Reaching & Educating At-risk Children


Shrinking the Web

There are plenty of resources online that can be tapped with the click of a mouse, but NGOs tell us that have little or no time to access the Web since it’s “too huge” and plus, they are not exactly sure where to go. “We wouldn’t even know where to start,” said one NGO representative during a workshop in Jharkhand.

With that in mind, we have compiled a list of websites by theme (relevant to the field of education) that we believe provide good entry points to the wealth of resources that are available online – for free.

If you know of a website that would be useful to other NGOs working in education, please e-mail it to us.

Websites by Theme

Policy and Research
   a. Govenment Resources
   b. Global Resources

Training and Knowledge-Sharing Resources

Girl's Education

Child Rights and Advocacy Resources

Education Statistics Resources

Education News Sources

International Agencies


POLICY AND RESEARCH

a. Government Resources

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA): Provides information about the Government of India's flagship programme for achievement of Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE).
http://ssa.nic.in/index.asp

National Plan of Action Department of Elementary Education & Literacy: A comprehensive document (PDF) that lays out the Government of India’s National Plan of Action for reaching out-of-school children and improving the quality of schools and the elementary education system.
http://ssa.nic.in/efa.asp

Education for All National Report: Includes strategy and goals of India’s EFA program and provides context to India’s current education scenario.
http://www2.unesco.org/wef/countryreports/india/contents.html

Department of Education, Government of India: Contains information about the status of education in the states and includes national policy documents as well as statistical data.
http://www.education.nic.in/

Government of India Documents on Indian Education: A comprehensive resource for reports by various committees and commissions on education.
http://shikshanic.nic.in/cd50years/

The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA): Provides access to training materials, articles and relevant documents, and lists upcoming education-related events.
http://www.niepaonline.org

National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT): Offers, among other things, links to surveys and sections on girls’ education and inclusive education.
http://www.ncert.nic.in

National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS): Provides key dates to remember i.e., deadlines for admission form submission etc, online. Students can also check admission status online by entering their enrolment number. It provides descriptions, among other things, about its evaluation system, vocational education programs and its support services.
http://www.nos.org

India Human Development Report: Created by UNDP’s Human Development Resource Center, users can download the 2001 report which provides an overview of the state of India’s human development, in particular the economic, educational and health attainments. Also includes a database which includes national and state indicators on economic attainment, educational attainment, health attainment and demography, amenities, governance and crime.
http://hdrc.undp.org.in/HDR/

b. Global Resources

International Institute for Educational Planning: Provides access to information on educational planning and management, including IIEP's training programmes, research and online publications.
http://www.unesco.org/iiep/

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Education Information Service: Provides important data on the organization's education projects and publications. Links to other education servers on the Internet are featured as well as links to UNESCO's Partners in Education. The site is extensive and updated frequently.
http://www.education.unesco.org/index.html

Education for All Forum: Provides access to country reports, status and trend information, publications, special features, EFA bulletins and upcoming meetings and conferences.
http://www.unesco.org/education/efa/index.shtml

EFA Global Monitoring Report: The 2003-2004 Global Monitoring Report on EFA focuses on the 2005 gender parity goal, but includes statistics and analysis of progress on all six EFA goals.
http://portal.unesco.org/

EFA Fast Track Initiative: A "public" site offering access to selected information, including the FTI Framework Document; press releases and reports from FTI donor meetings; and some of the country proposals endorsed by FTI. Also features news and upcoming events.
http://www1.worldbank.org/education/efafti/

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF): Provides information in a multimedia format about children across the world. Also features educational activities and resources for students.
www.unicef.org

UNICEF’S State of the World’s Children Report 2004: Presents a multi-layered case for investing in girls’ education as a strategic way to ensure the rights of both boys and girls and to advance a country’s development agenda. Includes supporting data and statistics.
http://www.unicef.org/sowc04/

The World Bank’s Education Microsite: Provides access to full text World Bank publications, educational resource materials and toolkits, information on the World Bank's education work in the areas of early childhood; gender; effective schools and teachers; adult education and school health, education statistics, details of education strategies in a number of countries, regional information and several related links.
http://www1.worldbank.org/education/

International Literacy Explorer: Provides an overview of literacy and basic education issues and practices in an international context.
http://www.literacyonline.org/explorer/index.html

Training and Knowledge-Sharing Resources

National Council for Teacher Education (India): Provides online manuals for teacher- training, forms and links to teacher-training resources.
http://www.ncte-in.org

Vidya Online: Provides teachers, researchers, academics and concerned individuals an online forum to enable discussion and examination of issues in basic education as well as access to learning resources and materials.
http://www.vidyaonline.net/

Ideas on Teaching and Learning (UNICEF): Provides access to a series of resources for teachers including current articles, opinions, research about teaching and learning and games, activities and other teaching resources. The site is divided into three main areas: the learner; the teacher; the child friendly environment.
http://www.unicef.org/teachers/ideas.htm

Take Action (UNICEF): Provides interactive quizzes and tools as well as some online projects for teachers to use with students.
http://www.unicef.org/teachers/action/index.html

United Nations Cyber School Bus: The online component of the Global Teaching and Learning Project provides high quality teaching materials and activities designed for educational use and for training teachers.
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/index.html

Effective Schools and Teachers (World Bank): Provides access to information about the program, articles and case studies on effective schools throughout the world and a knowledge resource base for practitioners, task managers, program designers and decision makers about ways of creating effective schools. It includes articles, bibliographies, casestudies, links and presentations.
http://www1.worldbank.org/education/est/

India Development Gateway: The country-specific site of the World Bank’s global Development Gateway website. Provides resources on various developmental issues through online discussions, reports and publications.
http://www.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile
/index?country_iso=in

Teachers Forum: Provides an online forum for teachers to exchange ideas. Also features interviews with teachers, most of whom work in government-run schools in developing countries.
http://www.unicef.org/teachers/forum/index.html

Girls’ Education

Partnership on Sustainable Strategies for Girls' Education: International, inter-agency group dedicated to improving educational opportunities for girls in the developing world. The website provides information about the Partnership work program and the range of activities supported. It also provides access to many resources and publications, data sources, and training materials on girls' education.
http://www.girlseducation.org/welcome.asp

UNICEF Girls' Education: Compared to boys, girls are at a disadvantage when it comes to education. UNICEF has a section dedicated entirely to girls' education. This section talks of the obstacles faced by girls, improving both the quality and accessibility of girls' education, the Girls' Education Movement and some relevant facts and figures.
http://www.unicef.org/girlseducation/index.html

Child Rights and Advocacy Resources

Global March Against Child Labour: Collection of news, resources and ways to get involved.
www.globalmarch.org

Global Education Reform (World Bank): Shares knowledge on worldwide experiences with education reform. Provides resources, tools and key readings to policymakers who are involved in designing and implementing systemic reforms in education and links policymakers in online exchanges of experience.
http://www1.worldbank.org/education/globaleducationreform/

Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) – Seeks to improve the lives of children by meeting the information needs of organisations and individuals working for child rights, and supporting and promoting the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
http://www.crin.org/

Global Campaign for Education (GCE): Contains all the GCE Briefings and position papers including the transcript of the World Bank Education For All video conference and speeches by dignitaries and members of different NGOs. GCE represents the views and missions of the largest civil society network on education issues.
http://www.campaignforeducation.org/

Inclusion International: A network dedicated to advocacy by and for people with learning disabilities. Includes a small but useful selection of papers and reports on how disability issues are included (or ignored) in development frameworks.
www.inclusion-international.org

Education Statistics Resources

Government of India, Education Statistics: Provides a basket of statistical data including expenditure, enrolment figures and literacy rates.
http://www.education.nic.in/htmlweb/edusta.htm

India Educational Statistics: Compiled by the Institute of Applied Manpower Research, this site provides links to a rich database that provides comparative statistics by state as well.
http://www.education.nic.in/htmlweb/iamrstat.htm

India Census: This site includes links to the 2001 Census results, PDF files of some statistical data, maps of India and individual states, and vital statistics.
http://www.censusindia.net/

India Human Development Resource Center (UNDP): Database provides information on human development indices and indicators across states. Fact sheets provide essential information on demography, income, education, health and environment.
http://hdrc.undp.org.in/hds/HDFct/

UNESCO Institute of Statistics: Provides data on pre-primary, primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary, and tertiary education, as well as education finance. Educational indicators on literacy, gender disparities, out-of-school children, and so on are also highlighted.
http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev.php?URL_ID=3753&
URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201

EdStats (World Bank): Comprehensive Database of education statistics. Makes a variety of national and international data sources available in one location and compiles World Bank data on pertinent education topics.
http://devdata.worldbank.org/edstats/td.asp

Child health and well-being statistics: From the report The State of the World’s Children 2004, this site essentially lists tables of statistics from basic indicators such as infant mortality to nutrition, health services and education.
http://www.unicef.org/sowc04/sowc04_tables.html

International Bureau of Education (IBE) (UNESCO): Provides world data on education for 80 plus countries. Reports are slightly outdated but still useful.
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/

Database on Global Education: Searchable database by country. Provides charts and graphs for data analysis and allows user to compare multiple countries using an indicator search.
http://qesdb.cdie.org/ged/index.html

Education News Sources

LearningChannel: Stimulating and up-to-date education news, analysis and case studies from around the world. Good coverage of NGO innovations as well as government policies. Sign up here for online discussion forums on education, including "Education Rights and Realities" hosted by the GCE.
www.learningchannel.org

Education International: Website of the world's largest federation of teachers' unions. A comprehensive source of news, publications and resources on teacher issues. The "Urgent Action Appeals" section tracks violations of the rights of teachers and students worldwide, and outlines how individuals can take action to stop these abuses.
http://www.ei-ie.org/main/english/index.html

OneWorld South Asia: This site contains a wide array of resources from academic groups, NGOs and international organisations on a variety of important issues concerning human rights, education, the environment and quality of life plus a host of other subjects.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/frontpage/158/1792

India Together: Features social and political issues and events.
http://www.indiatogether.org/education/policy.htm

International Agencies

ActionAid India
www.actionaidindia.org

Aga Khan Foundation
www.agakhanfoundation.org

Catholic Relief Services India
http://www.catholicrelief.org/our_work/
where_we_work/overseas/asia/india/index.cfm

CARE India
www.careindia.org

Delegation of the European Commission in India
http://www.delind.cec.eu.int/en/index.htm

Department for International Development India
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/countries/asia/india.asp

Ford Foundation India
http://www.fordfound.org/global/office/index.cfm?office=New+Delhi

GOAL Ireland India
http://www.goal.ie/atwork/india.shtml

GTZ India
http://www.gtzindia.org/index.html

Oxfam India
www.oxfamindia.org

Plan International India
http://www.plan-international.org/wherewework/asia/india/

Save the Children India
http://www.savethechildren.net/india/

Sense International India
http://www.sense.org.uk/international/india.html

SOS Children’s Villages India
http://www.soscvindia.org/

Swedish International Development Agency India
http://www.sida.se/Sida/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=371

United Nations Development Agency (UNDP) India
www.undp.org.in

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) India
www.unescodelhi.nic.in

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) India
www.unicef.org/india

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) India
www.usaid.gov/in

World Bank India
www.worldbank.org/in

World Vision India
https://www.worldvisionindia.org/cescripts/homepage.php


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