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Education & Literacy Program [ELP]

NGO`s Development Society (NDS) is a Non-profit, Non-Governmental Organization of civil society, established in 1998 and registered in 10th January 2000 under the Societies Act 1860.

NDS is also committed to right of education of each citizen as well as equal access to quality education. It is committed to support efforts for

achieving goal of education for all and MDGs till 2015. It is working for protecting education right and provision of educational services by

undertaking community school establishment, teacher’s training, community mobilization, awareness and advocacy initiatives under this

program.

Program Goal

To promote and protect right to quality education for all in the remote areas and girls by increasing and providing access to education facilities.

Program Objectives

a) To aware, motivate and mobilize parents and communities about education and sending their children in schools especially girls.

b) To increase access of rural communities to quality education through establishing as well supporting formal, non-formal and adult literacy

systems.

c) To initiate and support civil society as well government efforts towards achieving universal primary education goal through providing

primary education facilities for out of school children especially girls and youth.

d) To devise mechanisms for innovative learning and improvement of pedagogical practices through curriculum enrichment and teacher’s

development.

e) To strengthen role of communities and establish school management committees and extend capacity building opportunities to ensure

participatory management and monitoring of schools involving the communities.

Program Initiatives

NDS has three education models in the education program formal, non formal and adult literacy.

1. Education Development Project with ActionAid- Pakistan since 2006

2. Adult Literacy Centers for Women with ActionAid- Pakistan since 2006

3. Rural Based Community Schools (RBCS) Project with Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) since 2009.

4. Temporary Learning Centers (TLCs) with UNICEF during Flood Emergency 2010 and 2011

S.#	Project Title	Year	Location	Patner / Donor	Main Interventions/Achievements
01	Community Model School Project	2006 to date	10 villages of 2 Taluka Qubo and Shahdadkot	Action Aid- Pakistan	v Ten schools have been established in which 554 children are enrolled. v Furniture, books, school begs, teaching and sports material have been provided in each school. v 4Teachers and 2 SMC capacity buildings trainings. v 2 Conference on education issues. Campaign on girl’s education.
02	Adult Literacy Centers for Women	2008-10	5 villages of Taluka Qubo and Shahdadkot	Action Aid- Pakistan	v 70 young girls have been literate v Training has been provided to 5 women teachers. v Books and learning material provided. Awareness and mobilization
03	Rural Based Community Schools (RBCS) Project	2009 to 2012	25 villages of District Kamber- Shahdadkot	Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) Govt. of Sindh	v Establishment of 25 community schools. v Enrolment of 1343 children v Formation of 25 parents management bodies. v Appointments of 50 teachers and 25 support staff v Two teachers and one PMBs Training workshops annually. v Construction of 25 schools. v Provision of learning and education material. v Provision of furniture, fixtures and electric material
04	Temporary Learning Centers (TLCs) 1^st Phase	October- December 2010	District Kamber- Shahdadkot	UNICEF	v Establishment 50 TLCs in 3 Taluka of District v Provision to safe learning and recreation facilities for 2194 flood affected children. v 50 Para-Teachers Training v Training of 50 teachers. v Formation of District Education Forum. v Provision of learning material to 2194 children.
05	Temporary Learning Centers (TLCs) 2^nd phase	July- December 2011	District Kamber- Shahdadkot	UNICEF	v Establishment 100 TLCs in 3 Taluka of District v Provision to safe learning and recreation facilities for 5000 flood affected children. v 100 Para-Teachers Training v Tow Training workshops of 100 teachers v Formation of District Education Forum. v Distribution of school supplies and furniture to govt. schools in throughout district.
06	Transitional School Structure (TSS)	2011	Kamber- Shahdadkot, Jacobabad, Thatta, Dadu	UNICEF	v Construction of 50 government primary schools in flood affected areas of the five most flood affected districts of Sindh during 2010 with the close coordination and support of district education department.

Summary of Interventions & Achievements