Education
Our education programme encompasses direct support to primary schools, teacher training, women’s literacy, vocational education for men and the development of a volunteer and education centre.
Working with local primary schools
To ease the financial burden of sending children to school, we provided educational materials, including copy books, pens, pencils and erasers, to 1,638 students in eight schools in Thehe, Kharpunath and Dandafaya during 2011. In a number of primary schools, we trained 30 teachers in English and general teaching skills to improve education standards.
In partnership with the local school management committees, we have completed a school extension in Thehe.
Literacy and vocational training
In conjunction with our programmes in food production, micro-finance and micro-business, we are working with community groups comprised largely of woman, to provide literacy and micro-finance/micro-business education and training. With basic literacy skills, women are in a position to run micro-finance schemes to help fund micro-businesses. We will also be providing vocational training to men in order to improve their chances of getting more highly skilled, and hence better paid, migratory labour.
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