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Welcome to the Presentation on

Overview of BRAC Education Programme

and C4D Priorities &StrategiesMay 25, 2015

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What BEP Is• BEP is an inclusive programme, now covering 5

major inter-related components, which organically evolved over last 3 decades.

• These are: Pre-Primary Schools; Primary schools; Support to mainstream Secondary schools; Adolescent Development and Multipurpose Community Learning Centres

In addition to these most recently we started working on Bridge school targeting primary level drop out children and Early Childhood Development (ECD) for children 0 to 5 years, in cooperation with BUIED and Health Programme of BRAC

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Goal Over arching goal of BEP is to supplement

Government of Bangladesh’s (GoB) efforts to meet the Education For All (EFA) and Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in education by 2015.

Focus on girls has been maintained and extended its reach further to include children with disabilities, from ethnic communities, in urban slums and those who live in difficult terrains (e.g. hilly, haor/water logged, char/river-based islands and coastal areas)

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Programme DescriptionProgrammes Period/Course Mandate

Pre-Primary 1 year Prepared for grade 1in public schools

Primary 4 years Provide a good quality primary education

Support to mainstream secondary

2-3 years in same school

Quality improvement through teachers training

Adolescent development

3-4 years (but not restricted)

Providing safe space to girls for networking and development

Gonokendro Long term Providing library and related service for life long learning

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Key Features

• Whole person development approach

• Flexibility in terms of operation

• First generation learners in BRAC schools

• Strong accountability and cost effectiveness

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Features: contd

• Innovation Boat School List of innovation

• Community involvement

• Cooperation in grassroot Key stakeholders Local NGOs Local government

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Reach and resultsComponents 2015 (March)

Pre-Primary Students 400,079 (22%)

Primary Students 681,678 (7%)

Pre-Primary and Primary graduates

11 million with 2/3 girls

PSC results Link

Completion rate was no less than 90% and at least 92% of them made transition to higher grades

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Reach and results:contdComponents 2015 (March)

Support to mainstream Secondary Schools

4,439 ( 20%)

Adolescent members 254,873 (9,000 centres)

Gonokendro members 1.2 million (2,800 library)

Link on Programme areas map

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Learning• Constant innovation; monitoring and research

are essential to make low cost solutions effective

• Supplementing strategies often require changes in programme design and operations

• Last mileage coverage assumes business unusual approach and more local solutions including curriculum. All leading to higher costs.

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Challenges• A one teacher solution represents a huge

challenge to ensure quality

• Assessing soft skill and integrating it to assessment system

• Moving from ‘better served to under-served’ areas created a new challenge to BRAC particularly re-engaging/employing experienced teachers

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Opportunity• Soft skill is another area that can

contribute to relevance and quality (video)

• Integration of technology into education offers new opportunity to improve quality

• Extension of primary education upto grade 8 will create new windows for human development

• SDG 2030 will create new momentum in education

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Strategy &Tools for Communication

Formal and informal communication with GO, NGO, Community and local Government

Research and evaluation studies

Documentary films

Websites: education.brac.net, e-education.brac.net Media campaign, rally, talk show, cultural show, press release, posters, billboard

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Levels & Stakeholders in C4D

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Highlights on C4D related benefits Small and large group meeting with parents and community

before starting schools

Community are committed to education for their children

Create an enabling and safe environment for girls in

schools

Monthly Parents forum SMC contributes to

Good attendance records of students & teachers in school

Learning of children

MoU with ICT Ministry on interactive content development

MoPME/NCTB provides textbook and allow children to participate

in PSC

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Future Scope

• Raising awareness on critical issues such as quality education through campaign using media and websites

• Generating evidence through systematic evaluation and research to understand quality, value for money aspects and impact

• Planning/organising workshops and seminars to share experiences and results

• Strong Networking and information sharing

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Thank You