A SWOT Analysis of Pre-Primary Program in Slums

Pre-primary education for children of the age group of 3-5 years ensures the well being of children, their physical and mental development and effective participation in primary education. Pre-primary has a positive correlation with further learning. Many NGOs are running pre-primary education programme in Dhaka city. SUROVI is one of them. Dhaka is one of the most densely populated cities in the world and livelihood here is very much challenging for most of the people (Wikipedia, 2010). It has a population about 15 million (Statistical Pocket Book, 2008). Dhaka City began with a manageable population of 2.2 million in 1975, which reached 12.3 million in 2000 (UN, 1998). The capital city of Bangladesh receives more than a million rural migrants a year (Democracy watch, 2002). People migrate from rural areas to Dhaka City in search of employment to meet their minimal requirements. Most are forced to live in the many slums, which have grown over the years in an unsanitary condition (Democracy watch, 2002).