KARACHI: ICI Pakistan Limited has signed an MoU with the Sindh Community Mobilisation Program (CMP) to support CMP in its mission to improve access to quality education for marginalised communities in the province.
CMP is part of the larger Sindh Basic Education Programme, funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by International Relief and Development (IRD). The MoU was signed by Shehzad Mehmood, Chief of Party at CMP-IRD and Fathema Zuberi, General Manager HR, ICI Pakistan Limited, accompanied by Randy L Hatfield, Senior Education Policy Adviser and Programme Manager, Sindh Basic Education Program USAID/Pakistan. On the occasion, representatives of ICI Pakistan Limited, USAID/SBEP, CMP, were present. Shehzad said, “Sindh CMP is playing an important role of building linkages between the corporate sector and CMP targeted schools and communities and encouraging philanthropic aspirations of corporate entities though their CSR.
Today’s ceremony is an example of CMP’s commitment to strengthen these linkages in order to promote sustainable efforts and interventions.” The support provided to CMP through this MoU falls under the banner of company’s ‘Ilm-o-Hunar’ programme for education-related initiatives.