Improvement
in education quality through hiring of local teacher
Himalchuli
Primary School is located at Gaganpani Paire-7, Dhading district with 50+
students. Majority of the student belongs to the economically deprived Tamang
and Chepang community. Community people don’t have much time to properly guide
their children as they spent their most of the time in labor activities. School
also comprises of the single orphan or double orphan as well as separated
children as their students. Few families take their child to the school with
the belief of getting rid of their child and time for labor activities rather
than educating their children.
Problem Analysis
Children
come to school with empty stomach without any food for lunch as well. To stay
in class from 10am-3 pm without food, their health as well as psychological
condition is getting worse each passing day. As they couldn’t concentrate on
study with hungry stomach, they used to bunk from school deteriorating the
quality of education.
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No any support from local
community.
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Teachers needed to collect
student from door-door visit each day.
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Due to lack of teacher, no proper
guidance to students.
·
Due to irregularity of teacher,
usually school gets closed due to the absence of even single teacher.
·
No room for class division making
life difficult for teacher to educate children.
Intervention from Bookmandu
Information
about hired Teacher:
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Name
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Kalpana
Tamang
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Age
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18
years
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Gender
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Female
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Resident
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Gaganpani-7,
Dhading
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Current status
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Studying
at Mahakali Higher Secondary School, Simle
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After
having the situational analysis, Bookmandu Nepal conducted the multiple fundraising
campaigns in the form of “Hike for Cause”. With the raised
fund, BN hired the local teacher (female) with the agreement for 1 year.
Bookmandu Nepal already provided the financial support to school to hire
teacher for 5 month. With the support, she is serving the classes for school
education and community based adult education in Himalchuli Primary School and
at Gadimai Tole, Gaganpani-7, Dhading.
·
Support of stationary materials to students from
economically deprived families.
·
Orientation on health and hygiene
by participants of Hike program.
Current scenario of the school
and community
Hired
teacher is regularly having classes where children are happily participating
and interacting with teacher. Level of acceptance of the teacher has been
exciting after hiring teacher. To attract the students, she is adopting
teaching approaches other than that of traditional approaches. She is focusing
on the practical educations as well as on health and hygiene related issues.
Major Achievements after an
intervention from Bookmandu Nepal
·
Increment in number of students
after hiring teacher.
·
Adoption of the Go
Local approach through utilization of locally available resources in
the form of local girl as teacher.
·
Increment in attendance from
students.
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Initiation of the communal
support.
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Enhancement of quality of
education.
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Enhanced concentration among
children towards classes.
·
Visible change in health and
hygiene status of children.
Being the resident of same village, I feel
privilege to upgrade the quality of education through my teaching
approaches. It not only helped me to serve my community but also helped me
to improve my own financial status.
-Kalpana Tamang,
Hired Teacher
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After the support of Bookmandu
Nepal, our children are continuously going to school. If she will get
support for next few years, we can see our child’s future bright.
-Community Member
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After having Kalpana miss as our
teacher, we have started to regularly come to classes. Similarly, we have
started doing our regular home-works as well. As we are now habitual with
her teaching approaches, we don’t feel any hesitancy to consult her about
our problems.
-Students, Class 2, Himalchuli
Primary School
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Way Forward
·
Requirement
of fund support for next 7 months (as commitment) and next few years
(sustainable future).
·
Requirement
of educational material support to the children from economically deprived
community.
·
Requirement
of support to implement day meal package system to improve the health condition
of students.
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