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3.6. Coverage and Target Population
A projected four million plus boys and girls of 0
to 14 years of age will benefit from the education policies formulated with
UNICEF advocacy and support, and programs piloted with technical and financial
support from UNICEF. Around 45,000 primary teachers and 6,000 head teachers and
administrators will be exposed to innovative ideas for teaching and management,
and to new policies. About 150,000 school drop-outs are expected to re-enter the
system. Capacities of all the 24 POEs and 185 DOEs will be strengthened. About
700 school clusters and SSCs of more than five thousand primary schools in the
country will benefit from the decentralized policies and guidelines developed
with UNICEF support.
In terms of
capacity building and technical support, Central Ministry departments will be an
important intermediate beneficiary of the assistance described above. Similarly,
NGOs, NGO networks, and possible pools of national talent will also be
intermediate beneficiaries during program implementation.
In the Seth
Koma provinces of convergence, namely Svay Rieng, Prey Veng, Kompong Thom,
Kompong Speu, Otdar Meanchey and Stung Treng, approximately 155,000 children
under five and 300,000 school-aged children will benefit directly from the
program, along with approximately 5,000 educators belonging to about 70 school
clusters and 600 primary schools concerned.
In the Seth
Koma-supported villages, the education program will put in place most of the
strategies and challenges advocated by the World Conference on EFA. Children
living in those villages will benefit directly from increased access to and
improved quality of schooling as a result of such support. Girls having
completed primary levels will be the direct beneficiaries of UNICEF support to
the lower secondary level. Parents, through strengthened SSC’s, will be
encouraged to demand quality services from the school. Teachers and school
directors will benefit from opportunities to improve their professional
competence and will enjoy better support from parents, the community and the
education system. The Local Cluster School Committees (LCSCs) will benefit from
improved support from the education system and the opportunity to improve their
capacity. As a result of training opportunities and material provided by UNICEF,
the district and provincial level education offices will gain more respect
because of their improved capabilities and supportive role. With the technical
and financial support provided, the Ministry will develop the capacity to
formulate, implement and monitor education policy reform suited to the local
situation.
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