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Problem: Special problems prevent some children from attending school

Activity: Schools identify children at risk (e.g., disabled, slow learners, minority children) and provide special assistance (helper friends, walk ramps, wheelchairs, remedial assistance at home, pen pals) to learn at school.

• Surveyors
• Small grants to meet children's special needs
• Teacher training - $2.50 per day per person x 2 days
• Workshop materials - $20 per workshop
• School grants - $20 per school

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Problem: Lack of toilets impedes attendance by girls

Activity: Schools build wells and toilets to facilitate attendance by young girls.

• Labor costs
• Construction materials

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Problem: High absenteeism among girls

Activity: Local Cluster School Committees (LCSCs) identify those schools in the cluster with particularly high rates of dropout among girls and organize special life skills classes for girls with histories of dropout and poor attendance. Attendance is contingent on attendance of the life skills classes, which usually consist of home economics topics, such as sewing and cooking.

• Materials for instruction: $250 per school
• Remuneration for teachers: $0.50/hour x 4 hours/week x 10 weeks x 5 teachers
• Travel funds for home visits to absent students

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Problem: High absenteeism among boys

Activity: Local Cluster School Committees (LCSCs) identify those schools in the cluster with particularly high rates of dropout among boys and organize special life skills classes for girls with histories of dropout and poor attendance. Attendance is contingent on attendance of the life skills classes, which usually consist of topics in carpentry and masonry.

• Materials for instruction: $250 per school
• Remuneration for teachers: $0.50/hour x 4 hours/week x 10 weeks x 5 teachers
• Travel funds for home visits to absent students