About Us
About EDLS
EDLS (EDvantage Digital Learning System) is an innovative and global initiative providing low-cost, high-impact education and skills to underprivileged communities. Our mission is to deliver 21st-century learning to children, youth, and women through a FREE, inclusive approach that maintains international quality standards.
EDLS empowers communities with a sustainable, adaptable, and scalable approach through the Digitally Operated One-Room Schoolhouses (DOORS) network, bridging educational gaps and fostering long-term community transformation. By focusing on accessible, technology-driven solutions, EDLS prepares learners to thrive in a globalized world while addressing critical challenges faced by underserved regions.
EDLS-DOORS: A Joint Venture of Registered Non-Profit Organisations in Australia and Pakistan
EDLS (EDvantage Digital Learning System) is a joint venture between two registered non-profit organisations — EDvantage Learning Ltd (ACN 680 266 595), a registered charity in Australia, and FB Badar Digital Learning System Foundation (NTN F399823), a Section 42 registered non-profit company under the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan — working together to provide education and digital empowerment to underprivileged communities through the EDLS-DOORS initiative
Our Vision
We envision empowered communities where children, women, and youth are equipped with strong character, global skills, and values, enabling them to thrive in the modern world.
Our Mission
To provide accessible education, skills training, and wellbeing services that transform underserved communities. We aim to create self-reliant, globally competitive individuals through innovative learning solutions and community empowerment.
Our Core Values
Integrity
We act with transparency and honesty in all our work
Commitment
We are dedicated to long-term, sustainable impact
Compassion
We prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable
Ethics
We maintain the highest ethical standards in everything we do
Humility
We serve communities with humility and a listening ear
Respect
We foster a culture of mutual respect within the communities we serve
Our Glogbal Footprints
EDLS Australia Chapter:
EDLS Australia chapter works to extend EDLS’s reach and impact by building partnerships and supporting global initiatives. We work closely with international partners to ensure that EDLS's educational and community programs can scale globally.
EDLS Pakistan Chapter:
EDLS Pakistan chapter focuses on providing free international quality inclusive education to out-of-school children and skills training to youth and women in urban slums and remote areas. With multiple campuses established across Pakistan and other countries, we aim to bridge the educational gap, particularly for girls, through our digital learning model.
Our Policies
Child Protection Policy
Equal Opportunity & Inclusion Policy
Sustainability & Environmental Responsibility Policy
Data Protection & Privacy Policy
Volunteer & Staff Safety Policy
Financial Accountability Policy
Parental Engagement Policy
Digital Learning & Safety Policy
Health & Wellbeing Policy
Program Evaluation & Improvement Policy
Cybersecurity Policy
Modern Slavery Policy
Our Glogbal Footprints
EDLS - International Research Publications
Re-thinking out-of-school learning in rural Pakistan
Badar, F., Mason, J., & Khan, K. (2018).
In Proceedings, 26th International Conference on Computers in Education
Numbers are Alarming, Solutions are Scant: Out of School Children in Pakistan
Badar, F. B., & Mason, J. (2020).
In Proceedings International Conference on Sustainable Development
Pandemic 2020 and education: Responding from Kiribati
Badar, F., Mason, J., & Flood, M. (2020)
In Proceedings, 28th International Conference on Computers in Education
Extending openness in education support services for out-of-school children in underprivileged circumstances
Badar, F., Mason (2019)
In Proceedings of Learning Innovations and Quality (LINQ) 2019
Digital learning transformation for one-room schoolhouses in rural Pakistan
Badar, F., & Mason, J. (2019)
In Proceedings, 27th International Conference on Computers in Education
Towards Digital Multigrade One-room Schoolhouses for Underprivileged Communities in Rural Pakistan
Badar, F. B., & Mason, J. (2020)
In Computer-Based Learning in Context
Digital multi-grade one-room Schoolhouses for underprivileged communities in rural Pakistan
Badar, F. (2019)
In Proceedings, 27th International Conference on Computers in Education
Recalibrating Educational Opportunities for Underprivileged Communities in Pakistan
Badar, F. B., & Mason, J. (Under Publication)
In Prospects – Springer Link UNESCO
Post-Covid School Attendance in Pakistan: Impediments and Opportunities
Badar, F. B., Mason, J., Garnett, S., & Zandar, K. (Under Publication)
In Urban Education
EDLS - An Iteration of a Digitally Operated One-Room Schoolhouse
Badar, F., & Mason, J. (2023)
In INTED2023 Proceedings
Design-Based Implementation Research: A collaboration approach to educate out-of-school children
Badar, F. B., & Mason, J. (2023)
In Proceedings, 31st International Conference on Computers in Education
Bridging the Education Divide: Creating One-Room, One-School for underprivileged children
Badar, F. B., & Mason, J. (2023)
In Book; Understanding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion-Policies & Practice