What does the Working Group do? :
Future Strategies and Priorities
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Activities by Country
: Annual Reports
In recent years, WGNFE activities marked a significant geographical shift in
terms of African coverage. Initially confined to Francophone West Africa (Sahelian
countries), the movement now covers Eastern and Southern Africa. The shift
brought in new priority concerns: education for nomadic populations, street
children, HIV/AIDs orphans, and other vulnerable groups, in addition to adult
literacy and community development programmes. This illustrates the potential
for NFE to be a major force for tackling a wide range of development problems.
There have been several levels of response in the last four years, to requests,
depending on the existing structures of collaboration between the different NFE
stakeholders and on-going NFE activities. Support was contingent on commitment,
including willingness to provide matching funds at country level. ADEA WGNFE
strives to:
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Improve learning and training systems in Africa through the development of a coherent vision and appropriate advocacy strategies.
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Enhance the role and status of alternative approaches and forms of learning, including NFE.
Future Strategies and Priorities
On the basis of current trends the WGNFE intends to highlight some new priorities and strategies in the future. These will include:
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Policies and strategies for moving NFE from the margins and making it an integral part of the education system in African countries. This will involve including NFE data in national statistics as well as breaking down the barriers between the formal and non-formal areas of educational provision and management.
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Addressing the threat of HIV/AIDS through information, education and communication for adults and youths outside formal learning institutions.
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Promoting the use of non-formal education in emergency situations such as civil conflict and natural disasters. This will involve developing training materials and methods for education as an integral part of humanitarian assistance.
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Conducting periodic self-evaluation of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the WGNFE programme of activities.
Main activities can be analysed in terms of the following targets:
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To help build partnerships between government ministries, development partner agencies, NFE providers (NGOs/CBOs, etc.), beneficiaries and other stakeholders, in order to promote co-ordinated development and extension of NFE.
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To enhance the capacity of African educators and stakeholders in NFE to:
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Identify and develop the potential strengths of existing NFE programmes.
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Develop a coherent view of NFE issues and a strong advocacy strategy.
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Improve monitoring, management and creative problem-solving skills in NFE.
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To engage in constructive dialogue, at national and regional levels, on policy and practice relating to the provision of NFE as part of overall education opportunities.
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To facilitate better use of resources by encouraging and supporting.
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Improved co-ordination of donor assistance.
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Joint investment in innovative programmes and projects.
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Development and exchange of flexible resource materials.
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To support policies, strategies, and activities aimed at improving NFE through the promoting a culture of "learning from each other" amongst NFE groups.
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Study, document and share examples of good practice. Organise exchange visits and sharing of expertise.
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Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Namibia, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania/Zanzibar, Uganda, Zambia
Annual Activity Reports (summarised)
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