Salima Begum

Salima Begum
سلیمہ بیگم
Born
Oshikhandass, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Teacher
  • trainer
  • educationist
Years active1992–present
Awards

Salima Begum is a Pakistani teacher and educationist from Gilgit-Baltistan, is the headteacher at the Government Elementary College for Women, Gilgit. She was a top 10 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize in 2017 and received the World of Difference Award in 2019.[1]

Early life and education

Salima was born in Oshikhandass, Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. She received her early school education in her hometown. She obtained a degree for bachelor of science education (B.S.Ed) at the University of Punjab. She earned a master’s degree in education at the Institutes for Educational Development (IED), Agha Khan University, in 2002. Later, she did graduation from the Institute of Education, University of London.[1][2]

Career

Salima started her teaching career in 1992 as a primary teacher at a government elementary school for girls in Gilgit-Baltistan. Later in 1997, she initiated secondary science classes in the school.

She worked at the IED's Professional Development Centre, Northern Pakistan, where she supervised the implementation of a Whole School Improvement Program, a European Union (EU)-funded project aiming at improving school infrastructure, leadership, and management practices in five districts of Pakistan. In 2010, she also participated in implementing the Educational Development and Improvement Programme in Gilgit, which was sponsored by the AusAid. She has also contributed to the Teacher Education project launched by the USAID.[1][3][4]

Salima has trained around 7,000 teachers in Gilgit-Baltistan and 8,000 more across Pakistan during the course of her career.[1][5]

Awards and honours

Year Title Result Presented by Ref.
2017 Global Teacher Prize Nominated Varkey Foundation [3][5][6]
2019 World of Difference Award (Education) Won International Alliance of Women [7]
2019 The UK Alumni Award Won British Council [2][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Arifeen, Mohammed (24 September 2017). "Salima Begum among '10 best teachers in the world'". Pakistan & Gulf Economist. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Recipients of UK Alumni Awards announced". Dawn. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "GB teacher among top 10 finalists for Global Teacher Prize". The News. 6 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Salima Begum – One of the Ten Best Teachers in the World!". House of Pakistan. 31 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Pakistani teacher nominated for $1m global award". The Express Tribune. 23 February 2017.
  6. ^ Coughlan, Sean (19 March 2017). "Teacher from Canadian Inuit school wins $1m global prize". BBC News.
  7. ^ "G-B teacher wins World of Difference Award". The Express Tribune. 15 August 2019.
  8. ^ "BC celebrates UK alumni in Pakistan". The Financial Daily. 25 June 2019.