LINS has initiated an education forum for NGOs. Since the first meeting in 2002 representatives of various NGOs working in the field of education and development have met regularly. So far, more than 50 people have attended, representing over 20 various NGOs. The purpose of this forum is threefold; sharing experiences, building competence and finally to voice concerns regarding Norwegian development co-operation on education. In 2003 a high-profile meeting on the new educational strategy was conducted, plus one meeting focusing on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and their possible implications for NGOs working in the education sector and a third meeting focusing on partnership in education development.

If you would like to become part of the network please contact
co-ordinator Karen Brit Feldberg: Karen.Feldberg@lui.hio.no, phone: 22 45 28 14

Venue: Hausmannsgate 17
Theme:
"Education for girls and women, a responsibility for the union"
Keynote speakers: Loreto Muñoz and Fátima Da Silva, representing the teachers' unions in Latin America, (Chile and Brazil)

Discussion

Minutes

Venue: Pilestredet 46, Auditorium Athene 2
Theme:
"Where are we going with the EFA agenda? Progress, issues and tensions in educational planning"

Presenter: Professor Mark Bray, the director of the International Institute of Educationa Planning (IIEP), UNESCO, will visit Oslo to participate in two of the most important global meetings on Education for All (EFA)/Millenium Development Goals (MDG) on education this year. One meeting is the annual High Level Meeting on EFA, initiated by UNESCO, this year to be held in Oslo. The other is on the Fast Track Initiative on Education, initiated by the World Bank. These meetings are for the highest level decision-makers on policy and financing of education programs.

Discussion

Presentation

Venue: Pilestredet 40, 4th floor, large meeting room
Theme:
'International Network on Education in Emergencies (INEE) '

'The INEE Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, Chronic Crisis and Early Reconstruction: How are they being used to promote quality education in fragile states'Presenters: Allison Anderson, Director, INEEJennifer Hofmann, Coordinator for Minimum Standards, INEE
Helge Brochmann, NRC and member of the INEE Working Group on Minimum Standards
Discussion
Presentation:

Theme:
'How do international multilateral organizations like the World Bank and IMF influence education policies in Nicaragua?'
Keynote speaker: Mr. Sigurd Kihl, Utdanningsforbundet
Comments on the World Bank and IMF's education policies by representative from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, section for Multilateral Bank and Finance
Minutes from the meeting

Theme:
"Brain drain........or gain? Teacher attrition and mobility, focus on Africa
Presentation
Keynote speaker: Ellen Carm, assistant professor, LINS

Theme:
"How to support teachers in improving the quality of education. Experience from the SCN Quality Education Project. Presentation from 5 years of project implementation in Ethiopia"Presentation
Keynote speaker: Dr. Tove Nagel, special adviser, Save the Children Norway (QEP project leader)

Theme:
The Role of Education in Norwegian Development Aid; Focus: "Good Governance"
Keynote speaker: Lornts Finanger, Head Adviser, Norad (presentation)
Keynote speaker: Bjørn Førde, Director, UNDP Oslo Governance Centre (presentation)

Theme:
The Role of Education in Norwegian Development Aid; Strategies, plans and measures based on budgets and programs for 2008 of the Norwegian support through multirateral organizations, bilateral cooperation and NGOs
Keynote speaker: Olav Seim, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Keynote speaker: Marit Vedeld, Norad

The Role of Education in Relation to the Government's Priority Areas in Development Cooperation, with special focus on Energy and Oil
Keynote speaker: Liv Marthe Nordhaug, member of the Government's Committee "Oil for Development"
Keynote speaker: Mona thowsen, coordinator for "Publish What You Pay", Norway
Presentation: Oil for Development

The Role of Education in Relation to the Government's Priority Areas in Development Cooperation, with special focus on Environment and Sustainable Development.
Keynote speaker: Morten Eriksen, WWF Norway

The Role of Education in Relation to the Government's Priority Areas in Development Assistance; with special focus on women and democracy
Keynote speaker: Ragnhild Nordvik, SAIH (presentation)

Education as a means to democracy and peace
Main presenter: Ms. Kendra Dupuy, PRIO
Contributions: Ms. Kjersti Okkelmo, Save the Children, Norway (Redd Barna)
SAIH
Presentations: (Kendra Dupuy,) (SAIH - SST,) (Nepal-study)

Monitoring of Education Programme
Presentation by Øvind Wiestrøm, Vestfold University College
Experience based on their cooperation with the University of Bethlehem on teacher training and practice in schools
Contributions from organizations on their monitoring experience.
Save the Children, Norwegian Church Aid, The Norwegian Refugee Council
Questions and Discussion
Follow-up on the meeting with State Secretary Stenhammer

The Palestinian Education and its challenges under occupation
Keynote Speaker: Rose Shomali Musleh, General Director of the Women's Affairs Technical Committee in Palestine
Ms. Rose Shomali Musleh is an outstanding educationalist with a long term experience in the education field, especially in Palestine and the Arab world in general. She has taught in a number of universities in the Arab world and has also worked as supervisor of an Early Childhood Program in Lebanon; an Education Officer at UNICEF in Jerusalem among other things. In addition, she is the author of 4 poetry books, 5 children stories and co-writer of children TV programmes.
Presentation

The Norwegian Government's Policies on Education Development in the South
- What can we expect?
Keynote Speaker: State Secretary for the Minister of International Development, Anne M. Stenhammer
Program
(presentation State Secretary Stenhammer)
(presentation K. Blyverket)

Venue: Høgskolen i Oslo, Pilestredet 52, room F416
Time: 09.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.
Theme:
Alternative Education.
" The kindergarden - a foundation for future learning"!
Jørgen Ulvund will tell about the Camphills movement's care and support
for people with special needs:
Experiences from Norway, Eastern Europe, Botswana and South Africa.
Eldbjørg Gjessing Paulsen will inform about educating kindergarden
teachers for children living in townships outside Cape Town.
Jørgen Ulvund, Vidaråsen Landsby and Eldbjørg Gjessing Paulsen

1."Indicators to measure progress in education". Presentation by: Dr. Robert Langley Smith, former Centre Leader, LINS
2. "Indicators as applied by Handikapforbundet" (to be confirmed)
Presentation

1."Literacy". Presentation of LINS' study."A Survey of Education and Literacy programmes Supported by Norwegian NGos in the South". Presentation by: Dr. Titus Tenga and Karen Brit Feldberg, LINS.
2. Organisation of NGO-forum
Program
Summary

Theme: "Education for Lower Cast Children in India. Focus on girls' education."
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Pravin Singh Rana, Children Programme Manager, World Literacy of Canada, Bhaidini, Varanasi, India
Program

"Fighting Child Labour through Education: An Empirical Evidence from the Indian NGOs' Work in the Field"
Keynote Speaker: Lovise Agnen Krogstad (Social Anthropologist, University of Oslo)
Program
Presentation

Theme: "Bilingual and intercultural higher education"
Case: URACCAN University, Atlantic coast Nicaragua
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Guillarmo McLean, leader for IPILC (The Linguistics Research and Culture Revitalization Institute, URACCAN)
Presentation

Theme: "The Secret behind the BRAC success: An Inside Story"
(BRAC=Bangladesh Rural Advancedment Committee)
Keynote Speaker: Mir Nazmul Islam, Manager, BRAC Education Programme, Research, Monitoring and MIS Unit
Presentation

Theme: BRAC's EDUCATION MODEL (BRAC=Bangladesh Rural Advancedment Committee)
Keynote Speaker: Mir Nazmul Islam, Manager, BRAC Education Programme, Research, Monitoring and MIS Unit
Program:

Theme: "Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) - Historical Development and Diversity in Practice
(Examples from Norway and Mozambique)
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Jan-Erik Johansson, FLU (Preschool Teacher Education),, Oslo University College
Summary

Theme: "WTO and Education; Issues, challenges and opportunities"
Introduction by Helene Bank, IGNIS (Institutt for globalt nettverksarbeid, informasjon og studier)
Summary

Theme: "Special Education" - Rights, inclusive education and quality in an international perspective.
Summary

The focus of this meeting was on HIV/Aids and Education.
Summary

The focus of this meeting was on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and their implications for NGOs working in the education sector. Mr. Robert Smith, LINS, provided an introduction to the discussion.
Summary

NGO-forum February 11, 2003
NGO-forum December 17, 2002
NGO-forum June 14, 2002
NGO-forum May 28, 2002
NGO-forum April 9, 2002
NGO-forum February 20, 2002