Project analysis

The project aims at providing life skills based quality basic education and livelihood
skills education to the urban working children and adolescents of six divisional cities.
The nature of benefits expected from the project is as follows:

a. A total of 20,000 urban working and adolescents of six divisional cities will
be provides with life-skills-based basic education through a total of 8000
learning centers. At least 60% target population will be \girls.
b. Some 20,000 learners will be provided opportunities to access livelihood
skills so that they may strengthen existing literacy, numeracy and have better
life options.
c. In case of Bangla, Environment and Livelihood Skills learners who can
complete all learning cycles successfully will achieve competency equivalent
to at least grade-V of the formal primary education. As the learning duration is
shorter learners will be taught mathematics only for carrying out their day-to-
day activities. Because of that the learners will achieve competency equivalent
to grade-111 of the formal primary education in case of mathematics. Basic
English education will be introduced from the 2nd cycle of the learning course.
d. The project will broader the livelihood options of the learners.
e. The project will create employment opportunities for a total of 8000 teachers
and 800 supervisors for the project period.
f. The project will help develop a working children friendly policy for the
country.
g. The learners will have access to their rights to education, protection and
development and participation.
h. The learners will be able to income more and thus contribute their family
income.

Physical and other components of the project:

1. Machinery and Equipment:

There would be a total of 9 project offices to be located at the six
divisional cities.

2. furniture:
Furniture will be procured under the competitive bidding. If the furniture are
procured through competitive bidding the total cost for furniture may be increased or
decreased.

3. Transport/Vehicle:
Provision of 1 jeep and 1 microbus for PIU office and 16 motorcycles for 16
project offices to be located at six divisional cities i.e. a total of 18 transports/vehicles
 for the proposed project. As per decisions of that meeting the total number of
transports/vehicles reduces to 11 transports/vehicles due to decrease to 9 field offices.

If the transports/vehicles are procured through local competitive bidding the

unit cost will then include VAT and other taxes.

4. Project Personnel:
48 project personnel for 16 project offices to be located at the six
divisional cities.

6. Technical Assistance:
The Development Partners (DPs) will retain an amount of Tk. 870.00 lakh
(equivalent to 1050m US$) as Technical Assistance (TA) to provide technical
support as and when necessary during the project implementation with highest
utilization of national resources/experts. The TA will cover the cost for
conducting external audits, monitoring for both program and financial aspects,
and contracting firms for training of teachers and supervisors, needs based
research and study etc.

7. Baseline Survey, Database and Mapping:

To identify the location and numbers of working g children and
adolescents with special focus on hazardous occupations and to get detailed
information about the target population baseline survey will be conducted in six
divisional cities by independent agencies before starting the program at the field
level. Based on the baseline survey computerized mapping using GIS software will
be done reflection the working area of the target groups, locations of their
residence, existing school and related facilities, their occupation, job facilities in the
area etc. on the basis of mapping suitable location for the center would be selected
either near the place of residence of children or near their workplace, both of which
should make it easier for them to come to the centers. Also baseline survey will be
conducted for tracing the learners for livelihood skills education. Surveyed
information would be shared among all relevant stakeholders. Such mapping
exercise will be conducted repeatedly during the project period to update the
information. A lump amount of Tk. 30.00 lakh has been kept for the purposes.

8. Need Assessment and Market Study:

Learners’ need assessment and market study regarding learners’ needs, demands of goods
and services in the local market, existing and dormant opportunities for employment and
self-employment etc, will be conducted before starting the implementation of the
livelihood skills education program. Based on the learners’ need and market demand
livelihood package(s) will be developed and offered to the learners so that they can
choose the training courses appropriate for them. A lump amount of Tk. 15.00 lakh at the
rate Tk. 2050 lakh per division on average has been kept for need assessment and market
study for the project period.

9. Curriculum and Material Development:

Material is the key element to ensure life-skills-based quality learning. Materials for the
proposed project will include textbooks, core readers, supplementary materials, activity
kits, teachers’ guide, methodology handbook, supervisors’ guide, training manual, flip
chart, math charts, action song charts, life skills charts, Meena drawing book, certificate
for learners, teachers and supervisors, etc.
Materials will also be reviewed and revised throughout the project period if
needed for ensuring quality learning of the target group. The cost for material
development will include the honorarium for experts/consultants, writers, editors,
workshop, pre-test, manuscript of all materials etc. Materials will be printed after getting
approval from the Government.
An amount of Tk. 95.00 lakh has been kept only for material development.

10. Program Cost: Program cost is estimated for providing life-skills-base basic
education and livelihood skills education for the target group, which is the main objective
of the project. Program cost is divided into basically two sub-components namely (1)
quality basic education and (2) livelihood skills education. Livelihood skills education
program will be implemented on pilot basis following two strategies, which are (1)
Livelihood skills training through contracting expert organizations/ NGOs and (2)
Through linkages with livelihood skills education providing agencies. However, the total
program cost has been estimated at Tk. 17141.42 lakh.

13. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting:

Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (MER) is an essential component for any
project to make the project a success. Monitoring and reporting is an inter-related
activities which ensure continuous flow of information that helps the decision
makers take necessary decision as per requirement of the programs while,
evaluation conducted periodically show the overall performance of the programs.
The total cost for MER stands at Tk. 113.00 lakh.

13.1 Monitoring and Reporting:

in the quality basic education course the center teacher will regularly monitor the
learners’ achievements, attendance, punctuality etc, while supervisor will provide
technical support to the teachers for qualitative monitoring and prepare a
compiled report for each block concerned. Supervisors will send the monitoring
report to the Program Officers and NGO officials. Each program implementing
NGO will depute personnel who will monitor the program on regular basis and
send report to the Program Officers and the PIU. Program Officers will cross
check the reports collected from NGO personnel and Supervisors and send the
compiled report to the PIU. Monitoring Officers located at the PIU will visit the
centers on regular basis and ensure qualitative monitoring of teaching learning
activities. They will report the PIU and inform the program implementing NGO
about the shortfall of the program and provide necessary suggestions for further
improvement, the PIU will take necessary action analyzing the monitoring
reports, in addition, the PIY and MoPME personnel will visit the project areas as
and when necessary. Well-defined monitoring format will be developed and all
information collected from different level will be computerized following
appropriate software so that the project management can take decision analyzing
the data. Monitoring and evaluation activities will be accomplished following
MER manual/guideline to be developed under this project.

In livelihood skills education Program Officers will closely monitor the

activities of the concerned institution(s)/organization(s) as well as training
achievement of the learners.
An amount of Tk. 50.00 will be required for printing of monitoring
formats and data processing.

13.2 Evaluation:
Two evaluations namely internal evaluation and external evaluation will
be conducted for the project. Internal evaluation will be the built-in in the
teaching learning process. Two external evaluation namely (1) mid-term
evaluation and (2) terminal evaluation will be conducted through contracting
external firm. Mid-term evaluation will be conducted at the mid-period of the
project while, the terminal evaluation at the expiry of the project. In addition,
division-wise formative evaluation will be conducted. An amount of Tk. 48.00
lakh has been kept for evaluation.