Information Communication Technology (ICT) for Capacity building and Empowerment Bunyad has 22 decentralized Community Resource centres called the Basic Education Research Training Initiatives (BERTI), which are the focal points of learning in the rural areas of central and southern Punjab. After extensive training, the learners are empowered to provide learning opportunities and develop materials suited to their local needs and requirements. all the BERTIs have a team of trainers in Non-Formal Primary Education (NFPE) and Non-Formal Basic Education (NFBE). To promote UNESCO concept of the community learning centres, Bunyad has, through the BERTIs, mobilized 9 CLC's at the grassroots level. CLC's spearheaded by communities, which are run by a committee of local people. The CLCs have been started by Bunyad in conjunction with BERTIs to meet the learning needs of illiterate communities where reading material is not available.

Aims & Objectives:

• To promote human and community development through life long learning and provide opportunities without caste, creed, age and sex.      

• To provide education and training to community and information and resource service.

• To promote a continuous flow of learning to the newly literate adolescents.

• To assist community for development at grassroots level.

• To develop networking with Government / Local and Donors.

Geographical Coverage:

There are 13 BERTIs community learning centres at Lahore, Sheikhupura, Hafizabad, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Sialkot, Bahawalpur, Shujabad, Kabirwala, Arifwala, Sargodha and Ghulla Watoon and 22 CLCs different areas linked with Information Communication Technology (ICT) they all providing

• Non formal primary education

• Non formal basic education

• Functional literacy - some of the BERTIs have become independently registered NGOs having their own programmes. Bunyad has number of other NGOs affiliated with it for the promotion of common objectives in different areas. They Collaborate with Bunyad in a number of ways.

"A Community is like a ship; Everyone ought to Prepared to take the helm." Henrik Ibsen

Bunyad & ICT

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 improved. For the first time Literacy Training has a Training CD developed which will be more easily & widely  disseminated.

For Post Literacy & to encourage Adolescent Learners with relevant issues 15 stories have been developed on CD , their titles are as under

1.     Bunyad Vision  

2.     How to Conduct a workshop

3.     Community Mobilization on AE

4.     Teacher Training Manual

a.Chapter-1: Education / Resource

b.Chapter-2: Organizational

c.Chapter-3: Establishment of NFE Centers

d.Chapter-4: Teaching Guidelines

e.Chapter-5: Curriculum Activities

f.Chapter-6: Participatory Teaching Approach

g.Chapter-7: Child Labour

h.Chapter-8: Planning of Lessons

i.Chapter-9: Under NFEs

5.      Forms

1. For Teacher

2. Registration of Students

3. Centers Monitoring Performa

4. Teacher Training Workshop

5. Etc.

6.      Post Literacy Material's

1. Cattle Feed

2. Family Planning

3. Happy Family

4. Internet

5. Our Home

6. Domestic Appliances

7. Fertilizers

8. Health & Life

9. Kitchen Gardening

10. Pesticides

11. Electric

12. Fish Farming

13. Home Industry

14. MOTHER

15. Rice Crop

16. Empowerment

17. Good Decision

18. IMPORT

19. Namaz

20. Tree

7.     QURANI QAIDA (A Primer)

8.     UNLD Brief

9.     LIFE Brief

10.  Community Development book for Community Workers

11.  Animated Books

1. URDU

2. English

3. Cattle Feed

4. Fields

5. Insects

6. NEW-FRUITS-VEGE

7. NEW-SOAP

8. NEW-UREA

9. Oil

12.  Bolti Kitabain / speaking Books

13.  Puzzle Games          

a.  Game-1

b.  Game-2

c.  Game-3

d.  Game-4

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 earlist. Teaching Street Children the basics of IVT is also an on-going process.

BUNYAD formulated a consultative group of educationists, social workers, CLC managers, community members, neo-literate women and IT professionals are also concerned with these.

a.      Basic adult literacy

b.      Guidance on income generation skills

c.       Human rights and legal awareness

d.      Civic education

e.      Women ‘s development

f.        Peace

g.      Life Skills

h.      Health Education

i.       HIV-AIDS

j.       First Aid

k.      Use of energy

l.       Environment

m.     Population Education etc.

Research/ Documentation

·         Base line studies

·         Ongoing monitoring reports

·         Impact analysis

·         Case Studies

·         Successful Models

·         Documentation of activity.

Computer for Children:

Bunyad has started rural children on to computers in Pasrur, Icho Gil, Fatima School making children aware of the benefits & use of the computer.

All the CD's and materials which developed by Bunyad is not online, if you want to read this material please email us on bunyad@brain.net.pk for copy of above said materials.

Check out our website www.bunyad.org.pk