The Voluntary Registered under Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control) Ordinance 1961

A prosperous and none discriminative society

The mission of GESWS is to build sustainable community-based institutions and enhance their capacities with ownership of the community.

The goal of GESWS is to enhance the quality of life of the rural people by providing them opportunities for educational and social and cultural development

Established in 1991, the Gulmit Educational and Social Welfare Society (GESWS) is a self-help initiative of the community to provide quality education to rural communities at their doorstep in order to equip the new generation with the challenges of 21st century. ‘Quality education for all’ is the motto of the GESWS. The mission is to develop community-based learning models with ownership of the whole community providing quality education with focus on girls and boys and the vulnerable segments through following principles of relevance, equity, merit and inclusion. Under, relevance the GESWS has taken steps to include cultural and environmental topics and local actions as part of enriching the curriculums as well as teaching and learning process. GESWS is having close interaction with local community, understands the need of future generations as well as the cultural ethos and expressions of the community. It has taken small steps to reintroduce and reconnect the new generation to their rich heritage including music, dance, dresses, folk theatres and introduction of language classes through establishing a cultural wing, led by renowned cultural activists, literary persons and poets of the community. The alumni of the Al Amyn School, which is a project of GESWS, have also taken lead in documenting some aspects of the oral language, as well as organizing cultural festivals. Besides, the GESWS, is a local partners of the Wakhi-Tajik Cultural Association Pakistan who organize annual silk route festivals in collaboration with the government and other partners.