Ready to Start School, Learn and Work - Evidence from three education programmes for out-of-school children and adolescents

5 Ready to Start School, Learn and Work: Evidence from three education programmes for out-of-school children and adolescents in Bangladesh ABOUT THE LET US LEARN PROGRAMME IN BANGLADESH Children in the Sylhet division, in the Northeast of Bangladesh, face complex challenges in accessing quality education, at all school levels. [...] 7 Ready to Start School, Learn and Work: Evidence from three education programmes for out-of-school children and adolescents in Bangladesh PPE: GETTING YOUNG CHILDREN READY TO START SCHOOL Bringing pre-primary education to the community In 2019 and 2020, the community-based PPE centres provided access to 9,000 young girls and boys aged 5 and 6, who would otherwise be out of school. [...] The programme also encouraged the active participation of community members in the operations of the learning centres through the establishment of management committees. [...] “ALP saved us from [early] marriage.” —Two ALP female beneficiaries in the tailoring sector 21 Ready to Start School, Learn and Work: Evidence from three education programmes for out-of-school children and adolescents in Bangladesh CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The three learning pathways that UNICEF Bangladesh and its partners deliver in the Sylhet region as part of the LUL initiative have effe. [...] Boost participation of children with disabilities in PPE and ABAL through promoting awareness at the community level; and through assessing the inclusiveness of facilitators’ training, their preparedness to identify and refer CwD, and the accessibility of learning spaces and materials for all – taking corrective measures accordingly.