BIRAT BIKAS MANCH-BBM, KTM

(Ex- Students Mills Ma. Vi residing Kathmandu)

Background:
Thought of ex students of Mills, Madhyamik Vidyalaya, living in Kathmandu Valley to assist Mills Schools including other schools
surrounding Mills Area Rani Sikiyahi, Biratnagar, Morang, led in forming a non profit organization registering as a company in
Kathmandu collecting Rs. 11,000 from interested ex students to sustain cooperation in short term and long term basis. The promoters
contributed Rs. 11,000- each as founders. Ex students are entitled to pay Rs. 9,000-each as life member. Each founder and Life
members have to pay Rs. 1,000- extra as a primary logistic cost to support BBM. In order to understand the areas of cooperation,,
support, difficulties faced by teachers, students and infrastructure facilities the rapid survey has produced important information for us
on which basis BBM can plan to develop program and undertake different activities to support our Mills Ma. Vi and other schools
within mills area in collaboration with local government, bodies, institutions, I/NGOs and individuals.

Objective:
To find out the current status of Mills Ma. Vi and other schools surrounding Mills Area for the support from BBM.

Methodology:
The rapid/quick survey was done in the 7 selected schools within the Mills Area, southern part of Biratnagar Metro adjoining with
Jogbani, Purniya, Bihar, India. Two sets of questionnaires were developed and administered to students and teachers of said schools.
The survey was conducted by Madhav Prasad Aryal, of BBM. During establishment process a rapid/quick survey of 7 schools (Annex
1) was completed having interaction with HTs / teachers from the end of Marga to first week of Paush 2075. The objective of survey
was to find out the areas of support by knowing the issues/problems faced by students and teachers during classroom learning and
teaching process. Interactions with teachers/HTs were held to find out issues, problems and solution appropriate to students, teachers,
schools and to BBM. The number of schools was seven (Repeated). The information received from said schools are shown in the table
below.

Overview: Number of teachers who provided information 53 (11+ 8+14+6+6+6+2)

 -Number Students (from grade 8 to 12) who provided information 13 (from Mills Ma Vi and Vidya Bikas School only-
Can we write, how the students were selected and why only from MMV? And vidya Bikash only)

-Required area of support for students/ teachers/schools were collected for quality inclusive education (through interactions,
questionnaire and observation of class rooms).

Related to students’ Side:

 Education Materials: Stationery-copy+dotpens, Pencils and supportive/ reference books, Computer, Printer, TV, Multimedia,
Lab/ lab materials, library (books} furniture (children friendly) – (insufficient or not available?)
 Dress and Uniform, Shoes, Chappal, Bags – (needed)
 Tiffin/Teaching learning materials as per the curriculum (in 3 secondary schools) …………….
 No subject teachers/ as per the grade (particularly at Primary schools-Raghupati, Mahamaya, Janata and Vidya Bikas)

Management Problems:

 Two shifts of a day creating Problems (particularly, Mills Ma. Vi, Bal Ma. VI and Jana Bikas Ma. Vi.) : Is the problem is the
availability of sufficient teachers or due to insufficient supporting staff or time factor …………?)
 Safe drinking water and toilets ……….in ……. Schools
 Disable and child friendly environment along with furniture…..?)

Improving quality/inclusive education:

 Address Local Language /culture and subject wise teachers
 e-education, audio/video, teaching aids as modern teaching/learning
 Enough class room/furniture
 Advocacy/awareness to parents/ community
 Attraction/Incentives to children from marginalised sections (Mushahr, Chamar, Dom)
 Create inclusive environment to language minorities and extreme poor.
 Local resources mobilization
  Approach to and coordination with key stakeholders

Findings and suggestions (in brief):

Schools Name

Respond Mahamaya
S.N Question Janata Pr
ed by: Jana Bikas Ma. Vidya Bikas Aa. Bhu, Bhagwati Aa.
Mills Ma. Vi Bal Ma. Vi Raghupati Primary Scho
Vi Primary, Mandapokhari Bhu, Primary,
Darah
Darahayia
-No time to time - No interaction -Extra class -No qualified -No uniform dress of -Irregularities of - No
training on subject with parents for English teachers according to students students cooperati
matters, - No interaction -Lack of grade level - As per class -Lack of Parents
-Using technologies with students awareness - Language problem upgradation, no qualified awareness of - Parents
including computers - Irregularities among parents being the students of teachers for English, parents being of believe in
of students causing different mother Math, Science marginalized communi
irregularities tongue -Irregularities of students groups schools
of students - Lack of awareness due to engage in taking - Insufficient - Majority
Teachers
- No previous among parents care of younger children teachers children c
What are the knowledge on causing irregularities - Majority of from mar
main subject matter of students children come family
problems so difficult to from marginal (Musahar
1 faced in teach in higher family Chamar a
Teaching/lea class (Musahar, dom, etc)
rning Chamar and -Differen
process? dom, etc) language
-Difficult to -No qualified teachers
understand the for English, Math,
subject matters of Science
science,
Students -No science faculty in
+2
-No computer teacher
in computer class
-English medium
Do students Yes. On time
2 Teachers
get
 textbooks Yes. On time
timely (at
Students
the start of
session)?
-No sufficient -No sufficient -Lack of -Insufficient -Parents are not able to -Lack of school
Do the stationary for stationary for stationary to stationary buy stationary for their bags
students Teachers students students 50% students children due to poverty -Lack of
have enough -Lack of stationary stationary
3
Stationary materials
(copy/pen -Not sufficient -Lack of stationary
etc)? Students stationary materials
-Lack of reference -No function of -Not enough -Needs practical -Lack of teaching -No library
Does school
books in Library Library due to Teaching teaching rather than materials including
have Teachers
lack of staff materials theoretical computer
reference
-No Library - No library
books/practi
-Access to library -Lack of materials
4 cal materials
during school period, -No library
for staff and
-Parents support is -No Computer room
students and Students
not sufficient for
maintain
stationary supply
library?
-No practical classes
-Insufficient drinking -Insufficient -Insufficient drinking
Do they
Teachers water reach drinking water water supply
have
-Insufficient toilets
drinking
-Need separate toilet -Insufficient drinking
water and
5 entrance for ladies water
separate
and gents and teacher -No, separate Toilets for
toilets (staff, Students
staffs, girls is required
girls and
-Insufficient drinking
boys)?
water supply
6 Do staff and Teachers -Furniture not -No sufficient -No teaching - Not appropriate for -Insufficient furniture -No sufficient
students sufficient, furniture for friendly disabled students - No balance diet for furniture
have enough -Scholarship and both teachers environment - No child friendly students. So, availability
space and material support for and students - No child environment of snacks and tiffin
furniture and marginalized students -Furniture are friendly - Curriculum needs to required
inclusive not students environment be made according to -Lack of child friendly
environment friendly - Insufficient mother language class room
? playing rooms -Encroachment of school
and ground area
-Students feel difficult to
study in summer season
 because of tin roof (zinc
roof)
-Lack of furniture -Not good environment -No playing
- No friendly materials and
Students environment for girl space
students of minority
ethnic groups
What’s the -No gender
% of staff balance of
7 and students Teachers teachers
in terms of
gender?
Do you have -No extra activities to -No playing -No playing materials
common increase our materials
room for knowledge, -No playing
practicing of -No playground ground
8 extra Students -No education tour -No
curriculum extracurricular
and field for activities
outdoor
games?
Do you have -No. Needed subject
subject wise wise teachers
9 Students
teachers to
teach you?
How is the -Not on time
teachers -Courses are not
10 approach Students completed in time
towards
class?
11 What staff Teachers -Training on using -Need of digital -Workshop for -Awareness for -Awareness - T.V inc
and students new technologies, teaching facility awareness to parents program for -Tiffin
expect -Training on subject -All teachers parents -All teachers require parents arrangem
support from matter to respective require training - Computer training in respective -Tiffin -Dress, sh
our side to teachers, in respective training subjects arrangement school ba
improve the -Motivational subjects - Subject wise -Ceiling fans -Dress, shoe, provision
educational workshops, teachers school bags -Subject w
environment -Arrangement of - Needs provision teachers
? tiffin to motivate educated especially
irregular students person in Maths an
school English
management
 committee
-Projector -Teacher training
-Coaching for various
subjects
Students
-Dustbin, Ceiling
fans and electricity
availability

Annex 1

Name and address of Visited schools:

1. Mills Ma. Vi., Juddhapark, Mills Area Brt -16

2. Bal Ma. Vi., Sainaik tole, Mills Area Brt -13
3. Jana Bikas Ma. Vi, Rani Mills Area BRT - 16
4. Raghupati Primary, Raghupati, Jute Mill, Mills Area BRT-17
5. Vidya Bikas Aa Bhu Primary, Mandapokhari, Rani Mills Area, BRT-15
6. Mahamaya Bhagwati Aa. Bhu Primary, Darahaiya, BRT - 9
7. Janata Primary School, Darahaiya, BRT - 9