Address:  Rue Du Trone-115/3 B-1050- Belgium.

Kashmir National Educational Trust (KNET) is United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP)” initiative as part of a strategy to eradicate illiteracy and ignorance in our region.

 We are aware that there has to be change in order to address the very urgent needs of the Kashmiri youth, in order to prevent their exploitation by extremist elements. The majority of the people and especially the children are extremely vulnerable. Due to poverty and social deprivation they are being taken by the extremists’ organizations in the name of food and shelter. They are also being used by such elements against the values of a pluralistic society. 

We believe that the only way to achieve meaningful and lasting change is to create alternative educational opportunities for our young people as a means of challenging and defeating fundamentalism and fanaticism in our state and throughout the south Asian region. That Party aims to deliver the vision of occupational based education in both  regions of Pakistani Administered Kashmir (Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan), and our goal is to obtain sufficient funds in order that Foundation’s network may be extended across Jammu Kashmir state by the help of the world community.

The Party aims to appoint national and international network of co-coordinators i.e. in London, Geneva, New York, Washington and North America as well as district and Tehsil level coordinators who will monitor and deliver this initiative at grass root level.  The role of the local coordinators would involve providing full information and monitoring reports to the national coordinator and they will then submit these updates to the International coordinator at Brussels. The International Coordinator has the responsibility to liase between the National coordinator and regional coordinators. Students have been selected from the primary and middle classes; the foundation will support their educational development/responsibilities until graduation. The Foundation is also determined that it will provide vocational (Skilled), training to these students after matriculation (secondary level of education).

Aims and Objectives of Kashmir National Educational Trust.

1. KNET is a non-profit organization and which would rely on individual contribution.
2. KNET will accept financial support only from donor agencies, financial institutions, international aid agencies, and corporate sector, to promote elementary education.
3. KNET, aims to focus on skills based and occupational education in the region and in Pakistani Administered Kashmir.   
4. KNET would launch a campaign to popularize the concept of skilled-based education at grass root level and aims to educate young students, state institutions of the importance of skilled education at district and local level.  
5. KNET, objective is to focus and support vulnerable children from 
   marginalized and disadvantaged communities, and they will guarantee basic support needs i.e.   Paying annual tuition fees, provision of uniform and shoes, books etc so enabling the children to achieve and fulfill their potential.

 Second Phase of the Kashmir National Educational Trust.     

In this phase the Trust would bear the total educational expenditures of those adopted students throughout the region. With respect of time and resources the Foundation would also increase the number of the students and would try to establish such primary schools where the education and basic educational needs like books, note books, dresses, shoes and miscellaneous would be provided free.

Third Phase of the Kashmir National Educational Trust.

In this phase the Trust would establish vocational (Technical training), institutions initially in four districts and with passage of time its number shall be increased in every district, where young and unemployed youth will be provided with training in various fields of life, and in this regards their interest and subject they studies would be considered by the professionals running those institutions. The foundation would play its role to meet the future challenges and deficit in different areas of life.

In this regard Professor Rafique Bhatti has been appointed as National Coordinator while the district coordinators for the districts would be as followed:

Jamil Maqsood, will be International Coordinator of the Kashmir National Educational Trust (KNET). He will be responsible to monitor utility of funds, would be in contact with national and local coordinators, with educational institutions, and with parents and students as well.

The district coordinators shall be in contact with local or Tehsil level Coordinators to collect information, data and to monitor education program at gross root level.

This is announced by Party Chair, Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri.

At present “Trust” has initiated and launched its campaign in the  Union council Bangoin District Poonch ( Rawalakot), constituency 4, and following students have started receiving financial aid which are,

12- Students were adopted in Union Council Bangoin Constituency 4 District Poonch in 2009, while 12-more students have been adopted by the Foundation this year.

Students from various sections have been adopted by the Trust in Union Council Chitra Topi District Bagh.

Aims and Objectives of Kashmir national  Educational Trust.

• KNET is a non-profit organization would rely on individual contribution.
• K-NET, would accept financial support only from the donor agencies, financial institutions, international aid agencies, corporate sector, to promote elementary education and would also
• Focus on skilled based and job oriented education in the region and in Pakistani Administered Kashmir.
• K-NET would launch a campaign to popularize the concept of skilled based education at grass root level and would educate young students, state institutions of the importance of skilled education at district and local level.
• K-NET, would  have special focus on the children of vulnerable communities and marginalized people would emphasized them and provided them with the basic needs like books, annually tuition fees, uniform and shoes etc so that those children could also seek basic and early education.

Second Phase of the Kashmir National Education Trust.

In this phase the “Trust” would bear the total educational expenditures of those adopted students throughout the region. With respect of time and resources the Trust would also increase the number of the students and would try to establish such primary schools where the education and basic educational needs like books, note books, dresses, shoes and miscellaneous would be provided free.

Third Phase of the Kashmir National Educational Trust.

In this phase the “Trust” would establish vocational (Technical training), institutions initially in four districts and with passage of time its number shall be increased in every district, where young and unemployed youth will be provided with training in various fields of life, and in this regards their interest and subject they studies would be considered by the professionals running those institutions. The foundation would play its role to meet the future challenges and deficit in different areas of life.

Organizational Organogram.

Head office shall be located anywhere is Azad Kashmir.

1-                       National Coordinator. Azad Kashmir

2-                       District Coordinators

3-                       Local Coordinators at grass root level to monitor the program.

4-                       International Coordinator shall act as Chief Coordinator.

The organisation shall also appoint a treasure to keep the record of financial transactions and funds utility.

Jamil Maqsood

Brussels

Ph: +32 2 610 43 15

Cell: + 32 484 062 952

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