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Objectives |
The main Objectives of the project are:
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To build the capacity of the local community to
solve its problems by the cooperative efforts of its members and
the available resources; |
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To provide functional literacy, post-literacy and
basic vocational/skill development training facilities to the community
members; |
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To promote income generation activities within
the community; |
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To empower women and other marginalized and disadvantaged
groups; |
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To provide the reading room, meeting/training room
facilities for the village committee; and |
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To provide second chance education facilities to
drop outs. |
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| 2 |
Partners |
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Non-Formal Education Department, Ministry of Education |
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UNESCO PROAP |
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Vientiane Municipality |
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| 3 |
Input |
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Awareness and sensitization by the judicious cooperation
of the media. |
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Teaching-Learning materials. |
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Basic equipment for vocational/skill development
courses. |
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| 4 |
Process |
The literacy and basic education courses are run in group
of learners. The learners in each group attend courses organized through
discussions by the target learners themselves. Most learning activities
take place particularly during the religious holidays. Training courses
are also organized in vocational and skill development for women in areas
such as weaving, animal husbandry, farming, vegetable and fruit cultivation,
health and hygiene, etc. |
| 5 |
Output |
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Upgrading of educational status of the community. |
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Through its income-generation programme it has enhanced
average monthly income of the community from US$ 26 in 1993 to more
than US $ 150 in 1999. |
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Improved hygiene and sanitation in the village. |
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Total elimination of drug abuse in 1997. |
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Owing to its development programme, the village
has been approved as the "cultural village". |
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| 6 |
Strengths |
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Strong coordination and support from the international
agencies. |
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Inter-ministerial coordination and cooperation
for the successful implementation of the programme and for controlling
overlapping of activities and ffective and efficient use of limited
resources. |
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Periodic evaluation of the programme for eventual
adjustment in programme activities. |
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| 7 |
Weaknesses |
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Inadequate materials for vocational training and
skills development. |
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Shortage of qualified and trained monitors. |
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Absence of a systematic mechanism of reporting and
feed-back. |
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Absenteeism and dropouts. |
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| 8 |
Name of Author & Implementation Organisation |
| (name) |
Non-Formal Education Department |
| (position) |
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| (organisation name) |
Ministry of Education |
| (mailing address) |
P.O. Box 67, Lanexang Road, Vientiane Municipality, LAO PDR
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| (phone) |
856-21-213980 |
| (fax) |
856-21-223489 |
| (e-mail) |
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| (URL) |
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