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MALAWI’S POSITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONALLY AGREED GOALS ON EDUCATION

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NVP PRESENTATION. MALAWI’S POSITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONALLY AGREED GOALS ON EDUCATION. Outline:. Background Profile of Education Policy Development Education Policy The NESP 2008-2017 Key Policy Challenges and Constraints Key Policy Interventions - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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MALAWI’S POSITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF

INTERNATIONALLY AGREED GOALS ON EDUCATION

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Outline:BackgroundProfile of Education Policy DevelopmentEducation Policy The NESP 2008-2017Key Policy Challenges and ConstraintsKey Policy InterventionsProgress on MDG Goals in EducationEmerging OpportunitiesKey programmes under ImplementationThe role of other stakeholdersConclusion

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Background Malawi is a landlocked country in Sub-Saharan Africa It is agro-based with tobacco as the main cash crop/foreign

exchange earner President: Ngwazi Professor Bingu Wa Mutharika who has steered

sustainable growth of the economy (on average 6% p.a) GDP at 6.5% with growth estimated at 7.1% in 2010/11 Gross primary enrolment 97.9%, net primary enrolment 75.4% First formal education plan-1973-80 provided guidelines for

education development on primary, secondary and teacher education

Second plan- 1985-95 incorporated all levels of formal education including statutory organisations

Third was the Policy Investment framework 1995 to 2005 NESP-2008-2017

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Profile of Educational Policy Development

The fulfillment of the specific needs of the labour market, The development of a school curriculum with relevance to the

socioeconomic and environmental needs of the country; The improvement of efficiency in the utilization of existing facilities

and resources; and the achievement of a more equitable distribution of educational facilities and resources

The equity of educational opportunity; The promotion of efficiency in the system; The improvement of physical and human resources; The judicious use of limited resource.

Primary Education Level: The introduction of Free Primary Education;

Secondary School Education Level: The Change from a system of distance secondary school education to Community Day Secondary Schools;

Tertiary and Higher Education level: The revision of the Teacher Training Programme to address the high demand and high attrition rates at Primary and Secondary level; The establishment of the new Mzuzu University and the various reforms in the administration of University of Malawi towards making it autonomous. Promotion of private sector participation at all levels.

First Policy1973 - 1980

Second Policy1985 - 1995

Third Policy 1995 - 2005

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Education Policy:To develop an “efficient” and high quality system of education of a type and size appropriate both to the available resources and to the political, social and economic

aspirations of the nation

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THE NESP 2008-2017Sets Government ‘s view of Malawi

education sector goals, objectives and strategies for the decade 2008-2017

Linked to the statement of development policiesVision 2020Malawi Growth and Development

Strategy (MGDS)Millenium Development GoalsEducation for All (EFA)National Plan of

Action

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THE NESP 2008-2017Has three thematic areas of

interventionExpanding equitable access to educationImproving quality and relevance of

education to reduce drop out and promote effective learning

Improving governance and management to enable more effective and efficient delivery of education services.

Each thematic area has three Policy targets

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THE NESP 2008-2017Expanding equitable access to

education Construction and rehabilitation of

infrastructure Reduction of Gross enrolment ration

and increase of the Net enrolment ratio towards 100%

Achieving gender parity in primary and secondary enrolment

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THE NESP 2008-2017Improving quality and relevance of

education to reduce drop out and promote effective learning Reduction of pupil teacher ratio in

primary schools particularly standards 1 to 3;

Measurement and monitoring of learner outcomes; and

Systematic and regular inspection of schools

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THE NESP 2008-2017Improving governance and management

to enable more effective and efficient delivery of education services. Decentralisation of management and

financing of primary education Improvement of efficiency index through

reduced repetition and drop out rates Increased role of private sector and private

sector financingIT IS FROM THE NINE POLICY TARGETS

THAT EACH DEPARTMENT DRAWS ANNUAL PROGRAMMES IN THE BUDGET

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II. Key Policy Challenges and Constraints

Shortage of qualified primary school teachers: pupil-teacher, pupil-qualified teacher ratio 80:1, 91:1

Inadequate and special need unfriendly physical infrastructure at all levels –Pupil : Classroom ration of 101:1

Shortage of teacher houses particularly in rural areas. High dropout rate in both junior and senior levels of primary

education. Around 15% but 23% for girls in standard 8

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II. Key Policy Challenges and Constraints HIV pandemic: prevalence rate 12%, the sixth lowest in SADC but

much higher than African 6.75% Low enrolment rate for Higher Education due to limited

infrastructure (), high unit costs (), inefficiencies and

inequalities.

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Key Policy Interventions Inclusion of Education as a key priority in the National

Development Strategy (MGDS) and providing framework for increased budgetary allocation towards education sector especially on infrastructure.

Development of Education Development Plans (EDP) . Launch of National Education Sector Plan (NESP) a ten year

education plan covering the period, 2008-2017Adoption of the Sector Wide Approach to coordinate and

harmonise resource mobilisation for joint implementation and monitoring of the NESP

Promotion of girl child educationFocus on children with special needsUnconventional teacher training programmesComplimentary basic education to give drop out outs a

second chance

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Progresson MDG Goals in Education -Achieve Universal Primary Education

Target . Ensure that by 2015, all Boys and Girls should be able to complete a Full Course of Primary Schooling

First Indicator -Net Enrolment

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First Indicator-Net EnrolmentSteady increase observed from 73% in 2006 to

75.4 in 2010.This is lower than projected target of 83%Generally, lower rate observed in rural areas

compared to urban due to accessibility problemVery unlikely that Malawi can achieve the 100%

MDG target in 2015The school meal programmes, girl child

promotion programmes, accelerated classroom construction etc to try to reach the projected 2015 target of 92%, at least

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Challenges to universal eduaction goalshortage of qualified primary school teachers;inadequate and disability unfriendly physical

infrastructure;poor retention of girls mainly from standard five to

eight;high disease burden due to HIV and AIDS

consequently leading to absenteeism especially among girls who take care of the sick; and

poor participation of school committees and their communities in school management; and

Cultural practices

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Key MDGPolicy Goal -Achieve Universal Primary Education

Target . Ensure that by 2015, all Boys and Girls should be able to complete a Full Course of Primary Schooling

Second Indicator -Proportion of pupils starting std 1 and reaching std 5

Figure 2: Proportion of Pupils Starting Grade 1 reaching Grade 5

Proportion without repeating Proportion with repeating a grade

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Second Indicator-Proportion of Children starting std 1 reaching std 5Steady decrease observed from 86% in 2006

to 62.7% in 2009.This is lower than projected target of 85%Shows it is very unlikely that Malawi can

achieve the 100% MDG target in 2015The school meal programmes, girl child

promotion programmes, accelerated classroom construction, scgool grants, bursaries etc to try to reach the projected 2015 target of 75%, at least

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Key MDGPolicy Goal –Promote Gender Equality and empower womenTarget . Eliminate Gender Disparity in Primary and Secondary Education, preferably by 2005, and in all Levels of Education no later than 2015.

First Indicator -Ratio of girls to boys in primary education 

Figure 3: Ratio of Girls to Boys in Primary EducationIndicator 2: Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education.

Source: MDHS 1992, 2000, 2004, EMIS 2008

2ND Indicator -Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education 

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First Indicator -Ratio of girls to boys in primary education the ratio of girls to boys in primary school has increased

from 0.91 in 2000 to 1.0 in 2009. The narrowing of the gender gap in primary school

enrollment rate could be a result of government policy shift towards girl child education.

With the abolition of school fees and school uniform as a requirement to attend classes, many households can afford to send their girl children to school.

In addition there are more programmes being implemented such as: School feeding programme, water sanitation, direct grants to schools and child-friendly schools.

The figure shows that Malawi has met the MDG Goal indicator.

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2ND Indicator -Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education The ratio of has increased from 0.60 in 2000 to 0.79 in 2009 However, ratio of 1:1 is unlikely to be attained by 2015. Reveals that the education system loses a significant number of

girls with progressive levels of primary education. The reason for this is

early marriages and pregnancies, family responsibilities and cultural demands. Girls are more likely

expected to assume the roles of providing care and support for relatives that are aged or sick than boys.

Poor learning environment Few female teachers who act as models

This implies that the elimination of gender disparities remains a challenge at secondary level. This is also true at tertiary level.

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2ND Indicator -Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education- Interventionsconstruction and expansion of girls boarding facilities in

secondary schools and teacher training institutions;Operationalizing the re-admission policy which provides

students who withdrew on healthy grounds, a second chance to go back and continue with their education;

introducing equitable selection policy at secondary schools and higher education institutions for girls and boys to share 50 percent of places;

provision of bursaries to needy girlsprovision of take home rations to deserving female students

in targeted schools.  promotion of gender parity in teaching

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Emerging Opportunities Financing the education sector through joint financing

arrangement (UNICEF, World Bank, DFID, GDC)

Construction/rehabilitation/upgrading of education facilities Direct Support to disadvantaged children and grants

through social support programs Provision of relevant textbooks and teaching and learning

materials The development and implementation of an innovative Open

Distance Learning (ODL); Improvement of the teacher management Reform;

DfID $90 million 4yearsGDC $25 million 3yearsW/Bank $50 million 5yearsFTI $90 million 3 years Total $255 million

DfID $90 million 4yearsGDC $25 million 3yearsW/Bank $50 million 5yearsFTI $90 million 3 years Total $255 million

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Other Stakeholder interventions•Private Sector •Local and

International NGO•Civil Society Organizations

•Faith Based Organizations

•Communities /parents and teachers associations

•Offer Education services educational institutions eg runs 18% of the country’s secondary education•Financing projects eg construction of classrooms, teacher houses, supply of teaching and learning materials•Grants/gifts /awards to outstanding students

•Direct financial injections to the sector•Advocacy eg prioritisation in MGDS, Promotion of girl education•Infrastructure development

•Assisting government in enforcing its rules and regulations •Providing skill based training to schools and communities•Supporting community mobilization and advocacy campaigns•Providing technical and financial support in school management and governance issues

•Providing educational services•Promoting moral education in schools through subjects such as religious education •Supporting government in the provision of education infrastructure•Supporting government in the provision of supplementary reading materials

•Providing basic necessities to children to enable them attend school everyday•Encouraging children to go to school at the right age of six•Participating in school projects and programmes e.g. construction•Protecting school property and land from being poached

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Other sector interventions•Private Sector •Local and International

NGO•Civil Society Organizations

•Faith Based Organizations

•Communities /parents and teachers associations

•facilitating provision of teaching & learning materials in rural areas •Advocating for gender, HIV, finance, Infrastructure, school feeding etc•Supporting infrastructure development and provision of school furniture and equipment•Offering school grants to provide education opportunities to children with poor access to education•Monitoring delivery of education services

•Ensuring the adherence to Memorandum of Understanding signed with government•Supporting government in mobilizing communities and parents in supporting education service delivery•Run 15% of secondary schools

•Ensuring that the schools have clean water and children are accessing good sanitation facilities•Participating in the formation of school committees and monitor their activities at the school•Assisting children with school work and monitor their learning progress•Ensuring that children have adequate time to do school activities at home

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ConclusionbackgroundNESPProgress on achievement of MDG goals in educationChallenges and potential interventionsLooked at the role of other stakeholders

Strong and genuine partnership between government agencies and between government and partners (SWAP)

Significant private sector participation in education provision.

Mutual accountability over results between government and partners

 

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THANK YOUZIKOMO KWAMBIRI