Sarai Kharbuza is one of the union councils in Islamabad. It is located near Tarnol and has extreme poverty and a lack of education, especially for girls. According to the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), Tarnol has the highest number of out-of-school children in Islamabad. PAGE has created a STAR School in this union council to ensure the provision of education to the underprivileged. The STAR School Sarai Kharbuza gives education to a total of 92 children that are residents of the area and has two shifts. The Sarai Kharbuza STAR school I has 52 students out of which there are 31 girls and 19 boys. Girls of all ages, that stay at home come to STAR school in the morning along with some boys as well. The STAR school Sarai Kharbuza I starts at 8 am.

The percentage of out-of-school girls is 51.1% in Tharparkar (ASER Pakistan). Female illiteracy is one of the major issues in Tharparkar along with scorching hot days, drought, malnourishment, poverty, child marriages, and lack of basic necessities. Tharparkar, the largest district of Sindh, is one of the most deprived and vulnerable districts of Pakistan. The members of this community dont have proper shelters, they usually live-in adobe houses. The major population of Tharparkar consists of the Hindu community. Unfortunately, the caste system still exists in the Hindu community and the people living in this area are considered low caste. For this reason, they face discrimination.

Most of the families work in Thar coal mines and usually rehabilitate to different areas in Thar in search of earning opportunities. Since the families dont even have access to clean drinking water and food, their main priority is arranging food and clean drinking water. Education of their children especially girls, takes the last spot on their priority list.

To provide education to this marginalized and vulnerable community, PAGE Pakistan has created STAR Schools in this area. STAR schools provide education free of cost to the children especially girls of this community. An individual from the same Hindu community who is literate is picked out as a teacher for the children. The teacher from the same community helps in facilitating and empowering the children.