HeRWAI Analysis of Pakistan's Education Policy

In this case study the Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument (HeRWAI) was tested by the World Population Foundation (WPF). WPF selected the National Education Policy 1998-2010 and examined the impact of the abscence of a provision for Life Skill Based Education (LSBE) within it on health outcomes for young Pakistani women.


Implementer

World Population Foundation (WPF)

Implementer website

www.wpf.org

Geographic Coverage

Pakistan


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Useful websites

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