Education Development Partners Group Presentation Overview
The Education Development Partners Group (EDP) presentation by Alexandre Brecx covers the chairpersonship, technical working groups, active member organizations, budget distribution, challenges like decreasing budget, growing learner population, Covid-19 impact, and education context. The document outlines financial support, reports validation, monthly meetings, and global partnerships for education development in Uganda.
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Presentation of the Education DPG Education Development Partners Group (EDP) Alexandre Brecx, Embassy of Belgium, EDP Chair 09.03.2021
Chairpersonship aligned to Financial Year (July to June), rotating system with 6 months in- and out- coming co-chair. (US-BE-IE) Permanent Secretariat is currently being set up 3 Technical Working Groups: Skilling, Basic Educ, Digitalization 21 active member organisations Linked to 1 Programme: Human Capital Development Working documents Status In a snapshot Terms of Reference Available Workplan Available Financial and technical support overview Available Running script Ready for validation PIAPs and annual reports/plans for sector/programme Ready for validation Meeting monthly + ad hoc meetings + bilateral MoES/EDPs twice a year For further details, go to www.ldpg.or.ug/education/
Decreasing budget despite International commitments Growing learners population Refugees (ERP) Covid-19, extended closure of schools Situation of girls: increased GBV, early/teenage pregnancies, drop-out Awareness on skilling and Early Childhood Dvlpt Policies ; and implementation of the policies Lack of data (EMIS) Digital Agenda Strategy Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Education context
Budget distribution per sub-sector (FY 19/20) Education context (cont d) Pre-primary and primary 10 Learnersper grade, Uganda (MoES, 2016) 10 2500000 Secondary 35 Higher / Tertiary 2000000 Skills (BTVET) 26 Other (sports, examination, planning...) 1500000 19 Domestic budget repartition (FY18/19) 1000000 10% Wages 500000 24% Non-wage recurrent (capitation grant) 66% Domestic Development 0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 5
Sector/Programme Budget (in mil UGX) Education Sector 4500000 4000000 3500000 3000000 2500000 2000000 1500000 1000000 500000 0 FY17/18 FY18/19 FY19/20 FY20/21 GoU Development Partners Total 6
Share of national budget allocated to education (incl. donors) 14.000% 12.000% 10.000% 8.000% 6.000% 4.000% 2.000% .000% FY16/17 FY17/18 FY18/19 FY19/20 FY20/21* 08-Sep-20 7
Forum of exchange on the education sector Platform for more effective and better streamlined dialogue between EDPs and with MoES Enable EDPs to coordinate and collate joint responses & positions on sector related issues Enable EDPs to liaise with other relevant coordination mechanisms Discuss issues in preparation or follow-up of meetings with MoES and make recommendations Enable EDPs to contribute more effectively to joint review and monitoring of the education sector EDP purpose and objectives
Regular engagement with MoES at various levels to ensure continuous and open dialogue Identification of funding gaps and prioritization Close follow up of policies and implementation to transform the sector (TVET, Teachers, ECD ) Covid-19 response (task force, GPE, re-opening ) Safe learning environment, GBV response, National Sexuality Education Framework Budget process: joint work on the sector strategic plan, priorities and gaps + link with DEG Transition from DPG to PWG: on hold Inclusiveness of all EDPs is key: improved communication, feeling of belonging, active participation, permanent secretariat Strengthening links with LDPG & flow of information Prioritized activities, outputs and results
Use of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to reinforce key messages Covid-19 to build back better the sector (or not) New policies tend to modernize education delivery Work more with local governments, DEOs, etc Non-prioritization of social sectors But prioritization of infrastructure, though benefiting education? Digitalization: risks and opportunities (Girls ) education to mitigate demographic explosion Refugees: more access to training and skilling to prepare for their future Skilling for jobs readiness and entrepreneurship Opportunities, concerns & gaps
Resources Ongoing/planned research Assessments Papers/strategic documents Annual reports 11
3 key messages 1 2 3 Ensure adequate funding. Education is the best investment any country can make, certainly in a young country as uganda Improve quality of learning. Looking at enrolment figures is not enough, learning outcomes are more important Inclusiveness. No one should be left behind, the role of the GoU is to ensure equal access (girls & refugees) 12
Q&A 13
