Active citizens programme

LAHORE

CHAIRMAN of the British Council Sir Vernon Ellis visited Lahore College for Women University on Friday and inaugurated the showcasing of the Social Action Projects (SAP) of the BC-LCWU Active Citizens Programme.

The Active Citizens Programme (ACP) has been introduced in LCWU as a mandatory course for undergraduate students. The British Council successfully launched the ACP as its Pilot University Project in LCWU by signing a five-year MoU for collaborative design delivery of the ACP University model.

The course consists of teaching four modules to help students explore the concepts of identity, culture, dialogue and social action. During the practical application of the course, the students spend 64 hours in the community working for the eradication of issues identified by them.

A total of 41 projects in the important areas of health and education have been completed by eight participating departments to date.

The SAP projects showcased by the students during Sir Ellis’s visit were Cleanliness of Kachi Abadis, Interfaith Harmony, Reducing Generation Gap, Smile for Orphans, Learn Innovation Forever (LIFE), LIVE right-LIVER right Raising awareness against HEPATITIS, Empowering Children, Pleasing Environmental Effects, Establishment of Botanical Garden in LCWU and Promoting Collectivism in Residential Area of Shadman.

The Chairman of the British Council who was accompanied by BC Country Director Peter Upton and Director Punjab Richard Weyers was highly impressed by the initiative taken by LCWU and appreciated the efforts and smooth working relationship of the BC and LCWU teams in making this pilot model a success and a role model for other universities across Pakistan.

Sir Ellis expressed excitement about the range of future collaborative possibilities discussed during his meeting with senior management of the university and encouraged LCWU to explore partnerships including e-learning and the use of digital technologies.

LCWU VC Dr Sabiha Mansoor thanked Sir Ellis and the BC Pakistan office leadership for their support to the university, and the community’s engagement initiatives and faculty and student development programmes.