Transcript SCA Spring Management Workshop

General
Education
Education
Programme
Competence
Development
Civil Society in Education
Nov, 2011
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Development Objective
To support all Afghan children’s right to education
by promoting equal access to quality education
through a sustainable education system in the
country
Increased access
to quality
education
Interim
Objectives
Quality
improvement and
quality assurance
of efforts
Capacitated
national
education system
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I.
General Education
 Model School (MS)
The center of quality improvement
(54 MSs, 60,000 students, 41% girls, 1,750 teachers, 26% female)
 Community Based School (CBS)
The most effective tool for access to in remote areas
(1,600 classes, 45,000 students, 55% girls, 23% female teachers)
 Girls’ Annexes (GA)
The only way for girls’ education in conservative communities
(73 GA, 15,000 students, 93% girls, 500 teachers, 33% female)
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General Education
Kuchi CBS
• 6.6% boys and 1.8% of Kuchi girls go to school
• CBS (mobile classes) a successful effort in providing
access to education for Kuchi children
• Support to around 200 Kuchi CBS covering 4,800
students (52% girls)
• 300 Kuchi CBS with around 6,600 students by 2015
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II
Competence Development
• Teacher Training: in-service needs based
courses
• Basic teaching competencies to the graduating
students
• Capacity development of the local education
institutions (staff and administrations)
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III. Civil Society in Education
Community involvement and ownership in
education process
• Community Education Committees (CEC)
• Community Development Councils (CDC) School
Management Committees (SMCs)
• Teacher Associations
• Students’ Scouts
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Major Achievements
• Girls participation increased from 45%
in 2006 to 53% in 2011
• Increased integration of CBE students
to the National Education System
• Access to education has become more
inclusive – SCA as the pioneer actor in
Kuchi education
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Major Achievements
• High performance level of Model Schools
– Awards to students, teachers and schools
– % of student’s passing rate to higher education
• SCA at the core of policy making and strategic
discussions forum of education sector
– Membership in the steering committee of
Human Resource Development Board (HRDB)
– Active participation in working groups at
national and sub-national levels
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Keys to Success
• Good reputation and trust of people
• Community Involvement and ownership in all
stages
– planning, implementation, governance, security…
• Contribution in national priorities
– access, quality improvement, capacity building
• Close cooperation and coordination with MoE at
national and sub-national levels
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Keys to Success
• Long term approach and continuous support
• Respect to diversities
– Religions, local traditions, ethnicity…
• Impartiality
– No engagement in conflicts, military operations, PRT
and local conflicts and disputes in insecure areas
• Transparency with key stakeholders
• Cost efficient and effectiveness
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Challenges
• Deteriorating security problems
• High demand for CBE classes compared
with the available resources
• Lack of female teachers in rural areas
• Cultural barriers to promotion of female
teachers
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Steps Forwards
(…to further evolve education area)
• Increased community ownership and involvement
– Strengthen the School Councils (shura)
– Enhanced advocacy skills of the School Councils
• Balanced endeavors in three main pillars
– access, quality and capacity development
• Enhanced efforts to increase access for education
– More than four mil school age children out of school
– Children with disabilities, Kuchi and seasonal migrant
children…
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Steps Forwards
(…to further evolve education area)
• Focused and specific efforts to enhance female
participation in education
– Promotion of female teachers
– Reeducation of girls’ drop out in secondary level,
particularly girls
– Promotion of female staff in decision making levels of MoE,
at national and sub-national levels…
• Efforts to ensure continuity in education – primary,
secondary and higher levels
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THANKS…ANY QUESTION?
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