Pakistan Literacy Project
Book Distribution Across Pakistan
Since 2021, ITA has been dedicated to enriching the literary landscape for children in Pakistan. ITA’s mission is to provide access to high-quality, engaging reading materials that are both age-appropriate and culturally resonant.
ITA’s Process in Action:
To achieve this, ITA undertook a careful and collaborative process:
- Global Stories, Local Relevance: ITA reviewed 65 internationally recognized books from Room to Read's Global Library.
- Rigorous Selection: Through a meticulous review, ITA prioritized cultural relevance and age-appropriateness, ultimately shortlisting 28 of the most suitable titles.
- Multilingual Access: These selected stories were professionally translated into Urdu, Sindhi, Pashto, Dari, and Saraiki to ensure wide accessibility across Pakistan.
- Homegrown Stories: Complementing this effort, ITA also developed and published original, newly created children's books in Urdu.
Through this dual approach of adaptation and creation, ITA is helping to build a foundation of literacy and a lifelong love of reading for children across Pakistan. The journey to bring books to children across Pakistan was a carefully coordinated effort, unfolding in multiple phases to maximize ITA’s reach and impact. The breakdown below details the expansion of this initiative across Pakistan.
Phase 1.0
In Phase I, ITA successfully distributed 196,000 copies of adapted books across 1,720 schools in Punjab, Sindh, KPK, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, AJK, and ICT. The initiative provided 367,764 students with access to 28 Adapted titles translated into Urdu and Sindhi to enhance learning.
| Distribution of translated copies of 28 Adapted Titles | ||
| Phase 1.0 | Urdu | Sindhi |
| 168,000 | 28,000 | |
Book Distribution in 2020-2022
PHASE 2.0
In phase 2.0, ITA distributed 490,400 copies of books including 28 Adapted Books and 15 newly developed books to 4,823 schools across Pakistan. This initiative provided 1.36 million students with accessible learning materials translated into Urdu, Sindhi, Pashto, and Dari.
Distribution of translated copies of 28 Adapted Titles | 15 Newly Developed Books | ||||
Phase 2.0 | Urdu | Sindhi | Pashto | Dari | Urdu |
168,000 | 56,000 | 112,000 | 64,400 | 90,000 | |
Book Distribution in 2023
PHASE 2.4 (Fourth Amendment)
In Phase 2.4, ITA successfully distributed over 111,000 copies of 28 Adapted Titles and 9 newly developed books across all regions of Pakistan. The books were translated into Urdu and Saraiki to enhance learning accessibility in Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, KPK, Gilgit Baltistan, and ICT.
Distribution of translated copies of 28 Adapted Titles | 9 Newly Developed Books | ||
Phase 2.4 | Urdu | Saraiki | Urdu |
42,000 | 28,000 | 41,400 | |
Book Distribution in 2024
PHASE 2.5 (Fifth Amendment)
The further expansion of the literacy initiative is underway, with 11 new titles finalized and moving to the printing stage. This new collection will be integrated with our existing 28 adapted books, enabling a comprehensive nationwide distribution across Pakistan to inspire even more young readers.
Following are the finalized titles:
- Moon Adventure by Lalarukh Raffi
- Rangnagar by Amna Fiaz
- Oh, Wo Dekho by Fareeha Nasim
- Roshni aur Barish by Arooj Khalid
- Kis ny Kia Banaya by Naureen Sarwar
- Shapenagar by M. Arif
- Dhani aur Aleesa by Ms. Baela Jamil
- Friends and Fear by Sabahet Qureshi
- Aao Bachain by Ansa Riaz
- Do you Need Help? By Farzeen Lehra
- Chiryu by Nazia Rehman
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Establishment of Libraries
PLP has established child-friendly Library rooms in 24 primary schools (12 in Bahawalpur and 12 in Lahore) and the establishment of classroom library corners in 10 more schools (05 in Bahawalpur and 05 in Lahore).
Our Team
- MEET OUR TEAM
- How We Do It?
- Governance
About Program
- Room to Read
- Library setup in two districts
- Adaptation
- Library Management Training
OUR RESULTS
- Beautiful Libraries
- Quality Children's Books
- Inclusive Approach
- Teacher Training
Monitoring & Evaluation
- Stories
- Project expected Impacts
- Awareness Indicators