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Hashoo Foundation, a non-profit organization, aims to empower women through ECD Diploma Training Program. The program focuses on Early Childhood Development Concepts, Montessori Approach, and more to enhance education access. With a goal to build capacities and transform society, this initiative impacts communities positively.
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Hashoo Foundation ECD Diploma Training Program: A Tool for Women Empowerment September 10, 2018 Shahida Sultan Head of Education
Introduction Hashoo Foundation, established in 1988, is a progressive and dynamic non-profit organization, dedicated to improving people’s lives through social and economic development programs.
Thematic Areas & Program Portfolios Entrepreneurship Development Program Social Welfare Program Education Outreach Program Environment / Climate Change Program Skill Development/ Hashoo Hunar Health/Nutrition and Public Governance
Education Program Overall Goal To facilitate provision of access to inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities through formal and non-formal approaches in collaboration with local communities, institutions, development actors and policy makers for all, especially the vulnerable segments of communities throughout Pakistan
Objectives • Objectives 1: Build capacity of parents, communities and particularly of women to provide access to quality and sustainable ECD services and programs for young children of pre-natal to 8 in targeted communities /regions • Objective 2: Facilitate access to quality education for all school age children (k-12), especially of marginalized communities through a range of programs including , scholarships and youth development programs • Objective 3: Engage partners and civil society institutions for mutual education sector and gender development goals through forming working groups and other advocacy platforms.
Education Program Components • ECD/Education Training Program • Child Education Support Program ( Talim Awards) • Youth Development Program • Scholarship for undergraduate students • Youth Development Centers • Youth life skills training • School Improvement Program • Partnerships/networking
ECD Program Goal “Building capacities of parents, caregivers, teachers, communities and ECD providers to support an enabling environment for care and nurturing of young children from pre-natal 8, leading to laying strong foundations for lifelong learning and health and ultimately to transform the society at large” HDRC, Rawalpindi
ECD Diploma Training Program Components Early Childhood Development Concepts Montessori Approach Kindergarten Approach High Scope Approach Early Childhood Education Management Child Care Services Life Skills Trainings • Levels • Certificate • Diploma • Advance Diploma Trained Youth 4470
ECD Outreach Program for Gurunjur SMART Village Project Total 33 women including fresh graduates, community teachers, educated young mothers/house wives and students participated in the training
Way Forward • Expansion of ECD outreach training program to empower more women and to enhance ECD access for all children specially in remote areas of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral • Strengthening partnerships with academia at national and international level for aligning ECD training and quality standards • Promoting public-private partnership for joint action and for taking ECD to scale to meet SDG 4