Funded By - Care Nepal
SN, in partnership with CARE Nepal, is implementing the SOAR (Strengthening Opportunities for Adolescent Resilience) program, which is based on the accelerated learning concept for out-of-school adolescent girls. Under this program, in coordination and collaboration with the CEHRD, condensed curriculum and learning materials for levels 1 to 3 have been developed as part of an alternative educational program. The program is supported by Peierls Foundation and BEZOS Family Foundation through CARE Nepal.
The SOAR program is being implemented by Samagra Januthhan Kendra in Siraha and by Aawaaj in Surkhet, each covering four municipalities. Key activities under this program include the training of facilitators for the UDAAN classes, capacity building of CLCs, the development of a model educational plan for one municipality, digitization of condensed curriculum and learning materials up to level 3, virtual orientation for municipalities under the Rural Municipality Federation, orientation, formation, and capacity building of contact persons for complaints and grievances management, and printing of some learning materials.
Program Objectives:
The goals and objectives of this program are as follows:
Scale up the SOAR model in Madhesh, Karnali and Lumbini Provinces to increase educational opportunities for marginalized OOS girls.
- Improve access and retention in education for 550 adolescent girls from marginalized communities in Madhesh and Karnali. This will take place through the direct support of 22 accelerated learning centers where they gain an accelerated basic education and build life and leadership skills. We will also work with families and local communities to take action to improve equitable learning environment in school and home and are well protected from all forms of violence, exploitation, and harmful practices.
- Provincial and local government have the systems and resources in place to scale up the UDAAN accelerated learning (AL) curriculum in local municipalities, through this, we will work with government officials to approve/accredit the accelerated learning curriculum, and we will work with government officials to build their capacity to scale the curriculum.
Target
Local Partner: 2
CLCs: 6
Material Development: Level 3 (part 1 & 2)
Training: 4
Dirstrict: Surkhet, Jajarkot, Siraha
