| |
|
| |
All
Sub-Saharan Africa NGO Meeting on EFA 2000 |
| |
|
| |
Background |
| |
|
| |
 Since
NGOs are a key player in the universalisation of basic education,
a need was identified to provide the NGO community with the
opportunity to formulate their perspective on the EFA-2000 assessment
and recommendations for future action as an input to the All
SS Africa Conference. To ensure that NGOs contribute to the
assessment exercise, the Collective Consultation for NGOs (CC/NGO)
on Literacy and Education for All therefore, has initiated a
process to encourage national and regional involvement of NGOs
in the Assessment process through the organisation of national
NGO forums on EFA and the preparation of thematic studies. |
| |
|
| |
Aims and outcomes |
| |
|
| |
The
overall aim of the All Africa NGO meeting on EFA-2000 is twofold:
i) to formulate an NGO perspective on the progress made towards
the provision of Education for All, and ii) to contribute to
vision-building with regard to Africa's education in the next
century. |
| |
|
| |
The
meeting aims to result in the following: |
| |
| |
|
 |
Statement of the NGO perspective on the EFA Assessment
Exercise to be presented during the All SS Africa Conference
on EFA with a view to be included in the Africa input
to the World Conference in Dakar; |
 |
|
Participation of 40 national and regional African NGOs
in the All SS Africa Conference |
|
|
Recommendations
on future NGOs role in the achievement of education for
all. |
| |
|
| |
Participation |
| |
|
| |
The
NGO meeting aims to bring together national and regional African
NGO representatives (40 - 50) as well as a limited representation
from international NGOs (max. 20). An attempt will be made
to ensure regional and national representation, as well as
a wide selection of priority areas covered by the different
NGOs in line with the expanded vision of Jomtien.
|
| |
|
| |
Preparations |
| |
|
| |
The
work initiated by UNESCO's CC-NGO and particularly two of
its members Action Aid and Oxfam, and presented through synthesis
reports and thematic papers will be used as input. Furthermore,
the participants are encouraged to consult with National NGOs
and civil society organisation to identify themes or issues
of concern that should be addressed during the All Sub-Saharan
Africa NGO meeting . Suggested themes could be, for example:
|
| |
| |
|
|
Governance and participation (democratising the process
of education reform at all levels, including community
level) |
|
|
improving quality in the public system (incl. role of
teachers, impact of HIV-AIDS) |
|
|
Education
beyond the formal primary system (adult, secondary, early
childhood, non-formal, lifelong learning etc.) |
|
|
Public
financing of education (including issues around cost-sharing;
equitable, effective and transparent allocation of resources;
basic vs. tertiary education; planning for the impact
of HIV-AIDS etc.) |
|
|
Overcoming
the gender gap (incl. impact of HIV-AIDS) |
|
|
The
role of international actors (partnerships and co-operation
incl. finance) |
|
| |
|
| |
Programme NGO meeting |
| |
|
| |
| Time |
Activity |
Wednesday
1/12/99
Afternoon |
Meeting
of drafting team:
Formulating outline for reporting |
| |
| Time |
Activity |
Thursday
2/12/99
Morning |
Registration
and welcome:
Aims and objectives of the workshop |
Panel
presentation and discussion
Assessing the Jomtien decade: an NGO perspective |
Panel
presentation and discussion:
Highlighting specific concerns (CC/NGO thematic studies) |
| Afternoon |
Group
discussions:
Identifying key issues to improving the provision of
learning opportunities for all |
Group
work presentation and plenary discussion
Prioritising key issues |
| |
| Time |
Activity |
| Friday
3/12/99 |
Group
discussions thematic areas (as identified on Thursday) |
| |
| Time |
Activity |
Saturday
4/12/99
Morning |
Group
presentations and discussion:
Synthesising past, present and future directions |
| Afternoon |
Meeting
with ADEA-NFE-WG
Sharing experiences of parallel meetings |
|
| |
|
