Arooj Khalid

Educator | Journalist | UGradian | Foodie |
Science Communicator | Acumen Fellow | @The_Nation @DunyaNews @YJInow @techreview_pk @ScienceFuse @MalalaFund

[PCE SAQE @PCESAQE]

Our World Literacy Day webinar is now up on Facebook @ https://t.co/mNQzmFYeiD Tune in to listen to
@zehra2576, @AreebahShahid, @aroojkhd & Abdullah Abbas discuss the need for climate education in Pakistan and talk about urgent collective action in the face of climate calamities

[STEAM Pakistan @STEAMPakistan]

https://t.co/fNdyxP3mIh

[Arooj Khalid @aroojkhd]

Join this Twitter Space that @sciencefuse and @PYCAPk are co-hosting from the @STEAMPakistan platform to speak about “Defending Education Against Climate Change”

https://t.co/LQU2zLm6NN

[Science Fuse @sciencefuse]

Join our community member & @MalalaFund fellow, @aroojkhd as she speaks about #ClimateEmergency on #WorldLiteracyDay at a webinar being conducted by @PCESAQE @PYCAPk & @Saving9Pakistan Join at the below:

https://t.co/CfYjNu23vr

[PYCA @PYCAPk]

The webinar on ‘Rethinking Education in Emergencies and the role of Technology in Education Provision for Affected Communities’ has just started.

Listen to this very important conversation with our speakers @zehra2576 - @AreebahShahid - @aroojkhd

Link: https://t.co/jtfCtrjhK4

[STEAM Pakistan @STEAMPakistan]

"بلوچستان کے اسکولوں میں ہماری سائنسی سرگرمیوں کے دوران طالبات نے اپنی زندگیوں پر موسمیاتی تبدیلی کے اثرات کے بارے میں ہمیں آگاہ کیا۔ ان طالبات نے اپنے علاقوں میں کچرے کو صاف کرنے اور موسمیاتی تبدیلی کے بارے میں آگاہی کا کام بھی خود سے کیا۔" @aroojkhd
#STEAM4ClimateDefense

[PCE SAQE @PCESAQE]

"The time to talk about climate change was many years ago. We are already very late to address the impacts of climate change." our speaker @aroojkhd on why it's important to talk about climate change!

[Science Fuse @sciencefuse]

We're delighted to share that our 2nd set of posters based on 'Incredible Women in STEM' are now ready! These posters come with stories shaped into podcasts, lessons, books & simple videos & can be used at home/school to inspire the future scientists of Pakistan!

[Indus Hospital & Health Network @IHHN_PK]

@sciencefuse conducted its 3rd online workshop last week for our pediatric patients at IHHN’s school, Indus Kay Sitaray.

The topic this time the children explored the science of materials. Exploring different materials around them, and how they behave with force applied to them.

[Science Fuse @sciencefuse]

Congratulations to our Senior Project Officer, @aroojkhd, who has been selected as an Acumen Fellow 2021 from Pakistan. Join us in welcoming her & 21 dynamic leaders working to change the status quo in Pakistan. Photo Courtesy: @Acumen @AcumenAcademy

[MIT Technology Review Pakistan @techreview_pk]

Gender disparity was already damaging women’s #health. #Covid_19 has made it worse.

@aroojkhd sat down with Dr. Sara Rizvi Jafree to discuss the impact of covid-19 on women and how the #gendergap is aggravating female health in South Asia.
Read more here: https://t.co/jqvjzZj1zC

[Arooj Khalid @aroojkhd]

#schools in #Balochistan go on a prolonged Winter break from December till March. This factor when clubbed with the the pandemic is likely to end the educational journey of hundreds of thousands of Baloch children this year. #ListenToSumera

[Science Fuse @sciencefuse]

"There is a lack of understanding among communities about the importance of #education most parents saw the pandemic as an opportunity to engage girls in household chores. These girls are highly unlikely to return to schools to continue their education.” #ListenToSumera @PYCAPk

[Arooj Khalid @aroojkhd]

COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge mental health impact on the children as well. #ListenToSumera

[Behenchara Magazine @behenchara]

Even though the schools have reopened, still there is a fear among the students about their safety. They are worried about being infected with Covid-19 as the pandemic hasn’t completely settles. #ListenToSumera

@sciencefuse

[Zee @medusazish]

Have you heard Sumera Mehboob share how #COVID19 has impacted the educational journey of children in Balochistan? If you still haven’t, please #ListenToSumera and pass on her message because we all need the reality check she has to give.

[Arooj Khalid @aroojkhd]

Our society is not ready for technical education. Even our teachers are not trained or skilled to use or teach through digital learning platforms.” #ListenToSumera

[Science Fuse @sciencefuse]

COVID-19 pandemic taught us that we need to properly strategies and plan for future pandemics and disasters instead of experimenting like in the current situation which clearly shows lack of planning. #ListenToSumera @MercBalochistan @NazBaloch_ @SeharKamran @Shafqat_Mahmood

[Arooj Khalid @aroojkhd]

There is an acute lack of understanding among communities about the importance of education, most parents saw the pandemic as an opportunity to engage girls in household chores. These girls are highly unlikely to return to schools to continue their education.” #ListenToSumera

[Science Fuse @sciencefuse]

Have you heard Sumera Mehboob share how #COVID19 has impacted the educational journey of children in Balochistan? If you still haven’t, please #ListenToSumera and pass on her message because we all need the reality check she has to give @Shafqat_Mahmood @CLF_Pak @MathsSciencePK

[Sidrah @sidrarare]

It is all the more important to #ListenToSumera because in Balochistan, for every 100 girls enrolled at the primary level 36 are out-of-school and for every 100 girls enrolled at the secondary level 666 are out-of-school!

[Hamnah Asif @ihamnahasif]

A study after the #EarthQuake2005 revealed a gap of 1.5-2 years of learning losses among children where students were out of school for about 14 weeks. Now imagine the loss of learning for the children in #Balochistan who've not been to schools for 40 weeks! #ListenToSumera