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Contents
DEDICATION ....................................................................................................................................................3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .....................................................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................4
1.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................4
1.1.1 Sindh Radiant Organization (SRO)..................................................................................................4
1.1.2 Introduction to the British Council ................................................................................................6
1.2 Project : ILMPOSSIBLE- Take A Child to School .....................................................................................7
1.2.1 Programme Recognition ................................................................................................................8
1.2.2 How does one “take a child to school”? ........................................................................................8
Chapter 2 organizational profile ...................................................................................................................10
2.1 Organization Structure ........................................................................................................................11
2.2 Product and services ...........................................................................................................................11
CHAPTER 3 Methodology ..............................................................................................................................13
3.1 Questionnaire .....................................................................................................................................13
3.1.1 Action Plan ...................................................................................................................................21
chapter 4 findings .........................................................................................................................................22
4.1 Graph ..................................................................................................................................................22
Pictures .........................................................................................................................................................23

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Dated: November 19, 2018

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

This is to certify that Mr. Afaque Ahmed S/o Abdul Ghani Memon, student of BBA – II at Sindh
University Thatta Campus, has worked as a Volunteer in our organization for the “Take a Child to School”
project from 19 July 2018 to 19 November 2018.

He worked here to fulfill his Community internship requirements for the award of his degree.

During his association with this organization, we found him hardworking, loyal and committed to his
work.

We wish him a successful career.

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DEDICATION

This humble effort is dedicated to my respected Father who made me perceive things in the best
way to face the hurdles of society, Mother whose love and affection inspired me to love mankind
& Teachers whose guidance has made me what I am today.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

“To Him belongs the dimension of the Heavens and the Earth, it is He who
gives life and death and He has power over all things.”
(Al-Quran)
All acclamations are to Allah, the most Merciful and Compassionate, who has empowered and
enabled me to accomplish this task successfully.
After that I submit my earnest thank to my affectionate parents, who pray for my success and
always been a source of encouragement for me.
Secondly, I am grateful to my prestigious institute that made this learning opportunity a part of my
education, especially I am greatly indebted to my respected internship guide, AProfessor Irfan
Ali Lund whose advises and suggestions made me finish up this effort of mine.

Also I express my appreciation to all staff members of Sindh Radiant Organization who are very
cooperative guided me a lot. Project manager Mr. Irfan Samoo who made me understand every
department and activities of Non government Organization (NGO)

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction

1.1.1 Sindh Radiant Organization (SRO)

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Sindh Radiant Organization (SRO) is a non-profit organization of Sindh Province,

based in District Thatta. SRO was established in the year 2004 with a vision to improve
the life, health and educational standards of the common man of District Thatta. SRO
has its well established office at Thatta Sindh Through the years it expanded its canvas
of the function to livelihood situation of the costal belt dwellers of District Thata. On
the years journey SRO has extended its potetial towards the Youth Capacity Building,
Woman rights and Children rights issues and environmental progress. We in
collaboration with various private institutions and government organizations, work with
women, children youth, and disaster situations strengthening and enhancing the live of
the marginalized groups by developing programs that promote community cohesion,
gender sensitivity and social development, through community activities, conferences,
workshops and advocacy. SRO holds a commitment to raise awareness, giving
information and teaching people to get information themselves, and promotion of
sustainable development initiatives. The
organization's trainings strengthen and enhance sociological value information giving
by arranging activities on youth, children and women's rights. They reinforce creation
of development programs that promote gender sensitivity
and the formation of social policy development and advocacy through consultations and
conferences, and collaboration with various private institutions and government
organizations.
In the flood of 2010, SRO performed valuable service through its significant
projects in the Relief and Rehabilitation phases in the flood-affected areas of District
Thatta by joining hands with National as well as International NGOs to carry out Relief
and Rehabilitation activities. All these works have been accomplished with the
renowned agencies i.e. UNDP, UNHCR, OXFAM. GERMAN RED CROSS, PAK
ASIA PARTNER and WWF. SRO has Joined hands with British Council for the youth
capacity building program "Active Citizens Program" i in June 2011. So far 7 personnel
have been trained as the Facilitators for Active Citizens Program and six sessions have
been conducted to train the youth of Thatta Sindh for their active and unique part to
make their community better
1.1.1.1 Vision
A prosperous and just balance society with basic human rights, values, peace and
development.

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1.1.1.2 Mission
Working for the mobilization of society, through capacity building, promoting Health
Hygiene & Awareness Postnatal and Neonatal issues besides, prosperity with basic
needs and social justice through participatory approach.

1.1.1.3 Objectives
 Improve the life standards of the unprivileged and marginalized communities.
 Mobilize communities for betterment of their localities.
 Improve the awareness about the health issues of the common people.
 Facilitate the people of rural as well as urban poor population about their health
issues provide capacity building opportunities to the youth and guidance to their
successful careers.
 Build a sense of ownership of projects in communities
 To enhance the awareness about the issues of the environment andclimate change
and their boost up their capacity to the adaptation andleadership.
 Improve the realization and importance of Education for the younggeneration in
villagers.
 Work fora better educational atmosphereFormulate and implement
comprehensive environmental protectionplans
 Encourage community development
 Enhance youth empowerment and involvement in communitydevelopment plans
 To response in emergency and disaster situation for relief andrehabilitation of the
affected population
 Mobilizing communities for sustainable development throughorganization and
developing their capacity so that they could play theirrole effectively.
 Taking efforts for the protection of cultural heritage and indigenous natural
resources
1.1.2 Introduction to the British Council
The British Council is the UK’s international organization for educational opportunities
and cultural relations. We create international opportunities for the people of the UK
and other countries and build trust between them worldwide.

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In Pakistan, we have been working since 1948 in the areas of arts, education and
English in all four provinces as well as in Pakistan Administered Kashmir, Gilgit-
Baltistan and FATA through our offices in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.
Pakistan has a very young population, while few of them experience the prospects for
education and employment enjoyed in the West. By extending the range of
opportunities for educational and personal development available to young people, the
British Council is playing its role in strengthening Pakistani society as well as bringing
together people from both countries.
Our program in Pakistan are mainly focused on young people from the ages of 12 to 30.
With the aim of building positive engagement within Pakistan and with the UK, we
work toward improving educational opportunities, giving a voice to young people,
developing employable skills and strengthening links between universities in Pakistan
and the UK. Underpinning all this is the English language as a vehicle for international
understanding and for educational opportunity.
We have provided training to over 25,000 government teachers in the last three years
under our English Program, while since 2009, more than 40,000 youth have been
mobilized for community development under the Active Citizens Program. We also
bring UK qualifications in Pakistan, which offer world-class potential and life changing
opportunities for youth.

1.2 Project : ILMPOSSIBLE- Take A Child to School

The British Council’s ILMPOSSIBLE: Take a Child to School (TACS) focuses on the
enrolment and retention out-of-school children (OOSC), aged 5- 11 years, in primary
schools across Pakistan. TACS is co-funded by Educate A Child, an initiative of
Education Above All (EAA), Qatar.
It builds on a strong community interaction component where youth volunteers are
trained and engaged in an on-going enrolment campaign to identify and enrol out-of-
school children. They then mentor the children in the primary schooling cycle across the
four provinces of the country.
The first phase of the TACS project was launched in January 2014 with the specific
goal of enrolling 185,000 OOSC. It had had three strategic partners (Children’s Global
Network Pakistan, School of Leadership Foundation, and Free and Fair Election

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Network) and 27 implementation partners that provided technical and on-the-ground

support across 65 districts of Pakistan.
In the course of 40 months, the TACS surpassed this goal and enrolled 225,000 children
across the country. This was done through:
 A 15,000 strong cohort of trained volunteers to support enrolment drives that
informed parents and facilitated the enrolment and retention of vulnerable OOSC
children,
 Setting up 328 independent community based committees (called “Mohalla
committees”) comprising of community leaders and other stakeholders who
ensured stronger coordination between schools, the local education department
and the communities and,
 Implementing DOSTI (Life Skills through Sports) interventions in 343 schools to
create a positive learning environment and motivate children to regularly attend
and contribute in school.
Following the success of Phase-I of the project, the second phase of the project was
launched in January 2018. The specific objectives of TACS Phase II are to:
 Enroll 200,000 out-of-school-children and maintain a retention rate of 80%
through regular follow-ups. Also, to ensure retention of the 225,000 children
enrolled in Phase-I,
 Establish a strong coordinated ownership amongst community influencers by
setting up 550 independent community based committees, coming under the
Mohalla Committee component, and
 Enable and provide a positive learning environment through the implementation
of DOSTI (Life Skills through Sports) intervention in 400 schools, and train 500
teachers to play a leadership role in their communities.
1.2.1 Programme Recognition
Take a Child to School’s effectiveness in addressing the challenge of out-of-school
children through successful partnerships recently won the prestigious ‘Collaboration
Award 2018’ awarded by the Bond International Development Network.

1.2.2 How does one “take a child to school”?

Abandoning the traditional top-down approach, the ILMPOSSIBLE: Take a Child to
school program builds on the Active Citizens model of community mobilization.
Through this model communities are empowered to take part in enrolment drives and
supporting schools and parents in identifying and resolving issues around enrolment and

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retention. This approach creates ownership within communities and helps makes it
sustainable too. The model can be broken into three parts:
A. Creating a network of local and global partners
The Active Citizens model works on the basis of putting together global expertise with
local experience. ILMPOSSIBLE: Take a Child to School used a similar approach by
working with local and international NGOs, local CSOs, community groups and
education departments, who shared the goal of improving enrolment and retention rates
amongst Out of School Children (OOSC) in Pakistan.
The role of the partners was vital, in that they provided support through staff and
resources - more importantly they helped us in reaching and identifying remote areas
that British Council cannot on its own. A strong network of delivery partners provided
the program with the support system and expertise required to meet its ambitious goals.

B. Engaging and training volunteers

The delivery partner organizations engaged young volunteers named
ILMBASSADORS* and Mohalla Committees** in their respective areas, who were
then trained on planning and implementing enrolment drives. So far 12,000 volunteers
have been trained who committed to not only identifying and enrolling 10 children each
but to also mentor them. These ILMBASSADORS worked with parents, teachers and
communities to build awareness in addition to addressing issues such as infrastructure,
teacher absenteeism, girls education among others. The idea was to create champions
for education, to spark a movement where communities take ownership of ‘Education
for All’ along with the state.
C. Identifying and appealing to schools and communities
Based on data collected, these groups identified and prioritised schools and
communities with large number of out-of-school children and high drop-out rates. The
enrolment drives comprised of community meetings in villages and neighbourhoods,
door-to-door campaigns, school visits, individual and group meetings with parents
whose children are out-of-school or dropped out. It also involved interaction with the
education department, district authorities, and community influencers like elders,
member of provincial and national assemblies, and other public figures. These activities
were focused on raising parents’ awareness, assisting teachers and schools with
enrolling children, and generating support for schools to accommodate new enrolments
and improve retention.

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CHAPTER 2 ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE

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2.1 Organization Structure

2.2 Product and services

The organization trainings program strengthen and enhance sociological value

information giving by arranging activities on youth, children and women's rights. They
reinforce creation of
Development program that promote gender sensitivity and the formation of social
policy development and advocacy through consultations and conferences, and
collaboration with various
Private institutions and government organizations
In the flood of 2010, SRO performed valuable services through its significant projects in
the Relief and Rehabilitation phases in the flood-affected areas of District Thatta by

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joining hands with National aswell as International NGOs to carry out Relief and
Rehabilitation activities.
'All these works have been accomplished with the renowned agencies i.e. UNDP,
UNHCR, OXFAM GB, COFRA, GERMAN RED CROSS, ASIAN DEVELOPMENT
BANK and WWF. SRO has joined hands withBritish Council for the youth capacity
building program "Active Citizens Program” in June 2011

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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
3.1 Questionnaire

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3.1.1 Action Plan

Action plan
1. Identify the community you will work in
2. Identify public school and mohallahs within target community
3. Create your Online profile by logging in to ilm.tdea.pk
4. Conduct an orientation of the community on article 25-A of the constitution
5. Conduct a Door to door campaign and house hold survey to identify out of school
children and raise awareness.
6. Speak to the parents , Give them a background of the project and speak about
your role.
7. Convince the parents of out of school children, explained the process of how
you will facilitate the process of enrollment.
8. Identify atleast 10 out of the school children
9. Let the parents know about the children protection policy of British council, and
seek their consent before anything else.
10. Documents all details and fil relevant forms on the online portal developed by
FAFEN
11. Visit the school with parents to start the enrollment process
12. Fill the necessary form on the online portal with the enrollment number
13. After completing the enrollment process visit the school every two weeks in year
one.
14. The purpose of the visit is to ensure that the children are in school and that there
are no hurdles in their learning.
15. Report these visits and keep the partner organization updated
16. In case the child is not in school, find the reason.
17. Involve the community mobiliser in case of a problem that required an
intervention from the mohallah community
18. In the year 2, these visit will be reduced from bi-monthly to once in two months

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CHAPTER 4 FINDINGS
4.1 Graph

4.5

3.5

Total numberof children with age of 5-

3
11 years old in the house
Enroll number of children
2.5
Total numberof children with age of 5-
2 11 years old out of school
No.of Dropout Children

1.5
No.of Disabled children

0.5

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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PICTURES
Training

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Survey Picture

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Enrollment of children in School

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