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Teachers Incentive Program
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The Teachers Incentive Program (TIPs)
is an innovative, cost-effective and affordable way to improve education in Pakistan.
The program was initiated by Qasim Bajwa and Saghir Aslam. Considering the rapidly
deteriorating situation of education/ literacy in Pakistan, a pilot project was
launched in 1998 at Khewra, District Jehlum, Pakistan, to improve education by utilizing
the existing infrastructure (i.e., the local government schools). Initial results
have been very encouraging and Saba Aslam Trust encourages more entrepreneurs to
try this approach on their own. The cost is affordable for an individual or a small
group of supporters.
The main goals of TIPs is to ensure that classes are taught regularly, that the
curriculum is followed and completed by teachers, and that the standard of education
is increased. A local, trusted educationist is selected to lead the project, and
that person is responsible for forming a Local Education Committee (LEC) of like-minded
individuals to run the project. A budget is established and a school that is willing
to participate in the project is identified. The project is explained to the school
Headmaster and the voluntary participation of the teachers is secured.
To motivate the participants, an amount of Rs. 500 ($10) per month is provided as
an honorarium, out of which Rs.100/ mo. is given to the Headmaster in charge of
the school and rupees 400/mo. is given to the participating teacher. LEC staff members
monitor the school for academic progress, cleanliness, and confidence and character-building
efforts, along with basic religious knowledge
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Achievements
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Studnts Scoring Percentage |
Test Reports Before Program |
Test Reports After Program |
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0-20% |
20% |
0% |
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20-30% |
40% |
5% |
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30-40% |
35% |
40% |
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40-50% |
5% |
30% |
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50-60% |
0% |
18% |
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60-70% |
0% |
7% |
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As you can see, overall there has been
a significant increase in improvement. |
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Cost Analysis
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Year |
Total Classes |
Cost Per Class |
Total Cost |
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1998 |
4 |
500 rpm |
2000 rpm |
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1999 |
10 |
500 rpm |
5000 rpm |
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2000 |
16 |
500 rpm |
8000 rpm |
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2001 |
22 |
500 rpm |
11,000 rpm |
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To run a program for ten teachers,
one needs about $3,150 for one year. This will improve the quality of education
of approximately 360 students for the entire year and will also provide relevant
training to ten teachers. The cost per student per year is only $9.00! |
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This initial experiment was performed
in collaboration of Society for International HELP and Tameer –e- Millat Foundation of Pakistan. If you like the
program, we encourage you to start it on your own in a village or town you know
of. If you like the concept but cannot do initiate such a project but would still
like to donate to the program, please send your donation to:
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Society for International
Help 10351 Parkview Ave. Westminster, CA 92683
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