The Social Action Programme in the Education Sector

In the field of education the services rendered by HUBCO include the construction of new school buildings, construction of additional rooms in the old school buildings, installation of water coolers for drinking water, providing of computers, textbooks and uniforms and arranging free transport facility to the students of nearby villages on a permanent basis.

HUBCO got constructed a new 3 room school building in Goth Ibrahim Zore. replacing an existing structure that had become unsafe, but which the Provincial Education Department could not redo owing to lack of funds.

Early in 2003 the education initiative received a major boost when an agreement was concluded between HUBCO, IPGD (International Power Global Development) and The Citizens Foundation (TCF) to set up a full-fledged school, to meet the basic educational needs of the area's children. This school has been named "TCF School, HUBCO / IPGD Campus".

Under the agreement, a primary & secondary school on four acres of land will be built with funds provided by IPGD. Thereafter the running costs will be borne by HUBCO. The school shall have a capacity for 500 students and shall consist of a pre-primary section, a primary section from Kindergarten to Class Five and two Secondary Sections (one each for boys and for girls) from Class Six to Ten. The first session of the Primary Section will start from April 2004 and the session for the secondary section will commence from April 2005. The School will be registered with and follow the guidelines of the Balochistan Textbook Board.

HUBCO has also established an international standard Apprentice Training Centre at its Power Station. Till date scores of apprentices from all over the country, including a large number from the province of Balochistan have received invaluable theoretical and practical training in various disciplines, including electrical and mechanical engineering.

The Apprentice Training Centre has proved to be a vital launch pad for the trainees, who have gone on to secure career employment in different industries all over the country. Some of the trainees have been given employment in the Hub Power Station itself by IPGD. The Apprentice Training Centre has thus changed the lives for most of the trainees and their families whom they support.

It may be noted that the training is imparted completely free of cost and even the boarding and lodging arrangements and costs are taken care of by HUBCO.

The SAP activity in the education sector also includes a number of sponsorships that HUBCO has given from time to time to deserving Balochi students for Information Technology education.