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Baseline Assessment Study Report District Muzaffargarh BBaasseelliinnee AAsssseessssmmeenntt SSttuuddyy RReeppoorrtt District Muzaffargarh (3) Ver 2.00 Update on 10-Feb-09 Sr. CONTENTS Page # # 1 Key Counterparts in Government 3 2 Map 3 3 Summary 4 4 Situation Analysis 6 5 Table1a: Tehsils & Unions in the District of Muzaffargarh 6 6 Table 1b: Population Size And Growth Of Major Cities 7 Table 2. Socio Economic Indicators, Coverage (Vis-1Vis Punjab), Ranking , 7 7 MDG Targets MICS (2003-04) District-wise Data 8 Table 3: School Age Population 8 9 Table 4 Literacy Ratio Ranking Of Punjab Districts (Age 10 years & above) 8 10 Table 4a: Population That Has Ever Attended School 8 11 Table 4b: Literacy-Population 10 Years And Older 8 12 Table 4c: Gross Enrolment Rate At The Primary Level 9 13 Table 4d: Net Enrolment Rate At The Primary Level 9 14 Table 5: Institutions by Level, Gender, Location and Sector(Public) 10 15 Table 6: Enrolment by Stage, Gender, Location and Public Sector 11 16 Table 7: Teachers by Level, Gender, Location and Sector 11 17 Table 8: Physical Facilities by Level and Gender (Public) 12 18 Table 9: Status of Public Schools by National, Provincial and District 13 Table 10: Sanctioned, Filled-in, Vacant and Contract Teacher's Posts by Level 19 13 and Gender (Public) 20 Table 11: OXFAM Project List of selected Schools 14 21 Table 12: Summary of School Baseline Survey Report (WSIP Schools) 15 22 Table 13: Summary of School Baseline Survey - Cluster Schools 17 23 Table 13a: Summary of School Councils – WSIP Schools 20 24 Table 14: Summary of Learning Levels WSIP Schools 21 25 Table 15: Summary of Learning Levels Cluster Schools 23 26 Table 16: Summary of Class Room Environment – WSIP Schools 24 27 Table 17: Summary of Class Room Environment – Cluster Schools 27 28 Organogram of District Office 28 29 Village Profiles 29 Sheikh Wala- Basti Hafiz 30 Gulab Wala- Basti Peeplan Wali 34 Geray Waine- Basti Fateh Shah Wala 38 Baseline Assessment Study Report - District Muzaffargarh ver 02/090212 Page 2 of 41 Key Counterparts in Government Sr # Name Designation 1 Sardar Shah Nawaz Khan Qaisrani District Nazim 2. Tariq Javed Malik District Coordination Officer (DCO) 3 Malik Masood Nadeems EDO Education Map of District Muzaffargarh Baseline Assessment Study Report - District Muzaffargarh ver 02/090212 Page 3 of 41 Summary Muzaffargarh district is located in South Punjab. It is spread over an area of 8,435 km². It is located between the river Chenab on its east and Indus river on its West. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the population of the district was 2,635,903. It is predominantly rural with only 12.75% population living in urban areas. District Muzaffarghar- Gender Equality vs. Equity - the case of education provision and enrolment! Table a: Institutional Provision Girls and Boys at Primary-Middle Levels Institutions Enrollment Level Boys Girls Mixed Total Male Female Total Pre-Primary /Primary* 542 437 857 1,836 168,953 127,879 296,832 Middle 72 77 48 197 27,376 16,151 43,527 Table b: Enrolment of Girls and Boys at Primary- Middle Levels Institutions Enrollment Level Boys Girls Mixed Male Female Pre-Primary /Primary* 30% 24% 47% 57% 43% Middle 37% 39% 24% 63% 37% The data in tables (a) and (b) above highlights a very important issue regarding provision of education with respect to gender. Whilst the institutional provision at primary level (katchi to Grade 5) is almost equal in Muzaffarghar district the enrolment of girls is 6% less than boys The data is however, more stark and illustrative at the middle level (Grades VI-VIII), where the provision for girls’ institutions is higher than boys but enrolment is much lower at 37% for girls and 63% for boys. Thus, on the one hand, gender equality in provision is available, but gender equity is not which is based on: addressing issues such as, distance and security of travel to the school, security within the school, quality of education with respect to teacher provision, conducive learning environment with adequate facilities, positive attitudes and of course poverty. Another important point to consider from the data is that there are only 17% enrolled girls in middle schools when compared to their enrolment at the primary level! This also reinforces the transition gaps from primary to middle level of education, which in turn is a disincentive for many households who do not see a future for girls’ education or for that matter of boys as primary graduates! These are critical policy and planning issues that need advocacy and must be addressed urgently There are 109 Union Councils (UCs) and the target schools for the project have been selected from 15 UCs. These are Ahmad Mohana ,Bakaini, Baseera, Beelay Wala,Dani,GES Usman Coria ,Khan Garh,Manak Pur,Manka Bhutta,Meer Hazar Khan,Muzaffargarh,Shah Jamal,Sharif Shajra,Usman Korea,Utra Sandeela, Nine schools in need of urgent support have been identified for Whole School Improvement Program (WSIP), and will be provided both, infrastructure and soft interventions of construction, and capacity building. There are 37 schools additionally Baseline Assessment Study Report - District Muzaffargarh ver 02/090212 Page 4 of 41 selected in clusters for capacity building, community participation and health/hygiene support to mobilize maximum number of girls for primary enrolment. WSIP Sr.# Category of School Cluster School Total Schools 1 Primary Schools (P/S) 9 27 36 Elementary Schools 7 2 (E/S) - 7 3 High Schools (H/S) - 3 3 9 37 46 Enrolment in 9 WSIP schools is 999 and of these 93% are girls. The number of teachers is 20. Enrolment in 9 target schools will be increased during the project period by 15-20% (1150 -1200) at primary level through, improvement in infrastructure, community mobilization, teachers’ training and learning materials. In the 37 cluster schools, there are 98% girls. Enrolment is targeted to increase by at least 10% during the project period in primary grades. Learning level baselines conducted for grades 1-5 of 9 WSIP schools for 3 toughest subjects: English, Maths and Science revealed following results: English Mathematics Science Average 26 33 33 31 The average results of students’ learning levels is 31% which is below 33% government pass rate. This is due to poor teaching skills, high pupil teacher ratio (PTR) & poor learning facilities. The average PTR of 9 target schools is 1:50, significantly above the government ratio of 1:40. In primary schools with 6 grades, multi-grade teaching is a reality with an average of only two to three teachers. Teachers are entitled to many official holidays as per government leave rules. Missing facilities in schools compound the quality challenge. For an ideal of classrooms in 9 schools, there are only 22 rooms available and 7 classes are held in verandahs in multi-grade setting. Washrooms, electricity, clean drinking water, furniture all need urgent attention for a conducive learning environment. The School Councils are present but are ineffective. Classrooms observations reveal on a scale of 1-5 an average of 2, in classroom environment measured across 12 indicators. Baseline Assessment Study Report - District Muzaffargarh ver 02/090212 Page 5 of 41 Situation Analysis of Muzaffargarh District History (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzaffargarh_District) The Muzaffargarh district takes the name from the town where the headquarter is situated. Muzaffargarh literally means "Fort of Muzaffar", and is so called because the old town lies inside the walls of a fort built by Nawab Muzaffar Khan of Multan. The area of the district is 6052 square miles. Geography (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzaffargarh_District) Muzaffargarh is a district in the south of the Punjab province. It is spread over an area of 8,435 km². It forms a strip between the river Chenab on its east and Indus river on its West. It is one of oldest districts of Punjab. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the population of the district was 2,635,903 of which 12.75% is urban Economy Major industries are Cotton Ginning & Pressing, Flour Mills, Jute Textile, Oil Mills, Paper/Paper Board Articles, Petroleum Products, Poly Propylene Bags, Power Generation, Readymade Garments, Solvent Extraction, Sugar, Textile Composite and Textile Spinning. Administration (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzaffargarh_District) Muzaffargarh is a large district with a population of 2.63 million. The district is administratively divided into the following four tehsils(sub divisions), which contain a total of 93Union Councils: and 984 villages in Muzaffargarh district Table1a: Tehsils & Unions in the District of Muzaffargarh Tehsil Unions Total Unions Alipur ALIPUR CITY, ALIWALI, ALPURI, BAIT MULLANWALI, BAZWALA, BUNERWAL, BUTYAL, CHAKENSAR, DAMORAI, DANDAI, DEBRAI, FATHEPUR JANUBI, GHALWAN, KHAIRPUR SADAT, KHANGARH DOAM, KUZ KANA, LANGARWAH, LILOWNAI, MAIRA, 30 MALIK KHEIL, MUDWALA, MURADPUR JANUBI, OPAL, PIR ABAD, PIR KHANA, SARKOOL, SEETPUR, SHAHPUR, SULTANPUR, YAKAYWALAI Jatoi BAIR BUND, BAIT MIR HAZAR KHAN B, BAKANI, BELAYWALA, BINDA ISHAQ, DAMMER WALA SHUMALI, JATOI CITY, JATOI SHUMALI, JEHLARIN, JHUGGIWALA, 16 KOTLA GAMOON, RAMPUR, SABAYWALA, SEHRAH SULTAN CITY, SHAHBAZPUR, VANIS Kot Adu ALURID, BAIT QAIMWALA, BHARRI HOG, BUDH, CHAK NO.547/TDA., CHAK NO.565/TDA, CHAK NO.632/TDA, CHOWK SARWAR SHAHEED, D.D.PANNAH, DOGAR KOLASRA, GHAZI GHATT, HINJRAI, IHSANPUR, KOT ADU NO 2, KOT ADU NO. 1, KOT 28 ADU NO.3, MANHAN, MEHMOOD KOT, MIRPUR BHAGAL, PATAL MONDA, PATTAL KOT ADU, PATTI GHULAM ALI, SANAWAN, SHADI KHAN MONDA, SHEIKH UMER, THATHA GURMANI, U.C.22 GUJRAT, WAHANDUR Muzaffargarh AHMED MOHANA, ALUDAYWALL, BASEERA (MUZAFARGARH), BASTI KARAK, BRAHIMWALL, CHAK FERAZI, DARAIN, GANGA, GAREY WAHIN, GHAZANGARGARH, GUL WALA, JAGGATPUR, KARAMDAD QURESHI, KHANGARH, KHANPUR SHUMALI, LUTKARAN, M.GARH CITY NO.1, M.GARH CITY NO.2, M.GARH CITY NO.3, MANIKA 35 BHUTTA, MEHRA SHERQI, MGARH CITY NO.4, MINKPUR, MURADABAD, NOHANWALI, RANGPUR, ROHILLANWALI, SHAH JAMAL, SHARIF CHAJRAH, TALEERI, THATHA QURESHI, UMER PUR JANUBI, USMAN KORIA, UTTRA SINDEELA, WAH PITAFI Total Number of Tehsils = 4 and Total Unions = 109 Baseline Assessment Study Report - District Muzaffargarh ver 02/090212 Page 6 of 41 Population Table 1b: Tehsil wise Population Figures Unit Tot.
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