Author: Allardyce, E. UNICEF has been supporting Community
Schools in selected districts of Hodeidah over the past six to
seven years, and has expanded to some districts in Ibb and Abyan
governorates. The Community Schools Project was developed to
encourage more girls to enroll in schools close to their home
and, at the same time, ensure that education of adequate quality
is provided to all children. The concept of school supervision
is an integral part of the project, to provide schoolteachers
with guidance and the support they require in teaching and in
enabling children to learn. Support to the supervisors is given
through training and transport allowance for their supervisory
visits. Purpose / Objective The aim of the evaluation is to
determine the effectiveness of this model of support in
improving the quality of education and establish what is
realistic in the future, in terms of the resources available
within each governorate. What improvements can be made to give
schools the best support to raise stan