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ERNWACA ANNUAL REPORT 2006 5 July 2007 version ROCARE / ERNWACA • Phone : (223) 221 16 12 , Fax : (223) 221 21 15 • BP E 1854, Bamako, MALI Bénin • Burkina Faso • Cameroun • Côte d’Ivoire • Gambia • Ghana • Guinée • Mali • Mauritanie •Niger • Nigeria • Senegal • Sierra Leone • Togo www.rocare.org Contents Acronyms and abbreviations ............................................................................................................. 3 Foreword ............................................................................................................................................ 4 1. National activities and research ............................................................................................... 5 2. Regional activities ...................................................................................................................... 9 3. Partnerships and resource mobilization ................................................................................ 13 4. Communication ........................................................................................................................ 15 5. Finances .................................................................................................................................... 16 Annex A: National office contact information .................................................................................. 21 Annex B: Organizational chart ........................................................................................................ 22 Annex C: Evaluation of 2006 partners ............................................................................................ 23 Annex D: Researchers by theme ................................................................................................... 24 Annex E: Small grant recipients ..................................................................................................... 27 Annex F: Press clippings ................................................................................................................ 32 2 Acronyms and abbreviations ADEA Association for the Development of Education in Africa ADB African Development Bank AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AU African Union AUF French-speaking Universities’ Association BREDA UNESCO’s regional office for education in Africa CIES Comparative International Education Society CODESRIA Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa EFA Education for All ENS Ecole Normale Supérieure (teacher training college) FASAF Network for Family and Schooling in Africa GEH Governance, Equity and Health program of IDRC HIV Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus ICT Information and Communication Technology ISFRA Institute for higher learning and applied research (Bamako, Mali) IIEP International Institute for Educational Planning IDRC International Development Research Centre KFW KfW development bank (on behalf of German federal government) MTT Mobile Task Team NORRAG Network for policy research review and advice on education and training OIF International Francophone Organization OSIWA Open Society Initiative for West Africa PBBD Partnership Building and Business Development division of IDRC SDC Swiss Development Cooperation UEMOA Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa UNESCO United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organisation UIL UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (xUIE) (Hamburg) UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNICEF United Nations Children Fund UREAG Under-Represented Racial, Ethnic and Ability Groups committee of CIES USAID United States Agency for International Development WAEC West Africa Examinations Council WGESA Working Group on Education Sector Analysis of ADEA WGNFE Working Group on Non-Formal Education of ADEA WFP World Food Programme 3 Word from the Regional Coordinator Rediscovering mobility Dear collaborators and partners, Allow us first to present our best wishes for your health and success in all your endeavors. The year 2006 brought continued achievements. ERNWACA is increasingly recognized for its ability to mobilize researchers, to group them across various borders to reflect, conduct research, write and publish, and to promote African expertise on and off the continent. The network has become an UEMOA Regional Center of Excellence, and we hope to preserve this honor for several more years so to consolidate contributions to member countries in the education sector. We have the joy of announcing that Sierra Leone, where ERNWACA was founded in 1989, is functioning again after several years of inactivity. On the same note, Mauritania joined us as the 14 th member country. The national coordinator, a former University rector, officially presented the national network to other coordinators at our Biennale meetings in October of 2006 in Ouagadougou. Last year, in collaboration with university institutions, we focused continued energy on research training, in particular with the launch of the second edition of the ERNWACA small grants program for education research. This was made possible by dynamic national coordinators and the joint support of UEMOA and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Eighty young researchers from twelve countries benefited from these small grants for studies on technology in education, education facing HIV/AIDS, gender and higher education and the correlation between skills development and the job market – conducted under the supervision of seasoned researchers who serve as project mentors on scientific matters. ERNWACA Cafés and research days have gradually begun to spread throughout the ERNWACA landscape at the national level. These provide a space for social and policy dialogue on pressing issues related to the future of education in Africa. On the transnational level, ERNWACA continues research on the pedagogical use of technology in teaching and learning as well as the impact of HIV/AIDS on teaching in formal and non formal education. We organized an international colloquium with FASAF and Plan International on relations between education and peace perspectives in Africa. Studies on decentralisation of social sector management and on Islamic education will be undertaken in 2007. Research reports and results are available at www.rocare.org . We are delighted that the majority among you recognized the efforts made by the whole of the network for resource mobilization to sustain and grow ERNWACA research, training and publication programs. You expressed this through your responses to the ERNWACA resource mobilization case study questionnaire. We are aware that much remains to be done, in particular in sharing tools and strategies for resource mobilization at the national level in a learn-by-doing way. CRDI is a constant partner of ERNWACA in these and other efforts. For 2007, we count on strengthening performance through new national and transnational research, and especially by promoting a culture of peer-reviewed publication. We are experimenting mechanisms to support writing processes that lead to taking stands to make a difference. The third edition of the small grants program will be launched with all fourteen ERNWACA member countries participating. We will undertake a feasibility study for an ERNWACA Endowment Fund. This is an ambitious initiative that could help us strengthen the financial autonomy and the longevity of our network. The regional coordination counts on members to assist with suggestions and critiques. The future of ERNWACA depends as much on members as on partners. We would like to recognize all national coordinators, national coordinating members, scientific committee members, members at large, and partners, all of whom give of themselves to each other and to network objectives in a spirit of sharing and learning. May your efforts bring new meaning to and deepen education endeavors, in creative and flexible ways. 4 1. National activities and research The year 2006 was marked by the organization of several ERNWACA Cafés -- forums for reflection, sharing experiences, and dialoguing on pressing questions in education. They bring visibility to research findings and provide a venue to advocate for improved educational systems in Africa Cafés in Mali, Cameroon, Ghana, and Senegal focused on the integration of ICT in teaching and learning and drew on research results from the transnational study by ERNWACA and the University of Montreal. The Café in Gambia was an occasion to discuss the contribution of research to the development and evaluation of education programs, specifically for girls’ education and technical and vocational training. ERNWACA Cote d’Ivoire launched the first national annual days on education research in partnership with other national institutions. The national network seeks to publish the best papers from the 2006 and 2007 meetings with some support from the regional office. It is also important to note the rebirth of ERNWACA Sierra Leone and the triumphant entry of ERNWACA Mauritania as the 14 th member of ERNWACA. Most national offices requested and received equipment to facilitate communication and network management. This included, depending on the expressed needs of each office computers, printers, projectors, digital cameras, furniture, and Internet connections. The support was possible thanks to grants from UEMOA and OSIWA. Benin Several member researchers of ERNWACA were involved in the study of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education on pre-school education. It included a literature review covering