Child education for Children Relief Service (CRS). English as a Foreign Language Program Dzaleka & H

In Dzaleka refugee camp, many children do not have access to education or the level of English necessary to succeed in Malawian primary and secondary school curriculum. Implementing partners tasked with providing education to refugees in Dzaleka have not been able to meet the needs of the community due to limited resources. As such, it is up to community based organizations such as ours to fill the gaps and meet the needs of the children in our community

Likewise, 

In the Dzaleka refugee camp, there are many out school girls who do not have access to education; mainly the new arrivals girls who arrived since 2018. In other saying, many aged schoolgirls are out of school in the community and due to this, they face violations of their rights in the community.
The future of girls in Dzaleka is uncertain. Not all girl’s complete primary or secondary school due to the nature and demands of camp life. The majority of those who succeed at secondary can’t go forward with higher education and are often left idle without employment opportunities. Facing multiple issues in a dense and multicultural environment, girls are often left in a mind-set of helplessness. Lack of employment and educational opportunities create uncertainty of future that lead girls into poverty, early pregnancy and marriage, and low participation in the decision making on issues concerning their live

THE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS CHANGE
In the Dzaleka refugee camp, there are many out school girls who do not have access to education; mainly the new arrivals girls who arrived since 2018. In other saying, many aged schoolgirls are out of school in the community and due to this, they face violations of their rights in the community.
The future of girls in Dzaleka is uncertain. Not all girl’s complete primary or secondary school due to the nature and demands of camp life. The majority of those who succeed at secondary can’t go forward with higher education and are often left idle without employment opportunities. Facing multiple issues in a dense and multicultural environment, girls are often left in a mind-set of helplessness. Lack of employment and educational opportunities create uncertainty of future that lead girls into poverty, early pregnancy and marriage, and low participation in the decision making on issues concerning their lives.
 CAUSE FACTORS
There are inadequate resources and the financial possibility to support carrying out these activities effectively by the implementing partners in place. In like manner, most of these girls are living without parental care and others belong to poor families that cannot afford to pay school fees for them at private schools.
 LONG-TERM BAD CONSEQUENCES
The fact of not having access to education for some children in the community is leading them to serious risks like;
Child marriage & sexual intercourse,
Child labor

We have been running the English as Foreign Language Program in the Dzaleka refugee camp since September 2017, using Jesuit Refugee Service- Professional & Post-secondary (PPSE) Malawi Curriculum. These classes have been attended by over 1200 children and youth from Dzaleka with eight classes. 

As the outcome of this program so far, 850 graduates from our classes went to access formal education programs around the camp including, Secondary School, Post-Secondary Education Programs, Professional Certificates, and Diploma Programs. Likewise, they can do jobs that require their English language skills so that, they can sustain their livelihood in the refugee camp. 

We continue implementing these activities to increase the intellectual capacity of children and youth within Dzeleka. Our goal is to allow new arrival children and youth to start seeing connections they did not know before, and eventually be able to engage in camp activities and educational opportunities that require them to speak English 

Impact of this work in the community

1) Children will be enrolled in the formal learning programs operating within the community without language barriers.

2) Children & youth will be enhanced with effective skills that will lead them to good orientation focused on achieving their goals and objectives and gain realistic ideas on what it means to be responsible citizens.

 In addition, 

We will be embarking on 12 months of HAIRDRESSING & to help ensure the safety and wellbeing of out of school girls in Dzaleka Refugee Camp. We planned to carry out these activities in the community because, there are difficulties that refugee girls’ children are encountering such as early marriage, rape, abduction, sexual violence, and poverty.  

Detailed Information of Activities included: 

We will  be teaching using  technology that includes but is not limited to, online learning platforms, digitalization, multimedia devices, mobile phones, learning apps, flashcards, audio/visual multimedia content (like podcasts and videos), EdTech solutions, and social media which can facilitate faster and more comprehensive language progression. For example, the application of multimedia content in class could integrate print texts, video, learning games, and the internet to familiarize students with language vocabulary and structure or let them practice pronunciation and speaking with native speakers.

 Displaying video clips for students could provide detailed guidelines that show how to move their tongue and jaw in the right way to produce a certain sound. Speech recognition technology will help students correctly pronounce common words and phrases and they will receive targeted feedback and scoring to get the sounds just right

Lastly, Children will improve their listening, reading and writing skills through media and internet.  By knowing  the  English language  through  the  internet, and  cable  TV, young learners  will  experience  the real  value  of English  in  their  life. Technology create real and enjoyable atmosphere for young language learners and increase their language awareness when it is used correctly.   Technology   also   will allow young language   learners   gain   language   skills outside   the classroom when they interact actively. Right and proper use of the new technologies enhance the fruitful learning of the language. 

CRS will implement the following activities in order to meet the objectivesTHEATER: 

A way to both teach and engage the children in learning, helping them to improve their proficiency in the language through fun and interactive activities. Through theater, the children can learn to express themselves confidently, develop their communication skills, and learn new vocabulary and expressions. The theater activity may involve the children acting out various short skits and plays in English, using common phrases and expressions that are typically used in daily conversations.

• SINGING: Another fun and interactive way to teach English as a foreign language to children in the camp is through singing. Children can learn popular English nursery rhymes, pop songs, and other songs that are simple and easy to learn.
• POETRY: A way to teach them grammar, rhyming, and basic sentence structure principles. The children can be taught simple poems that rhyme and have repetitive phrases, making it easier for them to memorize. 

  GAME: Incorporating games into the learning process is essential for helping children learn languages better, especially in cases where the language being taught is too complex for them

We plan to show that the project Objectives have been met? What monitoring tools will you use?

1. To develop children's English language skills in a fun and interactive way through games and play-based activities to children aged from 4 to 15, By the end of 12 months of the implementation of this project 80% of children will be able to speak and read English through playing.

2. To improve the social and emotional well-being of children living in Dzaleka camp by providing a safe and supportive environment for learning and play. 80% of children social and emotional well-being will be stabled.

3. To make children able to access formal education after graduating from our programs. By the end of 12 months 95% of children will be enrolled in formal schools around the camp.

4. To improve children's confidence in communicating in English by providing opportunities for them to practice speaking, listening, reading, and writing. By the end of 12 months 95% of children will communicate in English with confidence.

5.To provide building skills opportunities for children, such as problem-solving, teamwork, and creativity, through language learning games and activities. By the end of 12 months 80% of children will be able this critical think in English

This project targets 700 children from 4-15 years old as follows, 

• Separated children
• Unaccompanied minors
• Orphans Children with disability

CRS is confident to implement this project because the organization has been running the English as Foreign Language Program in the Dzaleka refugee camp since September 2017. Over 1200 children have attended the classes and 85% of children were graduated and enrolled in the formal education after completing our English programs. CRS has a well-trained staff member who have been running these Programs for couple years. Moreover, the organization has been able to handle a larger budget to run another project of education that benefited both children from Dzaleka refugee camp and surrounding areas.

CRS will involve other actors to fully implement this project and amongst these actors with have; RELON in helping to build capacity of our staff members, Plan International for referral in case of cases related to children to child abuse done in their households; Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) for psychosocial support and learning resources support. Additionally, community leaders and parents will be involved in all the step to have a positive impact in the community through this project.

We have capacity building training workshop trainings with Relon Malawi

that helps us on how to run the organization effectively.

We also cooperate with Plan international Malawi in case we have some

referral cases.

Lastly, we have Jesuit Refugee Services that has been supporting us with reaching and learning resources. 

We have been running the English as Foreign Language Program in the Dzaleka refugee camp since September 2017, using Jesuit Refugee Service- Professional & Post-secondary (PPSE) Malawi Curriculum. These classes have been attended by over 1200 children and youth from Dzaleka with eight classes.

 Likewise, our Hairdressing & Cosmetology Vocational Service Training for out-of-school girls has been so important because, Since there are so many girls in the camp living without formal education, and most them will just get married earlier and start a family at a young age. Due to this fact, these girls and are often left idle without employment opportunities, and they face violations of their rights around the community and their future remains uncertain.

This program. Also, helped 120 girls to sustain themselves and have solutions on things that affects them. In addition, the vocational training empowered them to be self-reliant in a way that invests their rights through their future.

As the outcome of this program so far, 850 graduates from our classes went to access formal education programs around the camp including, Secondary School, Post-Secondary Education Programs, Professional Certificates, and Diploma Programs. Likewise, they can do jobs that require their English language skills so that, they can sustain their livelihood in the refugee camp. 

This project will fund one year of CRS’s English as a Foreign Language program and vocational Service Training for out of School Girls, providing for stationery, teacher stipends, sports materials, and transportation & communication.

In this regard, we kindly ask for your support for one year of operations for the English Language classes and Hairdressing & Cosmetology Vocational Service Training for out of school girls to continue this very meaningful program

In addition, we want more awareness in the following areas:. 

• Moderation & Conflict Facilitation
• Business Model Development
• Budget & Financial Management
• Governance Management
• Program & Event Planning
• Systems Administration & Configuration
• Data Collection & Analysis
• Member Database Management
• Technology Issue Resolution

Main objective

To develop children's English language skills in a fun and interactive way through the use of games and play-based activities to children aged from 4 to 15

Small objectives,

1. To improve the social and emotional well-being of children living in Dzaleka camp by providing a safe and supportive environment for learning and play.

2. To make children able to access formal education after graduating from our programs.

3. To improve children's confidence in communicating in English by providing opportunities for them to practice speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

The steps I will take  to understand the needs of the population I want to serve included;

Doing need assessment in the community to identify the needs of the community and suggest possible solutions.  

Organize community outreach Methods to reach the community within the community to acquire information from the community.

Organize surveys in the neighborhood to determine residents' needs that helped us to learn new needs from the community that will be helpful to us in the next admission process.  

Conducted open information sessions to members of the community to inform them about our programs  

 In other words, we will host community awareness campaigns, workshop training; debates, and communicating through social, where we increase the understanding and capacity to protect children within the community. There, we explain child education and spread knowledge to people to understand the risks of child abuse and make an effort to provide appropriate service to their children. 

 Likewise, we will organize various child-friendly spaces activities to increase resilience and children’s ability to protect themselves when they are at risk

Impact of this work in the community

1) Children will be enrolled in the formal learning programs operating within the community without language barriers.

2) Children & youth will be enhanced with effective skills that will lead them to good orientation focused on achieving their goals and objectives and gain realistic ideas on what it means to be responsible citizens. 

Our goal is to allow new arrival children and youth to start seeing connections they did not know before, and eventually be able to engage in camp activities and educational opportunities that require them to speak English. 

In other words

We will Cooperate with all community-based organizations, to ensure child education programming is focusing on all special interests of vulnerable children.

Likewise, we will engage regular meetings with staff members and parents to identify major issues and challenges related to child education and propose that child protection work could be undertaken to ensure children's matters are being resolved.

 We will monitor and evaluate this project through focus group discussion to measure their level of English understanding, also we will be having English club to monitor their English-speaking capability. Additionally, surveys will be conducted to know the impact of the project on the well-being of children. 

Impact of this work in the community 

• Children will be enrolled in the formal learning programs operating within the community without language barriers.
• Children & youth will be enhanced with effective skills that will lead them to good orientation focused on achieving their goals and objectives and gain realistic ideas on what it means to be responsible citizens. 

As the outcome of this program  graduates from our classes will go to access formal education programs around the camp including, Secondary School, Post-Secondary Education Programs, Professional Certificates, and Diploma Programs. Likewise, they will do jobs that require their English language skills so that, they can sustain their livelihood in the refugee camp.

 Progress evaluation

• Students undertake exams every semester to determine whether they can advance to the next class.
• The results of mid-term and final exams will be shared with the donor as will update of progress through student testimonials (e.g. videos with students etc. pictures, something is written by the students, etc.) 

GOAL
Provide vocational service training to out of schoolgirl children in the community
we can do better and more to empower out school girls through addressing the barriers they
face through innovative paths that focus on sustainable outcomes. This program focuses
on minimizing gender disparities in education and encourages the girl’s development

IMPACT OF THIS WORK IN THE COMMUNITY
This program aims for sustainable change that affects out of school girls today, as they
become the women and leaders of tomorrow. CRS supports the most marginalized girls to
complete these vocational trainings so that to empower adolescent girls to become agents
of change, and to be a part of girls ‘future in a way that empowers them and their rights.
1) Girls will be enrolled in the formal learning programs operating within the community
2) Girls will be enhanced with effective skills that will lead them to good orientation
focused on achieving their goals and objectives and gain realistic ideas on what it means
to be responsible citizens.

We will use technology to teach English to our students like to send videos or teaching materials to students. Students will watch watch the videos and learn the teaching materials at their own pace. This will be helpful for the less informed students.

Likewise we will  be teaching using  technology that includes but is not limited to, online learning platforms, digitalization, multimedia devices, mobile phones, learning apps, flashcards, audio/visual multimedia content (like podcasts and videos), EdTech solutions, and social media which can facilitate faster and more comprehensive language progression. For example, the application of multimedia content in class could integrate print texts, video, learning games, and the internet to familiarize students with language vocabulary and structure or let them practice pronunciation and speaking with native speakers.

 The way technology in language will supports our students,

1. Wider exposure to the target language and cultural contexts

2. Higher motivation and attention during the language course

3. Flexible learning

4. Adaptive learning

 How software solutions improve efficiency and effectiveness in all core language skills?

Pronunciation and speaking skills

Learning how to pronounce foreign words and sentences is a key starting point of language learning. Displaying video clips for students could provide detailed guidelines that show how to move their tongue and jaw in the right way to produce a certain sound. Speech recognition technology will help students correctly pronounce common words and phrases and they will receive targeted feedback and scoring to get the sounds just right.

Lastly, Children will improve their listening, reading and writing skills through media and internet.  By knowing  the  English language  through  the  internet, and  cable  TV, young learners  will  experience  the real  value  of English  in  their  life. Technology create real and enjoyable atmosphere for young language learners and increase their language awareness when it is used correctly.   Technology   also   will allow young language   learners   gain   language   skills outside   the classroom when they interact actively. Right and proper use of the new technologies enhance the fruitful learning of the language. 

 Full-time staff; 10

Part-time; 3

Volunteers ;6

We have been running the English as Foreign Language Program in the Dzaleka refugee camp since September 2017  and

(HAIRDRESSING & COSMETOLOGY VOCATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING) activities for the past 3 years. 

with this Team.

Our staff and volunteers are always present in accompanying every activity to ensure all children are safe during all sessions.

  Our teachers receive capacity building to effectively identify and   manage children with challenging behaviors so that they will be able to apply Strategies for promoting positive behaviors and addressing the risk factors of Children challenging behaviors.

Our organization has a child protection and safeguarding polices that all our staffs and volunteers follow to ensure the safety of children who attend our programs. We also follow the four core principles of the convention on the rights of children to make sure none of our staff and volunteers abuse children. 

We conduct youth empowerment programs such as certificate courses, Vocation Service Training, community awareness campaigns, workshop training to increase the understanding and capacity to protect children. Likewise, we explain child protection issues and spread knowledge to people to understand the risks of child abuse and make an effort to provide appropriate service to their children. 

 We organize various child-friendly space activities to increase resilience and children’s abilities to protect themselves when they are at risk. In this perceptive, children involve valuable games and activities whereby girls and boys, participate in media and performing art such as; song, drama, dance, drawing, storytelling, and sports.

 We establish different children’s and youth clubs whereby girls and boys of different ages and abilities can express freely about their feelings and identify the key protection concerns of children who are the most at risk. With attention, they tend to know their duties, and responsibilities to their parents, teachers, society, and country.

  We are Monitoring the child protection committees, Community-based Organizations, and Local institutions to know if the services they provide comprise the proper skills and experiences required by child protection. In the same way, to find out if their services are appropriate to the best interest of children, and if they are being planned and carried out at the proper time and accordingly.

 We Cooperating with all community-based organizations, social services; international agencies to ensure child protection programming is focusing on all special interests of vulnerable children. 

We  Make sure regular meetings with staff members and children are taking place to identify major issues and challenges related to child protection issues and propose that child protection work could be undertaken to ensure children's matters are being resolved. 

We Advocate for Children who are certainly struggling to be listened to and yet they have their wishes to be understood. CRS is working with vulnerable children such as those who have a disability, communication difficulties, mental health needs, those who lack capacity, or those who have no one else to support them. We are making sure the services provided to children are appropriate just and fair. 

CRS engages various distributions of both food and non-food items. These commodities are offered to relieve and prevent the Long-Term Negative Effects of the risks of experiencing children so that to enhance a positive impact on their lives. Intended beneficiaries receive their commodities fairly, according to their specified needs. Distribution selection is done by criteria and priority of victims

The project will sustain for financial sustainability by collecting donations of tuition from families that can support teachers and us contributions after this funding.

In additional, the following ways will be applied to sustain for financial sustainability
1. Develop more partnership networks
5. Develop diversify of our funding base
6. Open more doors to private donors
7. Annual fundraising events