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Objectives |
The main objectives of the project are:
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To increase the awareness of girl guides regarding
the situation and special needs of girl child; |
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To provide information on the rights of children
and the facilities available to them; |
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To create an enabling environment to bring about
changes in the basic knowledge and actions of girls, their families,
the school, and their neighbours; and |
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To overcome among girls the feeling of insecurity,
inferiority and timidness and to increase their self-esteem and
sense of self-respect and dignity. |
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| 2 |
Partners |
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PGGA Punjab Branch and Directorate of Adult Education |
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UNICEF as sponsor of the programme. |
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| 3 |
Input |
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Communication kits for the use of guides and their
adult peers. |
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Information booklets, pamphlets for parents, iodine
test kits, motivational posters, special cards on child rights and
child labour, video films and shoulder bags. |
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Number of badges and a shield as a system of incentives
and reward. |
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| 4 |
Process |
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Collection of information on the situation of girl
child issues for preparing guides. |
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Pre-testing of several modules and training of guides. |
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Creative methods of learning and communication such
as child-to-child and child-to-family approaches. |
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Training to girl guides on participatory approaches
in learning. |
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| 5 |
Output |
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Increased awareness to improve the status and special
needs of the girl child. |
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Increased capacity to organize welfare programmes
for girls based on modern concepts. |
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| 6 |
Strengths |
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The programme is based on systematic awards of badges,
which promote a feeling of healthy competition among guides to achieve
results. |
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UNICEF shield is awarded to a centre of excellence
to demonstrate to other centres for enhancing their involvement
and commitment for better results. |
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Direct inter-personal communication and active participation
of all in the programme development, implementation, monitoring
and evaluation. |
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Good reading materials corresponding to the needs
of girls for developing love for learning. |
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Development of primers on the basis of continuous
research of the impact of the programme on the participants. |
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Periodic evaluation of the project and learners
to suggest timely solutions to individual problems. |
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| 7 |
Weaknesses |
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| 8 |
Name of Author & Implementation Organisation |
| (name) |
1) Ms. Ismat NIAZ, and 2) Ms. Saadia Hina KHAN |
| (position) |
1) Provincial Secretary, 2) Project Co-ordinator |
| (organisation name) |
Pakistan Girl Guides Association Punjab Branch (PGGA) |
| (mailing address) |
Khadija G. A. Khan Guide House: 5-Habibullah Road, Lahore, PAKISTAN
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| (phone) |
092-42-6302358 |
| (fax) |
092-42-6312354 |
| (e-mail) |
pggalrc@brain.net.pk
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| (URL) |
http://www.accu.or.jp/literacy/pgga/plrchp.htm |
