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BUILDING CAPACITY FOR THE

EDUCATION SECTOR IN AFRICA

NETF seminar 2005, October 13th - 14th

Venue: Rica Park Hotel Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway

The seminar was arranged by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the World Bank and the Norwegian NETF reference group, in cooperation with Norad and LINS, in connection with the annual consultation on the Norwegian Education Trust Fund for Africa in the World Bank (NETF).

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About the Seminar:
It is clear that building capacity in African national institutions to develop and manage their own education programs is crucial if African countries are to reach the Education for All goals. Conscious of the limited impact of its capacity building support in the face of Africa's still-weak public sectors, the donor's have broadened their support to include the strengthening of public institutions, with emphasis on public financial management, decentralization, and governance.

In the past capacity building has often not been treated as a core goal in its own right, and it has not developed as an area of development practise with an established body of knowledge about what works in meeting different needs under different country and sector conditions. The aim of the seminar is to contribute to such knowledge by focusing on different aspects of capacity building in the education sector in African countries.

We have chosen to bring in stakeholders with different perspectives from Africa, international professionals, representatives from bilateral and multilateral donors and others. The approach will be dynamic, most of the sessions are programmed as panel discussion open to discussion and comments from the audience. Hopefully this will lead to recommendations that will be relevant in terms of The Fast Track Initiative - The Education Program Development Fund (EPDF), supporting capacity building in our partner countries.

Images from the seminar

PROGRAM

Address list of participants in the seminar

Report from the seminar

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PRESENTATIONS

Information about the speakers

Yaw Ansu, Sector Director, World Bank: "Presentation of NETF"

Dr. Genevesi Ogiogio, Africa Capacity Building Foundation: "Knowledge and Capacity Building in Africa"

Catherine Gwin, Lead Evaluation Officer, Operations Evaluation Department, World Bank "Capacity Development in Africa: Perspective from an Evaluation Report by the World Bank"

Ndey Njie, UNDP: "Capacity Building in the Millennium Development Goals: The Role of UNDP"

Gudmund Hernes, Director, International Institute for Educational Planning: "Capacity Building and decision support"

Dr. Hajanirina Razafinjatovo, Minister of Education, Madagascar: "Development Assistance based upon rigorous National Programs: FTI as a catalyst for reform"

Steinar Askvik, Associate Professor, University of Bergen: "Nation Building and Capacity Development"

Poul Engberg-Pedersen, Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank (Incoming Director General of Norad): "Governance and Capacity Development: Perspective from the World Bank Taskforce on Capacity Development in Africa"

Arne Disch, Senior Partner, Scanteam/ Operations Evaluation Department, World Bank: "Case Study of Capacity Building Programs in Mozambique"

Birger Fredriksen, Consultant, World Bank: "External Partner Agencies Capacity to Deliver Specialized Technical Assistance"

Paul Coustère, Coordinator, Pôle de Dacar: "Pooled Expert Teams as Modality for Technical Assistance"

Deotrephes Mmari, Permanent Secretary, Minister of Local Government, Tanzania: "Decentralisation for Service Delivery in Tanzania"

Tahinaharinoro Razafindramary, Department of Planning, Madagascar: "School Based Management Reforms in Madagascar"

Robert L. Smith, Associate Professor, LINS, Oslo University College: "Delivery of Health and Education Services in Ethiopia: The Role of National Institutions"

Mamadou Ndoye, Executive Secretary, Association for the Development of Education in Africa (Former Minister of Education in Senegal): "Building National Consensus on Teacher Reform in Senegal"

M. D. B. Hakasenke, Director of Teachers Education, Ministry of Education, Zambia: "Capacity Building and Teacher Reform from the Perspective of Teacher Unions and Government in Zambia"

Roy Mwaba, General Secretary, Zambia National Union of Teachers: "Teacher Capacity Building and Reforms in Zambia: Perspectives of the Teacher Unions"

Lalla Ben-Barka, Director, UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Africa: "Developing Capacity With African Parliamentarians for Education"
Elie Jouen, Education International: "Partnerships to promote teachers' training and status"

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Papers from the speakers:
Birger Fredriksen, Senior Advisor, The World Bank: : "External Aid to "Hard Core" EFA Countries: The Need to Accompany Financial Aid with Technical Support"
D.M.S. Mmari, Permanent Secretary, President's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government, United Republic of Tanzania:
"Decentralisation for Service Delivery in Tanzania"
Catherine Gwin et. al., World Bank: OED study on Capacity Building in Africa
Professor Steinar Askvik, University of Bergen: Nation Building and Capaity Development

Other papers distributed in the seminar:
"Results from the LENPA Forum of April 2005"
"UNESCO IICBA Capacity Building Framework"
"From Under a Tree to a Village: Transforming Agricultural Education in Ethiopia"

Other material from the World Bank is available for distribution at LINS or at the Africa Region Human Development Series web-site, World Bank

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About the NETF fund
The Norwegian Education Trust Fund (NETF) is a fund established by the Norwegian Government in 1998 as a part of its strategy to achieve the UN millennium goal of education for all (EFA). The fund is managed by the Africa Region in the World Bank, to assist African governments in their capacities to prepare and implement high-quality, nationally owned, and financially sustainable education sector development programs.

NETF is in the process of becoming integrated into the Education Program Development Fund (EPDF), which was established by the Education for All - Fast Track Initiative (FTI) in 2004, to enable more low-income countries to access the FTI and accelerate progress towards universal primary education.

Read more about the NETF. An evaluation was done on commission of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2003. NETF 2005 Annual Report.

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Links:

Norwegian Government on Education Development Support:
-"Education, job number 1", Norwegian Policy Document on development support for education.

-Strategy for strengthening research and higher education in the context of Norway's relations with developing countries. Report from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1999

- Norad (Norwegian Directorate for Development Cooperation) on education.

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