Education and Social Work April

Program Looking back National education system –Structure –Policy –Development support The role of civil society –NGO’s –CBO’s –Civil society vs goverment Guest lecture Martijn Marijnissen, ICCO

Looking back Education for all –Access –Quality –Relevancy Formal and non-formal Context

Mali - the context in brief Number 172 of the UN list of development 37x the Netherlands, 13,5 million inhabitants –80% depends on agriculture –90% lives on less then 2 dollars a day 90% Muslim, 9% Animist, 1% Christian Diverse country –Ethnical –Linguistic Partner country in Dutch development cooperation

The context in pictures

Mali - educational history in brief Pre colonial education: –Community education - INFORMAL –Koranic education Colonial period: –French education for a small elite: the white man with black skin –Strategic use of Koranic schools Post colonial ambitions –National development through education –National languages, French as a 2nd language, active pedagogy –Convergent teaching: pedagogical foundation of the national curriculum

National Education System - structure Centralized - decentralized? National: –Ministry of education, literacy and national languages –Ministry of higher education and scientific research District: l’Academie d’Enseignement Region –Centre d’Animation Pedagogique (CAP) –Institut de Formation des Maitres (IFM) Local:the school

National Education System - policy Educational reform for many years: introduction of national languages in the late 70s 10 year policy plan: –Goals: Access, specifically for girls Reduce drop-out rates Promote the connection between the school and the community Compentency based education –How? National implementation of methodology focussed on quality learning Teacher training Non-formal education such as community schools, medersa’s What’s next: follow-up policy plan for the two years. What is best: centralized or decentralized?

National Education System - support Bilateral development cooperation –Joint donor initiative that includes the Netherlands –Budget support –TIP: website ministry of foreign affairs Multilateral support –World bank and IMF –Financial support, program related TIP: check topics and country info TIP: check Poverty Reducation Strategy Papers

Your sector analysis The education system in your internship country Take 30 minutes to take the first research steps with respect to the education system of your internship country. Questions: –How is it organised? –What kind of policy? Challenges and ambitions? –Budget –Donor relations: bilateral, multilateral? –Formal and non-formal? Describe your findings in a mind-map, first table of contents or something else that suites your way of working

The role of civil society Civil initiatives: citizens or groups taking own initiative to realise improvement of living conditions BRAC Bangladesh: Non-formal initiatives such as: –Community schools, supported by Plan International –Institute for Popular Education, supported by Novib –AFEM, supported by ICCO: Local organizations with local staff. Why? Support from abroad:

Is civil society important? Education = basic right –Declaration human rights –Convention rights of the child –MDG’s: 2 and 3 Shouldn’t goverments provide for education for all? Brainstorm –What are the pro’s and con’s of NGO’s & CBO’s in providing education? –What about the government? –Take about 30 minutes to brainstorm on this issues –Use the text provided –Write down your ideas

Your sector analysis In which sector will you be working? What is the history of the sector? What is the structure? How is it financed? How many people are working? How are people educated for the work? What is its contribution to the country’s development?