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Impact of Poverty on Children’s Education: Insights from Mothers of Baloch Ward, Gwadar

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study explores how poverty affects educational access in Baloch Ward, Gwadar, through the voices of twelve low-income Baloch mothers. Findings reveal that financial constraints, hidden school costs, child labor, and inadequate infrastructure significantly hinder children’s—especially girls’—education. Despite valuing education, families face “tied hands,” unable to realize aspirations due to economic hardship. The study calls for targeted interventions, including free learning materials, school feeding programs, fee waivers, and community awareness initiatives. By centering women’s perspectives, it advocates for localized, gender-sensitive policies to address educational exclusion in marginalized areas and break the intergenerational cycle of poverty.

Source: The critical review of social sciences studies

DOI: 10.59075/fbf7w082

Authors: Shabana Shahdad Ali, Rabia Aslam, Imran Ishaque

Language: English

Topic: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Reduced inequalities, Quality education, Gender equality

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4410619788

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