Part I.pdf - MTB-MLE Network

The APPEAL Bilingual Project: Practical Steps• Country survey – important toprevent duplication of activityamong NGO’s and otherorganizations• Community survey – once the targetcommunity has been identified, it isnecessary to analyse the readiness ofthe community. Are they willing,motivated and excited to participatein a community based multilingualeducation programme?Country surveyCommunity surveyCommunityMobilization &Identification oflearning needsWriting systemdevelopment• Formulate project team – bothcommunity members and outsiders who bring special skills to the processProjectcommittee/team(communitymembers +outsiders)Project Team: Must have their capacity built, primarily through on-the-job training. Other typesof training are also appropriate – for example, seminars, workshops or mentoring. Regular trainingshould be provided in order for the project team to perform the following functions:• Community mobilization and identification of learning needs• Writing system development• Curriculum and material development• Conduct literacy classes• Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of both the programme and the learnersCurriculumMaterialsdevelopmentDOCUMENTATION IS IMPORTANT!UNESCO can help to locate funding for multilingual education programmes for minority languages.UNDP, UNICEF, JICA, etc. might be interested in allocating funding, but this depends greatly upondocumentation associated with the programme development and evaluation material available tothe funders.54