Bangladesh Country Presentation South Asia EFA Mid-Term Policy Review Conference 16-19 June 2008 Kathmandu, Nepal Bangladesh Country Presentation

Issues Identified Inclusive Education ECCE Life-Long Learning and Skills Programs

Cross-Cutting Issue and Related EFA Goals Inclusive Education Related to EFA Goals ECCE (Goal 1), Compulsory Primary Education (Goal 2), Gender Parity and Equality (Goal 5), Quality Education (Goal 6)

Policy Recommendation Appropriate and gender- sensitive policies based on the recognition of the rights of all children to receive quality education

Target Groups/ Beneficiaries All children of primary age cohort including working children, children with disability, out-of-school children, children of slum areas, children of inaccessible areas, tribal children, and children living under poverty line

Desired Outcome, Expected Impact Increased enrolment Reduced dropout Improved learning competencies Disadvantaged groups mainstreamed Expected Impact Pertinent EFA goals achieved

Strategies to Implement the Policy, including Innovative Approaches Mapping the unreached and the underserved children Adopting an inclusive and gender lens while undertaking programs Increased budget for inclusive education Inter-sectoral coordination to address inclusive education Medium-term approach to finance inclusive education programs Financial incentives to households to encourage schooling Effective monitoring, evaluation and assessment of programs

Examples of Good Practices Already in Place Primary School Stipend Project Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROSC) Project Basic Education for Hard-to-Reach Urban Working Children Project School Feeding Program in backward areas.

Implementing Agencies, Providers and Partners Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Ministry of Education Ministry of Finance Planning Commission Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Ministry of Social Welfare Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Ministry of Labor and Employment Development Partners NGOs, CSOs and CBOs

Required Capacities, Resources and Support Enhancing capacity for program planning and implementation Capacity building for monitoring, evaluation, and assessment Enhancing capacity to mobilize resources at national and community levels Enhancing capacity to mobilize external resources Capacity to build public - private partnership

Timeframe and Scale December 2010 at all levels

Comments, Necessary Conditions and Assumptions Political commitment will continue Natural disasters will not lead to re-appropriation of resources

Cross-Cutting Issue and Related EFA Goals ECCE Related to EFA Goals ECCE (Goal 1), Gender parity and equality (Goal 5), Quality Education (Goal 6)

Policy Recommendation Appropriate and gender- sensitive policies for expanding and improving comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged

Target Groups/ Beneficiaries All children of 3-5 years of age

Desired Outcome, Expected Impact Increased enrolment Reduced dropout Expected Impact Coverage and quality of primary education enhanced

Strategies to Implement the Policy, including Innovative Approaches Mapping the ECCE target groups Undertaking adequate and appropriate ECCE programs Development of curriculum Developing partnership with NGOs, CSOs and CBOs Inter-sectoral coordination to address ECCE Mobilization of resources for implementation of ECCE programs Effective monitoring, evaluation and assessment of programs

Examples of Good Practices Already in Place Existing pilot projects of ECCE, run by national and international NGOs

Implementing Agencies, Providers and Partners Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Ministry of Education Ministry of Finance Planning Commission Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Ministry of Social Welfare Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of Local Government Development Partners NGOs, CSOs and CBOs

Required Capacities, Resources and Support Enhancing capacity for program planning and implementation Capacity building for monitoring, evaluation, and assessment Enhancing capacity to mobilize resources at national and community levels Enhancing capacity to mobilize external resources Capacity to build public- private partnership

Timeframe and Scale December 2010 at all levels

Comments, Necessary Conditions and Assumptions Political commitment will continue Natural disasters will not lead to re-appropriation of resources

Cross-Cutting Issue and Related EFA Goals Life-Long Learning and Skills Programs Related to EFA Goals Universal Basic Education (Goal 2), Learning and Life Skills (Goal 3), Adult Literacy (Goal 4), Gender Parity and Equality (Goal 5), Quality Education (Goal 6)

Policy Recommendation Appropriate and gender- sensitive policies for ensuring learning needs of all young people and adults

Target Groups/ Beneficiaries All un-enrolled and dropout children and adults aged between 11 and 45

Desired Outcome, Expected Impact Improvement in literacy rate Acquisition of life-skills linked with gainful employment Reduction of child labor Reduction of early marriage and dowry Reduction of child abuse and trafficking Expected Impact Enhancement of literacy rate Development of human capital Expansion of employment opportunity Empowerment of women Enhancement of human rights

Strategies to Implement the Policy, including Innovative Approaches Mapping the LLL target groups Undertaking adequate NFE programs Review of curriculum Developing partnership with NGOs, CSOs and CBOs Inter-sectoral coordination to address LLL interventions Mobilization of resources for implementing of NFE programs Effective monitoring, evaluation and assessment of NFE programs

Examples of Good Practices Already in Place Basic Education for Hard-to-Reach Urban Working Children Project

Implementing Agencies, Providers and Partners Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Ministry of Education Ministry of Finance Planning Commission Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Ministry of Social Welfare Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of youth and sports Ministry of labor and employment Development Partners NGOs, CSOs and CBOs

Required Capacities, Resources and Support Enhancing capacity for program planning and implementation Capacity building for monitoring, evaluation, and assessment Enhancing capacity to mobilize resource at national and community levels Enhancing capacity to mobilize external resources Capacity to build public private partnership

Timeframe and Scale December 2011 at all levels

Comments, Necessary Conditions and Assumptions Political commitment will continue Natural disasters will not lead to re-appropriation of resources

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