Capacity Development for Education for All

The CapEFA Programme Nepal Kathmandu Office

Nepal

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Capacity Development for Education for All

The CapEFA Programme Nepal Kathmandu Office

CONTEXT Despite significant progress in education over the last decade, illiteracy remains a persistent development challenge in Nepal. For instance, the Nepal Living Standard Survey 2011 reflects a 15+ literacy rate of only 56.5%. The government has allocated only 15.65% of the total budget, for education sector in 2014, which is against global standard of allocating at least 5% of GDP and 20% of the total budget. The recent capacity assessment of Nepal’s formal and non-formal education sector demonstrates that among many challenges, Nepal lacks proper institutional and organizational capacities. This becomes in particular problematic as Nepal plans a state transition into a federal system. Furthermore, the large extent of multilingual, multiethnic and topographical variation across the country also indicates the imperative need of sustainable programmes.

Capacity Development for Education for All

The CapEFA Programme Nepal Kathmandu Office

The approach is Following interventions:

Goals

Strengthen the capacity of the Government of Nepal and NFE providers to efficiently plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate literacy and non-formal education programmes.

Objectives

CapEFA aims at strengthening capacities of the Government of Nepal at the central, mid, and local levels including non-formal education providers. The main objectives are:

To develop gender sensitive and development responsive literacy and lifelong learning programmes through improving data management system. This includes the training of a wide number of planners and managers, teachers and practitioners at various levels.

To improve the quality of literacy and Non Formal Education (NFE) programmes need to be supported with the equivalency/accreditation with the formal sector which will ultimately contribute to achieve literacy goals.

To develop the basis of an equivalency system for a

better transition from literacy and non-formal education programmes to the formal sector.

Outcomes The approach is reflected in the following interventions:

OUTCOME 1 OUTCOME 2 OUTCOME 3 OUTCOME 4

Strengthening data management and M&E of literacy and non-formal education programmes at central, district and CLC levels.

Enhancing capacity of NFEC and CLC and other providers for effective literacy service delivery

Enhancing life skills and livelihood components in literacy curricula and materials.

Formulating equivalency programmes particularly linkages between non-formal and formal education

Capacity Development for Education for All

The CapEFA Programme Nepal Kathmandu Office

Strengthening data management and M&E of literacy and NFE

programmes at central, district and CLC levels.

NFE-MIS developed for local context snd tested

in 17 districts.

Literacy mapping through GIS for strategic

planning in advancing literacy

Publication of the first and second NFE-MIS

Reports

Enhancing capacity of NFEC and CLC and other providers for

effective literacy service delivery

Assessment of Literate Nepal Mission and

capacity of NFE-subsector in Nepal

Ongoing capacity building of CLCs across the

country in profile preparation, leadership and

management, strategic planning towards

advancing literacy, etc.

Technical and financial support to CLCs to

conduct household surveys and establish

baseline database for potential literacy and

post-literacy learners

Training materials developed on managing

libraries/reading centers in CLCs to create

literate environment at local level

Major Achievements 2014-2016

CapEFA celebrates International Literacy Day every year on 8 September since its inception. The day is an opportunity to reflect on and assess literacy efforts in the country and to further advocate for the cause. Approaching the final year for EFA, the 2015 celebration was scaled up to include all levels of Nepali society - youth, online communities, neo-literates, illiterates, school students and the general public. Among the activities include social media campaign engaging more than 2000 users, photography and essay contests, PSA messages TV debate programme and community radio programme broadcasted to 250 stations around the country.

Celebrating International Literacy Day

“Achieving Literacy For All: NFE-MIS Report” is a series of publication under CapEFA, collecting and analyzing information in

the NFE sector to support evidence-based planning, implementation and monitoring. The first report published in 2014 tested the newly developed NFE-MIS system in 6 pilot districts. The second report scaled up to cover 17 literacy intensive districts to assess and furnish the current status of national and district level NFE and literacy. The report is expected to be produced annually and gradually expanded to cover the entire country.

Capacity Development for Education for All

The CapEFA Programme Nepal Kathmandu Office

Enhancing life skills and livelihood components in literacy curricula

and materials

Facilitator’s manual for incorporating life skills

in post literacy sessions developed and tested

NFE officials, experts and CLCs trained on

integrating life skills and livelihood

components into curricular and materials.

Pilot women literacy classes for 200

participants in the remote district of Dolpa

Ongoing vocational skills development courses,

seminars and radio programme to strengthen

employment and health knowledge of

marginalized women

Socio-environmental management and organic

and off-season farming courses given to 2500

participants in Parbat and Kailali

Family literacy programme tested with 53

families and expanded to 7 districts

Formulating equivalency

programmes particularly linkages between non-formal and formal

education

An Equivalency Programme Framework for

NFE prepared, endorsed by MoE, published

and disseminated among key stakeholders

Equivalency programme implemented in

mother tongue languages for 335 school drop

outs among Dalits in Bara and Janakpur

Baseline survey conducted for identifying

areas of improvement for quality mother

tongue education

Advocacy of mother tongue education

A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on 25 April. CapEFA Nepal

promptly responds through existing platforms:

Handbook

dissemination and

orientation to 500

community

member especially

women and

children for post-

earthquake

psychosocial

support and

recovery

Dissemination of

self-learning

Emergency

Education

materials to at

least 10, 000

NFE Learners,

through CLC

facilitators in 14

most affected

districts

Capacity Development for Education for All

The CapEFA Programme Nepal Kathmandu Office

Family Literacy

Story of Goma

“We become what we choose to be”

Being differently-abled, Goma Devi Raut was ostracized by her community in Diktel, Khotang. She came to Kathmandu in search of a better life, but was left by her husband after giving birth to her daughter. Despite all challenges, she remained resilient and became a participant in the Family Literacy Programme offered by Shikharapur Community Learning Centre under CapEFA programme. The Family Literacy Programme applies a participatory approach with a focus on literacy

and building the confidence of participants based on their needs. The learners organize much of the learning activity themselves. Children are taught during the classes how to teach reading and writing skills to members of their families. Interestingly, this new idea has been taken up by most of the children who support their mothers with reading and writing at home. The mothers, in turn, join their children’s classes and gain insights into the school experience of their children. Through family literacy, Goma has been able to learn about the importance of education, the need for a healthy lifestyle, sustainable environmental practices, and the rights of a woman, particularly of a woman living with disabilities. “I am much more confident in what I do and in what I need to do for my daughter,” she

said. Besides gaining more confidence at her work in a local monastery, she ako felt herself being taken more seriously and entrusted with greater responsibility. Goma subsequently led family classes up to three times a week – where she shared her experiences on different issues with the children. As a parent leading the class, she is coached by a teacher to prepare for her lesson. This inter-generational approach allows people of all ages and backgrounds to learn together, enriching the educational and learning process.

Goma and her daughter

Capacity Development for Education for All The CapEFA Programme Nepal Kathmandu Office

Capacity Development for Education for All

The CapEFA Programme Nepal Kathmandu Office

Mother-Tongue Based Literacy

Tilaurakot CLC

“Mother languages in a multilingual approach are essential components of quality education, which is itself the foundation for empowering women and men and their

societies”.

UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova

In the district of Kapilvatsu, mother tongue-based literacy programmes offered

by Tilaurakot CLC under CapEFA programme has benefited men and women, with increased participation and attendance rate reported. Two literacy books entitled “Mathani” were produced for teaching and learning in Awadhi language. A women

from Sameri village who has been married since early childhood came for literacy classes with a desire to learn. She found it difficult to comprehend literacy classes conducted in an unfamiliar language and had to quit after a few days.

With introduction of literacy classess in Awadhi language, which is also her mother tongue, she is currently an active participant along with her daughter-in-

law.

Adult literacy classes also benefited Shyam Bishwakarma who attended the classes together with his three daughters, and Ram Dev Yadav, a carpenter who

found that his numeracy skills and job competency have been enhanced in the learning process.

Participants of literacy programmes with their learning materials

Capacity Development for Education for All The CapEFA Programme Nepal Kathmandu Office

Capacity Development for Education for All

The CapEFA Programme Nepal Kathmandu Office

UNESCO Office in Kathmandu

PO Box 14391, Sanepa-2, Lalitpur Kathmandu Nepal Mail: kathmandu@unesco.org Tel: +977-1-5554769, 5554396 Fax: +977-1-5554450

Our Key Partners/Stakeholders Ministry of Education (MoE) Non-formal Education Centre (NFEC) District Education Offices (DEOs) Community Learning Centers (CLCs) National Center for Education Development (NCED) Research Centre for Educational Innovation and Development (CERID)

Supporting Partners and Donors

In keeping with UNESCO’s overall priority of Gender

Equality, the major focus of the CapEFA programme

is on women. For instances:

The programme target marginalized women in

literacy classes integrated with life skills and post-

literacy vocational training, such as stitching,

knitting, weaving and trainings to become

beauticians

Family literacy classes and Post-disaster

Psychosocial support focused on benefitting

women and their children.

Media has been used extensively for better

outreach. For instance, radio jingles had also been

developed to enhance reproductive health

knowledge and skills of women.

To further advocate for the cause, photography and

essay contests on the theme of ‘Women’s Literacy’

has been held on the 2015 International Literacy

Day.

Supporting Women