1 Blackboard Desks & chairs Latrine & clean water source Boarding facilities: - 2-story bed - Blanket - Mosquito net Physical upgrading of schools: playground, fences School kit includes: school bag, notebook, pen, slate, scissors, color paper Teaching-learning materials such as: reference/library books, teaching aids UNICEF’s supported Child-Friendly Primary Education Project - VN Latrine

2 UNICEF’s supported Child-Friendly Primary Education Project Teachers: Training of village school teachers on multi-grade management, and teaching- learning techniques Principals & Deputy Principals: Training materials & training of Principals & Deputy Principals on effective school planning, management, monitoring and evaluation Community/Village: Training materials & training of members of PTAs & ECs to raise their awareness of CFLE concept & child rights; to build their capacity in planning, implementing child friendly school development

3 Expected Outcomes  Increased enrolment rates, retention rates & decreased dropout and repetition rates  Improved school infrastructure and facilities  Enhanced management & application of multigrade teaching techniques in primary schools, particularly village schools  Strengthened PTAs & Education Councils’ participation in school plan development & implementation  Strengthened school Principals planning, management and school improvement skills  Established child friendly learning environment that is safe, healthy & academically effective for all children

4 Development and Introduction of effective monitoring and evaluation system - COMPAS What is COMPAS?  A Community-based Monitoring and Progress Assessment System  COMPAS includes a baseline survey twice every year (1 at the beginning of the school year and 1 at the end of the school year)  The data collected will then be used for assessment of project’s progress over time.

5 Development and Introduction of effective monitoring and evaluation system - COMPAS The benefits of the system include:  A project-wide centralized database  Effective and efficient use of the data that is being regularly & systematically collected in the course of the school year and the program  An efficient and effective tool for community participation

6 Lessons Learned  Awareness raising among key stakeholders at central and local level is critically important for ownership of CFPE project  It is important to set up clear criteria for the selection of school sites to ensure that the most needy schools are supported  The introduction of innovative intervention: strengthening local participation in planning, implementation and management, strengthening school management etc... is time consuming and labor intensive and requires the participation and commitment of a wide range of stakeholders

7 Challenges to Overcome  How to accelerate decentralization of planning, management and implementation functions at sub- national level  Consolidation and integration of package of intervention at the grass-root level  Resource mobilization and fund raising at sub- national levels including the local communities