Institutionalization and Sustainability

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Group - I

• Institutionalization and Sustainability

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Team Members

• Ms. Irum Burki
• Dr. Baela Raza Jamil
• Ms. Fatima
• Mr. Ansar Chatta
• Mr. Munir Ahmad
• Ms. Farhana Iqbal
• Mr. Salahudin
• Mr. Saqib Aleem
• Mr.Abdul Wahab Abbasi
• Brig Siraj-ud-din
• Mr. Zahoor Ahmed Khan
• Ms.Tania Khan
• Col Muneef
• Mr. Khurram Badar Alam
• Mr. Riaz Hassan
• Mr. Sultan Abdul Basit
• Arshad Saeed Khan
• Inayatullah

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Institutionalization and Sustainability

• A strong organizational structure on continuing
  basis, is needed at federal level for literacy to
  fullfill constitutional obligations and achieve
  internationally committed targets
• Till a new apex body for adult literacy and is
  created NCHD should continue as lead agency in
  accordance with Cabinet decision and notification

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Institutionalization and
Sustainability- Cont

• Fed Govt. should make substantial allocations for
  literacy, and these shall be channeled through
  NCHD to the provinces/Areas.
• NCHD should perform following roles
• Coordination
• Capacity development-Technical assistance-
• Service delivery only when provinces/Aea Govts.
  demand
• Mobilization of additional resources
• NCHD may also extend support to universities,
  CSO, NGOs, private sector in consultation with
  respective provincial governments.

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Institutionalization and
Sustainability- Cont

• In the provinces/Areas, there should be similar
  strong organizational structure for literacy in
  the public sector
• Govt. must make a national literacy framework for
  meeting constitutional obligations and
  international commitments (Dakar Goals, UN
  Literacy Decade, and MDGs)

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Institutionalization and
Sustainability- Cont

• National Education Policy Section on Literacy
  and NFBE in the Draft National Education Policy
  should be strengthened with clear targets,
  organizational mechanism and financial
  allocations corresponding to the targets.
  Provincial/Area Sector Plans should reflect
  strong commitments and financial provisions for
  literacy and NFBE

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Institutionalization and
Sustainability- Cont

• Financial commitments A). As recommended by
  UNESCO and committed by Pakistan in 1962, a
  minimum of 4 of GNP should be allocated for
  education in the next budget. B) At least 10 of
  education budget should be allocated for literacy
  and NFBE by Federal Govt. and provinces.

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Institutionalization and
Sustainability- Cont

• A high level National Literacy Council,
  preferably headed by Prime Minister with Chief
  Ministers, Provincial Education Ministers, and
  line Ministries as its members. CSOs, including
  NGOs, univesities should also be given
  representation. NCHD may serve as secretariat of
  this NLC.

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Institutionalization and
Sustainability- Cont

• 10) Sustainability 1. Setting up a Consortium of
  donors for mobilization of funds for literacy -2)
  Appropriate legislation for the promotion of
  literacy by the Federal and provincial
  governments. -3) Mobilization campaign and
  advocacy for literacy in the media and among the
  parliamentarians

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Institutionalization and
Sustainability- Cont

• 11) Role of Civil society organizations including
  NGOs and universities, corporate sector (e.g.
  FPCCI) for promotion of literacy should be
  recognized and they should be associated and
  involved closely in policy making, planning, and
  implementation of literacy programmes.

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Thanks