Financial and operational management of educate the most disadvantaged children (EMDC) in Bangladesh: an overview of BRAC’s accelerated model funded by FCDO

Abstract

The "Educate the Most Disadvantaged Children in Bangladesh (EMDC)" project of the BRAC Education Programme (BEP) provides expedited primary education to OoSC from disadvantaged communities. The project's accelerated Model includes a 4-month catch-up component (the Bridge course) to recover previous learning, followed by a 6-month accelerated course with grade-specific learning, following which students will transition to government or formal schools in the next grade. BRAC will work with ethnic communities, enrol children with disabilities, and accommodate all eligible "out of school" girls intending to return to school. The intention of this report is to understand how this project is using the fund provided by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Offices (FCDO) of The Government of the United Kingdom to achieve a quality and inclusive education for the most disadvantaged children of Bangladesh.