The National Girls Education Financing Conference 2026, under the theme “Hazir: She’s Here. Is the Budget?” organized by the Pakistan Coalition for Education (PCE) in collaboration with Malala Fund was held here on Tuesday.
PCE, Malala Fund host conference on girls’ education financing
ISLAMABAD, Nov 10 (APP): The National Girls Education Financing Conference 2026, under the theme “Hazir: She’s Here. Is the Budget?” organized by the Pakistan Coalition for Education (PCE) in collaboration with Malala Fund was held here on Tuesday.
The conference highlighted the gap between public education financing and the costs families bear to keep girls in school.
Discussions focused on recognising these costs in education planning and budgets, strengthening domestic resource mobilisation, and ensuring that a girl’s access to education should not depend on her family’s ability to pay.
Speaking on the occasion,Chief Executive Officer, Malala Fund, Dr Nishat Riaz, said that every budget must account for the real costs of keeping girls in school.
“Authority concerned must mobilise innovative financing, prioritise equitable allocations and ensure that every investment translates into meaningful opportunities for girls,”she started
A girl-led panel discussion was also part of the proceedings.
The conference also witnessed the launch of the report, “The Real Cost of Educating a Daughter: Out-of-pocket Costs of Girls’ Secondary Education in Pakistan’s Schools.” The study found that despite being constitutionally free, families must spend a minimum of Rs. 5,899 each month to keep their daughter in school.
The conference called for a message : when a girl is ready to learn, public financing must be ready to support her.
