Grant From Japan To Support Non-Formal Education In Sindh
Grant From Japan To Support Non-Formal Education In Sindh: For supporting the non-formal education (NFE) initiative and provide alternative education to out of school children and adolescents in Sindh, the government of Japan will provide a grant of $1.1 million.
Under the grant program
- Around 150 non-formal education centers will be established for 4,500 children and adolescents, 2,500 girls among them, in Ghotki and Khairpur districts.
- These centers will be set up by UNICEF in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
- Out-of-school children and adolescents will get another chance to acquire education.
- 150 non-formal education facilitators, including 90 women, will be trained on child-centered interactive teaching methodology to deliver quality and relevant content for learning.
- For monitoring and effective functioning, village education committees (VEC) comprising 20 community members, at least 60 per cent of them women, will be formed and trained to support the centers.
The Directorate of Literacy and Non-Formal Education and the Reform Support Unit (RSU) of Sindh’s School Education & Literacy Department (SELD) will extend support for this project. The Sindh government has approved a learning curriculum and textbooks for these centers.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Education played a critical role not only for the development of individual talent and ability but also for the overall economic development of a nation. For the purpose, Japan would continue to support the improvement of education in Pakistan, Japan Counselor Toshikazu Isomurang in Karachi said. He further stated that JICA expects the government of Sindh to come forward and expand non-formal education as a strategy to provide the right to education to out-of-school children and adolescents under Article 25-A.
JICA is implementing the Advancing Quality Alternative Learning (AQAL) project that aims to strengthen non-formal education delivery systems in Sindh and strengthening its commitment to non-formal education in collaboration with UNICEF to ensure the right to education to out-of-school children and adolescents.