1. SINDH Girls Education Education & Literacy Department, Government of Sindh 1

2. Objectives set for 2015: Accomplishment of Millennium Development (MDGs- Ed) and EFA Goals: Main Focus: Quality Education Universal Primary Education (UPE) Improved primary completion rates Improved transition rate (from primary to secondary) Gender parity in enrolment Urban – Rural parity in enrolment Improved literacy rate

3. Situation Analysis

4.  % Percentage of Out of School Children to Eligible Population Primary (5 - 9 Years)Middle (10 - 12 Years)Secondary (13 - 14 Years) 37%65%64%

5. Missing Facilities

6. Gender Parity Index (GPI)

7. Challenges

8. Access – School Infrastructure/ System capacity/ environment – Primary to Post Primary Schools Ratio (90 – 10) – Gender Disparity – Rural Urban Disparity Quality – Poor Learning outcomes – Out-dated Text Books – Ill Trained Teachers Governance – Poor Community Participation – Inadequate Capacity of Educational Managers – Weak M&E System

9. Government of Sindh’s Interventions

10. Girls Education- Interventions School Rehabilitation/ Improvement  3,500 Building/ Addl. Classrooms  5,000 missing facilities Free Text Books for Students  Provision of Free Text Books to all students including intermediate ones Girls Stipends (VI-X)  Stipend to 420,000 Girls..  Continuation of policy for girls stipends for transition to post primary and secondary education Promoting Private Schools in Rural Sindh (PPRS)  485 Schools opened in 10 Districts under Subsidy Based Model

11.  Merit & Need Based Teacher Recruitment  14,000 teachers recruited on merit in two phases through third party testing.  Female Teachers were given additional 20 marks School Management Committees (SMCs)  40,249(1.3 Billion)SMCs/Schools given SMC’s  5000 Institutional strengthening through Third Party Mobilization in 08 districts School Specific Budgets  School specific budgets and posts, first time at primary/elementary level, implemented in 11 districts  Local Revenues linked to district non-salary budget for education sector  Non-salary budget for schools significantly enhanced School Management Committees (SMCs)  40,249(1.3 Billion)SMCs/Schools given SMC’s  5000 Institutional strengthening through Third Party Mobilization in 08 districts School Specific Budgets  School specific budgets and posts, first time at primary/elementary level, implemented in 11 districts  Local Revenues linked to district non-salary budget for education sector  Non-salary budget for schools significantly enhanced

12. Future Interventions MULTI PRONGED STRATEGY

13. Improving Access: Multi-pronged Strategy and Targets contd..and new target StrategyTargets School Infrastructure and Up- gradations  Primary-Post Primary schools Ratio 70%-30%  Consolidation of Schools  Enhanced Funding for School Rehabilitation Public Private Partnerships (PPP)PPRS / Other PPP based coverage to at least 3000 Schools in under served areas TransportationTransport policy for teachers and students especially Female teachers and girls student Early Child Education & Development Formulation of Policy and development of curriculum

14. Medium Term Donor Commitments Funding Mobilization  Through International Agencies/Development Partners: - In pipeline:  USAID USD 155 million  JICA Up gradation of 70 - 100 schools  DFID £80 million for Sindh Education Fund  World Bank USD 300 million (SERP-II)  EU Euro 30 million (SERP-II)  CIDA Debt Swap PKR 1.261 Billion

15. Way Forward- Success of Reforms  A clear vision and sector strategy  Sustained Political & Managerial Commitment  Ownership from Key Stakeholders  Effective Coordination & Communication  Strong Monitoring & Evaluation System  Public awareness campaign  Community involvement and Empowerment  Continuous Improvements /Innovations  Continuous coordination amongst all Stakeholders

16. Thank You 10/26/201516