Community Education: Bridges to Formal Education

Literacy, an important tool for feeding out of schools youth especially girls to formal education system and non-formal vocational and other income-oriented skills training offered by the Program, is increased considerably.

Community-based education (pre-school, primary school and literacy classes) opportunities in working areas, facilitate children in particularly girls from disadvantaged families, for admission to government school and vocational training opportunities. All families living in difficult circumstances (FDC), parents and their children above four years take part in Community-owned education activities. Girls from FDCs are given a chance for secondary education scholarship, and cluster primary schools at commune level are promoted as child friendly schools, within the national policy framework of "Education for All". Teachers are selected from among the community people and receive training supported by the Program. Community Education Committees (CEC) are established in each village and trained in school governance. Village Child Youth Clubs (CYCs) are established and trained to promote awareness on education and child rights. National Literacy Day and State school enrolment campaign organised at community level encourages parents to send their children to access public education system as well as non formal education and skills training. In addition, village library support literacy and technical agriculture training.

• 1,438 students moved from community education to public school.
• 4,360 out of schools children accessed to public school through enrolment campaign organised at 103 villages.
• 37 literacy's students have accessed to skills training.
• 61 girls was supported scholarship for education from level 5 to 10.
• 77 community libraries (24 newly added) with average monthly readers 25 to 40 people each.
• 517 people (87% are children) participated in the 1st Global Education Campaign organised in 28 villages & 4 public schools of Krakor District.
• 118 community teachers receive regular on job training and workshops and 86 preschool teachers participate bi-monthly in technical meeting.
• 112 CECs (416 members) have been trained on school governance and mobilising resources for education.
• 80 CYCs have been trained on school enrolment campaign and libraries.
• CEC & CYC have been trained on Girl Scholarship selection.

• Child Youth Club(CYC) plays an important role in promoting education through Enrolment Campaign, community libraries and peer education.
• On the job training is the key factor to bring knowledge from technical teacher meetings into practice.
• Community Education Committee (CEC) & CYC play important role in selecting girls for education scholarships, whereas District Scholarship Monitor Committee (DSMC) primary task is to monitor and to support progress of girl education.