Provision of Teacher Training for Afghan Refugees under Development Grant Facility / Post Conflict
Project location
NWFP & FATA
Project start and end dates
2002 – 2005
Project schedule
The support provided by the World Bank under the DGF/PCF grant aimed at:
Result 1: Access to basic education is provided and improved for refugee living in remote areas.
Result 2: Capacity of women and vulnerable persons in literacy, MCH and vocational skills is improved through the NEF-VET component, which will lead to women empowerment and income generation.
Result 3: The quality of education of selected middle and secondary schools is improved through an integrated teacher-training programme.
Result 4: Existing availability of self-help schools is improved through an integrated approach with active support of the community to prepare a high number of students for onward studies in middle and secondary schools.
Project description
100 integrated NFE courses were completed wherein 2,000 men and women graduated from adult literacy courses while 300 participants received intensive vocational skill and SME training for income generation and economic empowerment.
Teaching capacities of 250 teachers teaching at remote area schools of BEFARe were enhanced. This program also focused on training more than 350 teachers teaching at middle and secondary schools operated by the governments' Commissionarate for Afghan Refugees (CAR); besides around 460 teachers fro self-help schools run by the Afghan refugee communities in urban areas. Hence this program extensively catered to teacher training needs of refugee schools. The intervention also entailed provision of teaching and learning to the schools. Under the same grant 8,000 participants also benefited through 130 Non-Formal Education courses in literacy courses and home schools.