Human Resource Development in Pakistan

Pakistan with a population of 182,143,000 in 2013, it is one of the most populated countries in the world, but it is also one of the least developed (poverty in Pakistan) (WHO reference). Poverty is a prevalent issue through out Pakistan: “about one quarter of the population lives below poverty line” (Poverty in paki). Pakistani’s living in poverty being less common in the urban areas, and more common in the rural areas with about half of the rural population still under the category of absolute poverty (Poverty in paki). Poverty in Pakistan and throughout the world impacts the population’s ability to live healthy lifestyles. Without the means to acquire adequate nutrition, health care, and services, these people are unable to meet their individual health needs. Due to the link with poverty and health, it has remained priority in almost all national plans of Pakistan (Pakistan poverty).

Since Pakistan, India and Bangladesh were all part of colonial India, it is logical to assume that these three countries will experience similar levels of development. I will attempt to deduce this using GNI per capita, GDP per capita and the HDI Index.

It has become common in the modern era of America to forget that many nations are poverty-stricken and lacking proper education around the world. In the United States, most children take a bus, are driven, or walk a short distance in mild weather to reach school. The buildings themselves are typically modern and clean, with an abundance of high quality coloring supplies, binders, and notebooks. Pakistani children get none of these luxuries, particularly girls. Occasionally, parents are able to send their children walking to a small school building with underdressed and underfed students where often no teacher is present, but even this poor form of education is a rarity. Girls fare even worse with a 2:3 ratio of females receiving education to

There are many countries where culture or religion can sometimes deny certain peoples ' right to have an education, restricting them from going to school to learn. Those countries don’t see the benefits people can get from learning new languages, or learning their own history. One of these countries that do such restrictions of education is Pakistan. In the country of Pakistan, some people think that there is no use of education, it 's unnecessary

This is due to their low socio-economic status, acting as a barrier to health and education services.

Trends that can be see are that countries that earn a higher income will most likely have a higher literacy rate, than a country that has low income which would have a lower literacy rate. This could be because countries that have a low GDP do not have enough funds to afford good education so that is why they would have a lower literacy rate.

Another contribution to poverty is inadequate education and employment. Something we take for granted in a developed country is the ability to have access to education. Many children in third world counties have diminutive knowledge about

One of them being the long term effects that has resulted because of this issue. Because of their education neglection, they lack many basic skills that are needed for work. Reading and writing is needed for many jobs, and if they are illiterate they are unable to perform the assigned tasks. Also, there are some jobs in Pakistan that are specific to women, and because of the lack of skills these jobs are always in need. Another long term effect is that many girls are forced into marriage at a young age. Their lack of education leads them to marry an older working man because according to some Pakistani representatives, girls should be prepared to become 'obedient' wives and mothers rather than be educated (Girl’s Education in Pakistan, 2013). Poverty and debt is another long term effect that many are facing because of their lack of education. Women are unable to get a decent paying job to support themselves or their children if they do not have the skills needed for the job. Historical significance is also seen through the Taliban. They are a group of people who have gained power throughout the years and because of them many actions were created. Undeserved deaths, many bombings and unnecessary violence, strict rules, and banning of ordinary things are just a few (Who are the Taliban, 2015). One last reason that the issue of girl’s education in Pakistan has historical significance to it is that many have been inspired by it. Malala was just the start of it, and it inspired girls and women of all ages in not only Pakistan, but all over the world to fight for their education. Many different organizations are working to help increase the number of girls that attend school all over the world. Some are The Global Business Coalition for Education, A World at School, and The Malala Fund. Marriage-free child zones are also being set up in countries where girls are being married off at a young

The most striking is more than two thirds of people who haven’t had the access to healthcare and education is the ethnic minority. This case is also occurs in developed countries such as UK and US. People

Pakistan is on the countries with more children uneducated. Literacy is one of the most important skills needed in a daily basis. How can they let their children down so bad? Getting an education means getting closer to achieving their life goals, but if they don’t get educated they will stay ignorant for the rest of their lives. In the book, I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, Malala fights for education and shows the things Pakistan needs to work on to improve their education. In the article, How Pakistan Fails Its Children by Mosharraf Zaidi, he shows many different ways the children are let down by their own country. Based on what I know about education in Pakistan, they can improve it by lowing violence and allowing all children to attend.

The first image of poverty that enters most people’s minds is that of a third world nation, children of industrialized nation’s are not immune. “The United States’ child poverty rate is substantially higher- often two-to-three times higher- than that of any other major western industrialized nation (Child Poverty in the United States” 2000).” Canada has it’s share of problems as well. “Canada has the second highest child poverty rate when compared against 17 other industrialized nations around the world, second only to the United States (“What We Know” 1997).” Poverty often results in a less healthy population than would be otherwise expected. The reasons for this are varied. An economically limited individual will tend to live in more cramped conditions than his wealthy counterpart. Doctors are averse to providing free or low cost health care. When poor nutrition is combined with cramped

Access to education is among the basic human rights and everyone should have the same opportunities. No one should be discriminated against because of their background, religion, gender or age. Inequality in education is connected to major problems in our society. The Pakistan constitution has an article called Article 25A. Which is the Right to education. It states that the government of Pakistan is responsible for providing free and compulsory education. Unfortunately, the government only goes so far. Low budget and funding for education are main struggles on the way to educational development and expansion of student’s education. Pakistan has the world 's second highest number of children out of school, reaching 8.3 million in 2012 - equivalent to 1 in 12 of the world 's out-of-school children. My group and I have taken up this unresolved issue in hopes that we volunteering will change the lives of those who are directly impacted. We can 't fix the issue by this one act but we can at least try.

The Third World was a term coined to distinguish nations that neither aligned with the First World developed countries nor the Second World Communist Countries during the Cold War. However, modern day usage denotes countries with low Human Development Index (HDI) that suffer from political, social and economic underdevelopment. The United Nations finds "Third World" term slightly pejorative and prefers the label "less developed countries" (LDCs). Terminology notwithstanding, LDCs suffer from underdevelopment and poverty. "At the grassroots level, economic underdevelopment connotes

Education system is still 50 years old; in short it is right when they say Pakistan is one of the developing country.

For instance, when we look at East Asia & Pacific, there are six countries listed on the chart (Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam) and almost all of them, except for Lao PDR who have a population between 20-40 percent who live under $1.25 a day, have a population of less than 20 percent living under the $1.25 poverty line. However, under the $2 a day poverty line, only China and Vietnam have a population of less than 20 percent living below the poverty line, and the rest have beyond the 20 percent limits. The most extreme of them all is Lao PDR with over 60 percent living under $2 a day, and Cambodia and Philippines are about the same with just over 40 percent of the population (http://povertydata.worldbank.org/poverty/region/EAP).