The seventh recommendation is to undertake a school and village mapping to determine the numbers of out of school children in the catchment area of the IQS to promote greater and more equitable access to schooling.
It is about ensuring all children, regardless of their zip code having equitable access to safe school environments and quality educational opportunities - period!
As the funding gap for education grows, governments should leverage the cost savings provided by these schools and determine funding policies that ensure equitable access to private schools rather than focusing on building more public schools to replace them.
"These new schools provide equitable access to education and, combined with the child-friendly schools and learning environments, children will be exposed to a more interactive and empowering learning environment.
For example, in Bangladesh, the project aims, for 5 years from 2013, to establish Child Friendly School environments in more than 190 schools and provide equitable access to quality education to more than 75,000 schools children.
The abolition of corporal punishment in schools, free and equitable access to education, mandatory immunization, the elimination of discrimination and freedom of speech were among other main issues which the children identified as key to ensuring that their rights are well protected through the new constitution.
Providing direct support to enable over 40,000 children to obtain equitable access to water, sanitation and hygiene services in their schools.
The Government-led Go-to-School Initiative 2013-2016 has four key outcomes that are well aligned with the priorities of the Education Sector Strategic Plans of the three Ministries of Education: Outcome 1: Equitable access to quality formal basic education expanded to all school-aged boys and girls.
The National Plan (RGOC, 2003, p.40) states in the case of children with disabilities that national policy and strategies should be formulated "to assure equitable access to education opportunities including specific program interventions such as school buildings design, specialized teaching and learning materials".
"Our goal is to provide equitable access to every student in the district to go to any school in the district," he said.
