COMED Program Activities, 1998-2001 Phase I (Needs Assessment) Experts' Consultation Meeting (Cotonou, Benin, October 12-16, 1998) 28 experts including two ministers of education from Benin and Côte d'Ivoire, and communication officers and journalists of 12 African countries (Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Uganda, Senegal, South Africa, and Zimbabwe). Ministerial Meeting on Communication for Education in Africa (Harare, Zimbabwe, March 18-19, 1999) 50 participants including ministers and deputy ministers from 13 countries (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe). Phase II (Capacity Building - Regional level) Sub-Regional Training Workshop for West Africa (Cotonou, Benin, September 18-19, 1999) 28 journalists and communication officers from 10 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo). Sub-Regional Training Workshop for Eastern and Southern Africa (Harare, Zimbabwe, February 2000) 24 journalists and communication officers from 10 countries (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe). Sub-Regional Training Workshop for Central Africa and the Indian Ocean (Yaoundé, Cameroun, July 1999) 20 journalists and communication officers from 9 countries (Burundi, Congo, Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda). COMED Evaluation Workshop (Cotonou, Benin, 6-9 December 2000) Phase III (Capacity Building - National level) Pilot National Training Workshop for Senegalese Journalists and Communication Officers (Dakar, Senegal, April 2000) 36 journalists and communication officers representing 19 Senegalese media organizations. National Training Workshops Workshops planned in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Zimbabwe in 2001. Training Workshop for Journalists on Education Statistics (Dakar, Senegal, May 2001) Journalists from Benin, Cap Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Senegal. Phase IV (Network Reinforcement) Creation of an Internet Forum for Journalists and Communication Officers Promotion of information exchange between members. Exchange activities for Communication Officers and Journalists Activities will be organized within the framework of ADEA's Intra-African Exchange Program. Phase V (Using the Network) Education For All Campaign (2001) Previous Article: COMED Building Systems and Structures to Promote Consensus on Education in Africa | Contents Page | Next Article: Helping to Shape Emerging Specilizations

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