Education and Training in Ethiopia An Evaluation of Approaching EFA Goals
Education and Training in Ethiopia - Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos
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The Primary School Construction Component was prepared by the GoE, after which theproposal was submitted to the GOF <strong>in</strong> 1997. The proposal was appraised by an externalconsultant <strong>and</strong> a report <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a set <strong>of</strong> recommendations was sent to the MFA <strong>in</strong> 1998.The school component was planned to be launched after the GoE submitted to the MFA arevised project proposal. The component was <strong>in</strong>corporated <strong>in</strong>to the ESDP, <strong>and</strong> until June2002 there was a f<strong>in</strong>ancial commitment <strong>of</strong> FIM 20 million.The special education project run by F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> was orig<strong>in</strong>ally planned <strong>in</strong> the long term as atwo-phase scheme. The second phase (2000-2004) was planned to consolidate theachievements <strong>of</strong> the first phase (1994-1998). The programme document "F<strong>in</strong>nish Supportto <strong>Education</strong> Sector Development Programme <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ethiopia</strong>" was prepared after expertconsultations on education held <strong>in</strong> September 1999. The document was never appraised.The planned programme fund<strong>in</strong>g was FIM 33.7 million. For more than ten years F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong>tra<strong>in</strong>ed experts <strong>in</strong> special education to serve as decision-makers <strong>and</strong> adm<strong>in</strong>istrators <strong>and</strong>researchers <strong>and</strong> teachers <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ethiopia</strong>. Between 1994 <strong>and</strong> 1998 <strong>Ethiopia</strong>n participationnearly redoubled as compared to the first BA <strong>and</strong> MA programmes. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to plans, thedegree programmes should have been moved to AAU before 2000. The F<strong>in</strong>nish universitieswould have become facilitators <strong>and</strong> partners.F<strong>in</strong>nish representatives collaborated actively with <strong>Ethiopia</strong>n <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational educationalexperts on plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> evaluat<strong>in</strong>g the implementation <strong>of</strong> the ESDP <strong>in</strong> 1989-1999. TheMFA had money earmarked for this educational expert consultation until June 2000.Monitor<strong>in</strong>g the ESDP was not cont<strong>in</strong>ued dur<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>Ethiopia</strong>n-Eritrean war.4. NGO ProjectsAmong the NGOs, the F<strong>in</strong>nish Evangelical Lutheran Mission has supported thedevelopment <strong>of</strong> the educational sector <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ethiopia</strong> particularly through the Kambata-Hadiya Zone <strong>Education</strong> Programme, <strong>and</strong> the Mission for the Deaf has been collaborat<strong>in</strong>gwith the School for the Deaf <strong>in</strong> Hosa<strong>in</strong>a. The F<strong>in</strong>nish Lutheran Mission has contributed tothe Konso Literacy Programme.Kambata-Hadiya Zone <strong>Education</strong> Programme by the F<strong>in</strong>nish Evangelical LutheranMission (FELM) (Suomen lähetysseura, SLS)Sector: <strong>Education</strong> (NGO)Duration: 1990 – 2000F<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g: F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong>: about 11 million FIMIn the educational sector, the F<strong>in</strong>nish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (FELM) hascooperated with the South Central Synod (SCS) <strong>in</strong> several areas <strong>in</strong> the 1990s. FELM hasadjusted the objectives <strong>and</strong> functions <strong>of</strong> its separate projects to the ESPD. As a result,FELM's projects <strong>in</strong> the educational sector are a part <strong>of</strong> the Kambata-Hadiya Zone<strong>Education</strong> Programme. The programme <strong>in</strong>cludes• the Shone <strong>and</strong> Durame Pre-School projects• the Mishgida School project• the Adult <strong>Education</strong> <strong>and</strong> Literacy programme• the International Scholarship programme• provision <strong>of</strong> support to local government schools.85