HANDS

	Executive Summary
	Organogram Of HANDS

	Programs:
	Health Services
	Education & Literacy Promotion
	Poverty Alleviation
	Human Resource Development
	Gender & Development
	Information & Communication
	Resource Mobilization
	Monitoring & Evaluation

	HANDS Past Projects
	Regional Offices
	HANDS Newsletters:
	Payam-e-HANDS (Urdu)
	HANDS Newsletter (English)

Education & Literacy Promotion Program

Introduction
The right to education is fundamental human rights set forth in the universal declaration of human rights and the international human rights covenants. It occupies a central place in human rights and is essential and indispensable for the exercise of all other human rights. However, in spite of all the commitments made by government for providing free and compulsory quality basic education, millions of children still remain deprived of educational opportunities many of them on account of poverty.

Achieving the right to basic education is thus one of the biggest moral challenges of our times. HANDS education and literacy promotion program improves the literacy status of poor and marginalized children and adults through formal and non-formal education both in private and public sectors.

Objectives

To provide access to education to the communities of remote and neglected areas.
To bridge gaps between the communities and the education institutions.
To eliminate gender disparities in education.
To mobilize communities especially parents to participate in the education of their children.
To meet the learning needs of young people and adults.
To improve all aspects of quality teaching and learning.

Strategic steps of the Program

Recruitment of staff.
Formation of Project Committee.
Baseline survey.
Selection of schools.
Formation and strengthening of STCs/ PECs/ SMCs/ ECECs.
Selection & training of community teachers.
Opening of accounts.
Renovation/ improvement of school buildings.
Enrolment of students.
Formation and training of women support groups.
Establish Monitoring & Information Systems in schools.
Guiding, supervising and monitoring Periodical reports.

Progress & achievements (2003 - 2004)

Literacy Material Development.
USTADAN JO RAHBAR (Teacher Guide).
USTADAN JO RAHBAR (Pictorial) containing 27 pictures related to codes/ lessons.
RAHNUMA (Manual for SMC members).
Developed Flash cards containing 52 letters of Sindhi alphabet.
Provided material to the centers (black board, mats, sign boards, flash cards, teachers manuals and pictorials).
643Centers/schools established/functional.
Beneficiaries of the program 637457.
Learners / students 46623.
Program implemented in 1170 villages (directly or indirectly).
Developed guidelines for ECD workers.

Projects

The following projects are running under the Education Promotion Program:

Releasing Confidence and Creativity-An Early Childhood Development Project

For detail please see Regional Office Hyderabad

HANDS ESRA Literacy Project

For detail please see Regional Office Hyderabad

HANDS–NCHD Universal Primary Education Project

For detail please see Regional Office Thatta

HANDS ESRA Literacy Project

For detail please see Regional Office Thatta

Tawana Pakistan Project

For detail please see Regional Office Badin & Thatta.

HANDS ESRA Literacy Project

For detail please see Regional Office Sanghar