1. BETTEH LAN BOK PROJECT OVERVIEW
PRESENTED BY: GASSIMU MALLAH – Director of PDO Project Title: “Leh We Join Kombra Education for Betteh Lan Bok Na Bo District” Contract number - CSO-LA/2016/ Duration – 36 months , effective from September, 2nd, 2016.

2. Main Applicant Donor Co-Applicant

3. MAIN PROJECT OBJECTIVE
“Contribution to improved livelihoods of residents of Bo District through good local governance and effective education service delivery”

4. SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Increased number of marginalized pupils, especially girl-child are retained in and pass their class and public examinations.
Bo District Council’s capacity increasingly demonstrates good governance and effective education service delivery.

5. The Specific Outcomes and their Expected Results are:
Specific Outcome 1: Increased number of marginalized pupils especially girl- child are retained in schools and pass their class and public examinations
Expected Result 1.1 Teachers are trained on new model teaching techniques like target setting techniques and education sector supported to enhance quality teaching and learning
Expected Result 1.2 Increased access to good quality education by children in need of educational assistance especially the girl child.

6. The Specific Outcomes and their Expected Results are:(contd)
Specific Outcome 2: Bo District Council’s capacity increasingly demonstrates good governance and effective education service delivery.
Expected Result 2.1 Council staff trained on accountability mechanisms, project and records management skills;
Expected Result 2.2 Education service delivery in Bo District is well coordinated

7. Main Target: 30 primary schools and 20 junior secondary schools, 1000 marginalized pupils, 200 teachers and 50 council staff are the direct target

8. Activity 1.1.3 Develop a training plan for teachers
Expected Result 1.1 Teachers are trained on new model teaching techniques like target setting techniques and education sector supported to enhance quality teaching and learning - Activities:
Activity Identify the beneficiary primary and secondary schools (schools and teachers)
Activity Conduct institutional assessment of the schools and District Education Department.
Activity Develop a training plan for teachers
Activity Develop a supervision, inspection and monitoring plan for the District Education Office
Activity Develop Curriculum target teaching training manual
Activity Conduct trainings of content and teaching methods
Activity Provide institutional support to schools and District Education Department

9. Activity 1.2.3 Develop school/children performance database
Expected Result 1.2 Increased access to good quality education by children in need of educational assistance especially the girl child – Activities:
Activity Identify socially excluded and marginalized children in need of educational
assistance
Activity Provision and distribution of educational assistance to target beneficiaries
Activity Develop school/children performance database
Activity Mothers’ clubs established and supported to do Community awareness raising and advocacy in order to break traditional barriers to education
Activity Enrolment and retention of children to schools
Activity Award of EU prizes to excellent and well performing pupils especially the girl child

10. Activity 2.1.4 Develop training manuals and reference materials
Expected Result 2.1 Council staff trained on accountability mechanisms, records and project management skills
Activity Conduct institutional and capacity audit of the Bo District Council
Activity Develop capacity building plan for Bo District Council and Peoples Development Organization
Activity Procurement and provision of institutional support to Bo District Council, PDO and MEST
Activity Develop training manuals and reference materials
Activity Conduct capacity building and accountability trainings for Bo District Council, PDO and MEST BO
Activity Annual training reviews

11. Activity 2.2.2 Service delivery mapping in Bo District
Expected Result 2.2 Education service delivery in Bo District is well coordinated
Activity Establish state and non-state actors forum on governance and education service delivery
Activity Service delivery mapping in Bo District
Activity Resource mobilization and deployment plan
Activity Monthly Council radio show on partners work in governance and education service delivery

12. Logistics support for the project
3 four wheel drive vehicles – BoDC – 2, PDO – 1
8 Motor Bikes – BoDC – 3, PDO – 2, MEST – 3
3 Desktop computers – BoDC – 1, MEST – 1, PDO – 1
6 Laptop computers - BoDC – 3, PDO – 2, MEST - 1

13. Total Project Budget cost - €757,052.8, EU is providing 90% - €681, & BoDC/PDO is providing 10% - €75,705.28
1. Human resources - €175,680
2. Travel - - €9,600
3. Equipment and supplies - €149,200
4. Local Office - - €84,960
5. Other cost, Services - - €27,000
6. Activities/Other - €229,500
7. Indirect cost(7%) - €47,315.8
8. Contingency Reserve(5% of 7) - €33,797

14. CURRENT ACHEIVEMENTS Recruited all the staff on the project
Set up project steering committee(BoDC, MEST, PCs Rep, Council Education Committee, PDO, Council Devt Committee, Council Project Management committee)
Developed and agreed on school selection criteria
Selected 30 primary schools and 20 junior secondary schools in 14 out of the 15 chiefdoms
Staff induction done
Procurement of the computers carried out and delivered
Procurement of vehicles and motorbikes is on-going
Capacity building of finance staff started
Developed the ToR for the baseline survey for the schools and organizational audit
Stakeholders orientation happening now

15. STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS

16. STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS

17. STAFF INDUCTION SESSIONS

18. STAKEHOLDERS ORIENTATION SESSIONS

19. STAKEHOLDERS ORIENTATION SESSIONS

20. THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT KNOWLEDGE IS POWER; THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE TO EDUCATION;FAILURE IS AN ORPHAN, SUCCESS HAS MANY RELATIVES AND FRIENDS, HARD WORK PAYS.
THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION