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Commission Commission 2.6 2.6 -- South and West AsiaSouth and West Asia

Bangladesh: A country of Prospects

Mahmuda Akhter

World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education27-29 September 2010

Moscow, Russian Federation

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Bangladesh: A Country of Prospects

Bangladesh was born in 1971 as an independent

country.

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Bangladesh: A General OverviewBangladesh: A General Overview

Boundary : North- India, West- India, South-Bay of Bengal, East- India and Myanmar

Climate : Tropical; cool, dry winter; hot, humid summer; cool, rainy monsoon

Per capita income : US $ 1,465 (IMF 2009)

Official Language : BanglaReligion : 88.3% Muslim, 10.5% Hindu, 1.2% other

Government : RepublicPopulation (in million): 144.5 (Apro.)

Time : GMT + 6 hoursWeights & Measures : Metric

Currency : Taka

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Human Resources in BangladeshHuman Resources in Bangladesh

• Area : 147,570 sq. km.

• Population : 144.5 Million

• Adult Literacy Rate (15+) : 49% (BBS, 2008)

• Primary school net attendance: 81.3% (2009)

• Infant Mortality Rate : (49/1000 live births in 2008)

• Under 5 mortality rate : (64/1000 live births in 2008)

• Birth Rate (fertility rate) : 28.4

• Life Expectancy at Birth : 66.7 Years (2008)

• Population density : 979 (per sq. km in 2008)

Source: UNICEF Bangladesh Website, 04 Apr 07 The State of World Children 2008

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Bangladesh ECD Network(BEN)

SecretariatSecretariatEarly Childhood Development Resource Centre (ECDRC)Early Childhood Development Resource Centre (ECDRC)Institute of Educational Development, BRAC UniversityInstitute of Educational Development, BRAC University

Presentation byPresentation byMs. Ms. MahmudaMahmuda AkhterAkhter

Member Secretary, BEN Member Secretary, BEN Head of ECD Resource Centre, IEDHead of ECD Resource Centre, IED--BRACUBRACU

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Bangladesh ECD Network:Bangladesh ECD Network: An IntroductionAn Introduction

Bangladesh ECD Network (BEN) is a forum of governmental, non-governmental, academic and research organizations, United Nations agencies and development partners working in Early Childhood Development in Bangladesh.

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Inception of the NetworkInception of the Network

• An initiative was taken in 2002 to form a Network of ECD stakeholders in Bangladesh with the support of UNICEF-Dhaka and Bangladesh Shishu Academy (the national academy for children)

• Fifteen other developing organizations were active partners of this initiative

• They identified ECD stakeholders over the country through a survey

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Goal of the NetworkGoal of the Network

To encourage and support the governmental, non-governmental, national and international organisations and partners and other relevant actors in their commitment to and investment in ECD in Bangladesh.

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Key Objectives of the NetworkKey Objectives of the Network

• To advocate for ECD with policymakers and stakeholders

• To promote public awareness• To strengthen ECD capacity in Bangladesh• Support the establishment of a solid knowledge base

and organisational culture on ECD• Sharing information & assist ECD stakeholders to

gain access to new information and knowledge on ECD; and

• Develop generic guidelines

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Executive Committee of the NetworkExecutive Committee of the Network

Consists of the Chairperson , the Vice Chairperson, the Member Secretary, and Committee Members - elected bi-annually to serve for a period of 2 years.

Current Executive Committee Members:• Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, GoB• Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, GoB• National NGO• Local NGO• UN Organization• International NGO• Academic Institutions

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The SecretariatThe Secretariat

A secretariat has been established to support the network in general under supervision of the Executive Committee. In order to ensure the sustainability and continuity of the secretariat, the ECD Network secretariat has been located at Early Childhood Development Resource Centre (ECDRC) in the Institute of Educational Development, BRAC University.

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Initiatives of BEN for AdvocacyInitiatives of BEN for Advocacy

Knowledge and innovation sharing sessions

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www.ecd-bangladesh.net

BEN Website

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BEN Directory

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BEN Logo

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ECD Theme Song

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Folder

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Sticker

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Poster

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Banner & Festoon

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Newsletter

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BEN ProgressReport

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Initiatives of BEN in Policy DevelopmentInitiatives of BEN in Policy Development

Operational Framework for Pre-Primary Education

BEN had a significant role in formulating the policy and operational framework for pre-primary education which was approved by MoPME in March 2008.

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GO-NGO Collaboration Guideline

BEN has drafted a GO-NGO Collaboration Guideline based on the Operational Framework for Pre-primary Education and shared it with Secretary MOPME

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Comprehensive ECCD Policy Framework

BEN has actively supported the drafting of a comprehensive ECCD policy document under MOWCA. The document is now placed in BEN website for collecting feedbacks from ECD stakeholders.

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ELDS (Early Learning Development Standards) Document

Developed by a technical team with the representation of Government and BENShared with the professionals from different disciplines Shared with Inter-Ministerial workgroup Validation will be done

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Pre-Primary Curriculum Development

BEN has been closely involved in preparing

- Interim Package (2010-2011)

- Pre-Primary CurriculumFramework (2012) and Teaching Learning Material

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Other Activities and AchievementsOther Activities and Achievements

First NationalECD Conference

2006

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Second National ECD Conference

2007

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Third National ECD Conference

2008

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Initiative of BEN at Regional LevelInitiative of BEN at Regional Level

ECD In-Country Regional Seminars 2008

Four Seminars in Comilla, Jessore, Dhaka and Bogra

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• Formation of four regional committees in 2009• Preparation of Annual Activity Plan of the

regional secretariats• Sharing meeting at regional secretariats• Capacity building training at regional level with

CAMPE

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Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood (ARNEC)

The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development (CGECCD)

AffiliationAffiliation

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DreamDream

All children of Bangladesh will receive Early Childhood Development support from an aware and

informed family, society and state. Trained teachers will facilitate young children’s learning with

tested programme models and teaching-learning materials.

Our Dream for 2015Our Dream for 2015

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!!! Upcoming Event !!!

South Asia ECD Regional Conference 2010December 7December 7-- 9, 20109, 2010Dhaka, BangladeshDhaka, Bangladesh

Learning, Networking and Coalition Building for ECDLearning, Networking and Coalition Building for ECD

Organized byOrganized by

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WELCOME ALLRegistration is Open

www.ecd-bangladesh.net/sarcecd2010

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