WHAT IS RCC?

The Aga Khan Foundation in collaboration with the Governments of Balochistan and Sindh and the support from USAID started on an Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme in the year 2002 in the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh. This program entitled “Releasing Creativity and Confidence: Building Solid Foundations for Early Learning in Pakistan” is implemented in 155 government schools in Sindh and Balochistan.

THE GOAL OF RCC

“improve basic education through qualitative reforms and increased participation in targeted areas”. Let’s examine exactly what this means for school-going children enrolled in the program in Sindh and Balochistan.

OBJECTIVES OF RCC

1. Encourage community & parental involvement in ECD efforts inside & outside the classroom.

2. Develop technical competencies for ECD in teachers, school officials and NGOs in RCC communities.

3. Facilitate a network of concerned parties in which policy dialogue and coordination, advocacy, resource mobilization, and sharing of best practices can occur.

4. Conduct research on the cost-benefit of early childhood interventions and effective practices from RCC schools and disseminate to audiences in Pakistan.

5. Address crosscutting issues in ECD delivery, including attention to vulnerable populations,replicability and adaptability, institutional development, leadership development, and government ownership in programme interventions.

COORDINATING AGENCIES

- Aga Khan Foundation (USA)
- Aga Khan Foundation (Pakistan)

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

- Department of Education & Literacy, Government of Bolochistan
- Department of Education & Literacy, Government of Sindh

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES

- Aga Khan Education Services, Pakistan
- Health and Nutrition Development Society
- The Society for Community Support for Primary Education in Balochistan

TECHNICAL SUPPORT AGENCIES

- Teachers’ Resource Centre
- Human Development Program
- Sindh Education Foundation

For more information on the Releasing Confidence and Creativity Programme and on Early Childhood Development please visit Pakistan’s first ever website on ECD - www.ecdpak.com