Program Contribution to Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation 2023-24

In 2021, PCF integrated international standards on inclusive and equitable quality education, namely intercultural education, into the national educational legal framework in North Macedonia. 115 local, regional or national curricula integrated relevant educational content, and 46 official pledges at national, regional or local level improving the access to education or promoting gender equality have been achieved. Involving parents, teachers and communities in view of raising their respect for child rights to inclusive and equitable quality education resulted in gender inclusiveness being applied by 1,865 teachers (1,281F, 584 M) and 580 teachers (468F, 112M) applying child rights education. Moreover, 477 schools implemented measures to improve school management, 234 schools implemented functioning child protection mechanisms.

At individual level, in 2021, 22,310 children (10,968F, 11,342M) increased their reading and writing competencies; 13,957 children (7,291F, 6,666M) increased their mathematical competencies and 379 children (208F, 171M) improved their English. 9,258 girls and 8,218 boys improved their intercultural competencies while 7,012 girls and 7,512 boys increased their resilience and peaceful coexistence competencies. 

PCF identified and shared a project's best practice emphasizing the following:

1. The joint planning of the project between PCF country office in Tanzania (local staff) and the project team of SHIPO based on a country-wide needs assessment conducted by PCF Tanzania
2. The involvement of different local government authorities, ward executive officers, community members and teacher representatives
3. The close collaboration, coaching and capacity development of the Operational Partners (OP)
4. The development of processes and systems which are run by the affected population, which is key to achieve sustainability

Outcome 1 (policy level).

National and local policy frameworks implemented promoting inclusive and equitable quality education (including gender equality) for sustainable development in 12 countries.

Outcomes 2 (institutional level): 

Parents, communities, teachers and schools increased their active contribution to the realization of child rights to quality education in 12 countries. 

Outcomes 3 (individual level):

Girls and boys have an increased access to inclusive and equitable quality education and strengthened their competencies to foster sustainable development. 

Outcomes 4

Local operational partner organizations working in the field of inclusive and equitable quality education increased their organizational capacity in 12 countries. 

Outcomes 5

Awareness on relevant topics in the field of inclusive and equitable quality education and development cooperation increased in the population of Switzerland (for this outcome no SDC-programme contribution must be used).

Outcome 1:
PCF introduces good practices in strengthening local civil society partners to become actors in their own right.

Outcome 2:
PCF enhances the national ownership of their international program according to the GPEDC principles.

Fase 19 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2024   (Completed)