Title

Promoting Education: Every Child’s Right

Objective

1. To improve capacities in 6 rural communities in 3 tehsils to effectively respond to the issues of girl child education.
2. To ensure that children in the age group of 5-16 have increased access to quality education
3. To reduce number of children, particularly girls not attending school in 6 rural communities by making the School Management Committees(SMCs) functional and effective
4. To create capacities of community and local bodies to advocate for effective implementation of laws and policies related to Article 25-A/child rights

Duration

1 Year

Jan 2014 till Dec 2014

Target Group/Beneficiaries

6 villages

Children missing out of school

Supported by

Foundation Open Society Institute – Pakistan

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/Punjab/ District Muzaffargarh/Tehsil Muzaffargarh, Jatoi and Alipur/ 6 villages(2 in each Tehsil)

Description:

The project aimed at promoting and protecting the right to education for children missing out of school by strengthening local communities at all levels, i.e. from the communities to tehsil to district. The goal was to ensure provision of quality education and promote the right to education to all children, particularly girls in Muzaffargarh district by carrying out enrolment campaigns and organizing interaction forums with the School Management Committees (SMCs).

Achievements:

1. Sensitized 604 community members in six project villages on the importance of education through 18 awareness raising sessions
2. Formed 12 parents committees consisting of 153 parents from project villages
3. Conducted one Out of school children (OOSC) survey. 555 children identified (Girl 369 & Boys 185).
4. Enrolled 193 (109 girls & 84 boys) children in schools with the support of parents committees and School Councils (SC). The remaining children were enrolled through education departments’ enrollment campaigns.
5. Organized 12 SC meetings with active participation of members. The members were encouraged to facilitate in enrollment of out of school children especially girls, to support in awareness raising of ‘Article 25-A’ and to mobilize the community for street linkages with the education department via street theaters and seminars.
6. Conducted 12 training events to strengthen the existing SCs covering 104 participants, 
7. Developed linkages of District Education Working Group (25 pax from Plan Pakistan, MF, ITA (IdaraTaleem-o-Agahi), NRSP, World Vision, NCHD and District Education department).
8. Sensitized 1365 participants from project communities through organizing 10 street theatres on importance of education
9. Conducted 4 seminars (3 tehsil level and 1 district level) on promotion of education (Article 25-A). 182 stakeholders from all walks of life participated in the seminars.

Title

  Ilmpossible: Take a Child to School (TACS) Project

Objective

1. To promote the right to education for children, particularly girls
2. Increasing child enrollment through awareness on right and importance of education
3. Improved service delivery and infrastructure in schools with the help of “Mohallah Committee” interventions.
4. Life Skill Education and Sport coaching sessions in selected schools within the “Dosti” initiative.

Duration

3 Year and 3 months

Dec 2014 till May 2017

Target Group/Beneficiaries

Out of School Children (OOSC) Enrolment

Supported by

British Council

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/Punjab/District Bahawalnager/Tehsil Chistian/5 UCs

Description:

 “ILMPOSSIBLE- Take a Child to School” was implemented by MF with the financial support from Qatar based Education Above All (EAA) Foundation through British Council.  Furthermore a specially designed sports and Life Skills component called DOSTI (friendship) is rolled out in 200 primary schools across Pakistan which aimed at improving coaching and sports facilities for young children.

The objectives of the partnership with British Council were to increase the number of better-informed parents committing to enrolling of out-of-school-children and maintain retention; MF established a strong coordinated ownership amongst the community influencers and partners to facilitate access to schools and enrolment. Iindependent Mohalla Committees were set up to further the cause of the project and  an enabling environment was created by encouraging a positive learning environment created through life skills and sports. Last but not the least,  encouraging retention and preparation of teachers to play a leadership role in their communities

Achievements:

1. Enrolled 5072 Out Of School Children (OOSC)
2. Formation of  Mohallah Committees
3. Organizing community events
4. Provision of missing facilities in schools under Social Action Programs.
5. Mobilization of resources by  MC to support schools in arranging missing facilities and to help students meet their needs with regards to school uniform
6. Identification and training of youth volunteers to work n enrollment and retention
7. Rolling of enrollment campaigns.

Title

Ilmpossible: Take a Child to School (TACS)

Objective

specific objectives of the current partnership with British Council are:

1. Increase the number of better-informed parents committing to enrolling of out-of-school-children and maintain retention;
2. Establish a strong coordinated ownership amongst the community influencers and partners who will facilitate access to schools and enrolment by setting up of independent Mohalla committees and;
3. Enable and provide a positive learning environment created through life skills and sports encouraging retention and preparing # of teachers to play a leadership role

Duration

2018 till 2021

Target Group/Beneficiaries

Out of School Children (OOSC) Enrolment (age 5 to 10)

Supported by

British Council

Geographic Focus

Pakistan/Punjab/ District Bahawalnagar/Tehsil Chistian/ 10 UCs

Description:

 Mojaz Foundation has worked on ILM POSSIBLE:  Take a child to school project phase-I (2015 to 2017) and Phase-II (2018 to 2021) in partnership with British Council in Bahawalnagar. The overall purpose of the program is enrollment and retention of primary school children in schools. Mojaz Foundation achieved its target of enrolling 5000 Out of School Children in Phase-I and 4303 in phase -II. Mojaz Foundation is involved in the scaling up of the program and retention and monitoring of the target numbers achieved during first & Second phase in partnership with British Council through the primary cycle up to transition into secondary schools. Expanding the area and scope of the program through enrolment of an additional number of out of school children (aged 6 to 11 years) in Bahawalnagar.

The second phase activities started in 2018. With the support of volunteers, Mohalla committees, teachers and the administration,  Mojaz Foundation successfully achieved all the project targets. In 2018 Mojaz Foundation enrolled 1866 Out of school children. Mojaz team also successfully conducted 2 enrollment campaigns, 5 capacity building trainings of 165 Volunteers, MC Meetings, District Education Event. In 2019, the enrollment Target was 1300 and Mojaz successfully enrolled 1408 out of school children. Mojaz Foundation also organized 3 capacity building trainings for volunteers. Mojaz established 2 new Mohalla committees and Organized broad based community meetings and formation meetings for this purpose. In 2019 Mojaz Also organized District community event and Dosti Sports Event. Mojaz successfully conducted capacity building training for MC members. MCs conducted monthly meetings and completed 11 SAPs. Organized the 2 Enrollment Campaigns in the community. Mojaz Foundation established a District Task Force to highlight the issues of community and education at District level and to resolve them by using this platform with support of District Education Department, Administration and stake holders.

In 2020_2021 Enrollment target was 1000 TACS team enrolled 1094 OOSC 850 in cycle_I and 179 in cycle one 2021. During COVID-19 Pandemic TACS team, Volunteers and MCs play their key role to support and assist to poor people in the community through awareness campaigns,

TACS team also organized corona relief activities in view COVID-19 pandemic situation through a volunteer’s team comprising of TACS volunteers and MC members, This Volunteers Force facilitate the poor people in community by conducting awareness sessions, distribution of rashan, registration of needy families in Ehsas Emergency Cash, Implementation of SOPs and Distribution of face masks and sanitizers. MCs conducted Monthly MC meetings by following SOPs and completed 11 SAPs in 2020-21. The TACS team also organized 2 capacity building workshops for Volunteers. A New Mohalla committee also established in 2020 and organized a broad base community meeting and formation meeting in UC 48/F. TACS team also distributed 100 educational kits under Har Ghar School Project by CGN-P during COVID Pandemic to engage our children with education safely at their homes. TACS team also organized a plantation campaign under the Clean and Green Pakistan initiative and planted more than 10000 plants in 2020-21 with collaboration and support of Volunteers, MCs and community stakeholders. Dosti Session in Dosti Schools als0 completed successfully. TACS Team also successfully achieved the retention target of 5000 students in TACS Phase-II 2018-21.

Achievements:

• Enrolled of  4303 Out of School Children (OSC)
• Established strong linkages with  with CEO/EDO Education Department
• Organised 5 Broad Based Community Meeting
• Formed and strengthened  05 new Mohalla Committee
• Implemented 6  Enrollment Campaign
• Identified and trained 329 Volunteers
• Implemented  43 Social Action Project (SAP)
• Organised  District Education forum event
• Carried out “Dosti Programme” baseline survey
• Verified enrollment & Retention of students of Phase I_II.
• Formed  District TASK Force
• Organized Two District Community Events
• Organized Two District Dosti Sports Events
• Facilitated  Covid19 Awareness Course for TACS Volunteers, Mohalla Committee Members, Dosti Teachers and Project staff
• Carried “Dosti Programme” end line survey, “DOSTI” Impact Assessment, and Survey Analysis