The overall project development objective of strengthening community awareness and participation with school management and local authorities for accountable primary and secondary education services has three components:
Component 1: Increasing Community Awareness of the Delivery of Education Services
Component 2: Enhancing Community Engagement and Participation in the Delivery of Education Services
Component 3: Project Management and Administration, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Knowledge Dissemination
The three components will be filled through the following activities:
1. Development of Training Materials and Social Accountability Tools: Sharing these materials with project beneficiaries to teach them the principles of social accountability and promote transparency and accountability among duty bearers.
2. Capacity Development for Community Members: Forming PTAs (Parent-Teacher Associations) and ward development committees to strengthen community involvement.
3. Awareness Building for School Management and Local Authorities: Conducting training activities and meetings to educate school management and local authorities.
4. Strengthening Community Capacity to Monitor Local Education Services: Enabling communities to oversee various aspects of education services, including safe school plan implementation, school construction and renovation, school budgets and effective resource use, textbook delivery, and addressing teacher and pupil absenteeism.
5. Effective Community Engagement with School Management and Local Authorities: Facilitating consultations between communities, primary and secondary school management, local authorities, and other stakeholders to ensure productive engagement.
6. Exchanges in Community Knowledge and Experience in Social Accountability: Encouraging community reporting and awards, peer-to-peer learning, and capacity building of local CSOs (Civil Society Organizations) to enhance social accountability practices.