Abstract
Brick kilns are established to provide educational facilities to the people of remote areas of Punjab, Pakistan. Under this scheme Government of Punjab allocated Rs 109.894 million to launch a pilot project in the two districts of Southern Punjab by setting up Adult Literacy Centers (ALC) & Non Formal Basic Education (NFBE) Schools. This project was evaluated by the authors. The evaluation report indicates the higher (39) than targeted (20) average enrolment for each of the sample NFBE Schools whereas the average enrolment of ALCs remained 17 learners per institution against the target of 15 learners. Moreover, the average attendance of these institutions was above 80%. The overall drop-out rate was 0.8 % for NFBEs and 1.9% in ALCs. Results revealed that 75% NFBE learners secured more than 60 percent marks in both the oral and written examinations whereas 81 percent ALC learners reached this level. These results provide convincing evidence for the accomplishment of the project. The appreciation of the brick laborers’ families might be considered as an additional support to the conclusion.