The Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) believes that active community involvement in projects for the communities’ development can help them in addressing their development needs in an indigenous and sustainable manner. The Foundation also aims to engage communities to establish schools for female education and facilitate a participatory development process. It is for this purpose that the Community Supported Schools Program (CSSP) was initiated in 1998.

Supported by the Education & Literacy Department, Government of Sindh and implemented by SEF, the CSSP aims to develop an alternative parallel delivery system and means to increase access to schooling. These schools are community centered and focus on working towards the community needs and rights to self expression, self definition and self realization. Enabling students to enter into a formal education system and enhancing self-esteem and confidence within the young learners, the program also assists the community’s ability to adapt and generate change. The program is beneficial for the community as it enhances the capacity of communities to reflect on their condition and understand the situation of others facilitating them to develop and strengthen their social connections, linkages and relations with other people and communities and their environment

OBJECTIVES

Enhancing and strengthening the capacity of key program partners in areas of institutional governance, quality advancement, early childhood learning and community participation and learning;

Engaging communities for operational planning in institutional analysis, development and management processes;

Creating and promoting collaborative channels amongst communities, government and private sectors;

Reflecting on health and environment education and cultural expressions aspects in order to improve the relevancy and quality of educational practices and understanding amongst key partners of the program