Kha Ri Gude

UNESCO

CAPE VERDE 6 NOVEMBER 2012

Literacy Campaign

OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION

• PURPOSE

• BACKGROUND

• PROGRAMME DELIVERABLES

• PROGRAMME INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

• QUALITY ASSURANCE MEASURES

• LEARNER PROFILES

• PROGRAMME BUDGETS AND EXPENDITURE

• CAMPAIGN’S TARGETS AND OUTCOMES

• THE CAMPAIGN AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

• WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED

• CHALLENGES

• RISK FACTORS AND IMPROVEMENT

PURPOSE

Report on progress in the implementation of the Kha Ri Gude Literacy Campaign.

BACKGROUND

• The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, declares education as a right, including adult basic education.

• 9,6m adults had less than grade 7 and 4.7m of these had no schooling (2001 Census).

• South Africa made a commitment in terms of goal 4 of the Education For All (EFA) to halve illiteracy in the country by 50% at Dakar in 2000.

• The ABET System of literacy provision was inadequate to enable South Africa to meet the EFA commitment.

PROGRAMME DELIVERABLES

• To teach people to read and write in mother tongue.

• To use spoken English

• To develop a basic number concept and apply arithmetic operations to everyday contexts

• To achieve an equivalence of Grade 3 of the schooling system.

Literacy Primers in 11 languages

OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE

Coordinators (201)

(1:20)

Supervisors (3 663)

(1:10)

Educators (38 469)

(1:18)

Learners

( 665 134)

Head

Office

Monitors (44)

(1:4 Coordinators)

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Plan, Coordinate, Oversee & Report on the Campaign

2. Ensuring recruitment of monitors and coordinators

3. Ensures the recruitment of Supervisors and Volunteer Educators

4. Ensures the recruitment of learners across the country

Kha Ri Gude wherever you are

Teaching in a Hillbrow basement

Deaf learning through sign language

HOW THE PROGRAMME ROLLS OUT

Setting-up Phase: Teaching /

January – May Learning Phase:

June - November

Advocacy

Recruitment

Update LTSM

Procure LTSM

Distribute LTSM

Train Volunteers

Secure Teaching /

Learning Spaces

Conduct

classes

Assess

Learners

Monitor

Learning Sites

Collect

Process &

dispatch

Admin.

documents

Completion

Phase: Dec

– March

Moderate

Learner

Assessment

Portfolios

(Regional)

Collect &

Dispatch

LAPS for

storage

Moderate

LAPs

(SAQA)

The 2012 Learners (per province)

LIMPOPO

GAUTENG

FREE STATE KWAZULU

NATAL

EASTERN

CAPE

WESTERN

CAPE

NORTHERN

CAPE

NORTH WEST

MPUMALANGA

7 281

14 311

159 321

53 022

35 049

145 656

55 193

107 388

87 913

Total: 665 134

Targeting women, youth the aged & the disabled: • 21% of the learners are youth

• 66% of the educators are youth

• 79% of the learners are women

• 80% of the volunteer educators are women

• 16% of the learners are above the age of 60

• 10% learners are above the age of 70

• 7.8% of the learners are disabled.

Campaign profile

Distribution of Learner’ languages by province

Age breakdown of learners

Kha ri Gude is reaching all ages

QUALITY ASSURANCE MEASURES

• Ongoing quality assurance and monitoring.

• A selection of Learner Assessment Portfolios (LAPs) from each Supervisor is moderated e.g. Voluntary Educator pack no. 5 which consists of 18 LAPs.

• These Portfolios are moderated and then captured by the capturing centre .

QUALITY ASSURANCE (Cont.)

• Performance of Coordinator is determined, based on the submission of the Learner Assessment Portfolios (LAPs) and the accuracy of the marking of the LAPs.

• Once this process is completed , each Supervisor, Volunteer and Learner who has passed is issued with a certificate which is distributed to the Coordinators to hand out.

QUALITY ASSURANCE (Cont.)

• The Executive Officer of the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), presents service recognition awards to Kha Ri Gude Co-ordinators who have gone through a two day moderation and verification workshop that was specifically designed for the Mass Literacy Campaign by SAQA.

LAPS ready for moderation

LAPs being moderated

Moderating Braille LAPs

Campaign Budgets Allocations

Actual Voted Funds

MTEF

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000

457 000 443 194 468 302 541 373 572 397 608 773 644 743 674 401

Programme Expenditure

Kha Ri Gude Unit in Dept. Basic Education

Actual Expenditure

2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

R R R R

Compensation of Employees

3 765 546

5 372 941

5 840 802

5 660 774

Goods & Services

438 019

1 085 046

426 405

1 430 113

Capital Expenditure

1 379 283

6 850

55 318

23 822

TOTAL 5 582 848 6 464 837 6 322 525 7 114 709

% Total Budget - 13.64% -2.25% 11.13%

Programme Expenditure

Kha Ri Gude Field Operations

Actual Expenditure

2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000

Stipends 258 623 292 280 340 778 358 234

Stationery 85 757 40 262 22 831 4 199

Printing 48 475 37 188 21 651 43 225

Distribution 17 579 34 159 35 527 42 353

Training 7 629 3 504 4 425 5 144

Other 5 074 983 3 553 5 056

TOTAL 423 137 408 376 428 765 458 211

% Total Budget - -3.49% 4.99% 6.87%

Programme Expenditure

Outsourced Component (Service Provider)

Actual Expenditure

2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

R R R R

Administration Fees

28 265 763

28 337 929

31 673 297

32 012 914

% Total Budget - 0.25% 10.53% 1.06%

CAMPAIGN’S TARGETS AND OUTCOMES

1. The Campaign’s Outcomes are two pronged:

1.1 Quantitative

To be understood in the context of EFA. Reduction of the illiteracy rate by 50% by 2015

1.2 Qualitative

To be understood in the context of empowering individuals, thus improving the skills base of the country.

Quantitative Campaign Outcomes: Achieved & Outstanding

Adult Learners

Completed & to

Enrol for literacy

Classes

2008

359 995

2009

613 643

2010

609 199

2011

660 924

2012

665 134

2013

683 514

2014

681 732

2015

661 356

2015/16

4.7 million

Eradication

of illiteracy:

Awaiting

Census

2011

Annual outcomes

Intermediate

outcome

Long term

outcome

Achieved Quantitative outcomes

Against Provincial Targets

Province Targets 2008 2009 2010 2011 Remaining

KZN 1 145 395 67 435 133 486 125 122 146 642 668 812

Limpopo 858 681 44 853 103 828 94 453 116 055 499 492

EC 778 203 116 090 142 671 149 214 149 772 220 456

Gauteng 515 747 40 326 75 678 79 575 79 984 240 184

MP 468 747 31 534 55 971 56 242 60 404 264 596

NW 437 791 30 561 32 198 32 181 35 131 307 720

Free State 257 240 17 644 50 984 48 879 51 328 88 405

WC 167 618 5 762 11 173 14 661 12 475 123 547

NC 91 305 2 990 7 654 7 785 9 122 63 754

Unknown 2 800 1 087 11

TOTAL 4 720 727 359 995 613 643 609 199 660 924 2 476 966

Qualitative Programme Outcomes: Learner Outcomes

.

Illiterate

adults attend

literacy

classes

Acquire

skills to:

• Read

• Write

• Use

Numbers

• Speak

English

Practical

Life

Skills

Capacitated

&

Empowered

Individuals

Challenges

Immediate Long Term

KHA RI GUDE & POVERTY ALLEVIATION

• The Campaign was enlisted as part of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in 2011 because of its capacity to create short term work opportunities for the unemployed.

• EPWP targets, budgets and expenditure are discussed below.

EPWP Targets

2011 2012

KRG Baseline

EPWP Baseline + EPWP

KRG Baseline

EPWP Baseline + EPWP

W/O 31 695 4 345 36 040 32 882 4 910 37 792

FTE’s 11 350 1 557 12 907 11 731 1 760 13 491

EPWP Incentive Grant Allocations

2011/12 2012/13

R R

43 981 000 51 511 000

Volunteer Stipends

Actual Current MTEF

Volunteers 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Monitor 5 100 5 300 5 500 5 700 5 900 6100

Coordinators 5 000 5 000 5 100 5 300 5 500 5 700 5 900 6 100

Supervisors 2 300 2 300 2 400 2 500 2 600 2 700 2 800 2 900

Educators 1 200 1 200 1 300 1 350 1 400 1 450 1 500 1 550

Helpers 800 900 950 970 990 1 010 1 030

WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED? AND WHAT DO WE ENVISAGE?

Actual Current MTEF

Volunteers 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Monitor 37 38 44 44 44 44

Coordinators 154 197 186 190 201 194 194 194

Supervisors 3 316 3 696 3 480 3 619 3 663 3 767 3 860 3 858

Educators 30583 37243 33 602 38 636 38 469 37 424 37 813 36 697

Helpers 108 121 146 252 322 322 322

TOTAL 34 053 41 244 37 426 42 629 42 629 41 751 42 233 41 115

SOME CHALLENGES

Challenges and weaknesses Suggested solutions

The 6 month programme/240

hours makes curriculum

coverage a challenge.

Extend the programme from 6

months to 9 months.

Poor take up by learners into

ABET level 2 as offered by

DHET.

Kha Ri Gude be permitted to

enrol learners for ABET level 2

classes under the same

conditions as the level 1 classes.

Transport for blind and aged

learners.

That transport facilities are made

available to disabled and aged

learners who have difficulty in

travelling to class. Department of

transport should make facilities

available for disabled learners.

Some Challenges Challenges and weaknesses Suggested solutions

Many learners complain of

hunger when they attend

classes. Many are on

medication and/or are diabetic

and need to have a meal.

By linking with the Department

for Social Development, there

should be some form of

sustenance provided for

learners.

The need for spectacles, canes

for the blind.

The Department for Women,

Children and the Disabled

should join the campaign by

providing assistance for learners

who are visually impaired.

Updating of materials All materials could be updated if

they are to be used after 2015.

Some Challenges

Challenges and weaknesses Suggested solutions

Enabling more support for

volunteers.

Additional training classes should be

provided for volunteers during the course of

the programme.

Large numbers of learners

attending classes with

mothers and grandmothers

The numbers of preschool children

attending Kha Ri Gude classes with their

mothers warrants special programmes for

these children alongside the Kha Ri Gude

classes. DSD and DBE should provide

facilities and the necessary stipends.

The need to link the literacy

campaign with sustainable

food security

The Department of Agriculture should

ensure that learners are able to have a

sustainable supply of food through food and

vegetable gardens.

RISK FACTORS AND IMPROVEMENT

Risk Factors Suggested improvements

Kha Ri Gude graduates will

retrogress in time without further

practice in reading, writing and

numeracy.

Discussions with Dept. of Higher

Education and Training have taken

place and a data base of graduates

given to them.

Post 2015/16 Kha Ri Gude Volunteer

Educators will be without

employment.

The Kha Ri Gude unit to hold

discussions with the Sectoral

Education and Training Authority

(ETDP SETA), DHET and UNISA to

address the issue.

2011 Census

THANK YOU

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