Shakarganj Adopted Schools

Shakarganj has adopted 33 local schools, out of which 6 primary and 27 elementary schools are for girls and one elementary school is for boys. Through the adoption process, it provides clean drinking water, nutrition supplements, books, uniforms, maintenance of infrastructure and the building of additional facilities. This process has led to an increase from 5,673 female students enrolled in these schools in 2005 to 7,535 students in 2011.

Shakarganj Sponsored TCF Schools

Shakarganj has provided land and funds for the construction of two elementary schools through The Citizens Foundation (TCF) schools system. A total of 236 students are currently enrolled in these schools, located in close proximity of the factory sites in Jhang and Bhone.  The combined project cost of these schools is Rs. 11 million. A third school is being constructed and will be completed before the end of the year. Shakarganj plans to construct five more TCF schools in future.

Campus	Students		Staff		Total
	Male	Female	Faculty	Non Faculty
SML Jhang	103	92	9	5	209
SML Bhone	100	74	9	5	188
Total	203	166	18	10	397

Nutritional Programme for Students

To make up the nutritional deficiency of the students Shakarganj Foundation has started this activity in two Government Girls Primary Schools in 2004. Milk and fruit provided on alternate days.

Adult Education Program

Shakarganj Teachers Training and Resource Centre (TARC)
To provide backbone support to the education initiative, the Shakarganj Teachers Training and Resource Centre (TARC) was set up and operates within the Mills’ premises. Teachers are trained with a focus on more efficiently teaching the arts and sciences as well as management and leadership skills to improve the administrative structure of these schools. 
 No of Teachers Trained                                                         1,427
No of workshops conducted                                                     649
No of Batches completed                                                            66
No of Schools from where Teachers Participated                 1,053  
No of Students being benefited through this program          51,416

Adult Literacy Centres

The company has so far established 114 adult literacy centres out of which 106 are for women between the age of 15 and 50 years. The results have been very encouraging with over 2,850 men and women having participated in these programmes and about 50 currently enrolled.

Year	Total Batches	No. of Students	Passed out
2002-03	13	323	305
2003-04	18	439	427
2004-05	21	520	489
2005-06	12	292	276
2006-07	9	211	202
2007-08	9	224	213
2008-09	11	275	260
2009-10	12	291	277
2010-11	9	275	207
Total	114	2850	2656

Skill Development & Training Program

Jhang School of Arts and Calligraphy

The Jhang School of Calligraphy and Art, sponsored by Shakarganj, has also been playing a role in supporting talent from within the community. Students are instructed in fashion designing, painting, and calligraphy. Art competitions among Matric students are held annually in June. Exhibitions, attracting foreign and local audiences, are held twice a year in which the works of local artists are promoted. Recently All Pakistan Art & Craft Exhibition is being held on April 23, 2011 at Jhang Art Gallery
This has become a source of income and has had a positive impact on the socio-economic family setup. 10 batch of both courses have been completed and 11th batch of both courses is under study.

Tractor Training & Maintenance Program

Two batches of Tractor driving, training and maintenance program have been completed certificates and Driving License were arranged from Police Department from Jhang & Sargodha for trained drivers by Shakarganj Foundation.

Scholarships

During 2007, Shakarganj funded special incentives for schoolchildren and teachers which include scholarships and awards for high-achievers, in school and board exams, sports competitions and inter-school writing competition.
Twelve position-holding boys and girls are rewarded two-year scholarships worth Rs. 15,000 each since 2005.
Three scholarships worth Rs. 120,000 each are granted to M.B.B.S candidates for the course of the study. Additionally, four scholarships worth Rs. 96,000 are also granted to B.Sc. students.

Annual Sports

Shakarganj annual sports started in 1980. Shakarganj designed colorful sports
extravaganza, started from 5th to 7th April 2011. 6th April was reserved for girls exclusively.
A colorful closing ceremony ended the 30th Shakarganj Sports. The sports started with inter departmental cricket Tournament on 24th March. The function held on lush green athletics ground at Shakarganj Fitness Center. The disciplines were Athletics, Volley Ball, Table Tennis, Badminton, Tug of war, Physical Training Show, Cross Country for the both boys and girls 1000 participants from 44 Government & Private institutions.