Under the project, SARD plans to introduce two different kinds of Quality Education Centres (QECs) and libraries into the target communities. During the initial phase, consisting of the first six months, QECs will be set up on a pilot basis. Additional QECs will be setup during the project’s second phase after reviewing the experience of the pilot programme.
The pilot programme (Phase I), will gradually expose the community to a new teaching methodology. Furthermore, the pilot programme is an important step in establishing the QECs as important tools for the development and welcome additions to the community by providing residents with an opportunity to observe the standard of education at the QECs. At the same time, the initial six months will provide SARD with time to understand the community’s response to different kinds of centres and provide a basis for mid-term correctives.
This initial phase will create a kind of need among the community for opening more centers, which will make the whole exercise more fruitful. This will also ensure maximum community participation in the education program.
Project
Name:
Endorsing a Child Friendly Quality Education System with Enhancing Learning Opportunities for Children
Project
Area:
Three panchayats of Jamwa Ramgarh Block of Jaipur District in Rajasthan
Funding
Agencies:
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
Project
Duration:
2006 to 2009
Overall
Goal:
To address the educational needs of the community by ensuring quality education and thereby contribute to the overall development of the Children
Objectives:
• Retain and provide quality primary education to enrolled children
• Build a strong network of stakeholders for program sustainability by strengthening linkages between them
• Resource mobilization with other donors for sustaining the programme
• Consolidation and dissemination of the learning from the project
• To enhance the reading environment of the community and to articulate and preserve the community knowledge
Strategies:
• SARD would Form apolitical Community Based Organizations and constitute Self Help Groups and Youth Groups in the village to the development of the village related issues and facilitate
the process of community mobilization, awareness generation, resource mobilization etc.
Functioning of bridge schools for non-starter/drop out mainly
girls and capacity building of government school teachers
Primary
Stakeholders:
• Selected beneficiary from neighboring urban slums nearby factory area (Total 25 centers in total)
Other
Stakeholders:
• Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan ) (SSA)
• Local NGOs and social service organizations
Networking:
• State Resource Centre, Jaipur
Monitoring:
• Attendance formats, profile of children, Surveys and monthly reports
