Protection & Non-Formal Education (NFE) Department
The Protection and Non-Formal Education (NFE) department accommodates those communities who are deprived of opportunities in attending formal schools due to a) age and b) lack of opportunity and facilities. It also caters to all specific protection and legal aid issues in the target areas. It also provides basic education support through the implementation of NFE community based programmes. It also has an extensive NFE teacher training programme. The Protection and NFE department implements the following:
- Protection and Legal Aid Programme
- Literacy Programme (male and female)
- Mother and Child Health and HIV/AIDS Programme
- Home Schools Programme (boys and girls)
- Vocational Skills Programme
The literacy programme has facilitated attainment of skills like reading, writing, and simple calculations etc. to over 70,000 participants (half of them being females) and while through the home school programme m ore than 42,615 children (18,751 girls) of ages 9 to 15 have acquired basic education. Over 80,000 women have also been facilitated with mother and health knowledge.