ISLAMABAD – U Microfinance Financial institution, Pakistan’s fastest-growing microfinance financial institution, has joined fingers with Shahid Afridi Basis (SAF) for the SAF Training initiative. Below this partnership, U Financial institution will help the institution of an IT Lab at SAF Faculty, Malikpur Campus, Lahore.
This collaboration is aimed in direction of uplifting the schooling sector in Pakistan and can allow 430 college students, at present enrolled on the campus, to be taught pc utilization, coding, and programming abilities. As well as, this collaboration will open doorways for the supply of economic companies to the SAF throughout a broad spectrum of banking options.
The MoU signing ceremony was held at U Financial institution’s head workplace in Islamabad and was signed by Mr. Kabeer Naqvi, President & CEO – U Microfinance Financial institution and Mr. Shahid Afridi – Chairman SAF, within the presence of the senior administration of each the collaborating organizations.
On the event, Mr. Shahid Afridi, Chairman SAF said, “Today’s students need ‘twenty-first-century skills,’ like critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and digital literacy. Learners of all ages need to become familiar with new technologies and cope with rapidly changing workplaces.” He additionally said that the partnership with U Financial institution is step one to uplift underserved communities, and that SAF will additional develop this partnership to achieve varied sectors of the economic system.
Mr. Kabeer Naqvi, President & CEO – U Microfinance Financial institution, harassed the necessity for a skills-based schooling program for college students. He said, “Education is an essential right for every human. As a mission-driven financial institution focused on uplifting the underprivileged sectors of the society, we are glad to have partnered with SAF for this initiative. We exist in a dynamic world that is consistently journeying towards social and economic inclusion and Digitization is the fastest and most effective way.”
Shahid Afridi Basis’s schooling initiative focuses on empowering and uplifting youth to turn out to be unbiased contributing members of the society. This system is an organized set of studying actions designed to allow college students to develop data, understanding, and abilities which permits them to enhance their tutorial efficiency and develop vocational abilities.
