ITACEC PAK ITACEC UK ITACEC PAK 67 A

ITACEC PAK & ITACEC UK ITACEC PAK 67 -A, Abid Majeed Road, Lahore Cantt. Pakistan Tel: (92 -42) 6689831 -2 Fax: (92 -42) 6665642 itacec@gmail. com ITACEC UK 10 -Queens Gate Place London, SW 7 5 NX, Tel: 020 7733 3798 Mobile: 07775 903184 ITAUK Tel: 020 7581 4450 itacecuk@hotmail. com

Vision “To Promote Education as a Comprehensive Process for Human and Social Transformation” Mission Statement • TO actively promote standard setting in education as a comprehensive multi-dimensional learning experience • BY creating contemporary education systems for optimum equity without discrimination • AND endeavoring to address educational bottlenecks through timely resource mobilization & influencing of public policy.

“Credibility” ……. . Does Matter

OUR VALUED PARTNERS • Government • Corporate Partners – Unilever, Nestle, ICI, Mobilink under CSR • International Donor Agencies • Pakistani Expatriates in USA & UK (ITACEC - UK) • Individual Philanthropists • And Govt. School Teachers, Students & Communities

ITA Pakistan & ITACEC UK

Early Childhood Education Reading Club Information & Communication Technology Health Action Program WSIP Summer School Community Learning Centre Home Work Study Centre

From Despair to Hope… Govt. Girls Elementary School, Satellite Town Chiniot Enrolment Trend

We are proud to have friends like Mr. & Mrs. Farooq Jamil who are committed to changing the future of Pakistan through education entitlements to the most deserving and most disadvantaged groups. 27 students from District Lahore, Jhang, Muzzafargarh and Nankana are linked with this ongoing scholarship scheme for their further studies in college after matriculation.

ITA’s Health & Environmental Education Program Encouraging Professional Volunteers Dr. Waseema Bukhari’s Visit to ITA’s Partner Schools in Lahore

Capacity Building of Teachers on Personal & Social Health and Hygiene by Dr. Waseema Bukhari

Medical Screening of Students In Partner Schools by C. D. G. Health Department

Revitalizing Mochi Gate Garden A Success Story made possible by students and PHA

Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) ICT program Quality Education: Schools ICT for Students ICT for Teachers Linkages with like minded Education partners for Promoting Quality education across the World. -- Two Strands Community Learning Centers Human Resource Development Employment opportunities: Improved quality of Life

ITA’s Partner Schools Celebrating Spring Festival with PHA

ICI Pakistan Ltd. Brief Profile MC Boys Primary School Tibbi Harrian District Shiekhupura Pre-Adoption Enrolment Post- Adoption Enrolment Pre-Adoption Teaching Staff Post-Adoption Teaching Staff 43 147 01 05 Vice President ICI, Mr. Asif Juma & his dedicated team visiting the school

Nestlé’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) , Breaking New Grounds…

Promoting Learning through Play “Dirt Is good because Dirt = Experience & Experience Is Good” Partner Organizations Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi and Parks & Horticulture Authority (PHA)

Initiative of Surf Excel – A Brand of Unilever Promoting Experiential Learning v Selection of three Parks in Lahore , Karachi, and Rawalpindi v Signing MOU of parks with District Governments for the period of one year v Installation of five play equipments in each park with the help of Rafi Peer Group v Attachment of one neighbouring school to each park by MOU for the period of one year

Mobilizing Corporate Social Responsibility for the promotion of Early Childhood Education in Pakistan v ITA accessed to the MOE to get permission to print and distribute 2500 copies of National Curriculum on ECE across 2500 schools in district Lahore (70: 30 Govt and Private schools) and equal numbers of boys and Girls schools v ECE kit developed to link with the ECE Curriculum v 200 teachers from 160 schools have been trained on ECE ( Two Days Workshop) based on national curriculum for ECE 2007. v Government and private schools of district Lahore were focused for this workshop including Govt. officials from Education Department LHR v This workshop was conducted for the promotion of safe and experiential learning through play

Inauguration of the First Park Ideal Park in Township Lahore is the first of many other parks selected across the nation for Surf Excel’s initiative to give every child a right to play in a safe learning environment. Date of Inauguration : October 09, 2008

Global Hand Washing Day October 15, 2008 in collaboration with Unilever

Child Labor Initiatives –Non-formal Programs for the Vulnerable • Since 2002 ITA engaged in programs for child labor with a three pronged approach – Catch up programs for child labor children in education – the nonformal package to help children get to schools – Improvement of area schools for mainstreaming children – Literacy for livelihoods including vocational training • Health, social protection, life skills, enrichment activities and creative expression an integral part of the program • Heavy linkage and learning across formal and non-formal • ITA has reached to 15000 children with 64% girls, 42% were mainstreamed successfully in schools; high withdrawal level from the unsafe trades and 15% poverty reduction (recent ILO external evaluation). • Sheikhpura, Nankana, Kasur, Lahore, Rawalpindi & Islamabad Capital Territory … a replicable program anywhere. . many tools developed

Funded By: United States Institute of Peace Project Goal Addressing conflict and diversity through dialogues and texts to promote national harmony Project Objectives • Selected students (grades VIII-X) from 8 -10 secondary schools across Pakistan will identify and debate issues on identity, diversity and sources of conflict. • Hold an essay competition, dialogues and online communication exchange with selected youth (gender balanced) from public and private schools in four provinces. • Develop learning materials, texts and posters for grades 8 to 10 to engage with cultural diversity; to respect and value living histories and positive cultural practices. • Disseminate the materials generated to textbook boards, writers, the private examination boards and the national curriculum wing for influencing the writing of the textbooks and/or to be used as supplementary materials for grades VIII-X. • Develop guidelines/manuals for teachers to use the learning materials and to conduct training workshops for teachers. • Publish two research papers and at least 10 -12 best essays highlighting the sources of conflict and recommendations for respecting diversity, histories for peace and harmony. • Hold a national round table seminar in December 2007 to share the project experience, outputs, and outcomes with relevant stake holders

Project Partner Schools Type of School Gender City Private Co-Ed Karachi Govt. Junior Model Pilot School Government Girls Karachi Yazdan Khan Govt. Model high school Government Boys Quetta Wilderness School Private Co-Ed Quetta Beaconhouse School System. Johar Town Campus Private Boys Lahore Beaconhouse School System. Johar Town Campus Private Girls Lahore Sanjan Nagar Public Education Trust Higher Secondary School Private Girls Lahore City District Government Girls School Paisa Akbar Government Girls Lahore Islamai Collegiate School Peshawar Government Boys Peshawar Name of School Fatimaya Education Network

Project Activities Essay Competition Excerpts from Student's Essays Ist Structured Dialogue The Networking Meeting Presentation Minutes of Meeting Rakshanda Ovais – Teacher Educator, Fatimiyah Education Network Perception Survey Ongoing Initaitives Teacher Trainings Impact Assessment Survey Essays Booklet Two Research Papers National Seminar & Open Day Learning Supplementary Texts. Sungtra Magazine on Citizenship • Together we have the power to make a difference • Peace education helps us to understand what the roots of conflict are. It is not just limited to human development , but it also heals the society.

Donor Guarantee Implementing Partner Project Title “Enhancing Girls Enrolment in Remote Areas of Pakistan” Project Goal “To Improve Access and Quality of Primary Education for Girls” Project purpose Promoting Enabling Environment for Girls Education Through Social Mobilization and Capacity Building of Stakeholders PROJECT TARGET AREAS JHANG MULTAN (PUNJAB) MUZAFFARGARH (PUNJAB) 45 Target Schools Per District 09 WSIP Model Schools 36 Cluster Schools RAHIM YAR KHAN (PUNJAB)

Key Outputs of the Project 9 girls’ primary schools are physically rehabilitated for a Child Friendly & Safe Learning Environment. Provision of Teachers and Teaching Learning Materials Teachers’ Training (Intensive training in content mastery- primary level, child friendly teaching, outcome based methodologies and gender sensitive approaches. Re-strengthening of School Management Committees (SMCs) / School Councils Health Awareness and Life Skills Program for Schools and Communities Children Participation in School Enrichment Activities Catch up Program of recent drop outs in target schools in afternoons for mainstreaming with a support teacher Links established with District Government and District Education Committees formed/strengthened. Policy and Education Financing for sustainability through annual district education plans and active advocacy

SAFED and its Maiden Initiatives – ASER Pakistan 2008 AN INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY WORKSHOP ON Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Pakistan A National Initiative for Quality Education August 6 th– 10 th, 2008 Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab

The 5 -day preparatory workshop had the following basic plan: Day (1) Introductions; why, how, experiences of ASER in India; issues of sampling Day (2) Practice mapping, selection of households, testing and discussions Day (3) Doing ASER in a village; practice surveys in a village Day (4) Reporting results and analyzing information; creating a district report card Day (5) Suggestions and modifications; communication and planning ahead Objectives • To get reliable estimates of the status of children’s schooling and basic learning (reading and arithmetic) at the district level; • To measure the change in these basic learning and school statistics from last year; and, • To leverage this workshop as a launching pad for ASER Pakistan in the latter part of 2008 through a national survey on measuring quality education annually until 2015. • This workshop is the first step towards ASER Pakistan, an annual exercise in measuring learning levels. Starting from 2008, SAFED will conduct this exercise annually till at least 2015, thereby making it an important national statistical tool for educational quality and learning levels measurement.

Press Coverage for ASER

Twenty Pakistani Educators Completed a Four Week Workshop at Plymouth State University (PSU) in USA – A 2004 -2008 5 year teacher education initiative “ Teachers Without Frontiers” Sponsored by the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) USA, implemented by PSU and Facilitated by Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA)

• The fifth round of Pakistan Education Leadership Institute (PELI) ended successfully at the Plymouth State University, New Hampshire USA on July 25 th, 2008. • Twenty participants completed an intensive four weeks of training and received Certificates of Professional Development in Demonstrating Active and Responsible Citizenship through Education in Environmental Stewardship and Cultural Heritage Preservation. • To date 100 secondary educators have completed this program from 2004 -2008. • All 20 participants of PELI 2008 were awarded for: session attendance, sessions participation, and the completion of an effective master plan. • All 20 participants hailing from: Sindh, Punjab, Islamabad Capital Territory, NWFP, FATA and AJ&K are to implement the master plan uniquely developed for their respective institutions/regions in Pakistan. They will receive a modest grant to facilitate various activities of the master plan

Services Performed by ITA – Generating Resources through Skills Over the past few years, due to growing demand, the directory of services being offered by ITA has expanded. Currently, services being offered by ITA include: • • • • Training of teachers, head teachers as leaders and managers, school councils/ SMCs and CCBs District Education Planning, Markaz (cluster of UCs) Education Planning and School Development Planning (SDPs) Capacity building for running school enrichment programs (reading, health, environmental clubs, summer camps, after school remedial programs, and non-formal programs Materials and module development Strategy design and institutional needs assessment in the education sector Research and evaluation studies Conference and workshop management Documentation services for conferences Logistics and arrangements for visitors to education projects Program design, Selection Criteria design through consultation, Selection, Visa and N. O. C facilitation, predeparture orientation and post training follow up for teachers and students for out of country visits (USA especially). Design of media and communication strategies Production of Documentaries Website development and management Tailor made services for specific clients Our CLIENTS include: • • • Government of Punjab, Department of Education: Directorate of Staff Development (DSD) Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) City District Government Faisalabad GHK , London, UK Plymouth State University USA and State Department USA UNICEF UNILEVER Sanjan Nagar Public Education Trust South Asia Forum for Education Development

“Change” is Possible…What do You think?