights awareness, financial literacy, and enterprise skills. Aflatoun curriculum integrated into PEP's additional curriculum.
• USAID Pakistan Reading ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist from USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project trained 5 PEP staff on Sindhi EGRA experience with Tangerine testing system.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Room to Read: International NGO focused on literacy and girls' education in low-income countries, including partnerships in Pakistan. Comparable in literacy-assessment methodology (EGRA-aligned), girls' education mission, and school-support delivery model.
• The Citizens Foundation (TCF): Pakistan's largest private network of formal community schools (~2,000+ schools) delivering primary and secondary education to underserved populations, including girls. Most directly comparable to PEP in operating model (non-government schools in low-income areas), funding mix (donations + nominal fees), and mission focus on girls' education.
• Zindagi Trust: Pakistan-based NGO operating formal schools and reform programs for marginalized children, with explicit focus on girls and out-of-school children. Comparable to PEP in serving low-income Pakistani populations with a holistic school-plus-advocacy model.
• BRAC Pakistan: Global development organization operating community schools, women's empowerment groups, and adult literacy programs across South Asia. Directly comparable to PEP's integrated model (schools + WEGs + adult literacy) and target beneficiaries in low-income rural communities.
• Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA): Pakistani education NGO running community schools, literacy programs, and education policy advocacy in underserved areas including rural Sindh. Comparable to PEP in mission, geography, and multi-program structure (formal schooling plus women's empowerment and adult literacy).

Others

• Aflatoun International: Curriculum provider partnered with PEP to deliver social and financial education in its schools. Comparable as a programmatic enabler and as a peer NGO operating in children's financial literacy globally, intersecting with PEP's school-based delivery.
• Tearfund Pakistan (partner office): Tearfund Australia is a major PEP funder; Tearfund's Pakistan partner office implements community development, disaster response, and faith-based education programs across the country. Relevant as both a current PEP funder and a sibling operator in the same beneficiary geography.

Emerging players

• Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education: Coalition focused on expanding girls' primary education access in Pakistan. Comparable to PEP's girls-education focus and rural Sindh geography, though operating more as a coordinating/funding alliance than direct school operator.

Broad incumbents

• Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) Pakistan: Operates a large network of schools across Pakistan and other countries under the Aga Khan Development Network, including rural Sindh. Comparable to PEP in faith-based community school delivery and girls' education focus, but with materially larger resources, broader curriculum, and formal accreditation.

Regional players

• Caritas Pakistan: Catholic charity operating education, health, and disaster-response programs in Pakistan, including rural Sindh. Comparable to PEP as a faith-affiliated NGO working in the same geography on education and humanitarian response.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PEP_Pakistan
• YouTubevimeo.com/primaryeducationproject
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/primary-education-project-pep-diocese-of-hyderabad-pakistan

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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