- January to
June 2010
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I. Introduction
11.
Educational Projects
1. University Scholarship
2. Education for Peace
3. Vocational training
111.
Educational Support Projects
1. Eye Care Outreach
2. HIV/AIDS Awareness Outreach
3. Solar Panel Project
IV Nuba Mountains
I.
Educational Projects
II.
Educational Support Projects
I.
Introduction
Executive summary
This is a mid term report covering the period from January to June 2010.
The report demonstrates the activities of the education and education
support projects in both Khartoum and the Nuba Mountains from January to
June 2010.
Together for Sudan have eight projects. However, only six projects are
active at present due to lack of funding.
The current number of TFS university scholars is 163 in
14 universities:
88 at Ahfad and 75 in other universities with
184 graduates over a
period of nine years.
Ideally there are to be 100 scholars this year under the Education for
Peace Project.
The number of vocational scholars is currently 2 in two training
institutions. Seven have graduated.
Two teachers’ trainings were conducted in Khartoum between January and
June 2010 and a total number of 44 teachers participated. In the Nuba
Mountains, only one teachers’ training was conducted with
25
participants.
11.
Educational Projects
I. Introduction:
The educational projects report highlights the activities of the
educational projects which are currently active in Khartoum and in the
Nuba Mountains. These projects include the University Scholarships,
Education for Peace (previously the Teacher Training and Support
Project) and the Vocational Training Project.
11. 1a.
University Scholarship
In the last report, there were 187 scholars in Together for Sudan’s
university scholarship program. Nine students are absent, two are
dismissed by TfS because they have changed to other universities without
the consent of the office, two are dismissed by the universities because
of academic failure and 15 scholars including 5 who were supposed to
graduate in 2009 graduated in April this year. The current number of TfS
scholars is 164 with 142 of these sponsored by the Mohamed Ibrahim
Foundation. Of these, 113 were originally sponsored by the Mohammed
Ibrahim Foundation which also agreed to take on the 29 remaining
scholars when our partnership with DfID ended in August 2009. Twenty two
scholars are sponsored by GCMTF.
Together for Sudan scholars 2010
Key: -
Af=Africa International University
Ahf=Ahfad
Ahl=Ahlia Av=Aviation
Azh=Azhari BG=Bahr
el Ghazal Dl=Deleinj
JU=Juba Kh=Khartoum
Krd=Kordofan N=Nilein
S=Sudan Sg=Sudan
for Girls Unv=Upper Nile University
I1.1b. University Graduates
The total number of TFS university graduates is 189 over a period of
nine years; eight graduates in 2002; nine in 2003, 20 in 2004, 20 in
2005, 27 in 2006, 15 in 2007, 34 in 2008, 36 in 2009 and 15 graduated in
April 2010 including 5 scholars who were supposed to graduate in 2009.
We are expecting another batch of 20 scholars to graduate by the end of
this year if all goes well.
TfS graduates 2002-2010
I1 .2. Education for Peace
II.2.1.Teachers’ training.
Together for Sudan carried out two teachers’ trainings in the Khartoum
area between February and June 2010. These trainings include English
Language training course from 3rd to 9th February 2010 and Training of
Trainers for basic school teachers from 5th May to 1st June 2010 with a
total attendance of 27 and 17 respectively.
|
S/N
|
Type of training
|
Date
|
Donor
|
No.
|
|
1
|
TOT for Basic
teachers
|
23rd May to 1st
June 2010
|
ICING
|
17
|
|
2
|
English Language course
|
3rd to 9th February 2010
|
White Fathers
|
27
|
|
Total
|
44
|
II.2.2. Teachers’ Support
The Teachers’ training and support Project and the Project for
Elementary education have been merged in order to make it more effective
and more easily monitored. Ten schools for displaced children were
selected for partnership each of which shall ideally have 10 TfS
sponsored scholars who will be given free tuition by the school in
exchange for teachers’ training and payment of the salaries of two
teachers for this academic year, which will begin by the end of July
2010.
The other old scholars will be asked to transfer to the ten selected
schools so that TfS will continue to pay their fees. Those scholars who
can not move to the ten partner schools will be dismissed from the
scholarship.
A donation made by a church in the UK will allow us to give an extra
support to some two displaced schools; Fulla Falls and Kimu schools in
Soba Aradi for this academic year. The donation, a sum of 500 sterling
pounds; 400 sterling pounds for Fulla Falls and 100 sterling pounds for
Kimu School will be delivered to the mentioned schools by the end of
July.
The number of scholars in
the ten partner school 2010
II.3.
Vocational training
Until January 2010, the number of scholars in this program was five. Two
were studying electricity, and three were studying general mechanics.
Three students graduated in April this year. Hence, the number of
scholars in this project is currently two.
Together for Sudan intends to induct 25 new scholars into the Vocational
Training program this year. Priority is given to young women and we are
currently attempting to encourage them to apply. A committee will sit by
the end of this month or soon thereafter to make the selection.
The number of patients attending the outreach was 2300 and despite a
lack of medicines and medical personnel to support outpatients the
doctors were able to see nearly all but one hundred of them.
During this TFS outreach around 200 eye operations were provided nearly
all of them cataract operations.
Vocational Training scholars 2010
|
S/N
|
Name
|
Institute
|
Course
|
Remarks
|
-
|
Abzar Abdelrahman
|
Alfiha
|
Mechanics
|
Graduated
|
-
|
Mustafa Mahdi Abdelrahman
|
Alfiha
|
Mechanics
|
Graduated
|
-
|
Waheeb Ali Mohammed
|
Alfiha
|
Electricity
|
Graduated
|
-
|
Mohammed Hassen Mardoum
|
Khartoum(1)
|
Electricity
|
|
-
|
Omar Attia Gabriel
|
Khartoum(1)
|
Mechanics
|
|
Educational Support Projects
III. Executive summary.
The educational support projects are projects initiated to support
the educational projects. These projects are, the Eye Care outreaches,
the HIV/AIDS Awareness Project and the Solar lighting Panels
The Eye Care outreaches conducted during the reporting period were 12
with total number of 997 patients seen and 167 surgeries were performed.
In the HIV/AIDS Awareness Project; the number of the outreaches and
follow-ups conducted in the reporting period was nine with 2,036 people
attended the enlightenment sessions.
Solar Project was closed in Khartoum in September 2008 with six panels
handed over to CBOs and six were removed from their sites. These will be
re-sited in the Nuba Mountains.
III.1. Eye Care Project
The Eye Care Project aims to treat eye diseases among displaced people
who live in the outskirts of Khartoum and to reduce eye problems among
women in literacy classes, school children and disadvantage men through
treatment by provision of medicines, surgeries and distribution of
corrective glasses.
Achievements:
Twelve outreaches were conducted in Khartoum area during the reporting
year. In these outreaches 997 patients were examined and 167 out of 221
were operated in Khartoum state. The total number of glasses and lenses
distributed were 459 and 623 patients were supplied with medicines.
TfS trained 21 stakeholders about Hygiene and eye problems. Those
trainees are expected to enlighten their community members about health
matters specially eye problems.
Total number of patients
examined in Khartoum area is shown below:
|
Female
|
Males
|
Children
|
Total
|
|
481
|
401
|
115
|
997
|
Medicines and Other Items
Provided to Patients
|
Item
|
Medicine
|
Glasses
|
Operations required
|
Operations done
|
|
Number
|
623
|
459
|
221
|
167
|
III.2.
HIV/AIDS Awareness Outreaches
HIV/AIDS project comprises of HIV/AIDS awareness outreaches and follow
up visits. The project was implemented in the outskirt of Khartoum state
where vulnerable and displaced persons live and the project mainly
targeted youth in the age of 15 to 39 years. The report reflects the
activities from January to June 2010.
The overall objective of the project is prevention against the spread of
the HIV/AIDS through education, in particular among displaced persons
living in the Khartoum vicinity.
The expansion of HIV/AIDS infection and the high rate of spread require
development of new skills in the awareness efforts through training of
volunteers in communication skills and effective educational methods and
to train volunteers from areas of IDPs and vulnerable persons who
expected to work as trainers to enlighten their communities about
HIV/AIDS.
Achievements
- TfS Country Coordinator and acting Project Coordinator were hosted in the Khartoum state broadcasting (Radio) to point out TfS experience in combating HIV/AIDS in February 2010.
- From 1st January 2010 and up to 31st March 2010, Together for Sudan carried out three awareness outreaches and six follow up visits which reached 2,036 persons
- TfS carried out TOT training about Direct Interpersonal Communication which targeted 21 persons in the period of 14th to 19th February 2010.
The methodologies used on the awareness outreaches by TfS trainers
were lectures, open discussions (brain storming), and use of slides. The
type of teaching aids used included; flip charts, pamphlets, posters and
role plays. The following issues were discussed:
- Basic facts about HIV/AIDS
- Sexual transmitted infections including usage of condoms
- Voluntary counseling and testing
- Impact of HIV/AIDS in the community
- How to care for infected persons at Home
- Treatment (usage, adherence and impact)
- The role of PLWHA association, as the association is now active once again and provides some help to infected people with the help of UNAIDS
- Experience sharing by HIV/AIDS carriers
III.3.
Solar Lighting Panels Project
The objective of the project is to supply light for educational and
health centers in areas off the electricity grid where displaced and
disadvantages people live.
The total number of solar panels originally installed in Khartoum
vicinity was 12 plus one panel in New Halfa and one in Kenana.
Since general electricity has been widely connected recently in
Khartoum, the Solar Project was closed in Khartoum in September 2008.
Six panels were handed over to CBOs and six ones were removed from their
sites due either to electricity connection or misuse and one panel was
stolen the Kenana’s panel is still to be handed.
IV
Nuba Mountains
Background
Together for Sudan started its work in the Nuba Mountains in 2003 and
established a sub-office in February 2005. Since then, TfS work has
expanded to include beneficiaries from areas outside Kadugli including
those formerly under the administration of the Sudan People Liberation
Army.
TfS has made its Kadugli sub–office a Teaching Resource Centre with the
purpose of setting up an ongoing educational program and addressing the
enormous gap in education, both basic and vocational, so as to benefit
both women and children in South Kordofan State.
Other activities such as Eye Care outreaches which are conducted twice
yearly and include a considerable number of eye operations and eye
treatment are coordinated in Kadugli sub-office which also monitors TfS
solar panels installed to provide light to schools and health centers in
areas out side Kadugli town where electricity is not available.
IV.1.Educational Projects
Due to lack of funding, some of the educational projects are on hold as
such the activities of the Educational Projects in the Nuba Mountains
are now restricted only to teachers’ training.
IV.1.1 Teacher Training
Most of the teachers’ trainings in the Nuba Mountains from 2005 to 2008
were funded by the British Department for Overseas Development (DFID)
and two were funded by Zain, a telecommunication company working in the
Sudan.
In the period between January and June 2010, a basic teachers’ training
course in modern teaching methods and development of teaching aids was
conducted in Kadugli town from 23rd January to 14th February 2010. The
training was funded by the Body Shop Foundation and facilitated by three
lecturers from the University of Dilling Faculty of Education and a
total of 25 teachers participated in the training.
IV.II.
Educational Support Project
IV.II.1. Eye Care Project
Eye Care outreaches which are conducted twice yearly and include a
considerable number of eye operations and eye treatment are coordinated
in Kadugli sub-office which also monitors TfS supported schools as well
as TfS solar panels that installed to provide light to schools and
health centers in areas out side Kadugli town where electricity is not
available.
One outreach and a post operative were executed in the reporting period,
in which 2,215 patients were seen, 255 patients were operated on and
eleven cases were referred to Khartoum. 292 patients were offered lenses
and glasses and medicines were provided to 940 patients. Three of the
eleven who were referred to Khartoum were operated successfully. The
rest will undergo their operations as soon as they come to Khartoum.
The table below shows the patients seen, operations carried out, glasses
distributed and medicines used in Nuba Mountains.
|
Patients seen
|
Operations done
|
Glasses distributed
|
Medicine
|
|
2,215
|
255
|
292
|
940
|
Environmental Health Training & Eye Problems
for Teachers & Community leaders
Two training courses were organized in Kadugli on health education for
30 teachers and 31 community leaders in May and June 2010 respectively.
The objective of the trainings was to enlighten people at remote areas
of Kadugli of the importance of hygiene, clean water, healthy food,
protection against HIV/AIDS and prevention of eye diseases. The trainees
are expected to spread the information acquired to their communities
directly as well as indirectly through their pupils.
IV.II.2. Solar Lighting Panels in Nuba Mountains
Together for Sudan received a grant from Canada Fund to install three
panels in 2005/2006 in the Nuba Mountains. This project expanded when
ten panels funded by Canada fund through CARE international were
installed in April 2007 to make a total of thirteen. Of the 13, three
panels in Karkaria Biara, Frandalla and Catcha were stolen. The battery
of one panel at Saraf Eljamous’s was stolen and the panel was removed
from the site due to lack of insecurity in the school, therefore nine
panels are currently functioning.
Since Together for Sudan responds to the community’s requests, TfS
applied again to Canada Fund for funding to install new panels in the
Nuba Mountains. Meanwhile the panels which were removed from Khartoum
area will be installed in Nuba Mountains after rainy season.
Achievements
- 203,040 persons have benefited from the solar panels in Nuba Mountains according to last monitoring done.
Constraints
- It is difficult to monitor the solar panels during the rainy season, because roads are unpaved.
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