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MINISTRY OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN, Tashkent / MINISTRY OF PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION OF UZBEKISTAN / 2022
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Uzbekistan had a low enrollment rate for preschool.
73% of children had to walk for miles to get to the nearest kindergarten.
Preschoolers and their parents had to devote so much time traveling to and from kindergarten. This forced parents to give up their jobs to take care of their children at home.
The construction of kindergartens solved the problem in regional centers and cities but the hard-to-reach villages remained to be a challenge. It was not economically feasible to construct a kindergarten for only a small population because of the high maintenance cost.
Brief: Give equal opportunities to all children in Uzbekistan.
Objectives: Find ways to increase preschool enrollment in hard-to-reach areas without building full physical kindergartens.
Describe the cultural / social / political climate and the significance of the work within this context
Uzbekistan had a low enrollment rate for preschool.
The construction of kindergartens solved the problem in regional centers and cities but the hard-to-reach villages remained to be a challenge.
It was not economically feasible to construct a kindergarten for only a small population because of the high maintenance cost.
The MPE recognizes that preschool is a critical age to shape children's ability to learn and to lay a solid foundation for the future.
And you can not leave pre-schoolers in hard-to-reach places without a chance for education
Describe the creative idea
Convert buses into mobile kindergartens to provide more space and opportunities for education at a fraction of the cost compared to building physical kindergartens.
Describe the strategy
We found out that 73% of children had to walk for miles to get to the nearest kindergarten.
Preschoolers and their parents had to devote so much time traveling to and from kindergarten.
This forced parents to give up their jobs to take care of their children at home.
And we came up with the idea — since kids can’t go to kindergarten, kindergarten will come to them itself
Describe the execution
The MPE converted 65 buses into mobile kindergartens to provide more space and opportunities for education at a fraction of the cost compared to building physical kindergartens.
Describe the results / impact
The number of children who now have access to pre-school education in hard-to-reach villages has increased from 0 to 6,260
And pre-school enrolment nationally increased from 27% to 67%
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