UNICEF support to Primary
Education in Balochistan
Interventions & Impact
2000- 2010
28th February 2011
Geographical focus of Project
Zhob
Sher
ani
Killa Saifullah
Musakhel
Pishin
Killa Abdullah
Ziarat
Quetta
Harnai
Loralai
Barkhan
Mastung
Sibi
Nushki
Bolan
Kalat
Chagai
Lehri
Dera Bugti
Nasirabad
Jhal Magsi
Kharan
Washuk
Naal
Sub-division
Khuzdar
Panjgur
Awaran
Kech
Gwadar
Kohlu
Lasbela
Thematic Focus
◦ Reduce gender gap by increasing Girls
enrolment, retention and completion of
primary cycle
◦ Improve teaching and learning processes
◦ Increase local/ district governmentcommunity participation and ownership
◦ System strengthening through sector wide
analysis, planning and capacity development
Key project inputs

Recruitment of 683 local female teachers through
Community Support Process.

Establishment of 316 new girls primary schools (80 CSP
and 236 second shift). All Second Shift converted to First
Shift through provision of Buildings

Supported training of 1800 PTSMCs and 850 WVECs

Between 2007-2010, Provision of small matching grants and
school rehabilitation funds to 897 PTSMCs, ranging from
Rs.50,000 to Rs.500,000. Total funds provided around 150
million Rupees

Supported 50 master trainers from renowned institutions,
who later on trained 941 teachers in joyful learning and
3000 through Mentoring
Key Project Inputs

Supported training of 675 newly recruited teachers in
Mobile Female Teachers Training program.. Also training
of all JET recruited in the upgraded middle schools is
under process

Continuously supported school supplies and learning
material to all girls’ schools and focused boys schools
(1800).

Supported provision of water and sanitation facilities
support to All girls schools (922)

Implementation and mobility support to District
Education Offices (project teams, vehicles, equipments
etc
Impact analysis
Access:
• Girls schooling opportunities (new schools)
increased by 100% in some and overall by
72% in four districts
1800
1600
1400
1200
Girls
1000
800
600
Boys
400
200
0
2000
2010
%age increase in number of school between
2000 & 2010
80
72
70
60
50
34
40
30
20
10
0
Girls
Boys
Access (enrolment increase) :
250,000
200,000
150,000
Girls
100,000
Boys
Total
50,000
2000
2010
%age increase in enrolments between 2000 &
2010
70
62
60
47
50
53
40
30
20
10
0
Girls
Boys
Total
Impact analysis
Quality :
• Teachers Students ratio balanced by 1:40
• Female teaching staff increased by 72%
• Quality teaching and learning processes introduced/practiced
through ECE, Joyful/Child friendly learning initiatives
• Community support enhanced through matching grants for low
cost school development initiatives
Policy Support
• 683 female teachers regularized in the system
• 262 2nd shift schools initiated and institutionalized
• Mentoring program in clusters initiated for female teachers
(bringing the training down to school level)
Way Forward

Full District Wide Approach by focusing all primary schools and
primary sections of both middle and High as well


Strategy development for phasing out of certain districts and
phasing into at least 3 new districts based upon lowest education
indicators
Third Party monitoring of all UNICEF project inputs

Mapping of out of school children in all project districts

Shifting weight from the Access leg to the Quality leg through
Child Friendly Schools, especially at primary level – an umbrella
framework of Quality Education

Early childhood Education, especially focusing Katchi class (comprises
of around 40% enrolment of PE and around 60% dropout at PE level is recorded in Katchi
class only)
Way Forward

The JETs recruited for 80 newly upgraded school under the
project to be regularized in the government system with
continued support to these schools

Professional capacity development of around 7500 primary
teachers on curriculum contents particularly Maths & English
and Child Friendly learning methodologies.

School Development through PTSMCs, including construction
of school buildings, additional rooms and miner repairs

Water, Sanitation facilities and School health initiatives
Way Forward

School supplies and learning material to all girls and boys’ schools of
project districts

Assessment of Learning Achievements through PEAS (class 4 & 8
assessment completed in all project districts, analysis and report is in
progress). Development and testing of Standardized assessment tools for
grade 5 & 8

Strengthening and Institutionalization of District Education Management
Information System (DEMIS) (already initiated and school census under the
revised strategy is in progress in more than 3000 schools of project districts)

Strengthening Regular monitoring through project supported teams and
active Education Field Officers

Gender Education Support Project Initiated through the Education
Sector Policy and Planning Unit within the office of Secretary Education

Commitment to support the department of education developing
“Education Sector Plan/strategy”