Education Programme Plan Ethiopia 2007-2010

PGO information day

Amersfoort, 22 November 2007

Alliance Education programme

• Cooperation in the Netherlands:

alliance established in 2005 between ICCO/Kerkinactie, Edukans Foundation and Prisma (incl. help a Child). The aim of the alliance education programme: quality improvement along the goals of EFA and MDG (nr.2, 3)

• Cooperation in Ethiopia:

Alliance members active in Ethiopia are: • EF (lead)- 12 partners - € 725.000 p/y, • Help a Child - 1 partner - € 800.000 p/y • ICCO/KiA - 4 partners € 175.000 p/y

Link with other Alliance programmes• Educaids • Impulsis• ICCO’s Local Markets • Edukans Exchange programmes

Process in EthiopiaInvolvement partners in developing the Education Programme Plan

Timetable Main activities Results

Jan 2006 Study on work of NGO’s in education

(BEA-E)

•Report (inventory) : “Work of NGOs in Alternative Basic Education (ABE)”

Sep 2006 Workshop on Vocational skills

(Thomas Paul)

•Conceptual framework: Non Formal Community Based Training

Jan 2007 Mapping + workshop on Quality Education

(Berhanu Berke)

•Education Mapping Report

•Quality framework

• Priority setting (by partners)

Oct 2007 Workshop on EPP 2007-2010 and Monitoring

(EEC)

•Approval Education Programme Plan Ethiopia 2007-2010

•Initiation partner networks (clusters)

•Result agreements (< end 07)

Improvements needs

(based on Mapping Report 2006-2007)

• Enhance quality of education

• Strengthen retention and survival rate

• Reach out to marginalized children

• Expand education in regions with

low enrolment and gender disparity

• Skills training for out-of-school youth

• Empower CBO’s (CMC’s, PTA’s, etc) and government bureaus (e.g. KEB’s)

• Support GO-NGO forums to influence

policy and resource allocation

Priorities (Jan 2007)

Ethiopian Partners in Education.

1. Qualityfight drop-out & improve schools, learning, teaching

2. Equityfight low enrolment and gender disparity

3. Relevanceeducation and livelihood - localized curriculum

4. Advocacyforums to influence policy and resource allocation

Focus areasEducation Programme Ethiopia

Geographical areas

Thematic areas(1) Education & work, (2) Education and HIV/Aids, (3) Marginalized People

Regions Partner organisations Alliance members

Afar APDA EF, ICCO

Amhara EHRCEPA, JeCCDO, Focus, FCE, WCAT

EF, ICCO

Oromya EFDA, Eth Aid, FSCE, GADA, IWCIDA, Maedot, NVEA

EF, ICCO

SNNP EKHC HaC

Main ObjectivesMonitoring protocol EPP 2007-2010

1) Increase access and equity to education creating learner friendly (alternative) basic education centres and/ mobile schools in areas were access has been denied.

2) Improve quality and relevance of education reduce dropout and to promote effective learning in basic education, including skills training

3) Strengthen the organisation and management skills of community groups of PTA’s, CMC’s, etc. to improve access to relevant and good quality education

4) Support the participation of community groups in platforms for lobby and advocacy, influence government policy and resources allocation to secure access to quality education.

Strategies & ProgrammesStrategies:

1) Poverty reduction: increase access to relevant good-quality education

2) Strengthening civil society: strengthen the capacity of local actors to increase access to relevant and good-quality education

3) Influencing policies: supporting campaigns and lobbying activities in the field of EFA and related issues to guarantee access to good-quality education

Programmes: 1) Alternative Basic Education, 2) Skills Training, 3) Education for Pastoralist

Programmes (1) Alternative Basic Education

Focus• Joint development (and

application) of quality indicators for ABE at cluster level

• Capacity building local government (school supervisors) + upgrading of primary teachers

• Increase parental and community involvement in decision making + lobby & advocacy issues

Target (2010): 3 regional clusters (Amhara, Oromya and SNNP) delivering effective, efficient and quality ABE programmes

Programmes (2) Skills Training

Focus

Development of (a joint) Non Formal

Vocational Skills Programme, incl:

• Life skills training as an add on component to the ABE programme Training for self employment

• Livelihood training at community level for youth – training for self- employment (through short and flexible courses)

Target (2010):

at least 5 partners (participating in 3 regional clusters) implement cost effective and market focussed skills training modules for youth in rural areas

Programmes (3)Education for Pastoralist

Focus• Policy development regarding

education for pastoralists (revision of mobile school approach, incll literacy, position of girls, relevance curriculum, teacher capacity)

• Development of joint education programme 2008-2010

Target (2010): 1 cluster (of 3 partners) in Afar region, implementing a successful pastoralist education programme, that takes account of gender equality

Programme Linkages(towards a multi-actor programmatic approach)

(1) Alternative Basic Education Cooperation with • (I)NGO’s involved in education, e.g. PCF, Action

Aid, PACT, SCF• knowledge institutions, e.g. UoA• teacher training institutions: Bahir Dar, Jimma• network organisations: Educaids, BEA-E

(2) Skills TrainingLink up with • TVET department Ministry of Education• NGO’s experienced in Non formal skills training,

e.g. PCF and KNH• TVET expert organisations, e.g. ILO, UNESCO

(3) Marginalised PeopleBecome a partner of the Afar Education Forum(incl: REB, Unicef, APDA, Kelem and Emerda)

Roles and Functionsof the Alliance and the Education Expertise Centre (EEC) - established in June 2007 to

coordinate the education programme of the Alliance in Ethiopia.

• FinancierAlliance: investment in innovative ways to apply local knowledgeEEC: small grants funds (small scale grassroots initiatives)

• BrokerAlliance: promote linkages and exchange of info, incl. N-S EEC: facilitate learning (cluster level) + link up with networks

• Capacity BuilderAlliance: educ. topics (quality) and organisational strengtheningEEC: organize training: e.g. PME, finances, management

• LobbyistAlliance: support EFA campaigns and lobby activitiesEEC: support joint lobby of partners towards government,

through the basic education network in Ethiopia

Financial Framework

Objectives 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total €

1 Poverty reduction

Objective 1) + 2)

1.190.000

70%

1.104.000

64%

1.026.000

57%

950.000

50%

4.270.000

2 Strengthening civil society

Objective 3)

340.000

20%

396.750

23%

468.000

26%

570.000

30%

1.774.750

3 Lobby & Advocacy

Objective 4)

170.000

10%

224.250

13%

306.000

17%

380.000

20%

1.080.250

Total 1.700.000 1.725.000 1.800.000 1.900.000 7.125.000

Monitoring and Evaluation

Accountability• Upwards (donors, government)• Downwards (community groups)• Horizontal (other NGO’s/CBO’s)

Monitoring issues• Agreement on Results• Key indicators (& instruments)

Evaluation• Midterm evaluation EPP 2008,

incl. functioning of EEC • End evaluation EPP 2010

Programmatic ApproachProblems & Solutions (1)

(1) Current partner portfolio

Problem: Most partners come from a direct service delivery background

Solution: Capacity building of partners (through EEC) in reinforcing the role of

civil society in influencing education policies and practices

(2) Multi-actor approach

Problem: Individual partner contracts

with all current partners in ABE

Solution: work through the established partner

learning groups (clusters in Amhara

and Oromya) towards regional

education programmes in 2010

Programmatic ApproachProblems & Solutions (2)

(3) Financing the education programme

Problem: Need for additional funds to finance the new

programme on NF skills training

Solution: Prepare a programme proposal for additional

funding and apply for grant of the multi-donor Civil Society Support Programme (CSSP) in

Ethiopia (DFID, CIDA, Irish Aid (lead agency),

Netherlands Embassy & Norwegian Embassy)

(4) Gap between policy development and practice Problem: New requirements regarding monitoring and reporting during

implementation process (e.g. result agreements, new MIS, etc.)Solution: Coordinated monitoring and reporting system

Programmatic ApproachProblems & Solutions (3)

(5) Roles & responsibilities within the Alliance

Problem: No clear definition of role leading agency and participating agencies in the education programme, regarding: * coordination of education related activities (focal point), such as Educaids (mainstreaming), Impulsis (regional focus), Local markets (farmers vs. last 10-20% educ progr.) * communication of the alliance programme (also beyond the education programme) towards partners, donors, etc. * decentralisation (role EEC) * financing (influence related to financial contribution?) * inclusion of all alliance initiatives (e.g. Dark & Light)

Solution: (PGO) Definition of role leading agency and participating organisations based upon the Alliance Business plan

Plans and needs for 2008 (1)

(1) (Alternative) Basic Education Programme:

* Cap building needs assessment of partners (EEC)

* Development of joint quality indicators

* Capacity building supervisors & teachers (UvA)

Support needed regarding use of MIS, incl. organisation

scan, results, indicators (according to monitoring protocol)

(2) Skills training

* Survey re. NF skills training experiences in

Amhara, Oromya and SNNP (REB, ILO, UNESCO)

* Partner workshop in Feb 2008

* Development skills training programme

Need for policy framework

Plans and needs for 2008 (2)

(3) Pastoralist education* Evaluation of APDA – mobile school projects* Programme development Afar region* Policy development

Need for linking and learning – sharing experiences

(4) Lobby and Advocacy* Guidelines for effective lobby and advocacy for partners * Partner workshop in October 2008 in cooperation with BEA-E

Training for alliance members

(5) Alliance education programme Need for PGO harmonisation policy