Education

We’ve employed an alternative education approach known as Access (Appropriate Cost-effective Centres of Education within the School System) with the objective of promoting models of best practices.

We also work with formal schools and education offices in different localities to increase quality learning environments and effective teaching and learning processes, where girls and boys develop their personality and capability to their fullest potential.

With the aim of creating a space to learning and social change where people feel comfortable to meet, discus and decide on issues relevant to their lives, we work on a participatory approach commonly known as the REFLECT approach.

We also work with GO-NGO forums, Networks and teachers associations with the aim of strengthening networking among actors in education across the regions and promote joint planning, sharing & learning.

Improving the Quality of Teaching and LearningWe’re getting directly involved along with our partners to improve the quality of the teaching-learning process in government schools by:

• Developing locally appropriate learning and teaching materials, which often have a specific focus (like reproductive health; gender sensitivity; non-violence, citizenship, etc.);
• Providing inputs to improve the qualification of teachers through in service and pre-service teacher training programs;
• Enhancing girls support programs; such as Girls club, tutorial programs for girls, etc.
• Using child-to-child education methodologies and setting up children’s rights clubs to promote participation; etc.

We continue to support these kinds of activities systematically in order to maintain the quality of education and build capacities, particularly at primary level.

We always check whether poor children are directly benefiting or not out of the interventions that we are making and that the government are also on board to take the responsibility of fully sustaining our programs.

Strengthening partnership, Building Alliances and Coalitions

We work with networks, forums and teachers associations to achieve our objectives. We’re working to strengthen our capacity in terms of institutional and skills development.

We also establish GO-NGO forums in the regions with the aim of strengthening networking among actors in education across the regions and promoting the sharing of learning and experience.

The Access Approach

While lobbying the government to deliver quality services in education, we recognize the need to support communities’ immediate needs with the objective of promoting models on best practices.So we’ve introduced an alternative education approach known as Access (Appropriate Cost-effective Centres of Education within the School System).

It’s bringing education to the reach of thousands of out-of-school children in remote and inaccessible rural areas, urban slums and minority groups.

The intervention has brought about practical and affirmative influence up on the Government to accept alternative approaches to expand basic education.

Reflect as an Instrument for Community Empowerment

Even though Reflect is a relatively recent introduction to our education program, it is a very powerful instrument for mobilizing and empowering communities.

The innovative aspect of Reflect is its role in enhancing the capacity of local communities to identify and solve development problems locally on their own. It also provides opportunities to integrate into development efforts and to enhance the process of participation.

With the aim of creating a space for learning and social change whereby people feel comfortable to meet discuss and decide on issues relevant to their lives, we’ve started working with communities to enhance empowerment and adult literacy.