ACCU/WHO'S WHO IN LITERACY

Rahman, Ehsanur (Bangladesh)

Field of
Expertise

	Curriculum/Material Development
	Monitoring and Evaluation

Detailed
Information
on Expertise

-	Planning and management of education programmes with particular focus on poverty reduction, sustainable community development and empowerment of people living in difficult circumstances.
-	Designing result-based planning and monitoring system for education and social development programmes.

Position and
Organisation

Deputy Executive Director
Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Bangladesh

Contact
Address

House 19, Road 12, Dhanmondi Residential Area, Dhaka 1209

E-mail

ehsanur@bdonline.com
ehsanur@hotmail.com
http://www.ahsaniamission.org

Language
Proficiency

English, Bengali

Education
Background
and Degree

M.A. (International Relations),
Dhaka University, Bangladesh
Diploma in Advanced Educational Studies,
Southampton University, UK

Experiences in Literacy Project:

(1)	Name of the Project	Educate to Empower: A community-based basic and continuing education programme for empowerment of poor
	Name of Organiser	DAM, Cordaid and Concern Universal
	Duration	2004 - 2007
	Project Location	8 districts of Bangladesh
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Planning and implementation monitoring
(2)	Name of the Project	Child friendly learning community development: Early child development and quality primary education interventions
	Name of Organiser	DAM and Plan International
	Duration	2003-2007
	Project Location	6 districts of Bangladesh
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Planning, resource development and monitoring implementation
(3)	Name of the Project	Capacity Development of Local NGOs for Basic and Continuing Education
	Name of Organiser	DAM and UNESCO Paris
	Duration	1999-2003
	Project Location	Bangladesh and 9 other countries in Asia and Africa
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Planning, manual development and field level implementation.
(4)	Name of the Project	Community Learning Centre for Lifelong Learning and Community Development.
	Name of Organiser	UNESCO and DAM
	Duration	1999-2003
	Project Location	5 districts of Bangladesh
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Planning and management of implementation
(5)	Name of the Project	Teaching Learning in Non-Formal Education
	Name of Organiser	UNESCO PROAP
	Duration	1999-2001
	Project Location	Selected Asian countries including Bangladesh
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Planning and developing a prototype handbook for NFE facilities for use in the region.
(6)	Name of the Project	Education and Financial Services for Neo-Literate Women
	Name of Organiser	Dhaka Ahsania Mission
	Duration	-
	Project Location	Southern 2 districts of Bangladesh (Jessore, Jhenidaha)
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Project planning and management
*(7)*	Name of the Project	Reorienting Basic Education for Sustainable Development
	Name of Organiser	Dhaka Ahsania Mission and National Curriculum and Text Book Board
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Project formulation, organisation of workshops and documentation of findings and planning next course of actions.

Major Publication(s):

1.	Khan, S & Rahman, ME. "Educate to Empower" UNESCO and Dhaka Ahsania Mission, translated and edited, 1996.
2.	Sandvip, AK & Rahman, ME. "Gradation of Mass Education Materials in Bangladesh," Directorate of Non-Formal Education, 1990.
3.	Rahman, ME & Daisy, UF. "Reading for All", an adult literacy primer, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, 1990.
4.	Rahman, ME. (ed.) (Bangla Version), "APPEAL Training Materials for Literacy Personnel", Dhaka Ahsania Mission & UNESCO.
5.	"Training Manual for Literacy Tutors", a handbook for trainers of adult literacy programmes. (not published)
6.	Monitoring of literacy and nonformal education from gender perspective in Medel-Anonuevo, Carol. (ed.) "Breaking Through - Engendering Monitoring and Evaluation in Adult Education" UNESCO Institute of Education, Germany, 1999.
7.	"Monitoring and Evaluation of Literacy and Continuing Education - Practitioner's Manual" UNESCO PROAP, Bangkok, 1999 – Team work

[Updated in March 2005]

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