Education and Training in Ethiopia An Evaluation of Approaching EFA Goals
Education and Training in Ethiopia - Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos
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Benishangul-Gumuz with vocational tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g was <strong>in</strong>tended to foster their self-employmentskills.The F<strong>in</strong>nish educational projects cooperated <strong>and</strong> exchanged experiences with each other.In addition, the two F<strong>in</strong>nish project leaders ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed regular contacts with other donors,NGOs <strong>and</strong> the various departments <strong>of</strong> the MoE. The leader <strong>of</strong> the F<strong>in</strong>nish ESDP projectcoord<strong>in</strong>ated <strong>and</strong> organized, about once a month, what were known as EDGE meet<strong>in</strong>gs todiscuss a topic agreed on together. The meet<strong>in</strong>gs were open to anyone <strong>in</strong>terested. Theparticipants represented only themselves, which meant that even MoE specialists wereable to talk a little more openly than was usual <strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficial contexts. This was also a forumwhere many NGOs kept abreast <strong>of</strong> how the ESDP was develop<strong>in</strong>g. The meet<strong>in</strong>gs were aplace for shar<strong>in</strong>g experiences, <strong>and</strong> the NGOs had an opportunity to tell about their ownmodels <strong>and</strong> experiences. Even if no experiments were <strong>of</strong>ficially exp<strong>and</strong>ed to the nationallevel at these meet<strong>in</strong>gs, at least many contacts were made <strong>and</strong> potential overlaps avoided.Project EfficiencyThe ESDP project had a Project Preparatory Phase dur<strong>in</strong>g which, while full-scale activitieshad already been started, the staff identified resource <strong>and</strong> tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g needs. Gender analyseswere also carried out 6 . The project had a F<strong>in</strong>nish project leader, external <strong>in</strong>terim evaluators<strong>and</strong> external consultants approved by the <strong>Ethiopia</strong>n MoE. Most <strong>of</strong> the personnel resourceswere <strong>Ethiopia</strong>n educational specialists. A substantial amount <strong>of</strong> project funds were usedalso to acquire materials, such as source books, teach<strong>in</strong>g materials, teach<strong>in</strong>g aids <strong>and</strong> afew computers. When the materials were delivered, the recipients were <strong>in</strong>variably tra<strong>in</strong>ed<strong>in</strong> their use <strong>and</strong> ma<strong>in</strong>tenance; the target groups <strong>in</strong>cluded librarians, teacher educators <strong>and</strong>adm<strong>in</strong>istrative staff <strong>and</strong> caretakers.The Supervisory Board, the Steer<strong>in</strong>g Committee, the Project Coord<strong>in</strong>ation Office <strong>and</strong> MoE<strong>and</strong> the REBs <strong>of</strong> the two regions met regularly to plan, review, <strong>and</strong> monitor <strong>and</strong> otherwiseattend to project bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>and</strong> objectives. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to evaluations, the project met theneeds <strong>of</strong> the beneficiaries. The external midterm review considered the project successful.The total amount <strong>of</strong> money used for the project was FIM 19,545,430. The funds have beenfairly distributed <strong>and</strong> effectively utilized.Capacity build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>volved support<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> enhanc<strong>in</strong>g the operations <strong>and</strong> activities <strong>of</strong> theMoE <strong>and</strong> local adm<strong>in</strong>istration organizations at various levels by provid<strong>in</strong>g them withhuman <strong>and</strong> material resources. Apart from tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g events, the efficiency <strong>of</strong> central <strong>and</strong>local government seems to have benefited from teamwork with project coord<strong>in</strong>ators <strong>and</strong>consultants. A number <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>stitutions have been strengthened by be<strong>in</strong>g supplied withessential items such as books, journals, IT equipment, furniture, vehicles <strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>frastructural services such as electrification. Among others, the librarians at AmharaRegional Bureau <strong>and</strong> Gondar Junior Teacher <strong>Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g</strong> Institute used the books <strong>and</strong> journalsthat MFA had donated to create a core resource. The managerial capacity <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>stitutionswas strengthened through staff tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.6 Berhanu, A., Ruotonen, H. & Tsega, L. Female participation <strong>in</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>in</strong> Regions 3 <strong>and</strong> 6. June 1996.FTP International <strong>and</strong> MOE.82