CORRUPTION IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR

CAMPAIGN POSTER

INTRODUCTION: Campaign Narrative

Corruption at all levels of government

50% increase in crime rate

60% of youth involve in mining in the rural

About 60% of workforce comprised of foreigners

Brief description of the LACC

CONTEXT: Problem Description

Unqualified teachers;

Nepotism

Poor academic standards

Low salaries

Lack of adequate teaching materials;

Dilapidated and/or crumbling school buildings;

Lack of libraries and science laboratories;

Those mostly affected are:

The government: 45% of the National Budget for Education is misapplied, embezzled or misappropriated.

Teachers: about 38% of teachers of both primary and secondary schools have little or no training;

Students: 65.5% of schools going children are affected.

Citizens: 3.9941m people are affected.

Causes (includes the history of the problem, the social, political, economic)

Liberia’s education system was seriously undermined by the civil war in 1989.

Illiteracy rate has increased to 56%; Failure on the part of the community to properly monitor the schools;

Failure on the part of government to put in place proper mechanism or framework to monitor the schools.

The economic cause is poverty and low salaries.

Students’ desire to get quick money for themselves and to help their parents;

Unwillingness of government to put proper monitoring mechanisms in place;

Failure on the part of the community to properly monitor the schools; i.e. to make sure that school materials are used for the intended purpose.

Stakeholders and relevant policy and practice elements

Ministry of Education

Public School Administrators

Civil Service Agency

Civil Society Organizations

Legislature

Ministry of Finance

Donor Partners, etc

CAMPAIGN STRATEGIC FRAMERORK

To include the teaching of corruption lessons in the National Curriculum

To create public awareness on what constitutes corruption and the benefits derived from minimizing and reporting it

To promulgate laws that will promote the fight against corruption in the Liberia.

Scope, timeframe and reach of your campaign

The scope of the campaign is the entire country of Liberia and it is intended to reach the 3.99m people of the country. The time frame is one year.

Monitoring and evaluation framework

Objectives Desired Impact Success Indicators Means of Verification

To include the teaching of corruption lessons in the National Curriculum by 2014.

 

Students know the meaning of corruption, its effects on the country and to feel free to report any acts of corruption.

Corruption has form part of the national curriculum;

Integrity clubs on corruption established in schools;

Number of reports on corruption from schools have increased;

Corruption is a key subject in all schools.

To create public awareness on what constitutes corruption and the benefits derived from minimizing and reporting it by 2014;

Awareness created in all the fifteen (15) counties of Liberia

The people now understand what constitutes corruptions and are discussing the issues; reports on corruption are now on the increased as the phone lines are always busy.

The logs for recording corruption cases are full.

 

To promulgate laws that will promote the fight against corruption in Liberia by 2014;

Old laws are renewed and new legislations are put into place.

Officials of government have begun to declare their assets of declaration.

Prosecution and dismissals of corrupt officials.

POLICY BRIEF DOCUMENT ON CURBING CORRUPTION IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR OF LIBERIA.

The Opening: 30% Liberians died; 85% displaced internally or externally in 1989

Introduction: MOE national policies agenda have not provided an environment for productive learning and career building.

The Background: Liberia has had seven years of peace after 14 years of bloody civil war, yet educational policies have had no meaningful impact on learning, or on reducing poverty for the average Liberian.

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Problem description: Today only 45 percent of classrooms in the public sector are in good condition. Only 22 percent of public and community schools have seats, and only one-third of public and community schools have functioning pit latrines or flush toilets.

Policy recommendations: The regulatory framework should enhance accountability and access to information on educational policy and performance, thus allowing for public participation.

Call to action: Legislature (enact relevant laws), Ministry of Education (Education Management Information System (EMIS), Ministry of Finance (Budget Transparency & adequate teachers’ salaries), Civil Society Organizations (access to financial and statistical data)

Mobilization

The targets are: community members, students, and teachers;

Because of the existent of corruption in the education sector, parents are always paying high fees for the same things repeated that cannot be accounted for;

Our children cannot perform well in any public examinations particularly the WAEC and as such will not be able to further their education;

Many days teachers are absent from school and the students are sent home without being taught;

Key mobilization actions

Stage a peaceful demonstration of 1,000 – 1500 persons through the principal streets of the city; seek signatures of voters to sign petitions;

Media analysis

Newspapers are widely read by the public;

Over half of the citizens watch televisions daily at home and at work;

Radio is handy and everyone possesses one.

Drama groups are widely watched as they performed at street corners;

Billboards are electronic and attractive to by-passers.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA RELEASE

A LAW TO ENFORCE TEACHING OF CORRUPTION IN ALL SCHOOLS.

ALLIANCES

Strengths and weaknesses of the organization

Strengths:

Ideally located;

Well-equipped offices

Willingness of CSOs to work with LACC

Trained manpower

WEAKNESSES

Lack of adequate manpower for prosecution;

Inadequate operational funds

Lack of logistics;

Low budget allocation

OPPORTUNITIES/RISKS

OPPORTUNITIES

The Act creating the LACC

The creation of the FOI law

The Creation of the Executive Order on the Whistleblower Act

The creation of Asset Declaration Law

THREATS

Political will to prosecute corrupt government officials

Weak judicial system

Security threats

Lack of a fast tract court to prosecute corrupt

Unwillingness of parliament to pass additional laws like the code of conduct for public officials

1 YEAR ACTION PLANObjective Target Year 1 Desired

Outcome Activity Timeline Resource

sTo include the teaching of corruption lessons in the National Curriculum by 2015;

 

 

National Teachers Association

National Education Curriculum reviewed.

*Produce and circulate citations to relevant stakeholders for meeting;*Reproduce current curriculum for stakeholders’ previewing;*Hold consultative meeting with stakeholders for the review of the national curriculum.

March to September, 2013.

$5000

The Minister of Education

       

Legislature        2. To create public awareness on what constitute corruption and the benefits derived from minimizing and reporting it by 2015

Civil society organizations

Awareness created amongst CSOs and School authorities.

*Empower CSOs and authorities of MOE through workshops and Conferences;*Conduct radio talk shows; produce jingles, IEC materials (posters, stickers, wristbands, billboards, etc)*Establish corruption integrity clubs in schools

October, 2013 to January, 2014

$15,000

Ministry of Education and school authorities

       

3. To promulgate laws that will enhance the fight corruption in the Liberia.

 

Legislature        Civil Society Organizations

Laws created to enhance the fight against corruption.

*Lobby with legislatures to pass laws;*CSOs to put pressure on legislature for the passage of relevant laws;*Voters to put pressure on their respective representatives;

   

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