Why mainstream ODL - Activity 4

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This activity should take you about 15 – 20 minutes to complete.

What policy encourages participation of girls in school in your country? Identify any challenges that are faced in implementing that policy? Post your ideas in the discussion forum for your colleagues to read. Also, read what is posted in that forum by your peers.

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Re- entry policy is one that allows girls who fall pregnant to get maternity leave from school and be re admitted to school after giving birth.
Girls fail to come back to school if there is no one to help them take care of the baby,they also face stigma from peers and society when they return to school.Some parents/ guardians don’t report to the school about the girls falling pregnant.

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Issuance of sanitary towels have made girls attend and participate more in education.

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Challenges faced implementing the policies include poverty and corruption. People steal from the girls kitty and this affects their education serious.

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You are correct, stigma is a huge impediment to resuming school after giving birth. In your context, do you think ODL might be a good way of going round this challenges?

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This is a very important support aspect for girls. Do you think your government is able to put in place a dedicated budget for sanitary pads for girls in every school? If not, what other measures can be taken to ensure that such provision is made?

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Perhaps we should consider enrolling such girl mothers in ODFL programmes that are well designed and well resourced, which are equivalent to the conventional school curriculum. They would need virtual support though. The programmes should not only target girls, they should also cater for any learners who cannot attend school physically.

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Indeed the idea of ODL programmes would be helpful for

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A policy introduced was on, Increased access to education and providing a supportive school environment for women or girls. But it was a challenge due to Solomon Islands consists of many Islands, and reaching remote areas with gender-based programs can be logistically hard. So, with its diversity of cultural norms affecting women in decision making or to any economic activities.

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Activity 4

  1. What policy encourages participation of girls in school in your country?
    • GESI- A policy which has developed by Solomon Islands Government establishes to overarching of government for achieving gender equality in Solomon Islands. This policy has been developed to enhance inclusiveness and building the understanding of the issues related to gender and social inclusion in the country. These help so many girls now days to get access in education in Solomon Islands.
  2. Identify any challenges that are faced in implementing that policy?
    • Making gender sensitive and socially inclusive policies relating to implementation and building knowledge on them
    • Effective implementation of policy related to gender and social inclusion throughout the cultural society
    • Effective partnerships in the implementation of policy provision related to gender and social inclusion due to varying degrees of gender awareness and sensitization
    • Mobilizing necessary resources for providing services and facilities in election as provisioned by policy relating to gender and social inclusion.
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In Fiji, policy that encourage girls in school is Matua Programme which allows drop outs girls due to teenage pregnancies back to schools
The challenge to this policy is that most eligible girls may not be able to explore this window due to age disparity, family pressures and commitment of the parents.

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Gender Disparties where girls drop out than males due to factors as early marriage, pregnancy, financial constraints and cultural norms.