Needs Assessment & Data Analysis:

• Conducted baseline surveys among 124 students and 220 parents to identify dropout risk factors

• Key findings: 73% of families cited financial hardship; 67% lacked awareness of career pathways; 41% of students expressed low motivation toward schooling

• Used journey mapping to visualize student pathways from financial stress → disengagement → dropout

Stakeholder Mapping

• Engaged 3 assistant teachers, 57 parents, and local entrepreneurs to co-design an intervention that merged skill-based learning with micro-entrepreneurial opportunities

• Partnered with Mastul Foundation and Save the Children–MSS to integrate external expertise in vocational training and scholarship awareness

Objective: Build awareness and motivation through knowledge, career orientation, and financial-literacy exposure

Implementation Activities:

• Organized 2 seminars:

  1. “Importance of Education & Career Pathways” by Sanjida Hannan, Deputy Program Manager (Education), MSS–Save the Children.

  2. “Hand Sewing & Small-scale Entrepreneurship” by Shanta Akter, Sewing Trainer, Mastul Foundation.
     
     

• Participation: 118 students, 224 community members

• Introduced basic financial-literacy modules (budgeting, saving, reinvestment) through interactive discussions

• Conducted pre-test and post-test assessments — results showed a 49% increase in students’ understanding of the economic value of education and a 57% increase in career awareness
  
  

Outputs:

• 110 students acquired foundational sewing skills

• 224 community members demonstrated improved perception of education’s long-term benefits (measured via feedback forms)

Objective: Equip students with technical and entrepreneurial skills through experiential learning and blended technology

Implementation Activities:

• Integrated YouTube-based sewing tutorials and mobile pattern references into classroom workshops for digital upskilling

• Facilitated teacher-led and peer-to-peer mentoring sessions during free hours to refine techniques

• Guided students to apply problem-solving and design-thinking methods in producing marketable crafts
  
  

Participation & Outputs:

• 118 students practiced skill application

• 77 directly created 20 hand-sewn wall décor crafts, 43 observed or assisted

• Teachers documented the process via digital evidence portfolios
  
  

Skill Gains:

• Students demonstrated competencies in project execution, resource allocation, and quality management of products

• Financial projection exercises introduced students to micro-entrepreneurship models, linking product pricing to cost-recovery and reinvestment cycles

Objective: Expand community awareness and institutionalize learning through student-led advocacy

Implementation Activities:

• Poster Exhibition: 115 students presented 30-minute sessions to 300 peers (Grades 4–8)

• Community Outreach: 116 students distributed 100+ awareness leaflets to 102 residents

• Peer Training: 110 students conducted 5 short tiffin-time workshops, teaching sewing skills to 100 peers

• Craft Exhibition: 112 students exhibited 20 crafts; 367 attendees (17 teachers, 288 students, 57 parents, and 5 Fellows)

Outcomes (Assessment Data):

• 87% of students exhibited leadership and public-speaking improvement

• 72% of parents reported increased motivation to keep their children enrolled in school

• Qualitative interviews reflected enhanced agency and self-efficacy among students

• Formed Learning Circle of 14 student leaders (Grades 6–7) conducting bi-monthly workshops

• Trained 3 assistant teachers and 10 parents as long-term supervisors

• Facebook Page Launch Plan: students to display and market crafts online, enabling continued income generation

• Integration into school co-curricular calendar for ongoing monitoring and evaluation