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Objectives |
The major development Objectives of the three-year project
are to:
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Increase functional literacy opportunities for Muslim
women and girls; |
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Strengthen the capacities of local NGOs to plan,
implement and evaluate female functional literacy programmes and
activities; |
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Enhance cooperation and collaboration between government
and NGOs on issues related to girls' and women's education; and
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Develop training and learning materials. |
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| 2 |
Partners |
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Notre Dame Foundation for Charitable Activities Inc. |
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UNESCO, ACCU, IDA, and World Education Inc. provide
financial and technical assistance for training and material development. |
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Several national and international NGOs and LRCs. |
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| 3 |
Input |
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Need-based and self-help training materials for literacy,
post-literacy and income generation programmes for girls and women. |
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Women's saving and credit cooperatives for providing
credit to small-scale community-based women entrepreneurs. |
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Guidance and counseling in the field of agriculture,
farming, fishery and forestry. |
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| 4 |
Process |
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Working towards assisting, facilitating the institutional
development and growth of Mindanao-based NGOs; |
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Forging alliances, linkages and Partnerships with
both NGOs, the civil societies and the government institutions; |
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Conducting capacity building training workshops with
the involvement of national and international experts; |
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Sharing resource of and with other agencies involved
in literacy programmes of minority groups; |
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Assessing the NGOs' institutional capacities in planning
and management, programme evaluation, coordination and networking
with local organizations; and |
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Designing community-based educational and development
programmes. |
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| 5 |
Output |
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Increased functional literacy opportunities for girls
and women in Muslim Mindanao. |
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Improved the institutional capacities of regional
and local NGOs in designing, implementing and evaluation of functional
literacy programmes. |
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Trained literacy personnel from 19 partner organizations. |
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Expanded network with Partners to assess funding
requirements for the successful programme implementation. |
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| 6 |
Strengths |
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Positive and supportive environment for influencing
the sphere of national policies and education goals. |
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Inculcating among learners a feeling of self-reliance,
confidence and elevating them into higher altitudes of efficiency
better health, community participation and civic consciousness. |
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Well trained facilitators and volunteers. |
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Community-based/learner-based learning materials. |
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Guidance and counseling to participants. |
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Constant liaison with the community and locally elected
representatives. |
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| 7 |
Weaknesses |
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Lack of sensitization and advocacy materials. |
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Absence of a well-defined and clear national policy
and government involvement in the education of minority groups. |
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Difficult topography and terrain. |
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Lack of communication and transportation channels. |
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Limited income-generation programmes and activities
for girls and women due to lack of resources and government policy. |
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Lack of diversified training programmes and teaching-learning
materials. |
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| 8 |
Name of Author & Implementation Organisation |
| (name) |
Ms. Myrna B. LIM |
| (position) |
Executive Director |
| (organisation name) |
Notre Dame Foundation for Charitable Activities Inc., Women
in Enterprise Development (NDFCAI-WED) |
| (mailing address) |
Santos Street, Extension, Krislamville Subdivision, Rosary Heights,
Cotabato City, PHILIPPINES
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| (phone) |
63-64-421-1954 |
| (fax) |
63-64-421-7184 |
| (e-mail) |
NDFCAIWED@HOTMAIL.COM |
| (URL) |
http://www.accu.or.jp/literacy/wed/wedlrc_1.htm |
