I hope someone on the list can offer some help to Lutfi  - Sam

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Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 15:28:40 -0800
From: Lutfi Pholoso Omar <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: SOUTH AFRICAN CHILD LITERACY NGO

Hi

My name is Lutfi Pholoso Omar working for a non-governmental organisation
(NGO)trying to eradicate child illiteracy among out-of-school and
`overage' children in South Africa. Currently there are about 2 million
children between ages 9 and 15 years old that have nver been to school or
dropped out and are therefore out-of-school or `overage' children. For
more information on our project see:  http://users.iafrica.com/o/om/omar

Next year we will be starting a pilot program in partnership with the
Western Cape Education Department called the CIPP (Curriculum Innovation
Pilot Programme) to implement our program. The problem that I have is:

1. how do we show in database terms that our program is working ie.
- how can we show that children are learning better
- that teachers are teaching better
- that parental involvement in the child's learning is making a
difference?

What are the indicators and how does one put this on a computer system - I
read that the USAID developed a software program called SPESSA for
education indicators - do you have a copy of this as this could be a
useful guide.

I hope that this is not too confusing for you?

Thanking you in anticipation

Lutfi Pholoso Omar
Resource Centre Co-ordinator
Primary Open Learning Pathway Trust
Rycom Centre
c/o Old Klipfontein and Murton Rds
Rylands
7764
Cape Town
South Africa


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