EDUCATION Sector Update – 20 October2011

HUMANITARIAN ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING - LIBERIA

SECTORAL UPDATE

PROGRESS education sector

Highlights

Reporting period (6-19 Oct) 35,161 children in school5-days Cluster Coordination training held with sector partners

NIMBA18,229 CHILDREN IN ECD & PRIMARY EDUCATION

Education activities continue in Buutuo axis, Loguatuo axi, Bahn camp, and Gborplay axis2,614 children aged 2-5 in ECD centres with 82 caregivers16,579 children aged 6-12 in Primary Schools with 147 teachers

PROGRESS education sector

GRAND GEDEH13,892 CHILDREN IN ECD & PRIMARY EDUCATION

ECD activities for 1,647 children aged 2-5 47 caregiversPrimary education for 12,245 children aged 6-12 156 teachers Education activities in PTP camp commenced with 990 children

MARYLAND2,837 CHILDREN IN ECD, PRIMARY, SECONDARY & YOUTH CENTRE

ECD activities for 1,135 children aged 2-5 19 caregiversPrimary education for 1,587 children aged 6-12 44 teachers115 Ivorian youth registered for vocational skills training classes

RIVER GEE One public school offering educational opportunities to 200 refugees in Fishtown

CHALLENGES education sector

OVERALLmonitoring of school figures limited due to election periodNIMBA Insufficient school facilities both soft/hard componentsBad road conditions affecting delivery of educational suppliesInsufficient teaching personnel to cover multi-year/multi-grade teaching

GRAND GEDEHLack of schools in HCs Liberian ‘out of school’ children/youthLimited learning spaces by lack of school buidlings/classroomsTent schools also need to be rehabilitated regularly to keep minimum quality for children

Decrease of attendnace % influenced by relocation exercise to PTP Camp

MARYLANDTeacher incentives issue not fully resolved/relocation ongoing

RIVER GEERoad between Zwedru and Fishtown inaccessible

WAY FORWARD education sector

To continue:Follow-up the action points on refugee education in consultation with MOE-Liberia and MOE-Ivory CoastClose monitoring on decrease of attendance compared to registration numbers in many schools, particularly girlsTraining of teachers & caregivers on child safeguarding & pedagogy Training of Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) members on school management continuesRehabilitation of WASH facilities using locally available materials/manpower from communitiesStrengthening of sector coordination mechanisms and partnershipsLonger-term planning on linkage between emergency and regular education programmes: entering ‘early recovery phase’ CAP process ongoing: drafted sectoral needs analysis

Sector Partners

• FCA• IBIS• COHDA• CAP• EHUD

Foundation

• CESLY• IEDA• UNICEF• UNHCR• WFP• UNESCO

• MOE• SC-UK• PLAN• IRC• VIA• LRRRC

Sector Donors• Japan• Ireland

• Netherlands• UK (DFID)

• Sweden