Projects
Get an impression of the educational projects we support here. With these projects Globewise helps children pursue an education which will enable them to realize their ambitions and dreams.
Who do
we support?
We can only spend our money once. In order to achieve as much effective educational return as possible, we are continuously (re)searching for projects that can use our financial help. In this regard we pay very careful attention to the projects we select. All projects we support must meet specific minimum criteria that we have drawn up.
Education
Globewise supports projects that make it possible to follow regular primary and secondary education as well as further education (such as vocational education) and/or improve the quality of this education. It must be clearly demonstrable that the project will contribute to improving education.
Children and Young people
We want to make education (more) accessible for ordinary children and young people who grow up in poverty. Good education can make a substantial difference to the future of these children and contributes to a better future perspective and quality of life, and not only for them, but also for their own children in the future. In other words, future proof.
Measurable Impact
Amongst the projects we support we know exactly where the money goes and which children or young people are being helped as a result. Before we decide to support a project, we first visit the project in situ to see how it works. Project finances are checked in advance, as well as during the period of co-operation, so that we know with the greatest possible certainty that the donation, and the funds in general, are being well spent.
The projects we support are of a minimum size in order to increase our impact. Researching and visiting projects takes time and we aim to support as many children and young people as possible. There is also, however, a maximum project size because we must be able to account for our expenses and want to be able to have a good overview of all cash flows and cost efficiency. In general, the operating costs of each project are between 50,000 and 750,000 Euros per year.
Globewise works on a demand-driven basis. We listen carefully to the needs of the local educational organisation. We also believe that it is very important that the project fits the local context and is supported by the local community.
We aim to make a real difference for the children and young people that we reach. We focus on projects that have more than proven their effectiveness, where resources are demonstrably used in an efficient way and where the direct and indirect costs of the project are low. We usually enter into a partnership for several years to ensure that the project has a guaranteed income and can achieve its longer-term goals. Where it makes sense to do so we also join forces with other organizations.
Medium-sized projects
Local People
Effectiveness
Completed Projects.
Below is a list of projects that Globewise has supported and which have since been completed.
Nepal
Teacher Training
The level of education in Nepal is very low. Teachers are themselves usually poorly educated and children as young as 3 years are already having to undertake rote learning. Children lack understanding of the material given and, as they are required to undertake tasks that do not fit their stage of development, they are often insecure. As a result of this, as well as other factors, children do not enjoy going to school, the dropout rate is high and the learning yield is low.
The teacher training is being provided by the ECEC (Early Learning Education Centre) organisation. This training allows teachers to refresh and expand upon their knowledge. The central teaching concept is to ensure that children learn by being able to do things and making connections and also through the experience of doing. Teachers are taught how to develop activities based on the lessons set-out in the teacher training manual. The ELEC trainers have, in recent years, trained intensively with these teachers, are familiar with their situations and know, not only their strengths, but also their weaknesses. As a result they can offer tailor-made programmes. By repeating the training they ensure that this method of teaching is being continuously enforced and promoted. In addition to the training courses provided, ELEC also ensures that parents and school management teams are involved in activities to increase support for this form of “playful education”.
Globewise’s Contribution
Globewise supported the Chimding Foundation by providing resources to help them provide follow-up training for teachers in 2018. Training was provided to teachers in four primary schools in difficult-to-reach and backward areas of mountainous Nepal.
Uganda
School Improvement Programme
The joint-aim of the collaboration was to improve education levels. The charity Knowledge for Children achieves this through a three-step program: providing books, training school teachers and improving school leadership. These steps are based on a co-investment model in which there is close co-operation between the schools and other stakeholders within the school's community. The co-investment model creates ownership and responsibility in an equal and sustainable way so that the school can be financially independent and, therefore, self-reliant in the future. The program lasts a total of three years and each year has its own set of activities that are aimed at the ultimate goal of making the school (financially) independent.
Globewise’s Contribution
Globewise has for 3 years (2017-2019) supported this school improvement programme. Two schools in rural areas in Uganda have been able to improve the quality of education provided in a sustainable way. The improvement program consisted of three parts: purchasing textbooks (moving from 1 book per five children to 1 book per 2 children), training teachers (how to use the teaching manuals and how to teach in an interactive way) as well as providing leadership training for the school management teams aimed at how to make a school plan and raise funds for the benefit of the school. Parents of school children were also involved in the quality improvement programme. Reach per year: 799 primary students at the Nakateete Primary School and 505 primary students at the Bisshop Ssenyonyo School.
Kenya
School Improvement Programme
The school improvement programme that Globewise supported in Uganda was also rolled out in two primary schools in Kenya. Globewise paid 2/3 of the costs to enable Knowledge for Children to roll-out this scheme. The charity Wilde Ganzen was also involved in this collaboration and financed 1/3 of the project. Several aid organizations were involved in the project content and the implemented quality improvements were monitored and measured in order to develop best practices.
Tanzania
Kwaliteitsverbetering van
8 openbare scholen
Op plattelandsgebied in Tanzania ondersteunt Globewise de lokale organisatie Kamitei die 8 lokale openbare scholen ondersteunt om de kwaliteit van het onderwijs te verbeteren. In Tanzania is het naar school gaan niet hetzelfde als het volgen van goed onderwijs. Veel klassen zijn overvol en leraren zijn onvoldoende getraind in het geven van aansprekende en effectieve lessen. Vooral meisjes verlaten vroegtijdig hun schoolopleiding met alle nadelige effecten tot gevolg. De stichting Kamitei organiseert trainingen voor leraren en ondersteunt hen met het in praktijk brengen van nieuwe lesmethoden. Door de ontwikkeling van een eigen toetsmethode worden de resultaten van alle leerlingen gemeten en worden leraren getraind in het verbeteren van hun lessen. Daarnaast zorgt deze stichting dat veelbelovende leerlingen gedurende 8 jaar een beurs krijgen om naar Boarding School te gaan, de zogenaamde Eagle Scholarships. Deze groep kinderen wordt langdurig intensief begeleid door hen. Deze kinderen vervullen een voorbeeld functie en stimulans voor de woongemeenschap waar ze vandaan komen.
Bijdrage van Globewise
Globewise steunt de onderwijsprogramma's op de plattelandsscholen en draagt bij aan de beurzen die de Eagle Scholarship studenten ontvangen.
Tanzania
Boardingschool
voor ex-straatkinderen
Door de organisatie Watoto worden ex-straatkinderen (jongens) in een zogenoemde boardingschool opgevangen waarbij ze onderwijs en onderdak ontvangen. De leerlingen volgen ’s ochtends het intensieve basisschoolprogramma en ’s middags volgen zij praktijkonderwijs. De jongens kunnen vakken volgen als koken, dierverzorging, landbouw, monteur en houtbewerking. In de laatste jaren van de opleiding specialiseren zij zich in een vakgebied. Rond hun 18e verlaten zij de boardingschool. De school helpt hen met het zoeken van een baan en de opstart als zij zelfstandig gaan wonen. De jongens verlaten de school met een basisschoolcertificaat, een vakdiploma én een baan.
Bijdrage van Globewise
Op deze school voor vakonderwijs ondersteunt Globewise intensieve basisonderwijs-programma’s die ook aan deze ex-straatkinderen wordt gegeven.
Zambia
Bouw van middelbare school
Op het afgelegen platteland van Zambia heeft ZAP-foundation een middelbare school gebouwd met lerarenhuizen en sanitaire voorzieningen. Globewise heeft hen hierbij ondersteund. Veel extra aandacht gaat uit naar het op school houden van meisjes. Er is een slaapvertrek voor hen gemaakt aangezien het voor meisjes niet altijd veilig is om de grote afstand (meestal lopend) tussen school en huis af te leggen hebben wij ook bijgedragen aan de bouw van een slaapvertrek waar de meisjes kunnen verblijven. Door de bouw van de middelbare school en alle bijbehorende voorzieningen krijgen uiteindelijk zo'n 1000 kinderen de mogelijkheid tot het volgen van middelbaar onderwijs.
Bijdrage van Globewise
Globewise heeft een bijdrage geleverd voor de bouw van deze school en de bijbehorende faciliteiten.
