Mohammad Ayub Khan (Urdu: محمد ایوب خان), better known as Master Ayub, is a Pakistani educator, philanthropist and civil servant who is known for spending his after-job hours and weekends teaching students in an open-air school in F-6 sector, Islamabad.[1][4][5]
Mohammad Ayub Khan | |
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| محمد ایوب خان | |
 Ayub in 2016 | |
| Born | Mohammad Ayub Khan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Known for | Free of cost teaching in open air[1] |
| Awards | Pride of Performance[2] Commonwealth Points of Light[3] |
Master Ayub has received the Pride of Performance award for his efforts spanning over 40 years for education in Pakistan.[2]
Personal life
editAyub, originally belonging to Mandi Bahauddin, is a firefighter with the fire brigade.[6] Been in Islamabad for 38 years, Ayub is now retired and lives with his wife nearby his open-air school he started and still overlooks.[7]
Free of cost teaching
editAyub started teaching a group of four students in F-6, Islamabad. The students have been increasing exponentially and currently, 250+ students are enrolled. The school is managed by Crossadder Foundation and run by voluntary teachers and local donations.[6] All the students studying at the school are underprivileged and are being taught free of cost.[7]
Smart Street School
editAs of 2022, Crossadder Foundation, a 'for youth, by youth' NGO acquired the NOC from Capital Development Authority and planted a 12'x40' feet portable school at Master Ayub School in a refurbished container. The 'Smart Street School' is used to shelter and periodically facilitate the education of these 250+ students on a daily basis; 85% of these students belong to the local Christian community from the nearby France Colony, Islamabad slums.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Khan, Saadia (7 December 2014). "Master Ayub: Learning without a price tag". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b Usman, Maryam (21 September 2014). "International day of peace: Smiles give new meaning to peace". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Her Majesty The Queen awards Master Ayub with Commonwealth Points of Light". 5 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Ali, Sobia (21 July 2011). "Voices Of Pakistan: Drifting In And Out Of Education". Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "PAKISTAN: Quality education still a long way off". IRIN News. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Master Ayub: Learning without a price tag". The Express Tribune. 2014-12-07. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ^ a b "Teaching Pakistan's Poor How To Read". interactive.aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ "Smart Street School". KidsRights Foundation. Retrieved 2023-04-10.