in 2005, Progressive Education Network is providing quality education to underprivileged children all over Pakistan. PEN is a non-profit company which is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan under section 42* of the Companies Ordinance 1984. By adopting underserved public schools, Progressive Education Network works to improve academic standards, increase student enrolment and upgrade the infrastructure. In addition, we initiate co-curricular activities that foster character-building and develop life skills among our students

1. Progressive Education Network

2. True State of Affairs?
 1 in every 10 children out of school in the world is in
Pakistan
 Pakistan has the lowest enrolment rate and highest drop-out
rate at primary-level of any country in the region
 By 2050, Pakistan will have the 4th largest population in the
world behind China, India and the USA
 Public school students take an additional 1.5 to 2.5 years to
master the numeracy and literacy skills of their private
school counterparts in Grade 3
 The gap is even more pronounced in rural/poor urban areas
 Public schools lack even the most basic facilities.

3. About Us
 Registered as a Non-profit Company with SECP
 Operating 25 schools in Lahore and Karachi.
 Constructed and operating a school at flood-affected
area around Muzzaffargarh
 About 10,000 students
 Founded and funded by 7 close friends and
supporters
 Developing school clusters country-wide

4. Our Core Values
Social Responsibility
1 Basic education is a fundamental right of
every child. Since the public sector is
failing in it, intervention by private
sector is a social responsibility of all in
order to develop a modern forward
looking nation
Governance
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Transparency
Audited by Deloitte. Audited
financials available on
www.pen.org.pk. All information
available to all stakeholders
2 The company shall be operated with
the highest levels of corporate
governance
High Impact
3 The interventions must be high impact and
reach the masses through public school
system. While maintaining a minimum
acceptable standard of physical facilities, the
focus is what goes on in the classroom

5. What do we do?
Upgrade Infrastructure
 Construction of new classrooms where needed
 Provision of toilets
 Provision of clean drinking water
 Provision of furniture
 Painting, fixtures, electricity, etc.
 Ayas (cleaning ladies) in every school
Establish Computer Labs
 Computers
 Complete furniture
 Renovation and paint work
 New curriculum
 Computer instructor with a Masters in Computer
Science

6. Our Academic Focus
 Campaign to increase enrollment
 Teachers’ training in Academic and
Management areas
 Teacher incentives
 Addition of teachers where required
 Instructional material for teachers
 Academic counseling and mentoring of
students
 Students’ assessment and incentives
 Health and hygiene awareness /
interventions
 Notebooks and incentives
 Early Childhood Education in all schools

7. Immediate Expansion Plans
Skardu
Currently Adopted Schools
Cluster of Government Schools
Planned for Adoption
Sialkot
Gujrat
Sheikhupura
Lahore
Faisalabad
Multan
Rajanpur Muzzaffargarh
Karachi Badin

8. Future Plan
2025
 Plan to adopt 3,700
Govt. schools
 1 million students
2015
 Plan to adopt 854 Govt.
schools
 Over 230,000 students
2012
 27 Govt. schools
adopted
 Over 12,000 students

9. Achievements
 12,000 students in 2 years since PEN became operational
 20 % increase in enrollment in existing schools
 7% improvement in academic results on year to year basis
in our schools (classes 5 & 8 as per PEC Result)
 All PEN adopted schools now have functioning bathrooms,
filtered and cold drinking water, classroom furniture, tube
lights and fans.
 Organized summer camps
 Construction of deficient classrooms
 Establishment of computer labs in 2 girls schools
 Life Skills Training

10. Founders
Adnan Adsar Ali B.S. & M.S.-University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ahsan Imran Shaikh B.Sc. (Mech.) U.E.T, M.B.A. -USA, M.A.S. - PU, Lahore
Dr. Arif Nazir Butt PhD in Management - McGill University
MBA from LUMS
MS Engineering – Georgia Institute of Technology
Agha Shahid M. Khan Master of Commerce -University of Strathclyde (Glasgow)
Dr. Shujaat Nadeem B.Sc., M.Sc. & Ph.D. – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nadeem Babar B.A. & B.S. – Columbia University
M.S. – Stanford University
Omar Khayyam Sheikh B.A. – Columbia University
E.M.B.A. - LUMS