EVS evolved as a brain child in one of Board of Directors meeting with the sole purpose of catering to educational needs of children, dwelling in poor slums/ Kachi Abadis of Punjab. The initial forays of Dr A.B Malik (Managing Director) and other colleagues helped to prepare a document for discussion under the able guidance of Mr Shahid H Kardar, Chairman of the Foundation. PEF entered into an agreement with The Open Society Institute (OSI) New York for designing of pilot Voucher Scheme for low income households.

In this regard PEF benefited from the previous surveys conducted by the Local Government and Rural Development Department, Directorate of Kachi Abadis, Govt of Punjab and Lahore Development Authority. The Survey was conducted in 1983 and has been used as a bench mark for fresh assortment for EVS. During preliminary data collection the following sites are visited:

1.	Harbansepura	2.	Daraghawala
3.	Wara Sattar	4.	Fateh Garh
5.	Suk Nehar

The colonies selected for EVS Scheme are:

Suk Nehar
1	Gosia Colony	2	Muhammadi Colony
3	Mujahid Abad	4	Sahuwari
5	Peoples Colony	6	Muslim Pura
7	Islam Pura	8	Kotli
9	Bhatta Din Muhammad	10	Rashid Pura
Darogawala
1	Toheed Park	2	Javed Colony
3	Nishtar Colony	4	Shah Din Park
5	Salamatpura
Wara Sattar
1	Wara Sattar	2	Haji Pura
3	Kareem Nagar	4	Haji Pura Chungi
Harbancepura
1	Old Herbancepura	2	New Herbancepura
3	Iftikhar Park	4	Qalander Pura
Fateh Ghar
1	Hameed Pura	2	Mehar Fayyaz Colony
3	Mehar Fayyaz Colony	4	Hospital Road