Context and setting Given the host of social problems Pakistan faces, it is important to increase awareness among its youth about their civic role in society. A service learning project was implemented in an urban community health centre visited by women of reproductive age, with students from a social sciences college, in Lahore, Pakistan.Why the idea was necessary The Pakistani education system lacks programmes that provide learning in the context of real-life situations. Service learning integrates community service with academic learning. It develops civic responsibility and strengthens communities by emphasising interaction. Students reflect on their experiences in a process that enhances their learning and improves their communication skills.The programme was designed to increase students' awareness of their civic responsibilities by involving them in the community in connection with a national health problem, iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), which is highly prevalent (> 44%) in women in Pakistan. This interaction was developed to foster a bond between the students and the community and to address an identified need at the same time.
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