| Period of Performance: | October 2005 through September 2008 |
Themes:
SIRIP goals
• Respond to the current educational needs of Somalis populations
• Reach 400,000 students
• Improve skills in Reading, Math and life skills for children in
grade 1 to 6
• Build capacity of local educators
• Girls will comprise 50% of target schools
• Increase community participation in the program.
SIRIP themes
• Active Learning
• Student Centered Learning
• Teacher Professional Development
• Community involvement and participation
• Effective and appropriate educational material
• Gender Equity
Overview:
The goal of the SIRIP project is to respond to the current educational
needs of Somalis while also working toward the establishment of effective
educational materials. Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) is the primary
response, in which interactive radio programs are developed to respond to
the needs of access and quality. Supplemental materials accompany these
programs, which provide schools with those materials necessary for sound,
primary-level instruction. The IRI programs enable teachers to teach in
an interactive learning environment. In addition to basic reading and math
in Somali, the programs contain life skills content, including health, conflict
prevention and mediation, and democracy-building objectives.
Expected Results:
During the three-year period of performance of this program, SIRIP will
reach approximately 400,000 children with a comprehensive program that will
improve skills in reading, math and life skills. A set of interactive radio
instruction (IRI) programs in reading, math, and life skills will be produced
for grades 1-6. Capacity in scriptwriting for interactive radio instruction
will be built with local educators; while local producers will be trained
in digital production. A network of public, private, and non-governmental
organizations will be established through which schools will be identified,
materials will be distributed and teachers will be trained. Girls will comprise
50% of the targeted schools. The role of girls as role-models within the
programs and the information regarding the inclusion of girls in the learning
process will be key in the design of new programs. In addition to the formal
schools and non-governmental schools, Quranic schools will be invited to
participate in the programs.
For more information about this project, please contact:
- EDC Project Director (IES), Sera Kariuki; skariuki@edc.org
- EDC Chief of Party, Said Yasin, syasin@edc.org
- EDC Project Assistant, Abdoulkader Houssein, ahoussein@edc.org
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