BUNYAD FOUNDATION

Main Function > << Title Page >>

ICE will achieve its goals through the following inter-linked function.
Training, Review, Design and Development of Material, Community Education and Information Dissemination, Research and Development when fully functional

Bunyad Head Quarter Building

<<<< OBJECTIVES >>>>

Institute of Community Education The Institute is in the process of being constructed on Bunyad's own land, aiming to start trainings on various subjects related to education, capacity building of communities, livestock development, Gender, Child protection and courses on NFE/AE and Primary Education. Audio visual aids, library of over 8,000 books and articles, and experienced Trainers/Facilitators are with us. ARTC -Appeal Resource Training Consortium, an Asian Region network, of which Bunyad is a member, will be the pivot of Technical support. With 58 million illiterates, ICE will go a long way in supporting the Government's initiative to eradicate illiteracy, by building the capacity of various stockholders.

Develop the capacity for training the personnel needs for EFA. Master trainers for the training of literacy teachers and teachers at Non Formal Primary Education, Social Mobilizer / Monitoring Extenders needed for the motivation and mobilization of communities to take on the literacy, Non formal education and supportive community development work.
Review the literacy readers used by BLCC and revised and update as needed.
Design and develop post literacy materials for the neo-literate and for libraries at community and union council levels.
Review and revise the literacy models used by BLCC and design and develop new material as needed, focusing on the “ownership of the literacy centres by the communities”.
Design and develop the martial for the use of non formal primary school teachers such as handbooks, science kits etc. and materials for pupils such as supplementary readers, workbooks etc.
Design and field test short term courses for community representatives in areas as needed by them with a view to developing a diploma course in community development, especially in areas such as non formal education for children, girls and adolescents; child labour and micro enterprises.
Develop professional links with BERTIs to improve the quality of their services to the communities. They serve as well to utilize BERTIs to support ICE programmes and activities. Mobilize more community level centres through the BERTIs as the hub of rural activities.
Develop links with other education institutes in the province, which may support ICE programmes, and activities in various fields.
Develop a research capacity which is needed to support the above objectives.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< APPEAL RESOURCE & TRAINING CONSORTIUM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

APPEAL RESOURCE & TRAINING CONSORTIUM Asia & Pacific Program of Education For All (APPEAL) is a program of UNESCO-Asia & Pacific Regional Bureau of Education, Bangkok, Thailand. APPEAL Resource & Training Consortium (ARTC) is a regional network of Government Departments, and other stakeholders. NGOs to achieve EFA goals by through the collaborative efforts of all countries. ARTC has 12 members from the region; BUNYAD are including from Pakistan. ARTC members also involved in developing capacity building materials and lobbying for EFA at Regional and National levels. Bunyad has experience of more than a decade in the education both in the formal & non-formal sector.

<<<<<<<<Establishment of community learning centers (CLCs)>>>>>>>>
The CLCs may be defined as a place, institution or center supervised by the local people where persons of every age group or creed have equal access to knowledge and information and learning skills. Such a cluster of activities can be provided in the form of print media such as news papers and journals, and training material. This will help them to analyze their problems and opt for solutions aiming at improving their standard of living. The center will provide equal opportunities to all individuals of the community; men, women, the youth. The center will maintain adequate pool of information and knowledge so as to enable the community people to embark on the path of collective progress.

<<<Aims & Objectives of the Community Learning Center>>>

To provide learning opportunities to the people of the community from non-formal institution.
To create communication linkages between the community and line departments for exchange of information so that people may benefit from facilities offered by departments. Agriculture Department propagates information about crops, fertilizer and pesticides that can serve as a linkage.
To prepare informative literature for the local community according to their needs, problems and cultural norms.
To arrange training programmes for imparting skills to the local community and rapid transmission of information to them.
To provide reading material for the process of continuing education.
To initiate planning for human development so that learning society may be established.
To enable the community to sustain educational programmes on self-reliance basis

Bunyad Mission Benificaries

<<<<< Own Resources >>>>>

Library Books = 14000
Material Development Expert = 9
Master Trainer = 27
ICT Site = 8
Post Literacy Material = 35
Primers = 26
Teacher Training Manuals = 29
Charts = 15
Reports = 14
Bunyad Studies = 5
CD = 4

<<<<< Out Reach of Bunyad >>>>>

Hafizabad = 70 Centers & 6 CLC
M. B. Din = 72 Centers & 1 CLC
Khanewal = 36 Centers & 02 CLC
Multan = 46 & 7 CLC
Khushab = 46 & 1 CLC
Sialkot = 70 & 14 CLC
Lahore = 5 & 1 CLC
R.Y.Khan = 40 & 30 CLC

<<<<< Training Centers >>>>>

ICE Lahore (own Building)
Bunyad Hafizabad (own Building)
Bunyad Sialkot (own Building)
Bunyad Raheem Yar Khan (own Building)
Bunyad Multan, Bahawalpur, Khanewal, Khushab, M.B.Din, Jehlum, P.D.Khan, Rawalpindi, etc.

Training Facilities > Bunyad has a team of professionally qualified and experienced trainers (fulltime and part time) and hard and soft training modules on training of trainers, implementers and facilitators of education (formal and non-formal), literacy, skill training, reproductive health, HIV / AIDS, community development, CCBs and CLC etc. Library, with over 8,600 books, Journals, magazines, reports etc., ICE – Institute of Community Education, having its own training space & other facilities in the near future residential space will also be available., Networking with stakeholders in EFA, motivation of PEW (Pakistan Education Watch)

<<Methods & Techniques of Establishing a CLC>>

Organizing a CLC is a kind of social engineering. It implies identifying core modernism, mobilizing the community and retaining the programme overtime. The plan of action suffers the following steps in this direction:

To conduct a survey for selection of feasible area and venue.
To select active members from the community and train them to run the community learning center.
To form an active and dynamic group, which may include head of the village council, influential persons, teachers, students, volunteers, retired public servants, farmers, religious leaders, businessmen and women.
To arrange meetings with the selected group and active members of the community.
To select a venue for activities of the community learning center. This venue can be selected from a number of existing premises such as Namberdar's residence, a school, mosque, union council office, or and abandoned factory.

<<< Bunyad & Information Technology >>>

ICT is the quickest & most rapid way to transfer technology to a
wider audience, Bunyad develop a CD which is a collection of very
useful material for the Teachers & learners. The ICT is used to
connect with the CLC's & other partner stakeholders - especially
PEW-Pakistan Education Watch(www.pew.org.pk).BUNYAD
Foundation has focused on EFA & making adolescent girls Literate ,
imparting NFPE to working children & developed many materials
for Post Literacy. Recently developed is a CD for Resource Persons
for LIFE activity. 40 participants in the recent 5 days workshop , in
ICE-Institute of Community Education, the Training arm of
BUNYAD worked on 3 APPEAL manuals & few ACCU booklets,
which were translated in the national language ‘urdu’, then
developed on a CD. This was further field tested on 20 Teachers in
2 rural centers own CLC's, modified & then. The BUNYAD ICT
section works closely with other partners & are connected to 12
CLC’s To which messages etc are regularly shared with &
complaints etc reach the HQ at the earliest. Teaching Street Children the basics of ICT is also an on-going process.

<<< E-LEARNING >>>

Learning facilitated and supported through the use of information and communications technology, e-learning can cover a spectrum of activities from supported learning, to blended learning (the combination of traditional and e-learning practices), to learning that is entirely online such as CD-ROMs, video conferencing, websites (Internet), a computer network, interactive TV, or satellite broadcast and e-mail, often used in distance-learning programmes. Bunyad is their own processes and practices, define their e-Learning strategies, and to prepare for future trends that will impact their organizations. Bunyad has developed many CD’s & DVD’s for this purpose and one of them is available in this side and for any further collaboration in this field in which Bunyad Specialist. We will be only to glade to provide any assistance. Our emails address is bunyad@brain.net.pk. Mailing Address: 226 Munir Road Lahore Cantt, Lahore-Punjab, PakistanP.O. BOX No: 6013 Lahore Cantt.