EQUIP Social Mobilization Unit ISM 02 June 2014

EQUIP AM Recommendations Hiring a consulting firm; An overall SM strategy that clearly outlines objectives, methodologies and results measuring mechanisms at the institutional and individual levels needs to be developed by the MoE/EQUIP.

EQUIP EQUIP Initiatives SMMF announced: LFA document prepared; A draft strategy originated.

EQUIP Progress 1. School Management Shuras (SMSs) 345 SMSs newly formed (total 14125); 2126 SMSs revised trough election process, including 41 female SMSs; 42,900 SMS meetings conducted; 20,199 Orientation training received by SMSs; 263 School Improvement Plans (SIPs) developed (total ); SMSs evaluated.

EQUIP

1.1. SMS Evaluation and Categorization

EQUIP 2. Quality Enhancement Grant QEG of over 2.1 Million USD to 510 schools provided and liquidated

EQUIP Quality Enhancement Grant

EQUIP 3. Community Contract (CC) Projects Budget disbursed: 8,396,537 USD (100%) Budget liquidated: 6,269,180 USD (74%) 10 % community contribution without land Total projects =91 68 projects in progress (75%) 23 projects are completed (25%)

EQUIP CC projects

EQUIP 4. Model School 69 Model Schools launched (34 completed) with total budget of 1,035,000 USD in 32 provinces and Kabul City; 75% progress in 20 MSs 50% progress in 15 MSs

EQUIP Model School

EQUIP 5. Community Contributions USD contributed additionally by communities(eg. Cash, Equipments, Library, Laboratory books, Computers, Greenery,Chairs,Tables,Rooms Construction,Repairing Doors Windows etc.)in 34 provinces SMS planted 199,060 trees in schools (34 provinces)

EQUIP Community Contribution

EQUIP 6. Public Awareness Campaigns (11 provinces)

EQUIP Public Awareness

EQUIP 7. School Age Children and Drop Outs Survey by DSMs plus SMSs 15,331 School age children (78%boys and 22% girls) brought to school out of 35,552 identified; 12,514 students (81% boys & 19% girls) back to school out of 25,151 identified as dropout.

EQUIP School Age Students

EQUIP Experience Sharing & Image Building  Two days National Conference at Kabul City - Dec 24 th – 25 th) 2013 for SMS members & EO from all provinces 230 participants  One day Regional Conference held on April 30 th, 2014 at Jalalabad City for 226 SMS members and EQUIP Provincial SM Teams from 7 Provinces

EQUIP 8. Capacity Development 2 rounds of generic ToT cascade completed; round III in progress; Round I: 23 participants (16 M, 7 F) Round II: SM Supervisors, 105 participants (95 M,10 F) Round III: DSMs, 23 participants ( 18 M, 5 F); remaining in progress; Training sessions on development of Success Stories at Central Office (30 participants).

EQUIP 9. Material Development Generic ToT Manual Training Supervision & Monitoring Plan(Draft) SM Trainer’s Manual for SM professionals Trainer’s Manual to train SMSs Social Mobilization Handbook for SMSs Success Stories booklet volume 1 Induction Plan for DSMs DSMs Diary

EQUIP

10. Coordination Meetings 840 coordination meetings with PED by Equip Officers; 4,200 coordination meetings with DEDs by SM Supervisors and DSMs; 218 meetings with NGOs and development partners; MoU with AREDP.

EQUIP Challenges Cumbersome financial procedures Delay in fund release Unclear institutional home for SM

EQUIP Recommendations Simplified/ efficient financial procedures Timely release of money Setting up autonomous SMMU within ministry under GE Study tours to EQUIP implementing countries to learn the best practices in sustained ownership and community participation Extension of International Capacity Development Advisor’s tenure

EQUIP Thank You!