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Newsletter April to June 16 April - June | 2016 .gos.pk .sbep www am am ogr ogr ducation Pr ducation ducation Pr ducation In partnership with USAID Sindh Basic E Sindh Basic E olume II | Issue II Newsletter V Profile The Sindh Basic Education program is a holistic program towards modernizing the education in Sindh. The Government of Sindh and U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are working together to implement the Sindh Basic Education Program (SBEP). The program aims to improve the quality and access to basic education for children in Sindh by increasing and sustaining student enrollment at primary, middle and secondary levels. The USAID is contributing $155 million to the program while Government of Sindh (GoS), Education and Literacy Department, adding $10 million contribution to the implementation unit of the program. The implementation period is 2012 – 2016 with an extension period of two years till 2018. Program Management and Sindh Reading Program (SRP): Sindh Community Sindh Capacity Development Implementation Unit (PMIU): SRP aims to address critical Mobilization Program (CMP): Project (SCDP): In order to ensure transparent issues in early-grade reading CMP is working on mobilizing SCDP is supporting the and e?cient management of and mathematics through the target communities for sustainability of the SBEP by SBEP, the Education & Literacy continuous teachers’ increasing enrolment with ensuring stronger governance Department (E&LD), Government professional development, particular focus on girls’ and improved public of Sindh established a Program improving assessment, enrolment. CMP is also accountability in the education Management and distributing supplementary supporting E&LD in designing sector through systems Implementation Unit, which is materials, and encouraging and implementing the initiative building and institutional headed by SBEP Program family participation. of Education Management strengthening of PMIU and Director, a grade 20 officer, who Organizations (EMOs). E&LD. reports to Secretary E&LD. Message Welcome to the 5th issue of SBEP’s newsletter. The Sindh Basic Education Program has continued its journey toward the achievements of its goals & objectives. Another milestone of the program was achieved with the ground breaking ceremony for construction of 21 schools at District Qamber Shahdad kot. This is the sixth district, where work has started. We have already handed over 4 schools in Sukkur & Khairpur. This speaks of the diligent efforts made by the PMIU team and stakeholders in journey towards success. I would like to acknowledge and thank everyone for their efforts, including the education department Government of Sindh, USAID, CMP, SRP and SCDP without each of them this success would not have been possible. I assure my support to everyone for the attainment of our goals and I am happy to be the part of SBEP team. Rafique Ahmed Buriro Program Director Program Management and Implementation Unit (PMIU) - SBEP Sindh Basic Education Program | In partnership with USAID In This Issue: Editorial Board Volume II | Issue II p5 | PMIU UPDATES April - June | 2016 p5 | Inaugration of new state-of-the-art school buildings Patron in Chief p6 | The Journey Continues Dr. Fazalullah Pechuho p6 | PSC Reviews Progress Editor in Chief p6 | Progress on Construction of New School Buildings Rafique Ahmed Buriro p6 | A leap ahead - Upgradation of schools Editor p7 | SINDH COMMUNITY MOBLIZATION PROGRAM Mahboob Ali Naich p7 | SBEP schools to feature at Intel Science Fair 2016 Advisory Board p7 | Mother’s Day Celebrations Imtiaz Bhatti p7 | Education Management Organization and Public Private Sadaf Anees Partnership Dr. Randy Hatfield Parvez Pirzado p7 | SINDH CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Haris Masood Zuberi p7 | Change Makers: E&LD’s Senior Official completes a week Dr. Christopher Ashford long course at Harvard Kennedy School Shehzad Mehmood p8 | Enhancing ICT proficiency among teachers and students Rafiq Mangi p8 | Research initiated on SBEP interventions Baela Raza Jameel p8 | SBEP Communication Strategy Editorial Board p9 | SINDH READING PROGRAM Munazza Siddiqui Hafeezullah Ghambhir p9 | From Non Readers to Readers – The Beginning of a New Journey Tariq Qureshi Asif Iqbal p9 | Comparison of district performance for Non-readers (Oct 2015 to April 2016) Design and Layout p9 | Transforming Learning Spaces Rizwanullah Khan p10 | Promoting Libraries with A Purpose Photography Mahboob Ali Naich p11 | Adding A Vital Chapter In Non Formal Education Munazza Siddiqui p11 | Children’s Literature Festival Prem Sagar p12 | SUCCESS STORIES p12 | A Journey of Passion to Action FOR FEEDBACK p13 | PMIU achieved milestone in the Sindhi Language Tel. 021 – 35296931-33-40| Fax No.021-35296935 translation Cell: 0300-2430882 | [email protected] s p13 | In-School Children’s Exposure to 21 t entury ICT Skills C D-29, Block-2, Clifton Karachi, Pakistan p13 | Inauguration of Government High School Koro Goth 4 | SBEP NEWSLETTER April - June | 2016 www.sbep.gos.pk In partnership with USAID | Sindh Basic Education Program PMIU UPDATES Inaugration of new state-of-the-art school buildings nauguration ceremony of first Shah, Chief Minister of Sindh and former President of Pakistan Mr. Istate-of -the -art school Mr. Brian Heath, U.S. Counsel Asif Ali Zardari and Former building for Government Boys General and witnessed by officials Prime Minister Ms. Benazir High School (GBHS) Kouro Goth of the Government of Sindh, Bhutto. Senior Minister was held in village Kouro Goth students, parents, teachers, civil Education and Literacy Mr. Nisar district Khairpur on April 07, society representatives, U.S. Ahmad Khoro and Dr. Fazlullah 2016. The ceremony was attended Consulate in Karachi and most Pechuho, Secretary, E&LD by more than 600 people from importantly a young champion of appreciated the efforts of USAID different walks of life. The event girls education, Ms. Bakhtawar and SBEP partners towards was chaired by Syed Qaim Ali Bhutto Zardari daughter of modernizing education in Sindh. www.sbep.gos.pk SBEP NEWSLETTER April - June | 2016 | 5 Sindh Basic Education Program | In partnership with USAID The second completed building of the Chief Guest. The school has GBHS Tando Mir Ali in Khairpur been officially handed over to the was handed over to the district Charter for Compassion (CFC), education department on April which will serve as the education 28, 2016. The new school management organization (EMO) building was inaugurated by the for this school. Deputy Commissioner, Khairpur. Inauguration and handing over The event was attended by of the fourth school building Director School Education, GBHS Jhajh Regulator, District Commissioner Sukkur Mohammad Abbas Balouch Sukkur, District Education inaugurated new school building of GGHS Arain, Sukkur. Khairpur was held on May 17, Officer Khairpur, local 2016 . Additional Deputy communities and other Commissioner Mr. Riaz Hussain stakeholders. Wassan chaired the event. The The third handing over ceremony school has been officially handed of Government Girls High School over to the Sukkur Institute of (GGHS) Arain, district Sukkur Business Administration (IBA) to was held on May 10, 2016. serve as the second EMO with Commissioner Sukkur, whom the concession agreement Mohammad Abbass Balouch was has been signed. Additional Deputy Commissioner Mr. Riaz Hussain Wassan inaugurated GBHS Jhajh Regulator, Khairpur. The Journey Continues PSC Reviews Progress The ground breaking ceremony for The 13th meeting of the Program Steering Committee construction of 21 schools was held (PSC) of SBEP was held on on May 28, 2016 in district Qambar May 4, 2016. The meeting was -Shahdadkot at Village Monder chaired by Dr. Fazalullah Lakha, Taluka Naseer Abad. Mr. Pechuho, Secretary E&LD. Dr. Fayaz Alam Solangi, Deputy Randy L. Hatfield, Senior Commissioner Qambar- Shahdadkot Advisor & Program Manager, was the Chief Guest on this occasion. USAID-SBEP also attended the Progress on Construction of New School Buildings meeting. PSC reviewed Planned vs Achieved Progress (%) progress of all the program 100 components and took decisions 100 100 100 Planned 99 about future course of action. 92 Achieved 80 - 80 78 75 75 A leap ahead - 69 ) 60 % - ( Upgradation of schools s s e r 50 The PMIU supported the district g o 40 45 r - P 38 education departments of 28 29 Khairpur and Sukkur in up- 20 - 22 19 gradation of SBEP schools. So far 13 12 4 0 three schools ?GBELS Pir Essa & Packages GBELS Gagri of Khairpur and Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 There are 15 packages under which 106 schools are being constructed. The GGELS Arain of Sukkur ?have construction process is at different stages with 65 schools presently under been upgraded from elementary construction while four schools have already been handed over to the E&LD. to high schools. 6 | SBEP NEWSLETTER April - June | 2016 www.sbep.gos.pk In partnership with USAID | Sindh Basic Education Program SINDH COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION PROGRAM SBEP School to feature at Education Management handed over to private sector for Intel Science Fair 2016 Organization and Public efficient management in the next quarter. CMP has provided Sindh Community Mobilization Private Partnership technical assistance to E&LD for Program (CMP) in collaboration An amount of Rs 1.0 Billion has the next phase of EMO expansion. with Intel Pakistan conducted been earmarked in the budget CMP also mobilized support of sessions for students and teachers 2016-17 for the expanded portfolio US$ 15,000 from Pfizer for setting in all SBEP schools as per the of the Public Private Partnership up and equipping the health criteria. As a result, 43 project (PPP) Node at E&LD for EMOs as rooms in SBEP constructed abstracts are developed and will additional new schools being schools. be submitted for Intel Science constructed under SBEP will be Fair 2016. Mother’s Day Celebrations Mother’s Day celebrations were organized in collaboration with local communities to acknowledge the contribution of mothers in the nurturing of their children. A significant number of women participated in this event. 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