UNICEF support to Primary Education in Balochistan

Interventions & Impact 2000- 2010 28 th February 2011

Geographical focus of Project Chagai Kharan Nushki Zhob Sher ani Killa Saifullah Pishin Killa Abdullah Quetta Ziarat Harnai Loralai Mastung Kohlu Bolan Sibi Lehri Kalat Dera Bugti Musakhel Barkhan Jhal Magsi Nasirabad Washuk

Naal Sub-division

Khuzdar Panjgur Awaran Kech Gwadar Lasbela

Thematic Focus

◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Reduce gender gap by increasing Girls enrolment, retention and completion of primary cycle Improve teaching and learning processes Increase local/ district government community participation and ownership System strengthening through sector wide analysis, planning and capacity development

Key project inputs

 Recruitment of 683 local female teachers through Community Support Process.

 Establishment of 316 new girls primary schools (80 CSP and 236 second shift). All Second Shift converted to First Shift through provision of Buildings  Supported training of 1800 PTSMCs and 850 WVECs  Between 2007-2010, Provision of small matching grants and school rehabilitation funds to 897 PTSMCs, ranging from Rs.50,000 to Rs.500,000. Total funds provided around 150 million Rupees  Supported 50 master trainers from renowned institutions, who later on trained 941 teachers in joyful learning and 3000 through Mentoring

Key Project Inputs

 Supported training of 675 newly recruited teachers in Mobile Female Teachers Training program.. Also training of all JET recruited in the upgraded middle schools is under process  Continuously supported school supplies and learning material to all girls’ schools and focused boys schools (1800).

 Supported provision of water and sanitation facilities support to All girls schools (922)  Implementation and mobility support to District Education Offices (project teams, vehicles, equipments etc

Impact analysis

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Access

: Girls schooling opportunities (new schools) increased by 100

%

in some and overall by 72% in four districts 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Girls Boys 2000 2010

80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

%age increase in number of school between 2000 & 2010

72 34 Girls Boys

Access (enrolment increase) :

250 000 200 000 150 000 100 000 50 000 2000 2010 Girls Boys Total

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

%age increase in enrolments between 2000 & 2010

62 53 47 Girls Boys Total

Impact analysis

• • • • Quality : Teachers Students ratio balanced by 1:40 Female teaching staff increased by 72% Quality teaching and learning processes introduced/practiced through ECE, Joyful/Child friendly learning initiatives Community support enhanced through matching grants for low cost school development initiatives • • •

Policy Support

683 female teachers regularized in the system 262 2 nd shift schools initiated and institutionalized Mentoring program in clusters initiated for female teachers (bringing the training down to school level)

Way Forward

 Full District Wide Approach by focusing all primary schools and primary sections of both middle and High as well   Strategy development for phasing out of certain districts and phasing into at least 3 new districts based upon lowest education indicators Third Party monitoring of all UNICEF project inputs  Mapping of out of school children in all project districts  Shifting weight from the Access leg to the Quality leg through Child Friendly Schools, especially at primary level – an umbrella framework of Quality Education  Early childhood Education, especially focusing Katchi class class only) (comprises of around 40% enrolment of PE and around 60% dropout at PE level is recorded in Katchi

Way Forward

 The JETs recruited for 80 newly upgraded school under the project to be regularized in the government system with continued support to these schools  Professional capacity development of around 7500 primary teachers on curriculum contents particularly Maths & English and Child Friendly learning methodologies.

 School Development through PTSMCs, including construction of school buildings, additional rooms and miner repairs  Water, Sanitation facilities and School health initiatives

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Way Forward

School supplies and learning material to all girls and boys’ schools of project districts  Assessment of Learning Achievements through PEAS (class 4 & 8 assessment completed in all project districts, analysis and report is in progress). Development and testing of Standardized assessment tools for grade 5 & 8  Strengthening and Institutionalization of District Education Management Information System (DEMIS) (already initiated and school census under the

revised strategy is in progress in more than 3000 schools of project districts)

 Strengthening Regular monitoring through project supported teams and active Education Field Officers  Gender Education Support Project Initiated through the Education Sector Policy and Planning Unit within the office of Secretary Education  Commitment to support the department of education developing “Education Sector Plan/strategy”