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Jan – June 2015 Issue No. 01/2015 A quarterly newsletter published by LWF — a project funded by European Union's Education programme for "" The project is funded by the European Union, co- LWF Myanmar holds Project Launching funded by Church of Sweden and implemented by The Ceremony for Education Assistance to Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Children in Rakhine State respective Township Education Offices, Rakhine State Education Department. On 4th February 2015, LWF Myanmar launched the EU Education project, in Township, Rakhine Well-experienced Trainers provide Teaching State to inform the project activities and modalities of Methodologies and Lesson Planning Training implementation and to be transparent and accountable to the stakeholders. With the financial support from the European Union, the LWF Myanmar, Rakhine Project provided a 5 day Training on Teaching Methodologies and Lesson Planning for government school teachers in 4 townships; Sittwe, Pauk Taw, and Ann during May. The aim is to improve the quality of teaching and learning in formal schools. The training was provided to a total of 84 (64 female) teachers from 8 government schools and facilitated by the lecturers, who used to be trainers and lectures of

Education University, and are currently working in th EU Education Project Launching Ceremony in Sittwe on 4 Myanmar Literacy and Resource Center (MLRC), in 1 February 2015 Yangon. A total of 109 attendees included 6 people from local The training provided by LWF was a refresher on media, the Chief Minister of Rakhine State, the teaching methodologies and lesson training. During Minister for Social Affairs, respective monks, their teaching services in the school, they hardly representatives from Rakhine State Government, received any further programs. So it was absolutely Township Education Officers from Sittwe, Pauk Taw, necessary for them to receive this kind of capacity Mrauk U and Ann, the EU Ambassador to Myanmar, building opportunity for the improvement of teaching the ECHO Director of Operations, respective staffs skills and profession. from UN/NGOs, Sittwe based organizations, and town elders attended the ceremony.

His Excellency U Maung Maung Ohn, Chief Minister of Rakhine State delivered the opening speech, emphasizing on the improvement of the education status of children in Rakhine State. He also encouraged and invited other education partners to work with children in the whole Rakhine State. Followed by his speech, the EU Ambassador to

Myanmar, Mr. Roland Kobia, highlighted the projects engaged with State Government to support education Teaching Methodologies and Lesson Planning Training at activities in Rakhine State. Basic Education Middle School No.6, Sin Ku Lan, Sittwe Township, Rakhine State.

This Project is Funded by European Union and co-funded by Church of Sweden. This Project is implemented by The Lutheran World Federation.

The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission. Education Assistance to Children in Rakhine State

Jan – June 2015 Issue No. 01/2015 A quarterly newsletter published by LWF — a project funded by European Union's Education programme for "Myanmar" EU Contractual Compliance Workshop for Life skills class has improved the morality of LWF Staff adolescents

Mr. Allan Jensen, LWF Global Funding Officer, Saw Thandar Khine, Geneva Head Office facilitated the EU Contractual 22, is a first-year Compliance Workshop for LWF staff from 17th to 19th student majored in March 2015 at the LWF Rakhine Project Office in Myanmar language. Sittwe. It aims to ensure donor compliance, ensure She has been that expenditure is eligible, optimal use of budget, working as a Non proper reporting, documentation in order, prepare for Saw Thandar Khine, NFE Facilitator expenditure verification and to know the EuropeAid Formal Education procedures and where to get information. A total of 18 (NFE) Facilitator for over one year, since Literacy and (7 female) staffs including all unit officers, (finance, Numeracy class has been provided by LWF with the logistics, procurement) Project Coordinator and support of EUCoPI, in Sat Roe Kya 2 camp, Sittwe Program Manger participated in the training. Township. After the class was completed, she continued teaching Life skills education to students The workshop was held in a participatory way as each aged 11- 17, in Extended and Continuous Education session began by initiating an open and constructive and Learning (EXCEL) class with the support of LWF critical discussion, prediction of the meaning of the and EU. contents and peer discussion. Several group works and exercises with presentation were organized during the “I have noticed that after Learning in EXCEL, the 2 workshop. behavior and morality of my students in my class has changed. One of my students is becoming polite and Training helps the participants to understand key harmonic with friends and neighbors after she has learning points, in particular, contract preparation, learned the lesson of empathy and mutual relationship financial rules and eligibility of expenditure, EU- in the EXCEL class, "said Saw Thandar Khine. communication and visibility, contract changes and amendments, reporting and payments, grant closure and expenditure verification, supporting documents.

Life Skills Class in Sat Roe Kya 2 Camp, Sittwe Township

She continued explaining the changes of her students' LWF Global Funding Officer, Geneva Office, explaining the attitude before and after joining the class. "When she illegible and non-illegible costs during the training/workshop started joining the class, the way she spoke and treated on 18 March 2015. elders, teachers and friends was inappropriate and rude. Now her attitude, manner and behavior have

This Project is Funded by European Union and co-funded by Church of Sweden. This Project is implemented by The Lutheran World Federation.

The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission. Education Assistance to Children in Rakhine State

Jan – June 2015 Issue No. 01/2015 A quarterly newsletter published by LWF — a project funded by European Union's Education programme for "Myanmar" improved to some extent. She speaks nicely in a polite She is very helpful and open to fellow teachers and way, treats elders with respect and she helps her friend students. as needed." "Since I have received this training, I started to change Life skills include self awareness, expectation, the my traditional teaching method, a teacher centered most essential thing in life, physical and emotional approach. Teaching and learning through interaction changes in teens, identifying risks in the community, drug abuse, protection and personal safety, friends, empathy, transmission of diseases caused by HIV and positive thinking.

"Life skills class is targeted for those who are in the age group of 11-17 years. My students found interest in transmission of diseases such as HIV/AIDS and human trafficking. I feel that they know the right knowledge, learn the right things and the right education at the right age.”Saw Thandar Khine said. Daw Aye Than Nu teaching Grade (8) students in No (6) Basic Education Middle School in Sin Ku Lan Quarter, Sittwe Township With the support from EUCoPI/European Commission and the EU, LWF has been supporting with students by asking them questions make students NFE classes of Literacy and Numeracy and Life skills more interested in lessons they are learning. Now two for extended and continuous education and learning thirds of my students respond quickly, as soon as I ask 3 (EXCEL) class aiming at IDP children in Sittwe, since them questions," she added. June 2014. She explained how she taught before. “Before I Training Makes the Way I Teach More attended this training, I always refer to books which Effective include answers of every exercise for my lecture. Now I do not use those books anymore. I find the right "Teaching answers myself and teach students how to reach the Methodologies answer. From the training, I have learned how to and Lesson develop a good lesson plan with specific objectives. I Planning realized that the lesson plan I used to make reaches Training I only general objectives without goals. It should be received from prepared depending on the understanding level of LWF makes me students. " teach the After the training, she feels that her prior knowledge students in an Daw Aye Than Nu, Junior Assistant effective way” Teacher was not enough to create a good teaching and learning said Daw Aye Than Nu, 46-year-old Junior Assistant environment. She wishes that she could have received Teacher of No (6) Basic Education Middle School in this training long ago. She feels very much satisfied Sin Ku Lan Quarter, Sittwe Township, Rakhine State. with the training. She understood the changes of the She has been a teacher for 28 years. Currently she is education system in Myanmar. She is thankful to teaching Myanmar and English languages to Grade LWF, MLRC trainers, and the EU for providing an and 9 students. opportunity to attend training.

For more information, please contact Mya Yadanar Khine, Communication and Reporting Officer, LWF Sittwe Office. Address: House No. 278, Thit Sar Street, North San Pya Ward, Pyi Taw Thar Quarter, Sittwe Township, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Office Phone: 043- 22924. Website - www.lwfmyanmar.org Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/LWF-Myanmar

This Project is Funded by European Union and co-funded by Church of Sweden. This Project is implemented by The Lutheran World Federation.

The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission.