tvsd conference, copenhagen, 24 february 2009 eldrid k. midttun, senior education adviser, nrc
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TVSD Conference, Copenhagen, 24 February 2009
Eldrid K. Midttun, Senior Education Adviser, NRC
NRC is a Humanitarian NGOwhich provides
• Protection and Assistance to Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Returnees
• ”Hands on” support in 20 countries in phases of conflict and early post conflict; with a presence of 7 years on average
• Standby Rosters of Expert Professionals to strengthen UN capacity
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Education, one of five core activities
Youth Education Pack -
a holistic concept for• Protection• Knowledge• Livelihood• Citizenship
Implemented in Africa:• Burundi, DR Congo, Ivory
Coast, Kenya/Dadaab, Liberia, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda
• 5000+ youth in programmes
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Target groups
Conflict affected youth aged 14 to 18;
50/50 girls and boys:
• Refugees, IDPs, returnees with little or no basic
education or training
• Local youth in the same situation
• 20% formerly associated with fighting forces
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Literacy Life skillsSkills training
The YEP offers
One year with three equally important components:
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Objectives
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That the young people
• Achieve functional literacy and numeracy
• Acquire practical skills for future income and self-
sufficiency
• Put civic and health related life-skills into practice,
gain self-
confidence and awareness of their role in helping to
rebuild their society and reducing violence
Who are they?
Conditions for joining the YEP
• Meet key criteria of vulnerability
• Have fair chance of attending classes and completing the full year
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25 Youth will spend a year together,work, discuss, cooperate, compete ...
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Enabling elements
Child care • for the babies of
young mothers allow them to attend and complete the year
Side benefits• Community mothers
hired as care givers• Are included in
training sessions
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Enabling elements
Hot meals each day• Enable youth to stay
for classes for a full day
Side benefits• Community members
are hired as cooks and are included in training sessions
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Planning a YEP – demanding task
• Agreements• Assessments• Funding• Recruitments• Training• Infrastructure• Logistics• Selections• Implementation• Follow-up
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Planning tool - YEP Resource Kit
• Introductory document – how to plan and establish a YEP programme
• Sample documents from ”YEP countries”
• CD-rom with YEP & Teacher Training Manuals and PP presentations
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Quality elements
Training of teachers• Literacy/numeracy• Life skills, culture, sports• Team teaching
Training of all staff• Good learning
environment• Non-use of violence• Participatory
methodology
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Quality elements
Pre skills selection: Assessments and checks on
• Product needs• Marketability• Young people’s
interests and wishes
Re-check before each new ”year”
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Ownership in community
Reference Group• Representatives of education authorities,
institutions, community leaders• Parents, learners
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Partnerships for Skills Training
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National & local education authorities
Local NGOs in established centres
Somaliland
Education & Training Centres
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NRC hands-on implementation
UgandaKenya; Dadaab Camp
Liberia
Boys’ choices & trades
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Girls’ choices & trades
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Joint possibilities
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Agriculture & Animal Husbandry
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Innovative crafts & skills
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Computer literacy
Audio-visual skills
Fuel-saving stoves
Importance of Certification
Literacy and life skills
National Adult Literacy Materialsin the local language
NRC Literacy and Life Skills Manuals in French
Start-up Kits
• In most cases the YEP youth would not be able to start making a living without some equipment and materials
• Loan schemes are not always available
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Cooperatives – joint efforts
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How will they manage?
How can they make a living – for all members?
Contract:
1500 sets of desks
and tables
Contract:
Rehab for next year’s YEP classes
Lessons learned
• Assessment of skills needed and marketable - and crafts teachers available
• Some follow-up needed, to identify problems and improve curriculum
• More business and money management skills needed than in first curriculum
Issues for discussion
• Sustainability – define within context
• Graduates work individually or in groups ?
• Start-up kits or loan schemes – or neither?
• Monitoring and support – for how long?
• How to reach more youth in need of same
NRC support toEducation in Emergencies
and hope for the future