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| ADEA Activities |
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Testing of
the new training manual of the WG on Finance
• Ad
Hoc Working Group on Policy Dialogue launches program
• WG on Mathematics
and Science Education conducts first needs
• FAWE Nairobi
fundraising dinner graced by Graça Machel
• WGESA
Steering Committee meets to discuss end of year
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Botswana hosts WGES
workshop on education planning and EMIS
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WGESA advances on Mauritius
peer review |
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ADEA Participation in External Meetings |
• Norwegian
Education Trust Fund (NETF) holds seminar
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AFIDES Biennale on the quality
of education
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African Union experts meeting on higher
education
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First meeting of
the International Council for the Marrakech |
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ADEA MEETINGS
November 14-17, 2005 Dakar, Senegal • Meeting to review literacy studies for the Biennale December 12-15, 2005 Cotonou, Benin • Seminar on adapting curricula December 12-17, 2005 Dakar, Senegal
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First annual seminar - workshop for sharing of ideas and
March 27-31, 2006 Libreville Gabon • ADEA 2006 Biennial Meeting External Meetings
November 21, 2005 Ottawa, Canada • Round table on basic education Canadian Ministry for International cooperation November 28-30, 2005 Beijing, China • Fifth Meeting of the High-Level Group on EFA Working Group on EFA January 10-13, 2006 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia • Extraordinary Meeting of the Ministers of Education African Union |
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Testing of the new training manual of the WG on Finance and Education The Working Group on Finance and Education (WGFE) has begun testing of its new training manual on the costing, financing, planning and budgeting of education. The exercise, which took place in Bangui, Central African Republic, was divided into two stages. The first, from September 30 to October 1, 2005, involved an orientation session for four new French-speaking trainers from Burundi, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville and Mali, who were guided by two former trainers from WGFE. The orientation was designed to acquaint the new trainers with the manual’s content, to show them how to use it, and to obtain their feedback. The second phase was a meeting from 3 to 7 October that brought together some 30 middle and high-level staff from the Ministries of Education, Finance and Economy, the Interior, and Information and Communication, and allowed the manual to be tested. The seminar covered all the subjects in the manual. The seminar was officially opened by Professor Timeleon M'Baïkoua, Minister of Education in the Central African Republic. Ø For more information, contact: Mohamed Cherif Diarra, WGFE Coordinator, mohamed.diarra@codesria.sn Ad Hoc Working Group on Policy Dialogue launches program The ad hoc Working Group on Policy Dialogue (WGPD), which is co-led by ADEA and UNESCO's International Bureau of Education (IBE), met for the first time on October 1 and 2 in Paris. The meeting took stock of activities carried out by ADEA and IBE in 2004 and 2005 and, based on this review, launched the production of a toolkit for training in policy dialogue. The workshop reviewed in depth four key modules: introduction to the concepts and practices in policy dialogue; developing a vision; policy options in EFA; negotiation techniques and communication strategies. Ministry of education staff who are involved in dialogue and negotiation with internal and external partners, as well as trade union members attended the workshop. Seven countries sent representatives: Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Cape Verde, Niger, Mali and Senegal. Other participants included FAWE and four ADEA working groups. Responsibility for preparing the different modules that will be included in the tool kit were distributed, with the idea that they will be finalized in time for the training seminar to be organized in April 2006 by IBE, together with ADEA, in Dakar. It was also agreed to hold the next meeting of the ad hoc Working Group immediately after the training session in Dakar, in order to benefit from feedback from module users and then decide on the next steps to be taken. Ø For more information, contact: Thanh-Hoa Desruelles, ADEA Secretariat, Communications and Publications Officer, th.desruelles@iiep.unesco.org WG on Mathematics and Science Education conducts first needs study in Sudan The Secretariat of WGMSE traveled to Southern Sudan October 4-12, 2005 to conduct a preliminary study and identify areas of assistance to the education system. School visits and discussion with officials in Juba revealed numerous weaknesses and needs, including:
With needs so great at all levels, the WGMSE has invited 10 teachers to participate in an INSET training program next month. The government and the WGMSE have also agreed to draw up an ambitious technical cooperation plan that would involve all the actors. Ø For more information, contact Bernard M. Njuguna, WGMSE Coordinator, info@smasse.org FAWE Nairobi fundraising dinner graced by Graça Machel The Honorable Graça Machel, a prominent member of the Endowment Task Force for the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), and also the Chairperson of the FAWE Mozambique Chapter, graced a FAWE fundraising dinner for members of the business and corporate community in Kenya’s capital city. It was held at the Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi, on October 12, 2005. Mrs. Machel addressed 32 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and expressed the need to explore with them innovative ways of partnering with FAWE in the development of the education of girls and women in Kenya and beyond. Seven CEOs have committed to support the FAWE Endowment Fund. Following a brief description of FAWE’s accomplishments in addressing the gender constraints to girls’ education in terms of access, retention and performance, Dr Machel stressed that several FAWE strategies have been adopted and mainstreamed into the educational systems of a number of countries in Africa. She singled out that FAWE has been heavily dependent on external donor funding in pursuing its objectives and this needs to change. Saying that FAWE had been heavily dependent on external donor funding, she then made an appeal for contributions from the corporate community to enhance the Forum’s long-term financial sustainability in order to ensure the continuation of the programmes. The Honorable Beth Mugo, Assistant Minister of Education, Kenya and Vice Chair of FAWE introduced Mrs. Machel. Professor Penina Mlama, the Executive Director of FAWE, gave the background on the FAWE Endowment Fund. FAWE is a Pan African NGO with 32 National Chapters across the continent whose main objective is to improve the participation of girls in education in sub-Saharan Africa. Its membership is drawn from high-level policy makers including female ministers of education and vice chancellors of universities. FAWE’s headquarters is located in Nairobi. Ø For more information, contact: FAWE, fawe@fawe.org WGESA Steering Committee meets to discuss end-of-year reports and future activities The Steering Committee of the Working Group on Education Sector Analysis (WGESA) met in Paris at the International Institute for Educational Planning on October 18-19, 2005 to discuss issues related to end-of-year reporting and to propose the work program for 2006. Specifically, the meeting discussed:
Participants included members and former members of the WGESA Steering Committee, representatives from partner agencies, other working groups and departments responsible for sector analysis at country level, as well as members of the WGESA Secretariat and ADEA Secretariat. Ø For more information, contact Ibrahima Bah-Lalya, WGESA Coordinator, i.bah-lalya@iiep.unesco.org Botswana hosts WGES workshop on education planning and EMIS The UNESCO Harare cluster office, in collaboration with the Botswana National Commission for UNESCO, organized a workshop October 24-28, 2005, for Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It took place in Mochudi, Botswana and was mounted jointly with the Botswana National Commission for UNESCO and the WG on Education Statistics (WGES), which contributed its experience in education management information systems (EMIS). The course included an overview of EMIS and data processing. Participants described the problems in their own offices as lack of resources, lack of manpower, dependence on technical assistance and untrained personnel. There is need to focus in all areas of EMIS as indicated by the evaluation report, particularly database design, query and data analysis. It was proposed to develop a training package and increase the training period to at least two weeks. Ø For more information, contact: Tegegn Nuresu Wako, WGES Interim Coordinator, t.nuresu-wako@unesco.org WGESA advances on Mauritius peer review Following the signing of the Framework for Cooperation between the Mauritius Ministry of Education and Scientific Research and ADEA, a team of WGESA experts visited Mauritius between October 24 and November 1 to conduct a peer review based on the findings of the preliminary mission and a self-evaluation undertaken by Mauritian nationals. The team, which visited university campuses, schools and programs developed as part of the country’s education reform, included experts from South Africa, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria and Swaziland, and a Japanese representative from the OECD. The group also visited the vice-chancellors of the five major universities in Mauritius and met with representatives of various stakeholder groups in education as well as the Minister of Education and Human Resources of Mauritius and his Senior Executive Officer. The first draft of the self-evaluation was discussed and suggestions made for improving it. The preliminary results of the peer review will be presented in Libreville (Gabon) at the next ADEA Biennial Meeting in March 2006. Ø For more information, contact Ibrahima Bah-Lalya, WGESA Coordinator, i.bah-lalya@iiep.unesco.org |
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Norwegian Education Trust Fund (NETF) holds seminar on capacity development A seminar on the development of capacities in Africa took place in Oslo (Norway) on October 13-14, 2005. It was organized by the Norwegian Education Trust Fund (NETF) held at the World Bank’s Africa region and welcomed 150 participants from many Norwegian institutions, several African countries, ADEA, UNESCO, the World Bank and the Foundation for Capacity Development. Discussions focused on:
During the final wrap-up, Birger Fredriksen of the World Bank highlighted the major ideas of the seminar as well as the future challenges facing sustainable capacity development in Africa. Ø For more information, consult the NETF web site: http://www.worldbank.org/afr/netf/sem05/resources.htm AFIDES Biennale on the quality of education The International Francophone Association of School Principals, AFIDES, organized its Biennale in Paris, October 23-26, 2005. Members attended various workshops related to the quality of education and the role of school principals in assuring a ‘pathway to excellence for all: what role for the principal?’. The Executive Secretary of ADEA presented an overview of how school principals can contribute to improving education quality in Africa. Furthermore, the joint AFIDES-ADEA study on School management and pupil achievement: Case studies of sixteen African schools was also presented, allowing the countries concerned – Guinea, Mali, the Central African Republic and Senegal – to discuss the report with principals from other AFIDES member organizations. This report will be presented again during the next ADEA Biennial Meeting. The members of AFIDES drew up recommendations for the upcoming CONFEMEN Francophone Meeting (Assises francophones), that will address the subject of school management. Ø For more information, consult the AFIDES web site: http://www.afides.org/ African Union experts meeting on higher education The President and the Secretary General of the Association of African Universities (AAU) and the coordinator of the ADEA WG on Higher Education participated in an African Union “Higher Education Experts’ Group Meeting” held at the Development Bank of Southern Africa in Midrand, South Africa, October 27-28, 2005. The meeting was called to review a synthesis document on the revitalization of higher education, which the AU will present to two separate meetings of African Education Ministers and African Heads of State in January 2006. Participants defined higher education broadly to include university and non-university institutions and recognized science and technology as critical to the revitalization effort and the continent’s overall development. The NEPAD Science and Technology Group was invited to present its framework and model of action to the meeting, and this was very well received. Participants agreed on the key elements of the program, structure and process that will ensure follow-up of the initiative for revitalizing higher education in which AAU has a coordinating role. The meeting noted the under-representation of Francophone institutions and proposed that a follow-up meeting be held with the French-speaking countries. Ø For more information, contact: Alice Lamptey, WGHE Coordinator, alamptey@aau.org First meeting of the International Council for the Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics (MAPS) The first meeting of the International Council for the Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics (MAPS) met in Washington. D.C. at World Bank headquarters October 26-27, 2005. MAPS was developed in February 2004 as part of the international agenda for the follow-up to the Monterrey Conference on the financing of development. It outlined six actions needed for improving statistics in order to meet the challenge of development objectives by 2010. Among the fifteen participants were representatives of the IMF, the World Bank, OECD, Paris 21, the African Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Africa, Ghana, France, the U.K., Canada and Australia. Discussion focused on the six actions of MAPS, management and coordination structures for implementing MAPS, the make-up and functioning of the International Council, and the achievements of Paris 21 in capacity development.
The plan’s six actions are:
ADEA stressed:
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ADEA MEETINGS November 14-17, 2005 Meeting to review literacy studies for the Biennale The purpose of this meeting, organized by the WG on Non-Formal Education, the UNESCO Institute for Education (UIE) and the UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Africa (BREDA), is to review the literacy studies prepared for the ADEA Biennial Meeting and to finalize the agenda for the Biennale sessions on this topic. Participants expected include: authors, resource persons and representatives of the UN Literacy Decade (UNLD), the UIE, WGNFE and BREDA. Ø For more information, contact: Amina Osman, ADEA Working Group on Non-Formal Education, wgnfe@yahoo.co.uk December 12-15, 2005 Seminar on adapting curricula Organized in partnership with the Intergovernmental Agency for Francophonie (AIF) and the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Africa (BREDA), this seminar aims to stimulate debate over how best to design curricula adapted to the African context and the major challenges confronted. Three main issues will be discussed in depth: the skills-based approach, introducing teaching in local languages and the gender dimension. Ø For more information, contact: Amina Yekhlef, ADEA Secretariat, a.yekhlef@iiep.unesco.org December 12-17, 2005 First annual seminar-workshop for sharing of ideas and strengthening the capacities of actors and teacher training colleges in French-speaking Africa This seminar-workshop is part of a program to create a network of teacher-training institutions. It is supported by the Paul-Gerin-Lajoie Interuniversity Centre (ICPGL) of the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM), the ADEA WG on the Teaching Profession (WGTP), the International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA), the African Virtual University (AVU) and the World Bank. The theme of the workshop will be: Reforming the training of primary-school teachers within the framework of EFA. Ø For more information, contact: Virgilio Juvane, Coordinator, ADEA Working Group on the Teaching Profession, v.juvane@commonwealth.org March 27-31, 2006 ADEA Biennial Meeting The ADEA Biennial Meeting is the most important regional get-together on education in Africa. The 2006 Biennale will be focusing on effective factors and conditions underlying effective schools and literacy and early childhood education programs. On March 27, on the eve of the Biennale, the Caucus of Ministers of Education from sub-Saharan Africa will discuss activities related to the African Union's new decade for education in Africa (2006 – 2015) as well as ADEA’s priorities and strategies for the future. Ø For more information, contact: Thanh-Hoa Desruelles, ADEA Secretariat, Communications and Publications Officer, th.desruelles@iiep.unesco.org |
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