Adapting INEE Adapting INEE MinimumMinimum

Standards for Standards for Education to the Education to the Afghan contextAfghan context

Presented byPresented byHuma SafiHuma Safi

Assistant Education ManagerAssistant Education ManagerCatholic Relief ServicesCatholic Relief Services

Context of Education in Context of Education in AfghanistanAfghanistan

Formal and non formal Formal and non formal EducationEducation

At least 50% of children At least 50% of children are out of Schoolare out of School

Only 50% of teachers Only 50% of teachers meet minimum meet minimum qualification qualification

Education For All only Education For All only by 2020 in Afghanistanby 2020 in Afghanistan

Education Sector Education Sector Strategy for 2008 - Strategy for 2008 - 20152015

Rationale for contextualized Rationale for contextualized standards for CBEstandards for CBE

Many actors who are Many actors who are uncoordinateduncoordinated

MOE developed CBE policy MOE developed CBE policy NGOs asked to aligned with NGOs asked to aligned with

policy.policy. To guarantee quality and access To guarantee quality and access

education education

Working group on Working group on Contextualization Contextualization

CBE ForumCBE Forum Orientation on INEE standardsOrientation on INEE standards Member of the working groupMember of the working group Meetings conductedMeetings conducted Tools designedTools designed Presentation to CBE provider Presentation to CBE provider

Challenges Challenges

Language Language Composition of Composition of

the working the working groupgroup

Time Time No involvement No involvement

of MoEof MoE

Use of the standards in Use of the standards in PACE-APACE-A

CARE Evaluation assessed some of the CARE Evaluation assessed some of the standardsstandards

PACE-A Monitoring Tools include standardsPACE-A Monitoring Tools include standards Community Trainer Guides: Finding a Community Trainer Guides: Finding a

suitable venue & Increasing Female suitable venue & Increasing Female Participation & Social Audit Participation & Social Audit

Teacher Training packages Teacher Training packages

Changes in PACE-A classesChanges in PACE-A classes

Classrooms insideClassrooms inside Class size reduced considerably Class size reduced considerably Safe drinking water in classroomsSafe drinking water in classrooms Female Participation in SMCsFemale Participation in SMCs