school focal points

The school focal point will play a critical role in ensuring the successful implementation of the project in the assigned school as per the below:

➢ AVSI school focal point oversees the Dirasa programme implementation at school level and works closely with school focal point and to conducting daily follow up on the implementation of Dirasa activities in the schools, including monitoring students’ attendance and absenteeism, awareness raising, parents’ meetings, follow up with the counselors and teachers, supporting extracurricular clubs, forming PTA etc.

➢ Conducts community engagement sessions (when needed) in support to outreach volunteers.

➢ Support the school staff in collecting all the needed data related to students and their performance: child registration, family assessment form and Pre/post tests and other information related to the project activities

➢ Follow up on children attendance at school level and ensure retention of children

➢ Follow up on establishment of school clubs and support school directors in implementing the different components of Dirasa programme.

➢ Monitor teacher qualifications and ensure that the staff hired meets the criteria developed and endorsed by MEHE

➢ Ensure needed documents such as MOU are signed and followed by the school

➢ Support the data entry volunteer/IM focal point per school in updating the database system and CLM with data and attendance.

➢ Support the school staff in the planning and the implementation of regular extracurricular activities

➢ Support the school staff in identifying caregivers to be engaged in the awareness program for parents and in organizing the sessions (orientation sessions at the beginning of the program and portfolio day at the end).

➢Provide continuous communication and feedbacks to caregivers. In addition, when needed, organize ad-hoc sessions with caregivers as per the emergent needs of children aiming to respond to alarming behaviors.

➢ Responsible for the identification of private schools and establishing contacts with local authorities and local actors.

➢ In collaboration with the Communication team, ensures quality material is available for Dirasa and donor visibility.