Provision of quality education in protective environment to affected girls and boys in areas of return in North Wazirstan Agency, FATA In Mir Ali and Miran Shah Tehsil of North Waziristan Agency, the education sector presents an alarming scenario.As per EMIS report (2015-16), in North Waziristan Agency (NWA), the female literacy rate was less than 2 per cent whilst it was 10 per cent for FATA. Half of the 4-9-year-old children population was out of school.( EMIS report (2015-16)Women Empowerment Organization (referred to as WEO) proposed project will aim at ensuring the provision of quality education services to returning children in 9 schools of Mir Ali, and Miran Shah area of North Waziristan Agency. The overall objective of the project is to provide safe, inclusive and quality education services to 1,854 returning children (1030 Girls and 824 Boys) by creating an enabling environment in the returning area.
 

WEO proposed project strategy includes the establishment of Eight (8) Prefabricated schools (4 Girls and 4 Boys) in Mir Ali and Miran Shah Tehsil of North Waziristan Agency. According to response plan 2017, PHP funds providing an opportunity for a shift from Temporary Learning Centers to establishing pre-fabricated structures at fully damaged school sites. Beside this 4 Non functional schools will be rehabilitated (2 Girls and 2 boys Schools). WEO also proposed to install Solar Panels in 12 targeted schools. Report of Inter Agency Mission to NWA (3-6 Jan 2017 and Need Prioritization Mission (14-18 March 2017) stressed on the needs solar panels for schools as there is no electricity . WEO recently conducted a rapid need assessment (25 to 28 April 2017) in North Wazirstan Agency and on the basis of that assessment and the list of fully damage and non functional school shared by education cluster, WEO is targeting twelve (12) non-functional schools in Mir Ali and Miran shah for its education interventions.



In addition WEO will provide teaching and learning material (school-in-box, learning kits (school bag with stationery), recreational kits, white boards, and furniture, teachers' chairs/tables cupboards and students chairs ) in 8 targeted schools, and on the other hand it will form or reactivate Taleemi Islahi Jirga (TIJs) in 12 targeted  schools, comprising of 6 Girls and 6 Boys Primary Schools. 5 Female Para Teachers will be hired on need basis and all teachers will be given teacher-training on child friendly teaching skills.

Building on the momentum of ongoing enrollment campaign across FATA, 
WEO will organize 24 ‘Enrollment Campaigns’ at village and Agency level to create public awareness on the importance of education, with special focus on increasing the girls’ enrollment.

At the beginning of the project, need assessment will be carried out, which will help in profiling the school data related to enrollment, and the nature and extent of damages to educational institutions. 
The project activities will support provision of education services to 1854 children (56% Girls and 44% Boys). Under the capacity building component, 5 Female Para-Teachers will be provided training on child-friendly teaching skills, and English as a medium of instruction. Furthermore community meetings,awareness-raising sessions, agency level seminars, walks will be arranged to increase the enrollment of both boys and girls in the targeted schools. The teachers and government officials will be trained on the Disaster Risk Reduction. 2000 sets of IEC material containing messages on importance of Education, especially for girl’s education will be disseminated. Beside this local media campaigns will be carried out.WEO will publish messages in local newspapers on on importance of boys and girls education at agency level.