Education Project
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Education project in Myitkyina Township
Key Information
Location
1 areas in Northern Kachin State:
Myitkyina Township
Duration
3 years
For the project with Colunban's partner, the communities are selected for 3 years. Every 3 years we select new communities.
For the project with EDM partner, we support the scholarship fees until the end of the student's study
Targeted people
90 beneficiary children
In the direct beneficiaries, there are:
43 children for the project with EDM
47 children and their parents for the project with Columban's
Staff Team
2 full time project staff
1 Field Officer
1 Project Coordinator
IDP Camps/Villages
15 targeted locations
This 15 locations are rural villages and poor communities around Myitkyina.
Partenership
EDM and Columban's Sisters (Catholic organization) supplies to CHAD, grants but also capacity building regarding Education.
Context
Every child has right to go to school. In Myanmar, and especially in Kachin state, the government school has been free for few years. This decision has been increasing the education access for the Myanmar population. However, some criteria curb this growth and the access for poor population is still difficult.
Lots of communities don’t have the financial means to support school stationaries and uniforms for their children. Moreover, the school or the teachers can also demand to the parent to pay special fees for activities or school funds. Other communities are living far from the school and need to send their children in boarding house. Because those locations are payable it can be difficult for some families to support. Finally, lots of parent they don’t see the importance of education. They don’t support and help their children in their studies. In Kachin State the school drop-out is very important. The Myanmar rate is one the highest in Asian countries.
Finally, we can reach out too mains problems:
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Income problems
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Children supporting problem
CHAD supports the poor communities in Myitkyina township for education access. We are working on these two aspects.
Project goals
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To make the marginalize and poor children meet their educational and basics needs.
To improve the knowledge of the community regarding child education, child protection, child rights, mother and child care and gender.
To make the community create income-generating acitivities in order to make them support their children educations.
Project Activities
Today we have 2 parts in the Education project:
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The first part is built with our partner "EDM". We target children and we support them until the end of their scholarship by following them and giving money for the educational needs.
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The second part is built with our partner "Columban's sister organization". We target children in communities for 3 years. During this 3 years we support their basic needs and educational needs for the children and their parents. We also improve the knowledge of the targeted communities regarding child protection, rights, gender and basic health care. Finally we help them for the creation of income generating activities.
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To make the marginalize and poor children meet their educational and basics needs.
To support children for school fees until the end of the scholarship (with Enfant du Mekong partner)
To support and supply Basic school needs (bags, uniforms, stationery …) and Food items.
To create Summer holidays holistic development activities: activities include Exposure Visit, English Language Learning, Sports Day, Poem, Essay and Pictures drawing competition for the targeted children.
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To make the community create income-generating acitivities in order to make them support their children educations.
Parental education sessions
Life skill training for the parents and children. Life skills training such as basic health care, gender, child rights, child protection and child education
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To improve the knowledge of the community regarding child education, child protection, child rights, mother and child care and gender
Income saving awareness for parents
Income generating activities awareness and training. CHAD gives money for supporting and creating income generating activities for the target communties
Education Team
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