Educate a Girl is a programme of vocational scholarships for Pakistani girls in need to study media studies at the Institute of Journalism Pakistan. The scholars fund 3 month certificate courses in radio, print and tv with top 10% of scholars being given internships with top media outlets in Pakistan including Jung/GEO & Hum TV. Each scholarship is just $100 USD or PKR 10000 tax exempt in Pakistan, one time, and the scholarship is officially in the donor's name (so no double matching, absolutely transparent). All scholarships are presented live to winners with cheques presented live to the Institute. 16 girls began their studies on Sept 28th - details on our @educate1000girls facebook page - and another 28 will begin their studies end of November Educate a Girl is an initiative by Dawood Global Foundation in partnership with Institute of Journalism Pakistan and Mind Your Media Pakistan and is audited by Ernst & Young Global.