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Concern for Education (CFE) Phase II

The first phase of the Concern for Education(CFE I) project has been implemented during 2012-14 in four Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Dadeldhura District Nepal.Due to the high drop-out rate and low quality of education in Nepalese schools the ov erall goal of the project is to contribute to the realization of the right to quality education for all school-aged children in Nepal. The CFE II proposed for 2015-17 will work in the same VDCs.CFE II will continue addressing the same development problem a nd further contribute to the reduction of inequalities as well as sustain and expand the achievements of CFEI.The specific objectives of CFE II are:-enhanced access to education for all children in the target area -improved quality of education in the dist rict through strengthened participation of the schools and community-enhanced capacity of Loo Niva in advocacy and movement buildingThe main beneficiaries are:-all 4263 children in the 24 schools of which 1100 are hard-to-reach-children-2031 teachers gover nment officials Parents? Teachers? Association (PTA)School Management Committee (SMC) members community memberscommunity-based organisation (CBO) members who will receive training in educational mattersThe focus of the project remains largely the same as i n CFE I with some new components. Special attention in CFEII is paid to hard-to-reach children:disabledchildren who have learning difficultiesbonded laborersdalits or child marriage victims. Reduction of inequalities will be realized as crosscutting theme. Also as the majority of these children are girls gender equality as a cross-cutting theme is taken into account. Climate sustainability issues are included in the awareness raising campaigns conducted by Child Clubs. The project works in tight collaborat ion with local government and schools strengthening the existing structures. A new structure will be created in the formation of an Education Watch group that will monitor educational affairs.The key activities of the project are: providing hard-to-reach c hildren with transitory scholarships remedial education classes Child Club support and Career Education Programs for the youth, promoting model schools, training teachers, training and mobilizing the Village Education Committee SMC+ PTA CBO members, raisin g awareness in the community mobilizing media and influencing in national policy, and strengthening the capacity of Loo Niva in advocacy and movement building.

USD 361K budget ·USD 131K disbursed ·Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland implementer ·Nepal location ·Nov 9, 2011 – Dec 31, 2017 timeline

Overview

About this project

The first phase of the Concern for Education(CFE I) project has been implemented during 2012-14 in four Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Dadeldhura District Nepal.Due to the high drop-out rate and low quality of education in Nepalese schools the ov erall goal of the project is to contribute to the realization of the right to quality education for all school-aged children in Nepal. The CFE II proposed for 2015-17 will work in the same VDCs.CFE II will continue addressing the same development problem a nd further contribute to the reduction of inequalities as well as sustain and expand the achievements of CFEI.The specific objectives of CFE II are:-enhanced access to education for all children in the target area -improved quality of education in the dist rict through strengthened participation of the schools and community-enhanced capacity of Loo Niva in advocacy and movement buildingThe main beneficiaries are:-all 4263 children in the 24 schools of which 1100 are hard-to-reach-children-2031 teachers gover nment officials Parents? Teachers? Association (PTA)School Management Committee (SMC) members community memberscommunity-based organisation (CBO) members who will receive training in educational mattersThe focus of the project remains largely the same as i n CFE I with some new components. Special attention in CFEII is paid to hard-to-reach children:disabledchildren who have learning difficultiesbonded laborersdalits or child marriage victims. Reduction of inequalities will be realized as crosscutting theme. Also as the majority of these children are girls gender equality as a cross-cutting theme is taken into account. Climate sustainability issues are included in the awareness raising campaigns conducted by Child Clubs. The project works in tight collaborat ion with local government and schools strengthening the existing structures. A new structure will be created in the formation of an Education Watch group that will monitor educational affairs.The key activities of the project are: providing hard-to-reach c hildren with transitory scholarships remedial education classes Child Club support and Career Education Programs for the youth, promoting model schools, training teachers, training and mobilizing the Village Education Committee SMC+ PTA CBO members, raisin g awareness in the community mobilizing media and influencing in national policy, and strengthening the capacity of Loo Niva in advocacy and movement building.

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