Transcript Presentation on Education Programs at PLAN Rwanda

Plan Rwanda CSP II 2013 2018
Right to Access Quality & Inclusive
Education
RENCP GA June 2014
By: Paul Bagambe- EPM
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CP Goal & Objectives
Goal:
• Girls and boys (7-19 years old) enjoy quality primary and secondary
education in a girl and boy-friendly, inclusive school environment in
Plan target communities
Objectives:
• To increase by 20 % the proportion of boys and girls from
marginalized and most vulnerable groups who have equitable access
to quality basic primary and secondary education in Plan’s zone of
interventions within 5 years.
• To contribute to the reduction by 3% the proportion of boys and girls
out of school (4% at National average) in Plan’s zones of intervention
in five years
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Education Issues in Rwanda
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Equal access to education
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Quality of education
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Education governance
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Program Issues:
1. Poor access to education:
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poverty of families as they are unable to meet the hidden costs related to
attending ‘free’ basic education
children trekking long distances before reaching schools (on average 1 to 3
kilometers each way, with 10% walking over 5 kilometers in Gatsibo and
Bugesera districts)
Gender considerations - girls often are not enrolled in or miss classes due to
a heavy burden of domestic work, societal perceptions that girls do not need
to complete education, gender-based violence,
insufficient sanitation facilities in schools and drop-outs as result of early
and unwanted pregnancy Plan Rwanda. 2012. PPA2 Baseline Study.
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Program Issues Cont’d
2. Poor quality of education:
- Overcrowded classrooms which result to high primary teacher to
student ratio at 1:63 when the national standard is 1:45
- Limited knowledge of MoI- English, Schools are not girl friendly:
Rwandan schools are often characterized by poor access to
adequate sanitation facilities, basic infrastructure (classrooms,
playground and water points) and high levels of gender-based
violence in and around schools.
- Poor education on sexual and reproductive health and rights: low
level of knowledge increases the risk of girls and boys being exposed
to STIs, HIV and GBV.
- Poor teacher motivation and worsening conditions of service
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Program Issues Cont’d
3. Poor Education governance;
- Of 119 Primary schools in (Gatsibo: 52 primary schools and
Bugesera: 67 primary schools), less than 40% of the Parent Teacher
Associations (PTAs)/Parent Teacher Committees (PTCs) are
functioning and none of the 119 schools have developed a girl-child
friendly School Improvement Plan as a planning tool.
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Furthermore, the existing structures rarely provide opportunities for
children’s active participation in decision making. While women are
represented in PTCs in numbers, their participation is limited and
decision making is often dominated by men. Functioning stands for :
legalized with by-laws, regular meetings, fees paid by all members
etc.
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Plan’s Response to Education Needs
This CP will seek to address the main violations of children’s right to education
targeting three aspects: access, quality and governance through;
• Promoting girl and boy friendly primary and secondary schools by supporting
the implementation of School Improvement Plans (SIP) which is an integrated
approach for improving;
• teaching (teacher training and motivation, innovative approaches in teaching,
learner centered methodologies, gender sensitive pedagogy);
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the learning environment (including support to basic infrastructure, school
nutrition and de-worming, addressing gender based violence, adolescent sexua
and reproductive health and rights, school hygiene and sanitation, girl friendly
infrastructure, masculinities mentorship programs) for better quality.
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Promoting Girls’ Participation
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Plan’s Response Cont’d
• These will help with implementation of Plan’s Girl and Boy safe
School Model, a holistic approach to ensure that school
infrastructure, teaching and governance are responsive to the needs
of boys and girls and promote gender transformation.
• Supporting the capacity building of Civil Society Organizations and
duty bearers to advocate for child friendly budgeting in education and
good governance initiatives (functional PTCs, children’s
clubs/forums, GBV response mechanisms).
• Supporting inclusive education for children from the most vulnerable
and marginalized groups by providing multi-year educational support
(i.e. mentoring, remedial classes/girls empowerment camps) with a
focus on girls (through support of the Because I Am A Girl campaign)
while tackling the root causes of barriers to quality education for girls
through gender transformative programming.
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Plan’s response
As a child rights organization, Plan is committed to facilitate those
changes by building in children and communities the capacity to respect
and exercise their human rights and responsibilities in education and
through education.
Our bigger goal: to reach as many children as possible, particularly
those who are excluded or marginalised.
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Program Strategies
Community
driven
Innovation
Gender equality
and inclusion
Focused,
specialized
models
Upward &
downward
accountability
Promote solidarity
and social
cohension
Evidence-based
advocacy
Work through
partnerships
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Relevance of CP to Gov’t Policy/ priorities
• The CP as the whole CSP is guided by two government documents;
• Vision 2020 and EDPRS 2. (ESSP 2013-2018)
• Rwanda’s main strategic priority is to reduce the percentage of
people living in poverty from 45% to under 30% by 2018.
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Partnerships
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MINEDUC
REB
Districts and Sectors (DEOs, SEOs)
Schools (School H/Ts, Teachers, PTCs, Parliaments)
FAWE, PAJER, RWAMREC, YWCA, IEE, Haguruka
Communities (Families, Children)
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Thank You Very Much!
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