BASIC EDUCATION ASSISTANCE MODULE (BEAM)

Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES

Basic Education Assistance (BEAM) is part of Child Protection Services (CPS) and is concerned with providing fee waivers for eligible primary and secondary school children for tuition, examination fees and applicable levies.The program also caters for special needs for the beneficiaries.

What you will go through

Module areas

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Governance, Policy and Legal Underpinnings

2

Beam Funding Sources

3

Beam Beneficiary Selection

4

Beam Implementation/Rollout

5

Beam Payouts and Evaluation

6

Dispute Handling

7

Roles and Responsibilities

How — Slides

Mode of Delivery



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Testing your knowledge

At the end of each module



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By the end of the Module the learner will be able to explain
the following: —


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Section one —POLICY ESSENCE, OBJECTIVES AND FINANCING OF BEAM
BEAM is a community-based programme implemented by the communities with administrative and technical support from the decentralised structures of the ministries responsible for social welfare and education
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MODULE 1 — Policy essance and objectives of BEAM

By the end of this module the learner will be able to explain:

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The legal and policy underpinnings, principles and objectives of BEAM

The programme targeting criteria and benefits package
Financing and resource allocation model and assistance package
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MODULE 1 — Policy essance and objectives of BEAM

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Education is defined as a right and the State is urged to promote free basic and compulsory education for children and ensure equal opportunity for boys and girls
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BEAM is a national programme which aligns to the relevant provisions of the Constitution of Zimbabwe [2013]
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The objective is to prevent vulnerable households from incurring irreversible welfare losses
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BEAM Targeting Criteria and Assistance Package

At the end of this segment you should be able to:

  • Explain the concept of targeting as a policy function;
  • Identify the types of children and schools which are the objects of BEAM assistance;
  • Articulate the BEAM assistance package.
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targeting criteria

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BEAM targets children from poor and vulnerable households aged 4 to 19 enrolled in early childhood development (ECD), primary and secondary education in both regular and special needs schools. This excludes vulnerable children placed under foster care who draw on alternative sources of support

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Eligibility for BEAM assistance is based on the poverty status using the following criteria:

  • Children who have never been to or have dropped out of school due to poverty
  • School record of child’s previous failure to pay fees and levies due to poverty
  • The source of income and health status of the head of household
  • Orphanhood status of potential beneficiaries
  • Household asset ownership of the guardians/parents
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BEAM Assistance Package

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BEAM pays for school and public examination fees and levies for children enrolled in public schools


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For those enrolled in resource units and special schools, BEAM pays for all the costs approved by relevant authorities


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BEAM Assistance Package

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BEAM pays examination fees for a maximum of five (5) Grade 7 subjects, six (6) O-Level academic subjects and one practical subject, and 3 A-Level subjects


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BEAM aalso covers basic learning needs of vulnerable children such as stationery, uniforms and special school needs

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BEAM Guiding principles

    The following BEAM principles should be adhered to by implementers and use them as checklist to programme policy guidelines:
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    BEAM Guiding principles

  • comprehensive community mobilisation, sensitisation and awareness All the members of the community need to be aware of the BEAM program, timelines and selection criteria as well as issues ithat will lead to disqualification of a child under BEAM
  • harmonised and integrated approach to educational assistance
  • community-based beneficiary selection
  • hard and known budget constraint
  • complete assistance package
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    BEAM Guiding principles

  • openness, transparency and accountability
  • school attendance as basis for continued beneficiary assistance
  • girl child empowerment; and
  • effective monitoring of BEAM implementation


Tools

Our Programs

HSCT

Harmonised Social Cash Transfer

CPS

Child Protection

BEAMBasic Education Assistence Module

PA


Public Assistance

Food Mitigation


Food Deficit Mitigation





Disability

PP

National Drought Fund







In — Depth

OVERVIEW, OBJECTIVES, POLICY ESSENCE, FINANCING OF BEAM —Session

10 mins

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BEAM IMPLEMENTATION —Session

10 mins

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Proceed

ADMIN —Session

15 mins

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Proceed

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