Health Education and Reconciliation Program (HEAR)

Implementing Partner: Creative Associates International, Inc.

Funding Period: October 2006 - September 2011

Amount: $3,000,000

Purpose: Provide access to and raise the quality of primary school education and health services for school-aged children in two areas of southern Sudan—Abyei and Blue Nile.

Objectives

Work to benefit school-age children in the following three areas:

• Education
  • Increase the school enrollment among primary-school-age children
  • Improve the quality of education provided by training teachers and improving educational materials
• Health
  • Improve selected health indicators, such as nutritional status and immunizations
  • Improve water and sanitation in schools
  • Raise the awareness of best practices in health and hygience among primary school children
• Community
• Strengthen parent-teacher associations
• Foster working relationships between communities, local authorities, and relevant government ministries