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14 years ago @ E4 Conference - e4e Week 2 · 0 replies · +1 points
Inclusion of Child Friendly Schools Concept in pre-service training as is being done in Malawi, is vital as this embraces all aspects on how the school can be child seeking with the teaacher playing a central role. Once teachers are familiar with the CFS, they find creative ways of ensuring that girls are retained in the schoo, system despite the numerous challenges that most schools are facing. For instance: in schools where there are inadequate facilities such as toilets, teachers can mobilise the community to construct toilets for girls and changing rooms. This is usually not something that teachers feel that is their role but because in CFS there is an element of community involvement in child learning, teachers are taking the initiative to involve parents in their children's welfare at the school