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Primary School Student Retention
Sector: Education
Date Range: 2002-2003
Location(s): Argentina
Organization: Department of Education in Missiones, Argentina
With support from the World Bank, the Department of Education in Missiones, Argentina has used the Positive Deviance approach to address the high rates of primary school student drop out in the province of Missiones.
Using the PD approach, 10 schools from 2 districts with high drop out rates have identified specific strategies that a few schools with low drop-out rates, were using to prevent children from dropping out of school before the 5th grade. By adapting these strategies and developing innovative activities, these schools communities comprising administrators, teachers and parents were able to reduce the drop-out rate by 50%.
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- Case Study: Primary School Retention
- Project Info: Practices Found in the Positive Deviant Schools (in Spanish)("Practicas Encontradas en las Escuelas Desviantes Positivos")
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PD Hearth Project in Indonesia
Sector: Nutrition
Location(s): Indonesia
Organization: USAID
From 2003 – 2008, USAID funded five international NGOs, (CARE, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Mercy Corps (MC), Save the Children US (SC), and World Vision International (WVI)), to implement Positive Deviance in Indonesia as part of food security programs. Together, the five NGOs reached 9,997 children across the country. Of this number, 59.6% gained 200g between admission into the program (Day 1) and graduation from the program (Day 10). Of 4,847 participants who were weighed again at the end of the month, 45% had gained the recommended 400g. Results differed slightly (but not significantly) between implementers; however, they differed dramatically between different communities.
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