EDUCATION
Srizony Bangladesh has vast experience (more than 10 years) on implementation of Out of School Children Education /Non-Formal Primary Education program. Some of them are as follows:
Sl No. | Project Title | Implementing Area | Duration | Donor |
1 | Piloting Project on Non-formal Primary Education | Jhenidah Sadar Upazilla, | January 1992 to May 1994 | Own Fund |
2 | Integrated Non – Formal Education Project (INFEP) | Sailkupa Upazilla, | January | Department of Primary & Mass Education |
3 | Education Support Program (ESP) | Kaligang Upazilla, | December | BRAC (ESP)
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4 | Poor Development Program-phase I, II & II (NFE) | Jhenidah Sadar and | July 1994 – to August 1996 (2 Years) | Vastenaktia – Netherlands |
Out of School Children Education /Non-Formal Primary Education program implementing experience at a streatch: | 15 years 5 months. | |||
5 | Poor Development Program- phase I, II & II (NFE) | Jhenidah Sadar and | July 1994 – to August 1996 | Vastenaktia – Netherlands |
6 | Hard to Reach Education Program | District: Dhaka, | Phase I (Dhaka):-October 1997 to (24 months) | Directorate of Non-formal Education
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7 | Child Protection and Improvement through Eliminating the Worst Form of Child Labour (CPIEWFCL) | Jhenidah District | January 2019 to December 2021 | Manusher Jonno Foundation |
Other Non-Formal Education Experience | ||||
8 | Adult Mass Education Units Project (AMED) | Jhenidah Sadar Upazilla , District: Jhenidah | April 1994 – to March 1996 | Dhaka Ahsania Mission |
9 | Capacity Building and Continuing Education Program-CBCE I, II & III | Jhenidah Sadar Upazilla , District: Jhenidah | April 1996 – to December 2003 (Total round 4) | Dhaka Ahsania Mission |
10 | Education and Financial Services through Strengthening Ganokendra (EFSN – I, II ) | Jhenidah Sadar Upazilla , District: Jhenidah | January 1998 – to December 2003 | Dhaka Ahsania Mission |
11 | Adult Literacy program | Jhenidah Sadar and Kaligang Upazilla, | January 2000 – to December 2002 | RSDN (Proshika)
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12 | Poor Development Program- phase I, II & II (NFE) | Jhenidah Sadar and | July 1994 – to February 1999 | Vastenaktia – Netherlands |
13 | Non Formal Education Project – I | Upazila:Horinakundu, District Satkhira ; | Ist phase (1 upazila) Non Formal Education Project – I 2nd phase (3 upazila) Completion date : January 1999 Start Date: February 1999 4th phase (2 upazila) 5th phase (2 upazila) | Directorate of Non-formal Education
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14 | Non Formal Education Project – II | District Satkhira ; Upazila: Upazila: Gangachara, Jagira Sariatur pur, Damuda, Jagira District : Rangpur; Upazila: Mullarhat, District : Bagerhat; Upazila: Sariakandi, District ; Bogra; Upazila; Lohagora , District: Narail, Nowga Upazila: Niamatpur, District: Nowga; Upazila: Mirersarai, District: Chittagong | Non Formal Education Project – II Phase: 2 (1 Upazilla) Start date : June 1991 Completion date: January 2000 Phase: 3 (2 Upazilla) Start date : June 1998 Completion date: March 1999 Phase: 4 (2 Upazilla) Start date : June 1991 Completion date: December 1999 Phase: 5 (1 Upazilla) Start date : February 1991 Completion date: November 2000 | Directorate of Non-formal Education |
15 | Post Literacy & Continuing Education for Human Development Project – PLCEHD-1 | Upazila: Rajur, District: Madaripur, Rajbari Sadar, District: Rajbari | Phase I I Start date:– Sep 2003, Completion date: June – 2004 Phase IV Start date:– sep- 2005, Completion date: may 2006 Phase IV – b Start date: Sep 2006 Completion date: May – 2007 | Bureau of Non Formal Education (BNFE)
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16 | Post Literacy & Continuing Education for Human Development Project – PLCEHD-3 (Phase-2) - Pilot | Upazila: Kaligonj District: Jhenidah | July 2006 to April 2007 | Bureau of Non Formal Education (BNFE)
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17 | Adarsa Gram Project – I & II | 22 Adarsha Gram in Kushtia, Chuadanga, Khulna, Bagerhat, Sunamgonj, Mymensingh, Sariatpur , Jessore and Jhenidah Districts. | January 1992 to 2006 | Ministry of Land & European Union
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18 | Basic Literacy Project (64 Districts) | Moheshpur Upazilla, Jhenidah | January 2018 to June 2019 | Bureau of Non-Formal Education (BNFE)
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19 | Out of School Program | 6 Upazila of Jhenidah District | September 2020 to On going | Bureau of Non-Formal Education (BNFE)
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The Basic Literacy Project (64 districts)
The Basic Literacy Project (64 districts) has been designed to prepare 4.5 million learners enable to gather further education and livelihood skill training in order to foster a better life style and to develop them as enlightened and productive citizens involved in lifelong learning. Its coverage area is 250 selected upazilas of 64 districts of the country. The program of the project has been implemented through building partnership with selected implementing NGO’s (INGO’s).
Objectives of the Basic Literacy Project (64 districts):
- To provide Basic Literacy and Life Skills to 4.5 million illiterate adolescents and adults of 15-45 age group;
- To contribute in eradication of illiteracy from the country as well as achieving global and national EFA goals as envisaged in NPA-II and the Sixth Five Year Plan;
- To contribute in implementation of the National NFE Policy-2006 and the National Education Policy-2010;
- To strengthen the capacity of BNFE and other agencies involved in Non-Formal Education;
- To promote GO-NGO and community collaboration in NFE and
- To develop primers in the mother tongue(s) of the ethnic groups for the learners of 3 hill districts.
Beneficiaries and Stakeholders of the project:
The illiterate adolescents and adults of 15- 45 age group are the direct beneficiaries of this project. Among the direct beneficiaries 50 percent are male and another 50 percent female. The project makes access of 18,000 illiterate adolescents and adults of 15- 45 age group to basic literacy. The illiterate adolescents and adults of 15- 45 age group from marginalized and hard core poor households and outcaste minority communities and those who are living in remote locations has been given special emphasis.
Activities of the Project
Basic Literacy (BL) Project covers basic literacy skills to provide learners with essential skills of reading, writing, calculation and life skills. The literacy course has been integrated with life skills to suit the learning needs of the adults and adolescents.
Out of School Children Program
Out of School Children Program as Second Chance Education (SCE) Program under the sub-component 2.5 of Component-2 ‘Equitable Access and Participation’ of PEDP-4 aims to provide primary education through a flexible Non-Formal Education system to 1 million out of school children of 8-14 years age group. The Second Chance Education program is operated under the overall structure of Bureau of Non-Formal Education (BNFE).
Second Chance Education is a purposeful and systematically organized form of learning with flexibility in delivery, based on the requirement of educationally deprived out of school children to complete their primary education cycle. The interventions are designed in an effort to overcome the barriers and challenges causing dropouts. Second Chance Education program will play a crucial role alongside formal primary education main stream.
Srizony Foundation started implementing this project at Jhenaidah District in September, 2020. The Project is ongoing smoothly.