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Myanmar Community Academies Programme (MCAP)Empowering young adults with skills to develop civil society through education
Child's Dream Foundation238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, ThailandEmail: [email protected] • Website: www.childsdream.org • Tel. +66 (0) 53 201 811 • Fax +66 (0) 53 201 812
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The Situation
Despite the positive changes in Myanmar’s capital and in some major cities, the situation in
remote communities stays largely the same: lack of opportunities for higher education, lackof skills and capacity, and low quality of education. Serious tensions remain over political
freedoms and ethnic nationality rights. Even though ceasefires were offered by the
government to ethnic opposition forces, many minority groups have expressed concernsthat their people will be marginalised during another time of political and economic
change.
Provincial students lack access to further education and youth and community leaders lack
professional development. In addition, management of community organisations lacks
good leadership, management and community engagement skills.
MCAP addresses these issues by providing an intensive academic programme focusing on
management and leadership intercultural and interreligious cooperation
English, Social Science, Community Development, Numeracy and Information Technology
The Mission of MCAP is to support Myanmar
youth, who have the potential to be activelyengaged, and who represent a diverse range of
backgrounds, to develop the skills and abilities
they need to make a positive change in their localcommunities.
The three academies of MCAP are located inMyitkyina (Kachin State), Loikaw (Kayah State),
and Hpa An (Kayin State). The MCAP network is
successful and is, therefore, expanding. In 2017,the three principals have chosen a new academy
in Taunggyi (Shan State) for their expansion plan.
We have been supporting the MCAP programme
since the 2012 academic year.
Child's Dream Foundation238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, ThailandEmail: [email protected] • Website: www.childsdream.org • Tel. +66 (0) 53 201 811 • Fax +66 (0) 53 201 812
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Myanmar Community Academies Programme (MCAP)
The three existing academies in Myitkyina, Loikaw and Hpa’an, a fourth academy in
Taunggyi is opening in 2018.
Student recruitment at each academy is divided broadly into four phases:
Outreach and application Testing and interviews
Selection
Notification
Each year in January roughly 30 new students are accepted into each of the four academies.
In 2017 a total of 218 students were admitted in three academies.
The entire training takes two years. The first three semesters focus on academic classes
and each semester builds on the previous one. Semester 4 is the practical workplacement (internship), which serves as a chance for students to gain real-world
experience working for the community, while preparing them for their post-graduation
goals.
Child's Dream Foundation238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, ThailandEmail: [email protected] • Website: www.childsdream.org • Tel. +66 (0) 53 201 811 • Fax +66 (0) 53 201 812
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How it Works
Child's Dream Foundation238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, ThailandEmail: [email protected] • Website: www.childsdream.org • Tel. +66 (0) 53 201 811 • Fax +66 (0) 53 201 812
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How it Works
Courses taught in the first three semesters fall into six broad content categories, which
include English, Social Science, Community Development, Learning Skills, Numeracy andInformation Technology. Courses aim to build subject knowledge, relevant skills and
personal capacities.
Additional activities continuously supplement the learning in class:
Student Governance and Activities
Student Mentoring Services Community Leader Support Committee
Activities and events with community groups
The students who fulfil the full requirements graduate and receive a diploma. E.g. in the
year 2016, 98 students completed their training.
The annual budget covers staff salaries,
school equipment and stationery, as well asoffice and administration costs. The total
annual amount of approx. USD 90,000 per
academy includes our monitoring (3%) andoverhead costs (7%).
Conditions for our payments to MCAP arequarterly narrative reports, quarterly
financial & activity reports, as well as photo
reports four times a year. Feedback is alsoobtained by us directly during regular visits
to the project locations.
As with all our programmes, reporting to
donors will be provided on a semester basis.
Child's Dream Foundation238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, ThailandEmail: [email protected] • Website: www.childsdream.org • Tel. +66 (0) 53 201 811 • Fax +66 (0) 53 201 812
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Budget, Monitoring and Reporting
21%
41%
13%
15% 3%7%
Budget 2017
Office Costs 21%Salaries 41%Household & Kitchen 13%School Equipment and Stationery 15%Project Implementation and Monitoring Costs 3%Administration Overhead 7%
Child's Dream Foundation238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, ThailandEmail: [email protected] • Website: www.childsdream.org • Tel. +66 (0) 53 201 811 • Fax +66 (0) 53 201 812
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49%
10%
8%
6%4%
23%
Alumni 2017
NGO/CBO 49% Further Studies 10%
Private Business 8% Government 6%
Volunteering 4% Others 23%
Three batches from three academies
successfully graduated in 2013 (in that year,
we changed MCAP from a one year to a two
year programme), 2015 and 2016. After
graduation, students returned to their
communities, some went for further study,
and some are now working in CBOs, NGOs,
INGOs, local and family businesses, and as
freelancers or volunteers. Alumni often
have a strong connection to the academies
and regularly participate in some of the
academies’ activities.
Alumni Tracking
Child's Dream Foundation238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, ThailandEmail: [email protected] • Website: www.childsdream.org • Tel. +66 (0) 53 201 811 • Fax +66 (0) 53 201 812