Providing education opportunity for vulnerable children in Kunduz and Takhar provinces of Afghanistan ltpgtltspangtChildren’s access to education has largely been
impaired by a combination of conflict, natural disasters, changes in
government, current ban on girls’ secondary education, and economic decline.
Already, the education of 8.7 million had been interrupted since 2020 due to
COVID-19 related challenges and restrictions. An estimated 6 million children
are out of school including children with disabilities, whose access to school
is further limited by a combination of institutional, social, physical, and
financial barriers.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtAsia Community Development
Organization (ACDO) will support a total 5600 (50 per cent girls) conflict
and crisis-affected children including at least five per cent people with
disabilities in five prioritized districts i.e., Taloqan and Eshkemish district
of Takhar province and Aliabad, Khanabad and Chahar Dara districts of Kunduz
province through enrolling them into CBE to access basic education in safe and
protective learning spaces.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt5600 school-aged
children will be enrolled in 160 CBEs (35 per class) including at least five
per cent people with disabilities into 110 CBE (41 CBE in Aliabad district, 48 CBE in Chardarah district and 21 CBE in Khanabad district) in Kunduz province and 50 CBE (25 CBE in Taloqan district and 25 CBE in Eshkemesh district) in Takhar province. The CBE will be equipped with required teaching and learning
materials, hygiene kits, winterization supplies, WASH including handwashing and
drinking water facilities/stations, and gender-segregated latrines to make it
safe, protected and accessible for children. The teachers will receive
comprehensive, inclusive, and gender sensitive quality training package
including core pedagogy, classroom management, psychosocial support (PSS),
social and emotional learning (SEL), child safeguarding and child protection as
per the pre-approved training manual, INEE minimum standards, CBE policy, and
Education Cluster standards.lt/pgtltpgtltspangtlt/spangtltspangtIn addition, the
project will strengthen community-based child protection mechanisms and will build
capacity of school management councils (SMCs) to mobilize and sensitize
communities through awareness-raising on the importance of education and EiE.
SMCs will assist in back-to-school campaigns to make sure out-of-school
children, including those with disabilities are enrolled into CBEs and have
age-appropriate learning materials including WASH facilities and quality
teaching.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtlt/spangtltspangtFurthermore, ACDO in coordination
with PED and Education cluster will support nine hub schools with light repair
to classrooms and installation of accessible gender segregated WASH facilities
in Kunduz targeted districts to enable them to absorb more children in need of
education and to accommodate CBE students at the end of the project cycle.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtACDO will recruit dedicated project manager, two
provincial project officers, two admin and logistic assistants, ten community
mobilizers, four master trainers and four supporting staffs for both Kunduz and
Takhar provinces to implement the project smoothly.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtlt/spangtltspangtThis project will receive funding from AHF under the 2023 1st reserve allocation for a six-month period. To ensure the project’s continuity for a full academic year, ACDO will seek additional support from various donors, including AHF under the upcoming standard allocation. In case ACDO fails to secure the necessary funds, ACDO will use its core fund to complete the academic year successfully and then hand over the students to hub-schools smoothly.lt/spangtlt/pgt