1. ECD Diploma Training Program: A Tool for Women Empowerment
Hashoo Foundation
ECD Diploma Training Program: A Tool for Women Empowerment
September 10, 2018
Shahida Sultan
Head of Education

2. Introduction
Hashoo Foundation, established in 1988, is a progressive and dynamic non-profit organization, dedicated to improving people’s lives through social and economic development programs.

3. Geographic Presence

4. Thematic Areas & Program Portfolios
Education Outreach Program
Skill Development/ Hashoo Hunar
Entrepreneurship Development Program
Social Welfare Program
Environment / Climate Change
Program
Health/Nutrition and Public Governance
Thematic Areas & Program Portfolios

5. Education Program Overall Goal
To facilitate provision of access to inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities through formal and non-formal approaches in collaboration with local communities, institutions, development actors and policy makers for all, especially the vulnerable segments of communities throughout Pakistan

6. Objectives Objectives 1:
Build capacity of parents, communities and particularly of women to provide access to quality and sustainable ECD services and programs for young children of pre-natal to 8 in targeted communities /regions
Objective 2:
Facilitate access to quality education for all school age children (k-12), especially of marginalized communities through a range of programs including , scholarships and youth development programs
Objective 3:
Engage partners and civil society institutions for mutual education sector and gender development goals through forming working groups and other advocacy platforms.

7. Education Program Components
ECD/Education Training Program
Child Education Support Program ( Talim Awards)
Youth Development Program
Scholarship for undergraduate students
Youth Development Centers
Youth life skills training
School Improvement Program
Partnerships/networking

8. ECD Program Goal
“Building capacities of parents, caregivers, teachers, communities and ECD providers to support an enabling environment for care and nurturing of young children from pre-natal 8, leading to laying strong foundations for lifelong learning and health and ultimately to transform the society at large”
HDRC, Rawalpindi

9. ECD Program Journey 2017-2018 2011-2016 2004 -2010
Initiated ECD Program in Rawalpindi
Started Advance Diploma in Montessori
Started Certificate Courses
Conducted ECD Seminars for awareness
ECD Trainings in Gilgit through GIZ program in 2015 with 400 trainees.
Started regular ECD in Chitral in 2016 with 60 trainees.
Design and start Leadership & Management course
Trained Plan Pakistan ECD Centre Caregivers through “Basic Entrepreneurship
Partnership with PSDF with 400 trainees in ECD and Montessori Education.
200 trainees trained in Certificate in Art & Craft.
Started ECD Program in Lahore through PSDF Project
Strengthening ECD partnerships and networking
ECD Program Journey

10. 4470 ECD Diploma Training Program Components Levels Certificate
Early Childhood Development Concepts
Montessori Approach
Kindergarten Approach
High Scope Approach
Early Childhood Education Management
Child Care Services
Life Skills Trainings
Levels
Certificate
Diploma
Advance Diploma
Trained Youth
4470

11. Enrollment Status in ECD-Trades (Jan-August 2018)
S. No
Trade
Region
# of Enrolled Trainees 1
Diploma in Montessori (PSDF)
Rawalpindi 52 2
Lahore 25 3
Early Childhood Development (PSDF) 4
Art and Crafts Training (PSDF)
157 5
Diploma in Early Childhood Development (Regular) 18 6
Diploma in Montessori (Regular) 16
(266)

12. ECD Outreach Program for Gurunjur SMART Village Project
Total 33 women including fresh graduates, community teachers, educated young mothers/house wives and students participated in the training

13. Impact of Diploma Program: Lessons Learnt
ECD Diploma Program Outcomes for Women Trainees
Parenting Skills
Self-efficacy
Entrepreneurship Skills
Employment

14. Video

15. Way Forward
Expansion of ECD outreach training program to empower more women and to enhance ECD access for all children specially in remote areas of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral
Strengthening partnerships with academia at national and international level for aligning ECD training and quality standards
Promoting public-private partnership for joint action and for taking ECD to scale to meet SDG 4

16. Thank You!