Currently, The Education Alliance supports Samagra Shiksha Tamil Nadu and Samagra Shiksha Tripura in the management of its NGO partnerships. As a Program management Unit (PMU) to support the State Governments in the management of NGO Partnerships TEA does the following:
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Landscape study
of NGOs working in Government schools (as provided by SSTN). This will involve studying and reviewing MOUs signed between SSTN and NGOs to understand the roles and responsibilities and agreed key performance indicators (KPIs); Visiting interventions on ground and mapping NGO performance against agreed KPIs.
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Streamline reporting
between NGOs and Samagra Shiksha Tamil Nadu through creation of templates, processes etc.
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Facilitate setting up of a Steering Committee
within the Department to oversee and manage NGOs. The committee will meet every quarter to monitor progress of various NGO interventions and address any on-ground challenges faced by organizations.
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Support partnership alignment,
facilitating conversations related to scale, sustainability, terminations etc. based on the review of NGO performance
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On-board new NGOs
based on the needs of the State
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JOURNEY IN TAMIL NADU SO FAR:
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PLAN FOR TRIPURA:
MoU Signing
The Education Alliance(TEA) will provide consultancy services in setting up a PMU for managing NGO partnerships for the State of Tripura.
Onboarding of 6 new NGO partners
Steering Committee Meeting Organized by TEA
Bringing together State Officials (including the Secretary, Education; State Project Director, Joint Directors, Department Directors- SCERT, TBSE, State coordinators) and NGO representatives.
Continue supporting the State on onboarding quality NGOs. Monitoring visits of NGO partners’ for AY 2020-21
TEA will spend the next quarter to observe and understand the interventions of the 6 NGOs through studying and reviewing MOUs signed between SSTN and NGOs to understand the roles and responsibilities and agreed key performance indicators (KPIs); observation* of input measures, Semi-structured stakeholders interviews, Pre and Post-observation interaction with NGO partners, and review of existing documentation related to intervention. TEA will also continue supporting the State in onboarding more NGOs that cater to the needs of the State
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JOURNEY IN TAMIL NADU SO FAR:
R. Sudalaikannan I.A.S.
State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, Tamil Nadu.
“Samagra Shiksha Tamil Nadu has joined hands with The Education Alliance (TEA) for management of various NGOs partnering with Samagra Shiksha Tamil Nadu. TEA has taken strenuous efforts to compile the nature of NGO interventions, status of activities and key highlights of each NGO’s program, on-ground stakeholder feedback etc. I congratulate the TEA team and the NGO Coordinator of the Samagra Shiksha who have rendered hard and tireless work to bring out all the information into this compendium.”
Venkatesh IAS
Additional State Project Director Samagra Shiksha - Tamil Nadu
“The Partnership between Samagra Shiksha and The Education Alliance (TEA) has greatly aided the effective management of NGOs. TEA’s role has helped to avoid duplication of initiatives by NGOs and has brought synergy through sharing of best practises.”
Mrs.Rekha
State NGO partnerships coordinator Samagra Shiksha, Tamil Nadu
“Wholeheartedly, I thank the TEA team members for extending such good support to the State of Tamil Nadu right from recommending good NGOs, NGO due diligence, visiting the NGO’s program at regular intervals, sharing reports based on the visits and compiling the NGO activities of the State in the form of a compendium. I wish that the State works with the TEA team in a more focussed manner in the selection of NGOs with a service-oriented perspective and ultimately benefit the student community at large and in enhancing the quality of education of the State.”
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