Burkina Faso has been doing some good work in teh area of education for kids, in order to provide them with good education which would otherwise not be possible.
I look at it and wonder if an approach like that can be successfully replicated in countries like Pakistan and India which have traditionally suffered from illiteracy especially in more rural areas.
The only venue for a number of these rural kids in Pakistan is the local madrassa, which until last year had no regulation and no set curriculum. The apporach used by Burkina Faso could be a another option.
Organizatuions like the Human development Foundation have been doing a great deal of work in this area. Is teh govt using UN help to working this area too?
I believe that in some countries, the education would have to be in the evenings since kids have to work to contribute to the family budget, like it or not. But more regulation regarding hours of work, pay scales etc dcoupled with a satellite school concept may be something for other nations to look at.
Dont think it is possible for many reasons the main one being they dont have Mullahs that will hate the erosion of their power. Eliminate that power first and then there could be room for progress.
Cm how do u suggest eliminate that problem? I thought that with the regulation of madrassash we are on teh right track. add to it minimum qualifications (of religion as well as social and phy sci) to be a teacher at one of those places or to be an imaam at a masjid and you have some other aspects of the problem solved as well.
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**"Indeed, classical schools are too far for young children to walk to, and mothers are afraid to send their daughters along the road without accompaniment. It's also too far for them to go without food, and the parents don't have food to send with them."
The education authorities in Burkina Faso approve of the Unicef scheme.**
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Do we have the 'political will' in Pakistan or India for implementing a similar scheme - the BBC article that Fraudz quoted gives a quote from Burkina Faso's Minister of Elementary and Basic Education, expressing his endorsement for this programme. i have to wonder how enthusiastic other countries' Ministers of Education would be towards implementing satellite schools for young children (especially if the programme involves substantial costs at least initially to get it off the ground). Perhaps too much of a lack of political will.
[quote] ...the education would have to be in the evenings since kids have to work to contribute to the family budget, like it or not.
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True.
It's a great article, at least illustrates a positive development story about a country one doesn't hear too much about. Good thread.