Social Mobilization Unit
ISM 02 June 2014
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AM Recommendations
• Hiring a consulting firm;
• An overall SM strategy that clearly outlines
objectives, methodologies and results
measuring mechanisms at the institutional
and individual levels needs to be developed
by the MoE/EQUIP.
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EQUIP Initiatives
• SMMF announced:
• LFA document prepared;
• A draft strategy originated.
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Progress
1. School Management Shuras (SMSs)
• 345 SMSs newly formed (total 14125);
• 2126 SMSs revised trough election process,
including 41 female SMSs;
• 42,900 SMS meetings conducted;
• 20,199 Orientation training received by SMSs;
• 263 School Improvement Plans (SIPs) developed
(total 13412 );
• 13651 SMSs evaluated.
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1.1. SMS Evaluation and Categorization
Total SMSs Evaluated 13,651
0%
Active
24%
40%
36%
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Semi
Active
Inactive
2. Quality Enhancement Grant
• QEG of over 2.1 Million USD to 510 schools
provided and liquidated
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
510
236
190
84
QEG to 510
Girls
Boys
Mixed
Schools Schools-236 Schools-84 Schools-190
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Quality Enhancement Grant
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3. Community Contract (CC) Projects
• Budget disbursed:
8,396,537 USD (100%)
• Budget liquidated:
6,269,180 USD (74%)
•
10 % community contribution
without land
• Total projects =91
• 68 projects in progress (75%)
• 23 projects are completed (25%)
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CC projects
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4. Model School
• 69 Model Schools launched (34
completed) with total budget of 1,035,000
USD in 32 provinces and Kabul City;
• 75% progress in 20 MSs
• 50% progress in 15 MSs
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Model School
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5. Community Contributions
• 266977 USD contributed additionally by
communities(eg. Cash, Equipments,
Library , Laboratory books, Computers,
Greenery,Chairs,Tables,Rooms
Construction,Repairing Doors Windows
etc.)in 34 provinces
• SMS planted 199,060 trees in schools (34
provinces)
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Community Contribution
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6. Public Awareness Campaigns (11
provinces)
0%
Total Participants= 6595
SMS Member= 1095
Community & other= 5500
16%
100%
84%
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Public Awareness
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7. School Age Children and Drop Outs
Survey by DSMs plus SMSs
• 15,331 School age children (78%boys and
22% girls) brought to school out of 35,552
identified;
• 12,514 students (81% boys & 19% girls)
back to school out of 25,151 identified as
dropout.
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School Age Students
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Experience Sharing & Image Building
Two days National Conference at Kabul City Dec 24th– 25th)2013 for SMS members & EO
from all provinces 230 participants
One day Regional Conference held on April 30th
, 2014 at Jalalabad City for 226 SMS members
and EQUIP Provincial SM Teams from 7
Provinces
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8. Capacity Development
• 2 rounds of generic ToT cascade completed; round III in
progress;
• Round I: 23 participants (16 M, 7 F)
• Round II: SM Supervisors, 105 participants (95 M,10 F)
• Round III: DSMs, 23 participants ( 18 M, 5 F); remaining
in progress;
• Training sessions on development of Success Stories at
Central Office (30 participants).
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9. Material Development
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Generic ToT Manual
Training Supervision & Monitoring Plan(Draft)
SM Trainer’s Manual for SM professionals
Trainer’s Manual to train SMSs
Social Mobilization Handbook for SMSs
Success Stories booklet volume 1
Induction Plan for DSMs
DSMs Diary
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10. Coordination Meetings
• 840 coordination meetings with PED by Equip
Officers;
• 4,200 coordination meetings with DEDs by SM
Supervisors and DSMs;
• 218 meetings with NGOs and development
partners;
• MoU with AREDP.
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Challenges
• Cumbersome financial procedures
• Delay in fund release
• Unclear institutional home for SM
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Recommendations
• Simplified/ efficient financial procedures
• Timely release of money
• Setting up autonomous SMMU within ministry
under GE
• Study tours to EQUIP implementing countries to
learn the best practices in sustained ownership
and community participation
• Extension of International Capacity Development
Advisor’s tenure
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Thank You!
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