NAWIN ULYA SCHOOL IN HERAT EQUIPPED WITH COMPUTERS WITH THE HELP OF LOCAL MONITORS
One of Integrity watch’s local monitors, knowing of a shortage of computer equipment at their local school in Herat, explained this to a friend working at the Herat branch of an NGO called Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (CHA). These local monitors in Herat had originally applied to various government bodies, such as the local and Herat branches of the Education department for assistance in sourcing such computer equipment but without any success. The local monitor’s friend working for CHA noted that the CHA office in Herat would be closing soon and that they might be willing to assist this school by providing their used computer equipment. The local monitors, therefore, officially applied to CHA for assistance if they could contribute some of their computer equipment. CHA responded that they could contribute to the school four desktop computers, two laptop computers, as well as other equipment such as white boards, five stoves and a pavilion for guards. As a result of the initiative shown by these local monitors, the Nawin Ulya School in Engel District of Herat now has computers and other equipment for the students use. The Community Based Monitoring of School (CBM-S) Program was initiated in July 2014 in order to bring more coordination between communities and government departments, increase transparency and accountability, enhance the quality of education services through community monitoring, collaborative information sharing and problem solving. The aim of this program is to make officials more responsive, encourage communities to support education sector and advocate for policy change at local and national levels.
