Other Meetings around the Johannesburg
Biennale
(December 1-7, 1999)
As was the case at preceding Biennial Meetings, a number of adjunct
meetings will take place in Johannesburg, either immediately before
the Biennial Meeting or during early morning or late afternoon sessions.
ADEA Working Groups will take advantage of the presence of Ministers
and senior agency staff to present their work and discuss future activities.
Working Group on Non-Formal Education (WGNFE)
WGNFE will organize a Symposium on The Dynamics of Non-Formal Education
from December 1-4. The Symposium aims to stimulate debate and analysis
around issues and challenges raised by the National Working Groups
and their partners. The meeting will focus on five sub-themes:
- From literacy to lifelong learning to the creation of learning
societies;
- Creating a reading environment and literate cultures;
- Using literacy and NFE for community empowerment;
- Alternative learning opportunities: the role of NFE;
- Linking formal education and NFE for integrated diversity.
Presentations will be made on innovative methods and approaches in
literacy and community involvement. Experiences from Uganda, Burkina
Faso, Zambia, India and Bangladesh will be shared.
In the morning of December 4, WGNFE will hold its Steering Committee
Meeting. On December 1, the WG will organize a field visit to Nonformal
Education programs in South Africa.
For further information, please contact:
M. Ahlin Byll-Cataria, WGNFE Leader
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Bern, Switzerland.
Tel : +41/31 322 3428
Fax : +41/31 324 87 41
E-mail: ahlin.byll@sdc.admin.ch
Working Group on Education Sector Analysis (WGESA)
WGESA will organize two meetings in Johannesburg. December 2-3, WGESA
will hold its Steering Committee Meeting. This meeting will focus
on on-going activities, which include the National Reviews of Education
Sector Analysis in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Lesotho and Mozambique. As
these activities are either underway or nearing completion, the meeting
will also discuss whether to continue them in other countries, or
to initiate new initiatives. One such initiative is the development
of training modules in education sector analysis.
The Steering Committee Meeting will be followed by a Comparative
Seminar, December 4-5. National teams involved in the above-mentioned
National Reviews of Education Sector Analysis will share their experiences
and findings. In addition, it is expected to present the results of
a study undertaken by WGESA on partnerships between Ministries of
Education and international development agencies.
For further information, please contact:
Lene Buchert, WGESA Leader
UNESCO, Paris, France.
Tel: +33/ (1) 45 68 08 26;
Fax: +33/ (1) 45 68 56 31;
E-mail: l.buchert@unesco.org
Working Group on Finance and Education (WGFP)
Economic and financial problems have forced governments to apply
policies of budget austerity, leading to reduced public funds for
the education sector. As a consequence, families and communities are
expected to contribute towards educational expenditures. Furthermore,
the situation has led Ministries to pay more attention to financial
management, and to increase their knowledge in the areas of education
finance and financial management. Against this background, the WGFE
will organize (December 3-4) a Regional Workshop on the theme Can
Africa Finance its Education System? The seminar will be attended
by decision-makers and experts who will present the outcomes of recent
studies on strategies and mechanisms of education finance and budgetary
management. It is expected that conclusions will be drawn from this
exchange on problems faced and solutions developed in various countries.
For further information, please contact:
Coffi Rémy Noumon, WGFE Coordinator
CODESRIA, Dakar, Senegal.
Tel: +221/825 98 22 / 23;
Fax: +221/824 12 89;
E-mail: noumon@codesria.sn
Working Group on Female Participation (WGFP)
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) has assumed the
leadership of the ADEA Working Group on Female Participation. Up to
now, the Working Group was led by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Saturday, December 4, FAWE will host a meeting to report on WGFP
activities since the last Biennial Meeting in Dakar in 1997. FAWE
will present its activities in 31 countries where its has national
chapters and an overview of the five-year strategic plan (2000-2004).
FEMSA (Female Education in Mathematics and Science) will describe
its activities for improving the school environment for girls in science
in the 12 countries where it is operational. ACAFE (Alliance for Community
Action on Female Education) will provide information on the small
grants that have been provided to NGOs at the grassroots level to
involve communities in the promotion of female education. SRP (Strategic
Resource Planning for Girls' Education in Africa) activities that
have provided policy options for the expansion of educational opportunities
in six countries will be reported on.
For further information, please contact:
Penina Mlama, WGFP Leader
Executive Director, FAWE,
Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254/ (2) 226 590;
Fax: +254/ (2) 210 709;
E-mail: fawe@fawe.org
Forum for African Women Educationists (FAWE)
During the Meeting of the Working Group on Female Participation (WGFP)
on 4 December, the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)
will report on the progress made since 1997 to stimulate broad policy
reform and create an environment conducive to educating women and
girls. FAWE national chapters (established in 31 countries) will have
the opportunity to share their experience at grass roots level. FAWE
will also organize a thematic workshop highlighting pertinent issues
in girls' education such as the safety and security of girls and culture,
reproductive health and their impact on girls' education.
On December 3, FAWE will present its Five-Year Strategic Plan to
donors and partners during a roundtable consultation. FAWE will present
its strategic objectives for the next five years and will discuss
possible new areas of collaboration with its partners.
Furthermore, the newly elected FAWE Executive Committee will meet
in Johannesburg on December 2 to approve the Five-Year Strategic Plan
and Three-Year Work Program and to review implementation of FAWE's
program in 1999.
For further information, please contact:
Penina Mlama, WGFP Leader
FAWE, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254/ (2) 226 590;
Fax: +254/ (2) 210 709;
E-mail: fawe@fawe.org
International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP)
The IIEP, which is ADEA's host agency, will organize a Pan-African
Seminar on Private and Community Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa on
December 5. In response to the difficulties faced in meeting the demand
for education, local communities in many countries have responded
by setting up their own schools. Often, this process has even been
encouraged by Ministries of Education. The African continent has seen
a sharp increase in the number of community schools, alongside existing
networks of private schools, often with religious background. The
aim of this one-day seminar is to reflect on the current situation
of community and private schools. Findings of research projects in
Chad, Mali, Senegal, Togo, South Africa and Tanzania will be presented,
leading to discussions on legal, pedagogical, financial and managerial
issues, as well as relationships with State authorities.
For further information, please contact:
Serge Peano/Igor Kitaev, International Institute for Educational
Planning,
Paris, France.
Tel: +33/ (1) 45 03 77 00;
Fax: +33/ (1) 40 72 83 66;
E-mail: s.peano@iiep.unesco.org
Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (WGBLM)
During the Biennial Meeting, the Books Group will hold an early-morning
meeting on December 7. At this meeting a study of fiscal policies
will be launched under the title: Expanding the Book Trade across
Africa. A Study of Current Barriers and Future Potential. This study,
undertaken in conjunction with the African Publishers' Network (APNET),
clearly shows that import, sales and export taxes on books, paper
and printing equipment, undermine the creation of an environment that
is conducive to fostering greater interest in reading. The meeting
tries to enlist support for a campaign focusing on removing fiscal
barriers to the development of the book sector. This meeting will
complement the meeting that the Working Group on Nonformal Education
is organizing the week before the Biennial Meeting on Creating a Literate
Environment.
For further information, please contact:
Carew Treffgarne, WGBLM Convenor
DfID, London, U.K.
Tel:+44/171 917 0658;
Fax:+44/171 917 0287;
E-mail: c-treffgarne@dfid.gtnet.gov.uk
Working Group on Education Statistics (WGES)
The Working Group on Education Statistics will organize a "show-and-tell"
session and cocktail in the Indaba on December 7. There will be a
short introduction by the NESIS Program (National Education Statistics
Information Systems) coordinator and team-members on present and planned
activities, including the setting up of training programs and the
creation of a regional network. Representatives from six NESIS countries
from the region will present and demonstrate activities and products
ranging from school records management to Geographical Information
Systems. After a short introduction by each country, the audience
will have the opportunity to visit the different country-stands and
discuss further with the national experts.
For further information, please contact:
Ko-Chih Tung, NESIS Coordinator,
UNESCO, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Tel:+263/4 332 222;
Fax:+263/4 332 344;
E-mail: kc.tung@unesco.org
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