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Enhancing Girls Enrolment in Remote Areas of Pakistan

Technical Progress Report (Narrative Report & Financial Report)

2nd Quarter September 2008 to November 2008 (3 months)

Submitted Date 30th December 2008

Implementing Agency

Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) Public Trust Pakistan 67ª, Abid Majeed Road, Lahore Cntt.

Prepared by Saeed ul Hassan (Project Manager)

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2nd Quarter’s Progress Report (Sep 08 to Nov 08) of Dubai Cares Girls’ Education Project

Dubai Cares’ Funded Girls Education Project “Enhancing Girls Enrolment in Remote Areas of Pakistan”

Quarterly Progress Report (1st Sep, 2008 – 30th Dec, 2008)

Project Title: Enhancing Girls Enrolment in Remote Areas of Pakistan

Agency Name: Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi Public Trust (ITA) Pakistan Project Locations: 4 Southern Districts of Punjab: District Jhang, Multan

Muzaffargarh and Rahim Yar Khan Country: Pakistan Implementation Period: 34 Months – April 01, 2008 to January 31, 2011 Reporting Period: 2nd Quarter (1st Sep, 2008 – 30th Dec, 2008) Project/s and Funding Source/s:

PROGRESS DURING THE 2ND QUARTER (September – November 08) Outcome 1 Children have access to improved infrastructure and safe learning environment. Output 1.1: Physical rehabilitation of 35 girls’ primary schools After various Project Orientation Meetings and Strategic Planning Discussions with key stakeholders

both at provincial and district levels including Secretary Education, District Coordination Officers, Executive District Officers (Education/Literacy, Planning & Finance), representatives of partner organizations, MoUs between ITA and each target district government were signed (Annex -1) and ITA district teams were provided spaces (capacious room/s) in govt. comprehensive/high schools to establish district project offices as resource centres. Each district resource centre has been functional with project specific hired staff, necessary furniture/fixture and office equipment.

ITA’s Project Team of main office Lahore initially got facilitation from Mr. Ahad Khan Cheema – Additional Programme Director PESRP Government of the Punjab in getting current profiles of target districts depicting tehsil and UC wise missing facilities in all schools of the districts. Keeping in view the budgetary allocation per WSIP school for the infrastructural Improvement (rehabilitation/renovation), EDO Education of each concerned district proposed a list of potential schools for DC Project. Education promoters in the supervision of concerned district managers started visiting target localities and initiated baseline assessment survey addressing 5 key areas of the school including infrastructural needs/missing facilities in the schools, assessment of learning levels of students (Science, Math & English – primary level), teachers’ training need assessment (TNA), learning environment particularly in classrooms and the overall school in general, governance – status of the school councils and household baseline survey. Baseline Assessment Study Report is annexed. (See Annex-2 as separate document titled, “Baseline Assessment Study Report”).

In order to establish a relationship of mutual understanding, trust and coordination, education promoters conduct a hopes and fears sessions (See Annex-3) with teachers and school administration not only to

“Enhancing Girls Enrolment in Remote Areas of Pakistan” in collaboration with Oxfam GB and ITA Pakistan.

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share the background, key objectives of the partnership with district government and ITA’s involvement in schools as a facilitator for a specific time duration but also to dispel so many doubts and apprehensions of schools’ administration regarding NGO’s “intrusion”. Field teams in each district have completed more than 90% hopes and fears sessions in the schools.

Civil Engineer was hired by ITA under one of the 2nd quarter’s inputs with the facilitation of Oxfam’s senor engineer from Islamabad through proper advertisement and HR procedures. The engineer is preparing BOQs and other technical documents with detailed construction plan with strong site based support of under the supervision of Oxfam’s senior engineer. (Annex-4)

Output 1.2: 35 schools are supplied with learning materials, furniture and para teachers A sample of standardized package of Teaching/Learning Materials (TLMs) for each school with

inventory checklist has been prepared by ITA keeping in view the need identified during the baseline survey pertaining to learning environment. (Annex-5)

Provision of Furniture / Fixture and para teachers has been planned for the next quarter. Outcome 2: Issues relating quality of education are addressed. Output 2.1: Various enrichment activities promoting quality of teaching and learning, basic

health & hygiene, life skills are introduced. At the initial phase of the project, a child friendly link is established through activity based sessions on

Students’ Aspirations “What do I wish to see in my school?” After Hopes and Fears Sessions with teachers, Education Promoters extend their mobilization efforts towards students. Education promoters visit each classroom one by one and distribute blank papers with coloured pencils among each class. Students are asked to draw all those things which they aspire to see in their classrooms and schools. Students come up with wonderful and innocent ideas which depict a wide range of facilities which are missing in their schools such as fans, furniture, play equipment, flowers and trees and so on. (Annex-6)

No other activities were planned under this output during this quarter. Output 2.2: Community mobilization through strengthening of School Councils (SCs) As the 2nd quarter of the project signifies “people’s mobilization phase at school level”, general body

meetings with parents of students and other community members are organized in schools and community to involve community members in the planning and execution of school improvement activities. In the 2nd quarter of the project, field teams remained busy in reviewing and reconstituting school councils in these meetings. In some WSIP schools, new school councils have been formed according to the new school council policy of Govt. of Punjab. These school council members are strategically involved in the preparation of Annual School Development Planning Sessions (Annex-7).

No other activities were planned under this output during this quarter.

Output 2.3: Capacity Building of key stakeholders (including Children, teachers, SC members

and project staff) is ensured. In order to implement the training component of the project, a comprehensive training

strategy has been developed by ITA after visits to the field, feedback from the district teams


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and results of baseline assessment surveys. A series of planning and consultative meetings by ITA’s Oxfam Project Team, in-house trainers, material developers, senior faculty of the Institute for Professional Development (IPD) and the project advisor have contributed towards the conceptual framework of the strategy. Keeping in view Oxfam’s critical emphasis on Gender Sensitization and Girls Mainstreaming, a conscious effort has been made to incorporate all such elements in the training strategy and resource materials which are essential for the target community to understand, internalize and practically implement in their day to day life. Although students will be the center of all activities and inputs of the project but the strategy concurrently caters to the capacity building needs of the teachers, head teachers, SMC/SC members, district education officials and community based organizations. In this regard, a training of trainers/orientation on training strategy was conducted in ITA’s resource centre Multan where project teams from each districts were invited and resource persons from ITA’s main office Lahore joined them to facilitate the training .(Annex-8)

No other activities were planned under this output during this quarter. Output 2.4: Influencing Policy, Behaviours and Practices through Advocacy at all levels. Project Advocacy Strategy and Work Plan have been prepared. (Annex-9). Communication Strategy

has jointly been prepared by ITA and Oxfam. The process of Influencing change at local level with local communities to change attitudes and

behaviour for action within and outside through school based activities has been initiated. In this regard, ITA organized a provincial level gathering at Lahore on 5th October 2008 to commemorate World Teachers’ Day where representatives from Dubai Cares Project target districts were invited. At school level, Global Hand Washing Day was celebrated on October 15, 2008 in all WSIP schools of target districts where students so zealously participated. On 20th November 2008, Universal Children Day was celebrated in all target schools under Dubai Cares Project with active involvement of students, teachers, community and district education officials with proper depiction in media/newspapers as well. (Annex-10)

PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT QUARTER (December 2008 – February 2009) In line with Detailed Implementation/Work Plan

Outcome 1: Children have access to improved infrastructure and safe learning environment.

Output 1.1: Physical rehabilitation of 35 girls’ primary schools School Development Plan –SDP is prepared (35 Schools) Preparation of BOQs and other technical documents with schools’ individual

profiles with detailed construction plan by ITA’s engineer under the supervision of Oxfam’s senior engineer and project is commissioned to local contractors after fulfilling due procedural requirements

Construction committees are formed in each school with active involvement of School Council members and key community members at local level with complete coordination with education and other concerned district departments to initiate, facilitate, supervise and sustain infrastructural improvements during and after the project.


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Orientation Training of Project Committee in monitoring the construction process is conducted: Oxfam’s engineer arrange training workshop or guidelines/manual for project committee to build their capacity to monitor construction process.

Output 1.2: 35 schools are supplied with learning materials, furniture and para teachers

Standardized package of Teaching/Learning Materials (TLMs) for each school

with inventory checklist are prepared/procured with the help of baseline results of schools’ need assessment pertaining to learning environment

Hiring/Provision of para-teachers as per need identified in 35 schools Output 2.1: Various enrichment activities promoting quality of teaching

and learning, basic health & hygiene, life skills are introduced.

Site based regular support to teachers and students by education promoters

No further activities were planned under this output during this

quarter Output 2.2: Community mobilization through strengthening of School

Councils (SCs)

Formation/reconstitution of School councils through general body meetings SC training organized and SC members are involved in school development

activities including facilitating and supervising construction in schools and reducing girls’ dropout

No further activities were planned under this output during this quarter

Output 2.3: Capacity Building of key stakeholders (including Children,

teachers, SC members and project staff) is ensured. Training of teachers, head teachers and school council members on various key

areas/needs identified during baseline assessment study according to scheduled sequence of trainings stipulated in training strategy

No further activities were planned under this output during this quarter

Output 2.4: Influencing Policy, Behaviours and Practices through Advocacy at all levels.

Project specific website linked with ITA’s main website Influencing change at local level with local communities to change attitudes and

behavior for action within and outside through school based activities including active participation/ celebration of international days e.g., EFA week, World


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Day Against Child Labour, UCD, Human rights day, International Literacy Day ,World Teachers Day, CRC, and EVAW and so on.

No further activities were planned under this output during this

quarter Challenges and Measures Taken:

Challenges Measures Taken Delay in the signing of MoU by the district government Muzaffargarh.

DM Multan/M.garh with his team kept on meeting with EDO Education and other concerned officials with relevant project documents. ITA’s Main Office Project Team also remained in touch with EDO and got succeeded in getting MoU singed between ITA and district government Muzaffargarh.

Field teams’ movement in the rural field in extreme weather and passive response of community in some localities.

ITA’s newly hired field teams for Dubai Cares Project were given detailed orientation on all the dimensions and challenges of their work both at district level by the district managers at the time of their hiring. ITA’s Project Advisor and Project Manager from main office Lahore have also been involved in the initial orientation of the staff. In this regard, a 3 days project mobilization workshop was organized in Multan where districts teams from each target district were invited for their capacity building for the better, speedy and unhampered execution of the project with all the conceptual understanding of all the component of the project. Despite all the challenges in field, District teams are skilled enough to sort out such issues through focused group discussions, PRA techniques, and general body meetings.

Lessons Learnt: (2nd quarter – Sep 08 to Nov 08)

Almost each activity planned in such school improvement projects is based on very meticulously selected/identified schools as the initial baseline assessment surveys and all other school based activities from the planning to implementation depends on it. One of the big lessons learnt for both ITA and Oxfam was to agree on the criteria of the selection of the schools and sticking to it keeping in view the specific budget allocation for the construction/ rehabilitation component of the project. ITA’s district teams and their interaction with concerned district officials regarding infrastructural improvement has been revolving around the valid premise that all those schools need to be added in the list of WSIP schools which are in accordance with the allocated budget which was up to Rs. 583,586 per WSIP school as agreed and jointly signed by Oxfam and ITA in the budget review meeting held on August 12, 2008 in Oxfam ISB Office.


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So, initially specifically in district Multan, department of education shared the list of schools which were inline with the allocated budget in the project. Later, Oxfam’s Education Program team and ITA’s Project team jointly visited schools in district Muzaffargarh and Multan and recommended to revise the lists of schools and opt for those schools which after project’s interventions may produce better concrete results in contrast to pre-adoption condition of schools. To sort out this issue and to avoid any further delay in the implementation of the fast-paced activities/development of the project, both program managers from Oxfam and ITA sat together to review, assist and revise project’s key documents (proposal, M&E, budget, implementation plan) facilitated by Oxfam’s Education Program Manager. In light of this, various changes/cut-backs were recommended by Pashmina while reviewing the budget. Although the activities were important and supplemented school improvement plan, however, due to resource constraints Pashmina suggested that separate concept notes be submitted so that additional funds can be sought. Both teams agreed to meet regularly, share experiences, lessons learnt and take key decisions to keep the operation running smoothly. In the follow up meetings, the issues such as provision of vehicles in district Muzaffargarh and Jhang, procurement issues and rationalization of redundant activities were sorted out. Stories from the Field/ Case Studies/ Photographs: Annexures


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Education Promoter District Jhang conducting Hopes and Fears Session with teachers where community members also participated. in Chak 13 Moza Jhanb district Jhang

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Teachers’ Perception regarding initiation of Dubai Cares Project in District Jhang

1. Tanvir Kousar Head Teacher Govt. Girls Primary School 126 Colony.(33210813) We are working in difficult and harsh environment. There are only two classrooms for more than 140 students and six classes. The boundary wall and toilet block need to be reconstructed. We hope that Dubai Cares Girls Education Project would not only improve the physical infrastructure of the school but also the training component would enhance capacity of teachers with better pedagogical skills. 2. Sadia Manzoor Head Teacher Govt.Girls Primary School Moza Jhamb.(33210828) I was very much worried about the increasing enrolment of the students and shortage of teachers in this school. The only room is insufficient for the strength of the students. ITA’s and Oxfam work for the improvement of the schools would be fruitful to improve the learning level of the students. She hopes that Dubai Cares’ adoption of the school would bring a positive change for the betterment of the school. 3. Shazia Manzoor Head Teacher Govt. Girls Primary School Kot Muhammad Yar. I am expecting that the infrastructure would be improved by Dubai Cares Girls Education Project’s interventions in collaboration with Oxfam and ITA. But at the same time I fear whether all the claims would be met or like many other NGOs, ITA and Oxfam would also back out from the promises. 4. Nabila Kousar Head Teacher Govt.Girls High School Janglo Sharqi Chak 184 J.B.(33210046) I hope that through ITA and Oxfam’s adoption of our school, the problems and issues will be solved and children would get better infrastructure especially the primary block which is in dangerous condition. The Training component would also bring positive change in teaching patterns. 5. Kousar Bibi Head Teacher Govt.Girls Primary School Norang Wala Chak No. 13 JB We are trying hard to give quality education to 180 students of this village but it is hard to manage them in two rooms and by two teachers. Our expectations are high about ITA program of WSIP and hope that it would bring improvement in infrastructure as well as quality of learning and teaching. 6. Shahnaz Akhter Govt.Girls Primary School Noor Pur Pepel.(33210506) We are facing difficulty to teach the students in open air and we shall be very thankful to ITA to help us in solve the problem to construct the building of the school. We spent 15 years without any room and proper building. Our dream of separate school building would come true if Dubai Cares project succeeds. Our enrolment would also increase tremendously. 7. Naheed Bashir, Head Teacher of Govt. Girls Elementary School, Hersa Sheikh. We have been facing shortage of rooms since 2005 earthquake, the upper two rooms have been declared dangerous but we are forced to sit there because there is no other option. We will be so delighted if school improvement program is implemented here.


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Annexure-4

PLEASE SEE “BOQ FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE ROOM, REPAIR WORK, BOUNDARY WALL, TOILETS AT GGPS ALI WALA DISTRICT

MULTAN” AS THE SEPARATE DOCUMENT ON EXCEL SHEET

Idara-e-Taleem-o-Agahi (ITA), Public Trust. Head Office: 67-A, Abid Majeed road, Lahore Cantt.

Distt. Office. Govt. Comprehensive High School, Multan.

Issued to: Dynamic Engineering and Technical services

BOQ FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE ROOM, REPAIR WORK, BOUNDARY WALL, TOILETS AT GGPS ALI WALA DISTRICT MULTAN.


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Standardized Package/ List of Teaching Learning Materials with Estimated Amount

for WSIP Schools under Oxfam Project

# Item Quantity Amount 1 Educational Bags (Taleemi Basta) 2 3400*2=6800/- 2 Word Walls (Urdu and English Alphabet) 2 800*2=1600/- 3 SPLAT Kits 4 Nil 4 Abacus 1 350/- 5 Face Masks 80/- 6 Drawing Books (Alif Laila) Rs. 25 per Book – 50 Drawing

Books Each School 1250/-

7 Wooden Blocks 1 500/- 8 Small bulbs & Cells 1 pack, 6

cells 100/-

9 Map of Pakistan 1 200/- 10 Big geometry box 250/- 11 Balloons 1 pack 50/- 12 Prisms 1 pack 180/- 13 Candles 1 pack 80/- 14 Match Box 1 pack 10/- 15 Beakers 6 small 350/- 16 Magnet 2 pair 200/- 17 Dictionary (English to Urdu) 1 550/- 18 Dictionary (Urdu to English) 1 550/- 19 Wall Clock 1 200/- 20 Soft Boards 2 1800*2=3600/- 21 Flex Charts 8 250*8=2000/- Total 18,900/- to

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Taleemi Basta (Education Bag)


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Activity based sessions on Students’ Aspirations “What do I wish to see in my school?


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ITA’s district team Multan including district manager and education promoter are busy in the activity based sessions on Students’ Aspirations in Govt. Girls Primary School Daulat

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Students’ Aspirations about their school through drawings


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Community’s Response in Hopes & Fear Sessions and General Body Meetings

Fears Hopes

The whole management will go in the hands of the adopter and new rules will be imposed on them. The attitude of the NGO’s representatives will change and will become more forceful. Will they have any importance as the Idara emphasizes a lot on parents? The Idara will charge additional fee from students and take money from school fund. The adoption will effect their (old staff) govt. service or their pension.

Physical facilities will be improved. More rooms will be constructed. Electricity and water facility will be provided. More qualified teachers will be provided. Playing Equipment and welcoming healthy environment will attract more students. Enrolment will increase. School will be upgraded

Key Needs:

• Staff Shortage/Additional qualified staff • Dilapidated building without basic facilities • Regularity of Staff & Students • Effective Administration • Non-functional SC/SMC • Clean Drinking Water and Electricity • Playgrounds & playing equipment • Functional Libraries • Furniture for Staff & Students • Health Education & Special Needs • Co-curricular Activities

A View of Meeting with Community at Chak No. 13 JB. Men also working shoulder to shoulder with women, taking part in school development activities and social

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General Body Meeting for the Reformation of School Council And School Development Planning

VENUE: Govt. Girls Primary School DARBAR ZAHIR PIR Multan Team: Ms. Saima Mariam Ms. Ruqayya Rasheed Mr. Raees Ahmad

ITA’s Education Promoters engaged in “General Body Meeting for the Reformation of School Council

And School Development Planning” in one of the WSIP schools in Multan.


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In-house Meeting of Training Team for Dubai Cares Project at ITA’s Head Office Lahore

held on 05.10.2008

Participants from ITA Saeed-ul-Hassan Project Manager Imtiaz Nizami Manager M&E Huma Afshan Coordinator IPD Huma Sikander Manager Quality & Gender Razia Mughal Trainer and Material Developer Saadia Javed Manager Health & Environmental Education Raheela Qamar Manager Assessment Tanvir Ch. District Manager WSIP Farzana Kousar Manager CBTs Ayesha Masood Cluster Coordinator LHR Purpose of the Meeting

To formulate training strategy for Dubai Cares Project with timelines and preparation of Training Manuals

Reviewing and sharing of latest findings of baseline assessment study specifically results of learning levels and TNAs

Prioritising of training needs and preparation of relevant modules and materials

Seeking recommendations of ITA’s Whole School Improvement Program team to review and rehash material prepared by Training Unit for Dubai Cares Project.


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Project Review Meeting at ITA’s Head Office Lahore held on 30.10.2008

Participants from ITA Dr. Baela Raza Jameel Chairperson Saeed-ul-Hassan Project Manager Imtiaz Nizami Manager M&E Rashid Aziz District Manager, Multan Amina Training Coordinator (Multan) Aurangzeb Malik District Manager (Jhang) Perveen Akhtar Training Coordinator(Jhang) Akhtar Mirza District Manager Rahim Yar Khan Shumaila Perveen Training Coordinator RYK Huma Sikandar Manager Gender & Quality And Whole Staff of ITA-Head Office in 2nd Session. Purpose of the Meeting

To share the current updates of project activities by the district teams To familiarize newly hired project staff with ITA’s head office teams. To share and review the training strategy of Dubai Cares Project To share the challenges and issues in the field

Group Discussion during the project review meeting at ITA’s main office facilitated by the Project Manager


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Proceedings: First of all, Mr. Saeed-ul-Hassan, Project Manager welcomed the participants and a brief introductory session was held. Then the district teams were asked to give a presentation about the project. Firstly, Ms. Amina from Multan District gave a detailed report about the project. Secondly, Ms. Shumaila Perveen from Rahim Yar khan District came forward and gave a comprehensive report about the activities done in the district. Thirdly, Mr. Aurangzeb Malik, District Manager Jhang told about the newly launched project. Dr. Baela heard the proceedings and she urged upon the teams that they should own the things on their part and work whole heartedly. The second session started and the whole employees of ITA were present in the session. Ms. Afshan Huma gave a presentation on IPD-ITA in detail. She also told that the training manuals will be developed at IPD. She shared the schedules of trainings to be held in districts under ITA-Oxfam Project. She talked about the mechanism of trainings of Teachers, Head Teachers, School Councils, Subject Based Trainings etc. The ending views were delivered by the Chairperson. She emphasized that all employees should follow the norms and expectations of the Idara. She told that all should take the responsibility to enhance the quality education in the country because if there will be quality education in the country, the whole nation will be benefited.


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Inauguration of Resource Centre of ITA & Institute of Capacity Building

Date: 18.11.08 Reported by: M. Rashid Aziz Location: ITA Resource Centre, Govt. Boys Comprehensive School, Multan Key Persons Involved: From : Education Department

1) Fazeel Asghar Qazi (DCO Multan) 2) Syed Mumtaz Hussain Shah (EDO Education) 3) Shamsher Khan (DO sec.) 4) Rana Muhammad Afzal (Principal Govt. Boys Comprehensive School)

From ITA: 1) M. Rashid Aziz (District Manager) 2) ITA’s district team Multan and M.Garh Key Objectives of the Meeting:

Inauguration of the Institute of Capacity Building and the initiation of 5 days Training Workshop on Management for newly appointed Heads of High Schools by Education Department.

Proceedings, Key Points of Discussion and Decisions:

DCO Multan Inaugurated the Institute of Capacity Building and Resource Centre of ITA Multan. He

appreciated Dubai Cares’ initiative to support girls’ primary education in Southern districts. DCO

expressed his strong desire to see all teachers of specifically girls primary schools taking full

interest in such professional development activities. Both EDO education and DCO assured ITA for

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DCO Multan visiting ITA’s District Project Office which has also been declared and inaugurated by the District Government as the Institute for Capacity Building

DCO Multan distributing certificates to the teachers who attended 5 days’ training workshop

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3 DAYS MOBILIZATION WORKSHOP

Date: Sep, 09, 2008 to Sep, 11, 2008 Venue : ITA’s Resource Centre, Multan

From Sep, 09, 2008 mobilization workshop was organized by ITA’s Main Office School Improvement Team as an orientation to the Dubai Cares Girls Education Project and to provide conceptual clarity to all the newly hired project team on various components of the project. The agenda of the meeting was: Date – Time Sep 09

Program Contents/Activities Day – 1

Methodology Trainer/ Facilitator

Session – 1

02:00-02:30

Registration/Recitation Introduction -- Participants/Trainers “Who we are? ..What do we do?”

“Its all about me”

WSIP Team

Session - 2 02:30- 03:30

ITA’s Vision / Mission ITA’s Core Programs Brief updates on various Programs & Projects

Presentation

Saeed ul Hassan

03:30-04:30

What is Whole School Improvement Program? “A Holistic Quality Intervention”

Digit 4 is Important - 4 Phased Process - 4 Dimensional School Improvement frame work - School Enrichment Program (SEP) - Introduction

Presentation

Saeed ul Hassan Aurang Zeb & Rashid Aziz

04:30-04:45: Fun Time Session - 3 04:45-05:15

What is community? - Community Mobilization / participation - Characteristics of a Community Mobilizor - General Body Meetings - Brief Orientation on the strengthening of School Council - School Development Plans (SDPs)

Brainstorming Group work Transparencies handouts

Aurang Zeb & Rashid Aziz

Session - 4

05:15- 06:00

Gender Parity - Gender International Perspective - World Conferences Commitments - Pakistan Perspective - Key Terms - Ways to Obtain Participation - Gender Lens - Education Projects - Child Friendly Schools - Curriculum , Text Books - Monitoring and Evaluation.

Shazeena Siddiqui

Session - 5 06:00-07:00

Monitoring and Evaluation Sharing of WSIP Tool Kit - Needs Assessment Form - Weekly Monitoring Form - Monthly Monitoring Form - Classroom Observation Forms - School Coordinator Checklist - Other Tools & Formats

Presentation & Sharing of Tools

Imtiaz Nizami

Session - 6

Wrapping up/ open discussion “Learning?”

Group Work Presentation by the participants WSIP Tool Kit

WSIP Team

Date – Time August 8

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Session - 1

09:00:11:00

Introduction/Criticism to National Curriculum Differences among

Curriculum Course Syllabus

Key terms used in National Curriculum Strands Standard Benchmarks SLO,s What is syllabus division Importance of Syllabus division Issues regarding syllabus division & Their solutions

Shazeena and Raheela

Session - 2 11:00-12:00

What is assessment? Types of assessment Core concepts of baseline assessment Its objectives & impact

Assessment tools Target learning areas How to conduct assessment Impact of effective assessment on teaching learning process Sharing on assessment tools

Shazeena and Raheela

12:00-12:15 Fun Time Session - 3

12:15- 02:00

Baseline Survey 1. Baseline Definition. 2. Baseline Survey Strategy. 3. Sampling Methodology 4. Selection of Schools. 5. Soft & Hard Component. 6. Cluster Base Approach. 7. Questionnaire Sharing. 8. Physical Infrastructure Baseline.

Alam and Imtiaz

Prayer Break

Session - 4 02:00-04:00

ASER (Household Survey) 1. Introduction to ASER. 2. Sample Design. 3. Sample Size. 4. Village Sample. 5. PPS Sampling. 6. Household Sampling. 7. ASER Tools. 8. How to make a Map. 9. How to fill the Questionnaire. 10. Questionnaire Queries. 11. How to compile the District Sheet.

Alam and Imtiaz

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ORIENTATION ABOUT DUBAI CARES GIRLS EDUCTION PROJECT Project Manager (ITA) Mr. Saeed-ul-Hassan provided orientation to all staff members on ITA’s core programs/activities and ITA’s collaboration with Oxfam GB for Dubai Cares Project titled, “Enhancing Girls Enrolment in Remote Areas of Pakistan”. Project’s concept note, key outputs, methodology and ITA’s role as implementing agency was discussed in detail.


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COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION & SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN The session of community mobilization was conducted by Mr. Aurang Zaib Malik (DM-Jhang). He involved the participants in brainstorming and group work and shared all the theoretical and practical dimension of community mobilization, its significance and the role and responsibilities of community and community mobilizers. Participants openly shared their concerns and experiences regarding community. Project manager and ITA’s WSIP team dispelled trainees’ apprehension by sharing their own success stories and community’s inputs for the sustainability of development activities in schools and ownership. GENDER PARITY This session was conducted by Shazeena Siddiqui (Manager Gender & Quality) who shared international context and Oxfam’s strong emphasis and intensive work on gender parity in Pakistan. She highlighted that how gender is closely linked with each segment of our project. Participants took keen interest in the session and gave their inputs. It was agreed that Oxfam’s training manual and other studies can be very useful for the conceptual clarity. All the team members agreed to abolish this widespread issue in schools and community. Base line Assessment Ms. Raheela, representative of ITA’s Research and Documentation Department shared her presentation on baseline assessment survey which is one of the key activities of the project at the initial phase of the project. She was accompanied by Mr. Alam (Research Associate) who who shared the basic objectives of the baseline study its detailed strategy with methodology and all relevant tools and formats which had to be tested during the field visits which were scheduled in the very next day.


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Celebration of World Teacher’s Day 5 October 2008 Pakistan Participation of ITA’s District Teams Dubai Cares Project

ated: 7th Oct, 2008 enue: University of Education, Lower Mall Campus, Lahore

n the occasion of Worlds Teachers Day, Idara-e-Taleem –o-Aagahi hosted a day long social dialogue on Pakistan .On this occasion, other than teachers, representatives of various public

of Dubai Cares Project and teachers’ seminar were to pay tribute to teachers

f change in their own schools

Mr. Nadeem Ashraf Secretary Education Punjab and Dr. Baela Jamil Chairperson ITA at the occasion

DV Othe status of teachers inand private sector representatives, ITA invited district teams epresentatives from the target districts. The key objectives of ther

and to explore spaces and modalities for professional development of teachers and provide a forum to teachers to share their problems and give recommendation to Policymakers. After presentations by the keynote speakers and panel discussions, different recommendations were made by the audience .These recommendations were summed up by Baela Raza Jamil and shared with secretary education Punjab Nadeem Ashraf. Representative of Dubai Cares’ Project target districts found the entire ctivity meaningful and showed their commitment to facilitate the process oa

and keep on participating in professional development activities.


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GLOBAL HAND WASHING DAY – 15TH OCTOBER 2008 Schools Covered. For this activity, ITA teams of District Multan and Muzaffargarh covered 10 schools from District Muzaffargarh and 5 schools from Multan. The detail of this activity is: The team members were:

1. Muhammad Rashid Aziz District Manager Multan/M.Garh 2. Amina Bibi District Trainer 3. Jawad Asghar IT/ M&E Officer 4. Saima Maryam Education Promoter Multan 5. Bushra Zaffar Education Promoter M.Garh 6. Azhar Abbas Education Promoter M.Garh

Sr. # Name of WSIP Schools DC Project District/s Total Students 01 GGPS Kumhar Wala Muzaffargah 112 02 GGPS Qasim Wala Muzaffargah 120 03 GGPS Mehar Wala Muzaffargah 79 04 GGPS Ahmad Mohana # 1 Muzaffargah 50 05 GGES Ahmad Mohana Muzaffargah 78 06 GGES Usman Koreya Muzaffargah 135 07 GGPS Aarabi Wala Muzaffargah 121 08 GGPS Aziz Abad Muzaffargah 88 09 GGPS Makhan Wala Muzaffargah 89 10 GGPS Jarh Muzaffargah 90 11 GGPS Zahir Peer Multan 250 12 GGPS Basti Khass Multan 170 13 GGPS Hamid Pur Kanora # 1 Multan 78 14 GGPS Hamid Pur Kanora # 2 Multan 110 15 GGPS Daulat Abad # 1 Multan 125 Total 1695

Education Promoter Multan facilitating girls in hand washing activity


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Students were given orientation about GHD in Hamid Pur K GGPS anora # 1

Students were given orientation about GHD in GGPS Hamid Pur Kanora # 1 Muzaffargarh and one student is being facilitated by the DM Multan in in fixing the GHD badge on her shoulder

Teacher in GGES Hersa Sheikh Jhang handing over lifebuoy soap to students. Other students displaying


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Celebrations of Universal Children’s Day 20 November 2008 District Jhang

Event Date: 20-Nov-08 Reported by: Aurang Zeb Malik, DM Jhang Location: Chiniot District Jhang Key Persons Involved From ITA: Aurang Zeb Malik DM Jhang From Education Department / DG

1. Zulfiqar Ahmad, DDO Revenue / Rep of DCO Jhang 2. Fakhra Kazmi, AEO Markaz No. 1 Chiniot 3. Naheed Akhtar, AEO Markaz No. 2 Chiniot

Key Objectives of the Meeting:

To celebrate International Child Rights Day. To pre To highlight the issues in media / advocacy.

ss the Government officials for Child Rights

DDO Revenue watching Painting Exhibition by Children of Dubai Cares Project WSIP schools in Jhang

A Girl, Sonia Mansha Class VIII, GovElementary School Satellite Town, wpresenting charter of Demand to DRevenue / Representative of DCO on Child Rights.

t Girls as DO Jhang


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Chief Guest of Speech contest, Ms. Fakhra Kazmi, AEO Markaz No. 1 Chiniot district Jhang delivering speech on Child Rights Day.



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e met EDO (Edu) 21st November 2008, with children and teachers of different schools. We were . The students presented the charter of demand welcomed by the EDO and Tea was offered to us

Mr. Rana Sanaullah EDO Education RYK welcoming and endorsifrom all WSIP schools in Sadiqabad (Rahim Yar Khan) u

ng the views of a group of students/representatives nder Dubai Cares Girls Education Project


to EDO. He was very pleased. He appreciated the students for their concerns and awareness of their rights. He pointed out that teacher should listen to the voices of students and facilitate and teach them keeping in mind their basic rights, hopes and expectations” (Saba Qaum GGHS Old Sadiqabad Rahim Yar Khan). FROM GGPS 152/P Sadiqabad WSIP School Rahim Yar Khan

Younis Ali Mohammad Haroom Mariam Shabir Maham

From GGPS Chak No: 161 Alisha Naz Maria kanwal

From GGPS Chak No: 182/P Aliya Sattar Hina Zulfiqar Sana Kanwal

From GGPS 147/P Saira

Nida rasheed Aisha Fazl Iqra Munir

From GGHS OLD SADIQ ABAD Sana Yousaf Saba Qayum Rabia Bibi

FROM ITA

Shumaila Parveen(Training coordinator District Rahim Yar Khan)

Razia Rizwan (Education Promoter RYK) Iffat Mehmooda (Education Promoter RYK) Saima Ahmad (Training coordinator from Unilever school RYK)

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Celebrations of Universal Children’s Day in District Multan and Muzaffargarh

19-11-2008

ocation: GGPS Chah Banan Wala

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ion …. Why the enrolment of girls is lower than boys? PIYAR”

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backward district and no one listens to our complaints. It is a male dominating . From community members to office clerks, each person tries to suppress us. We

Our traditions shouldn’t be changed and children tend to ter when they have fear of teacher and punishment. Girls have to get married udies go wasted.

bare and failed beliefs and traditions must come to an end. We d we are fully empowered there is no denying the truth. Teachers have ence and inspire students through their skills and attitude. Stick cannot cher. Educated wife and mother is always better than the illiterate one.

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Students meeting with District Education Officer (W-EE)at her office on Universal Children Day November 2008 ITide

A provided information to DEO about students visit to her office under Dubai Cares Project’s Advocacy Strategy. She appreciated the a keenly observed messages displayed on charts expressed by students…she endorsed the messages and offered her cooperation

in every such campaign.



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Participation of WSIP Schools of Dubai Cares Girls Education Project in District SpeecCompetition organized by District Education Department Rahim Yar Khan in collaboration

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