Education

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Presentation’s outline

1.

Who are we at VIS 2.

Our local partner: the Don Bosco Society of Sudan 3.

Education: our key strategy 4.

Sudan Programme 5.

Conclusion

VIS International Volunteer Service for Development  Carrying out interventions in the developing South since 1986  Working with local partners in developing countries to promote human development projects for underprivileged people, especially the young

We are committed to implement projects featuring an

integrated development approach

to:    Vocational training, young people social development and work opportunities for neglected Education and support of young people at risk Rescue and rehabilitation of street-children and child-soldiers  Encouraging local self-entrepreneurial activities

The Don Bosco Network (DBN)

Association of 7 European NGOs working for the human and social development of poor, marginalized children and adolescents of the world

The Don Bosco Network (DBN)

Association of 7 European NGOs working for the human and social development of poor, marginalized children and adolescents of the world Spain The DBN members: Belgium Germany Austria Italy

The Don Bosco Society in Sudan

The Don Bosco Society in Sudan

 Part of a worldwide network of educational institutions present in 130 countries  In Sudan for the past 25 years  Specialized in education for the youth , with focused attention to the poorest and marginalized

Geographical Focus

Al Fasher El Obeyd Nyala DARFUR ZONE Tonj Wau

1. Saint Joseph’s VTC

KHARTOUM     850 students: mostly from the refugee camps around the capital & from a juvenile prison in the area 60 staff 8 different trades

(masonry, auto-mechanics, carpentry, general mechanics, electricity, printing, welding, plumbing)

The VTC was established in the 1940s and was taken over by the Don Bosco Society in 1985

Electronics Carpentry Auto-Mechanics Printing Press

2. Saint Joseph Social Works

KALAKALA GUBBA    Main site & 9 outstations located in a radius of 40 km 5 primary schools with a total of 2000 students Various social and development activities reaching yearly to 30.000 people

(youth programs, trauma counseling, medical labs and dispensaries, women promotion programs)

Women promotion Primary education Health Services Adult learning

3. Don Bosco VTC

EL OBEYD     650 students, mostly locals 150 youngsters from

Darfur

, and 50 students from the

Nuba Mountains

(room & board provided) 40 staff 7 different trades

(auto-mechanics, general mechanics, carpentry, welding, masonry, electricity, plumbing)

State-of-art workshops Band Squeezed, but happy!

Darfur program

4. Don Bosco VTC & Social Works

WAU  Technical Centre  90 students   12 staff 3 different trades: general mechanics, carpentry, plumbing, (printing dpt. upcoming)  Dispensary and medical laboratory; women promotion programs  Agricultural project (upcoming)

Primary education Nutrition Program Community involvment Prevention

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5. Don Bosco Educational Centre

TONJ Primary School: grades 1-8; 1200 students, 80 staff Hospital and dispensary 10 rural schools have been started recently (

each having 3 classrooms, water well, kitchen, two units for two teachers, bathrooms, agricultural project)

Rural schools Brass band Primary school Mine-awereness class

6. Don Bosco VTC

JUBA A plan for the construction of the following works is under study: 1.

2.

Don Bosco Institute for Entrepreneurial Development Development works

Our key strategy:

Education in all its forms!

1.

Basic literacy programs 2.

Primary and secondary education 3.

Formal and informal vocational and technical education 4.

Adult learning

Why Education?

1.

It is the

right of every child

to receive an education 2.

It is a precondition for a vibrant economy and

sustainable

process of

development

3.

It is a powerful means of supporting the

peace process

Education implies:

1. Literacy Skills: Basic learning in numeracy and reading & writing 2. Livelihood Skills: Basic training in one of the following trades: masonry and construction; plumbing; electricity; carpentry; commercial agriculture 3. Life Skills: A holistic training in the following areas: conflict management; peace education; self-esteem building; interpersonal relations; responsible citizenship; entrepreneurship

DBN Response Strategy_1 OVERALL OBJECTIVE To partner the process of building a new society in Sudan, where every person can live in peace and dignity PARTNER PEACE DIGNITY Networking with other agencies Supporting the peace process Poverty reduction

DBN Response Strategy_2 PRINCIPAL STRATEGY Literacy skills

EDUCATION

Livelihood Skills Life Skills policy, teacher training, educational centres resource based, entrepreneurship, market linkages trauma, peace building, responsible citizenship

Specific Interventions

SOUTH SUDAN ZONE

1

Improve access to schooling, especially for IDPs, in the town of Wau

2

Enable the start-up of small enterprises in the Wau County by providing employment oriented vocational training to youngsters

3

Promote agro-based livelihoods in the Wau County through agricultural training and services WAU

Specific Interventions

SOUTH SUDAN ZONE

4

Improve access to schooling in the Tonj County

5

Promote agro based livelihoods in the Tonj County through agricultural training and services.

6

Improve the status of women in the Tonj County through life skills and livelihoods training

7

Create a human resource base of entrepreneurial potential that will contribute to the economic development of South Sudan TONJ JUBA

Specific Interventions

KHARTOUM ZONE 1 Improve access to basic health care and educational services for the IDPs living in the squatter areas in the Kalakala locality of Khartoum.

2 Offer high quality job oriented professional training to IDPs in Khartoum by improving the standard at the St. Joseph VTC 3 Facilitate the process of repatriation and resettlement of trained youth (IDPs) from Khartoum to South Sudan.

Specific Interventions

DARFUR ZONE 1 Provide employment oriented vocational training for 500 youngsters annually from Darfur EL OBEYD NYALA AL FASHER

Focusing on Sudan’s “South”

NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS!

1. Children , as well as young adults and adults enabled to access education 2. Youngsters to pursue sustainable livelihoods empowered 3. IDPs accompanied towards a gainful resettlement

Areas of Collaboration and Partnership

Poverty Reduction through: 1.

Primary & Higher Education 2.

Job-oriented Training 3.

Women Empowerment 4.

Civil Society Empowerment

VIS SUDAN COUNTRY OFFICE Mr. Andrea Naletto Resident Country Representative House 28 – Block 9KE, Amarat Mobile: +249 (0) 915716442 Tel/Fax: +249 (0) 155129797 www.volint.it/sudan [email protected]

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Thank You CREDITS: Content: Andrea Naletto & Savio Silveira Graphics & Layout: Andrea Naletto