Final News Letters IRSHAD - NCHD News Letters IRSHAD 1.pdf · Khusro Pervaiz Director General NCHD, Mr. Ahmad Ali Secretary S&ED Punjab, Dr. Parth J Shah, President of Center for

· Dhaka Sani Mission

· Internal Audit Meeting

· UNICEF Donation

th· 35 Commission Meeting

· International Volunteers

Day 2013

· Skill Development

Programme - FATA

· NCHD in Partnership with

ASER

· National Launch of ASER

Report 2013

· ASER Policy Dialogue

· Field Visit to KPK

· Impact of Microbe

Literacy & Success Story

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Dear Readers,

Welcome to NCHD's News Bulletin of Dec 2013 and Jan 2014

Childhood is a critical stage of human development as significant brain development completes during the first three years of life. The interaction with the family and immediate environment shapes the child's development and learning. Expanding and improving early childhood education is the prime goal of NCHD.

Adult literacy is another area where we will invest our energies for imparting life skills to all those who have missed formal education. A second chance learning is one of the key objective of NCHD mission.

Khusro Pervaiz KhanDG, NCHD

DIRECTOR GENERAL'S MESSAGE

Asad Javid

Bushra Shah

Farah Yousaf

Al-Nasar

In This Issue

NEWS BULLETIN TEAM

Rabindranath Tagore

DO NOT LIMIT A CHILD TO YOUR OWN LEARNINGFOR HE WAS BORN IN ANOTHER TIME.

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National Commision forHuman Development

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Ms. Mehnaz Ansar Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dhaka Sani Mission, Bangladesh (founded by her late father th

Mr. Ansar Ali Khan), visited NCHD Head Office on December 24 , 2013to donate over 550 books to National Commission of Human Development's Resource Center. She pledged to continue such contributions in future as well.

thThe 4 Audit Committee meeting, held on December 03, 2013 at NCHD, Head Office, Islamabad,was chaired by Mrs. Roshan Khursheed Bharucha (Chairperson NCHD Audit Committee). Among the participants of the meeting were DG NCHD, Mr. Haroon Ahmed Khan (Joint Secretary, MET and SHE), Mr. Hamood-ur-Rehman, Mr. Raja Shafqat Iqbal, Mr. Iqbal ur Rehman, Dr. Tehseen Chohan and Mr. Muhammad Naveed from NCHD.

After the welcome address by Mrs. Roshan Khursheed Bharucha, the Director General briefly described the duly vetted Terms OfReferences (TORs) of the Audit Committee and their implementation to ensure smooth, effective and efficient running of Internal Audit Department. The committee stressed on the implementation of TORs with full zeal and appreciated Internal Audit Department for its role regarding internal control of NCHD.

UNICEF donated following school related items to NCHD office in Mirpur Khas;

NCHD is preparing a lecture on personal hygiene and then distribution of these things among students. The efforts made by UPE Team Mirpur Khas, DEC, UNICEF Mirpur Khas and Education Department, Mirpur Khas are really appreciable. All of them played a healthy role which shows strong coordination between all stakeholders.

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th th 35 NCHD Commission Meetingwas held on 9 December, 2013 at NCHD Head Office which was attended byMrs. Roshan Khursheed Bharucha (Acting Chairperson), Mr. Ahmed BakhshLehri (Federal Secretary MET&SHE), Dr. SonoKhangrani(CEO Hisar Foundation), Mr. Khusro Pervaiz Khan (DG NCHD) and Mr. Ejaz Mehdi (DFA) of Ministry of Finance while the

agenda items were the regularization of NCHD employees and their grading structure, status of contract employees, approval of terms and conditions with categories of employees, Status of PC-1, approval of budget, release of funds and progress of Internal Audit etc.

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The International Volunteers Day is marked by many International Non-Governmental Organizations, it is also marked and supported by United Nations Volunteers. NCHD celebrates this day every year at Provincial/Regional and Divisional/District levels.

thHDSU Shikarpur Celebrated this day on 5 December 2013. After recitation from Holy Quran the DPME presented welcome note and shared the role of Volunteerism in NCHD program. Mr. Imran Khoso (Chief Guest) talked about volunteerism and appreciated NCHD team for working on such Noble cause. The DPML thanked to all guests and Education Department officials. In the end Appreciation ‘Certificates’ were distributed among Volunteers.

JHANG EVENT: A Seminar in Jhang District was held in this regard which was formally started with recitation from Holy Quran by Faisal Manzoor from Aurat Foundation Jhang, Haji Manzoor Anwar Regional Director CPDI lectured on the importance of volunteerism and the role of a volunteer in context of the teaching of Islam. He quoted many examples from the history of Muslims in which selfless voluntary services were offered.

DO Social Welfare Jhang and DGM NCHD also spread their words by informing that NCHD is registering volunteers at Village, Union Council, Tehsil, District, Provincial and National level who are ready to serve the nation in the field of basic education. NCHD has established 50 Feeder Schools through volunteers and philanthropists and now is in the process of establishment of 150 Adult Literacy Centers with the help of volunteers.

Dr. Tariq Saeed Emergency Manager Rescue 1122, Mr. Ikram ul Haq Acting Executive District Officer Education Jhang and Dr. Hussain Ahmed Madni (Chief Guest) also addressed the participants. Mr. Madni said that NCHD is playing a vital role to involve community for social services to enhance literacy rate as well as to support line departments. He ensured that district government will fully support the NCHD for promoting volunteerism. He said that the Health Department through its volunteers is conducting campaign against Polio, Dengue and Hepatitis and despite all the odds especially the risk to the lives of field staff will continue the efforts to eradicate these diseases.

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Under this programme by the NCHD, 300 unemployed adults form FATA are now being trained in ICMS training center KPK. The detail of the courses and number of adult learners enrolled are given below, this course will be completed in February 2014.

NCHD in collaboration with ASER partners undertook National Assessment activity in 53 districts of Pakistan which is published in ASER 2013. NCHD as a partner of ASER feels proud of this enterprise that commits us to rigorous evidence based work on not just whether our children are going to school but also if they are learning well.

The report empathetically draws our attention towards the plight of primary education in Pakistan. What we see in Pakistan is the slow, if not negligible progress made in increasing enrollment of pupils in schools. The role of non-state actors may be increasing but still millions of children remain out of school in the country. Access to quality schooling remains a key challenge.

At its core, this report is a citizen-led household based assessment that complements education assessments conducted by the government. It is based on the concern that educational assessment studies may be enhanced in the country but may not reach out to all children in and out of school who are promised education as a


NCHD & ASER PARTNERSHIP

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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors. - Maya Angelou

“You can never be overdressed or overeducated. - Oscar Wilde

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Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), Pakistan for the year 2013 was released by South Asian Forum for Education Development (SAFED) in collaboration with National Commission for Human Development and Idara Taleem-o-Agaahi (ITA). Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning & Development was the Chief Guest. As a national strategic partner, NCHD took active part in all stages of the activity i.e. development of tools, planning, piloting of tools, training of staff & volunteers at national, provincial and district level. The ceremony was held on

th16 January, 2014 at Planning Division Auditorium.

Immediate after ASER National Launch, ITA in collaboration with NCHD organized "Post ASER Policy Dialogue" at Serena Hotel, Islamabad on January 17, 2013. Mr. Ahmad Bakhsh Lehri Federal Secretary for Education, Mr. Khusro Pervaiz Director General NCHD, Mr. Ahmad Ali Secretary S&ED Punjab, Dr. Parth J Shah, President of Center for Civil Society University of Michigan, Mr. Manzoor Ahmad BRAC, Mr Kamal Pokharel, Director of Education Nepal, Ms. Razia Stanikzai, Ministry of Education Afghanistan, Mr. Faisal Bari Country Director Open Society Foundation, Sadiqa Salahuddin, Executive Director of Indus Resource Center, Mr. Shakeel Ahmad Policy Spacialist UNDP and Ms.Bela Raza Jamil from ITA participated in the event as presenters.

National Program Coordinator for Universal Primary Education, Mr. Habibullah Khan and ADPME Peshawar, Mr. th

Waqar Ahmed Visited schools in District Peshawar on January 13 , 2014 to facilitate DPME/MC in Feeder Schools (FS) administration and to observe quality of education. They visited two Feeder Schools Maira Sadiq Abad Mathra and Sardar Korona Mathra in District Peshawar.

After the visits a meeting was held with Director Operations KPK. All the strengths and draw backs observed were shared with him. Director Operations assured for quality education in Model Feeder Schools in District Peshawar.

A Project titled “Microbe” which is concerned with use of microscope to identify Bugs, Germs, Bacteria and Virus. This Project was initiated and sponsored by Center for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP) whereas the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) was requested for implementation through their field officers. Its main objective was to train women and men located in rural areas of 04 Districts namely, Bahawalnagar, Lodhran, Muzafargarh and Rahim Yar Khan for keeping themselves neat and clean, take preventive measures for better health and observe the quantum of germs etc through microscope.


FIELD VISIT TO PESHAWAR - KPK

NATIONAL LAUNCH OF ASER REPORT 2013

ASER POLICY DIALOGUE

IMPACT OF MICROBE LITERACY & SUCCESS STORIES


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Overall 4,240 community members were trained in above mentioned Districts. After completion of this project, DG NCHD directed M&E department to undertake quick survey for assessment of the quality of training, learner's knowledge and application of knowledge in their practical lives. Below are some bright examples of the positive outcome of this project in different districts;

MUZAFARGARH: After introduction of Microbe Project in Muzafargarh a woman told following story; “She motivated her father to remove the cattle from house as those generate lot of germs through waste. She also became a role model for her entire family in reshaping their personal hygiene and sanitation measures. Single learner has changed the out look of quality of life of her entire family”, which indicates significant impact of project on the society.

BAHAWALNAGAR : Another learner in Bahawalnagar narrated her story as:

“Before Microbe Literacy, we had no uniformed pattern of hand wash. When my husband would come from fields, he would just join to eat without proper hand wash. But now, we have placed soap at washing place and he first washes hands with soap and then joins in food. My husband also desired that we should sit and have food together in future. Microbe Literacy has promoted good will in our family”.



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“The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn. T.H. White, The Once and Future King

A child miseducated is a child lost. - John F. Kennedy

He who opens a school door, closes a prison. - Victor Hugo

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. - George Washington Carver

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. - John Dewey

“Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody. - Jane Austen

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Final News Letters IRSHAD - NCHD News Letters IRSHAD 1.pdf · Khusro Pervaiz Director General NCHD, Mr. Ahmad Ali Secretary S&ED Punjab, Dr. Parth J Shah, President of Center for