About the project

This project aimed to improve the quality of education through the provision of support to school-based resilience mechanisms that would contribute to the sustainability of the education program. This was accomplished by rehabilitation of classrooms, Distribution of Teaching and Learning materials, Teacher and CEC trainings, WASH facility rehabilitation and community awareness outreach programs. By providing supplementary food, safe drinking water and teachers incentives we are able to help schools retain learners from vulnerable communities and increase resilience.

KEY PROJECT MILESTONESThrough the project we were able to achieve the following key milestones

3362 8 48Learners reached from partner schools

Partner schools

teachers received their monthly incentives

2,288,250Litres of water distributed to partner schools in project duration

EDUCATION EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INFOSHEET2019 - 2020

Education Empowerment Project Through Protection of the Most Vulnerable Learners in Baidoa

BENEFICIARIES

1,699 girls

1,663 boys

48 teachers

28 CEC

The food ration is normally provided once a month usually at the end of the month to the learners who have regularly been attending the school after being verified by the teachers.

Each food ration consisted the following

Partner schools received water every week for the duration of the project

CHALLENGES & LESSONS

f 2 kg rice,

f 2 Kg Sugar,

f 2 Kg Cowpeas

f 2 Liters of Cooking Oil.

Challenges faced Mitigation measures Prevention measures:

During distribution day learners miss some lessons as the activity interrupted classes,

Timely distribution was done to avoid disruption of lesson.

Absenteeism of learners Strict measures on them during the distribution.

Key Lesson: Coordination with the education stakeholders was noted to be key to the implementation of any project. CECs help in the distribution of food ratio in a timely manner.

READO 2019

WASH in Schools - Promoting good hygiene.WASH in Schools – provides safe drinking water, Separate gender appropriate latrines and hand washing facilities that improve sanitation and promotes lifelong health. This enhances the well-being of children and paves the way for new generations of healthy children.

On a warm day in mid of December 2019, READO Education team visited Dulmi-diid IDP School in Baioda Bay Region. I began asking the students about hand washing with soap, and they seemed to have a good understanding of the benefits of washing their hands. After ending our classroom visit and walking to the hand-washing facility, Nuuriyo Abdullahi Adan age 13 proudly came out from latrine and washed her hands with soap. The 13 years old class 3 said “ Our Head teacher make part of school rules and regulations to wash our hands after latrine visit.

WASH in Schools significantly reduces hygiene- related disease, increases students’ attendance and learning achievements, and contributes to dignity and gender equality. There was no way girls could drink water in school, they used to bring water in plastic bottles from home and wait untill class ends to go back home to use the toilet. One might think rebuilding school toilets or water taps is a minor job with a minor impact, but believe me it’s important and does contribute greatly to increasing girls’ school attendance. Sustainable programs like construction of latrines, hand washing and providing water to schools enhance children’s capacities to learn and achieve. We have now established water, hygiene and sanitation Club for our children to take responsibility for their environment.

Abdullahi Ibrahim Abdi”, School Head Teacher

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