Project management bupsa primary school nepal (compiled by chhongba with support from michael)

NAME OF PROJECT/PROGRAMME: Bupsa Primary School COMPILED BY: Chhongba (& Michael) DATE: July 2013 (People – Resources – What we do – What we aim to achieve – How we measure change – Wider goal)

Who are the main people involved? ◦ Which groups of people are interested in or affected by the project/programme? ◦ Who can help with ensuring the project/programme runs well? ◦ Who is involved in identifying and implementing the project/programme? ◦ Who can we consult with on the project/programme? Who should we involve? ◦ Who monitors the project/programme once the work has been completed? ◦ Who are the key MM staff responsible for this programme?

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Students Bupsa Villagers Teachers Donors Volunteers MMNepal (Chhongba, Geljun) MMUK School Committee Village Committee Government Ministry of Education Social Welfare Council District Commissioner

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What resources do we put in? ◦ What do we fund in the project/programme? ◦ What do we buy/pay for? ◦ What do we 'put in' to the project/programme?

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Exercise Books Materials for construction School Equipment Laptops Uniforms for teachers and students Villagers' contributions to construction projects Professional labour for construction Finance Planning MMNepal: identification and project management Payment of teachers salaries

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What do we do? ◦ What activities do we undertake as part of the project/programme? ◦ What services do we provide as part of the project/programme?

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Build classrooms Install equipment Provide teachers for the school Improve water facilities Improve toilet facilities Improve playground Send teachers for teacher training (previous training in Montessori method and courses in Kathmandu) Ensure school provides pre-school education classes Inform local people about school, promote education in villages Send volunteer teachers to the school (minimum of two months) Train students and teachers in use of IT and computers Send visitors to the school Meet with headmaster and school committee to plan, identify development needs and provide management advice Collect data on beneficiaries and attainment

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What do we aim to achieve? ◦ Why are we running this project/programme? ◦ What changes do we expect to achieve as a result of our activities/services? ◦ What are the aims of this programme? ◦ What is the main aim of this programme?

 Improving facilities increases comfort of children in school → reduction of discomfort from cold/dust (old classrooms) → better concentration and desire to go to school → increased attendance and better grades  Donating textbooks and equipment → allows all children to study at required standard → better grades  Providing extra teachers reduces class sizes → reduction of noise → better concentration → improved attainment and better grades  Improving water and toilet facilities → better comfort for students/teachers → increased concentration → better grades  Improving playground → more sports and activities → better opportunities for students  Providing teacher training improves knowledge and expertise of teachers → improvement in quality of education for students → better grades  Informing villagers about school and promoting education → people know importance of education in competing for jobs, improving income and quality of life for family and community  Providing pre-school education → solid educational foundation → allows children to start smoothly in Class 1 → better long-term academic development  Sending volunteers and visitors to the school → supports teaching, provides learning opportunities for teachers, improves education for students, provides different cultural perspective to students and teachers

 Meeting headmaster/school committee → joint development planning between MMNepal/school.  Collecting data on beneficiaries and attainment → allows us to track impact of work In order that:  The school provides a higher quality of education for local children  Resulting in higher grades and attainment th  Provision of required facilities and teaching allows the school to teach to 10 grade level So that:  Local children can go to a good school in their home community  Children don't have to leave community for decent education and can stay involved with their family and village life  High quality education allows students to compete with people from other areas of Nepal for jobs Main Aim: Improvement of educational opportunities in Bupsa and surrounding villages, better academic attainment and achievement for young Nepalese from Bupsa and better long-term employment prospects for young people from Bupsa and surrounding villages

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A+ % How do we measure change? ◦ What key information do we need to monitor to know whether we are achieving the changes we would like to achieve? ◦ What are our targets for this programme

Chhongba: we didn't get a chance to work on this section when we spoke on skype. Basically we would need to identify targets which would tell us if we're achieving the changes we have identified in the previous red 'What do we aim to achieve?' section.

These targets should focus especially on tracking the changes we have identified in the final 'Main Aims' part of that red section. Some possible examples of targets might be: 1.

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An x% improvement in average grades achieved by students (since we started working at the school) A list of necessary facilities and teachers needed to allow the school to teach to grade 10 level and a list of what MMNepal has built and funded to achieve this x% of students from Bupsa graduate high school with a minimum C grade, etc. x% decrease in number of children leaving village to pursue education

(NOTE: Once we identify these targets the next step is to design data collection info to allow us to monitor to what exent we're meeting the targets. See the example Data Collection Methods form for the example from Kenya)

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Chhongba: we also didn't get a chance to work on this section. Basically here we would explain how the changes we have identified in the previous red 'What do we aim to achieve?' section contribute to achieving a wider development goal. From what we discussed and what you told me about the project, an example might be something like: What is the wider goal? ◦ What more general development impact are we trying to contribute to through this project/programme? ◦ How does this project/programme fit with our wider development strategy for the region and that of the local authorities or government?

“Improvement in quality of education for young people from rural villages in Himalayas. Long-term contribution to sustainable development of region and increase in economic and social development of villages. Overall improvement in quality of life for families in Bupsa.”