The document discusses an education alliance program in Malawi between various organizations. It aims to increase primary school completion rates, especially for girls. Key activities include developing school improvement plans, building capacity of members, and advocating for more equitable education policies. Annual budgets and contributions of different partners are provided through 2010 to support activities like teacher training, gender programs, and developing supportive learning environments.

1. Malawi – Alliantie onderwijsprogramma Edukans World Servants, Edukans Oikonomos Educaids NL Association of Christian Educators in Malawi (ACEM) Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Synod of Livingstonia Emmanuel Teacher Training College (ETTC) Educaids Malawi (ACEM, CCAP, ADRA)

2. 440.000 540.000 453.000 70.000 Educaids NL Educaids Malawi 148.500 60.000 Oiko-nomos ETTC - 140.000 110.000 70.000 114.000 30.000 ICCO Edukans World Servants CCAP- SoL 440.000 - 70.000 40.000 85.000 45.000 10.000 ICCO Edukans Ex-change ACEM programma 2007 verplichtingen 2007 financieringen 2006 partners Malawi

3. Alliance programme: - supporters based involvement - ‘local solutions to global challenges’ Skills development Education in (post) conflict Education for the marginalised Health Care Human Rights Democracy and Peace building Sustainable Economic Development Knowledge base HIV/aids and education

4. ACEM & its membership (27/19) 63 % all schools 11 8 240 46 3215 9 10 237 ov. ( 10) 27 7 108 anglic. 4 2 91 6 1455 presb. 7 6 113 23 1415 r.k. b.o. s.o. v.o. k.o. ba.o.

5. Association of Christian Educators in Malawi (ACEM) 1994 opgericht door MCC en ECM Missie: ontwikkelen en bevorderen van een onderwijssysteem waarin ‘heel de mens’ tot zijn/haar recht komt van kritisch denken en vaardigheden, van karaktervorming door waardenoriëntatie Visie: leidend worden in het aanbieden van kwalitatief goed – inclusief - onderwijs

6. ACEM doelstellingen coördinatie + begeleiding onderwijsinstellingen aanpak gemeenschappelijke problemen door nauwe(re) samenwerking belangenbehartiging en uitwisseling beleidsontwikkeling tbv kwaliteitsverbetering onderwijs ism overheid en ngo’s (o.a. CSCQBE, PRISAM, FAWEMA, UNESCO, UNICEF, Action Aid, Care)

7. MALAWI slow progress towards EFA goals access indicators equity indicators survival & completion indicators quality indicators

8. Contribution ACEM Equity boys-girls urban-rural poor-rich abled-disabled Access Quality Relevance Community participation Financing HIV/Aids

9. conceptual framework basic education programma Key Issue Dramatically low completion rate in primary school education especially for girls. Overall goal Increase enrolment, retention and completion rates of primary school pupils especially the girl child Intermediate Objectives Provide primary school pupils with conducive environment for teaching and learning both at school and at home (make schools, homes and communities child friendly, gender sensitive, safe and supportive). P Promote pro-poor and gender sensitive governance of the educational system and the educational institutions (at national and decentralised levels, in development partners and churches policies, programmes / projects and budget allocations) Strategies Advocate for and facilitate the development of school improvement plans (components: infrastructure, teaching and learning materials and teachers and head teachers professionalism) Promote and facilitate participation in policy development and implementation (prepare members for implementation and as watch dogs with regards to government and DPs policies, programmes and budget allocations.

10. Figure 7.1: Conceptual framework of ACEM-ICCO Basic Education Programme Child friendly, gender sensitive teaching and learning environment Pro-poor, gender sensitive government, development partners and churches policies, programmes / projects and budget allocations SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN Infrastructure Teaching and learning materials Professional teachers and head teachers Participation in policy development Prepare for implementation Watch dog: monitoring implementation

11. Basic Education Support Programme Malawi Edukans Ex-change GG/EE national office regional office regional office regional office national office FAWEMA members members ETTC members ED CCAP- SoL BoT/ BoG ACEM other activities ACEM other partners ACEM south ACEM centre ACEM north ACEM national secretariat

12. programmes -community mobilisation (SIP) -capacity building - capacity building members/ communities -community mobilisation (SIP) -construction staff -recruitment -training proposed strategies low community participation inadequate school infrastructure poor teaching & learning environment - low capacity -inadequate advocacy priority issues programme south programme centre programme north national programme

13. ACEM co-ordination facilitation monitoring and evaluation REGIONAL BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMMES -regional ecumenical educational committees < education departments (members/propietors) + offices> -schools / communities / DEOs

14. ACEM-FAWEMA -engender Education Secretaries and women church groups -equip schoolgirls with life skills -develop professional capacity of ACEM-FAWEMA club patrons -promote positive knowledge and attitudes on gender and HIV/Aids -create public awareness on RPP for pregnant girls proposed strategies gender disparity priority issue

15. programme development activities key outcomes documents Mapping and fact finding mission in January 2006 Renewing partnership and visiting ICCO partners and potential new partners - Identification of ACEM as possible core partner in relation to an Alliance basic education support programme -See ToR mission - First introductory part (draft) Country Strategy Paper Counter visit to the Netherlands February 2006 Follow up of discussions, further planning with core partners ACEM and CCAP Synod of Livingstonia, facilitated by I/C Consult Conclusions and agreement on a working conference with all relevant stakeholders Summary of conclusions Working conference June 2006 -All representatives Dutch and Malawian stakeholders participating -facilitation by I/C Consult -Logical framework -First outline -Definition next steps -MoU conference -Conference document(s) and summary Consultancy visit (I/C Consult) September 2006 Meetings regional programme committees -Follow up document - Debrief report

16. programme development activities key outcomes documents Follow up visit January 2007 Feedback and follow up first version programme documents Plianning nextphase and implementation -MoU mission -programme documents -second draft CSP Meeting Alliance Partners NL March 2007 Revision of programme proposals Suggestions and proposals on details Correspondence programme documents Working conference May 2007 Detailing logical framework on context analysis, MoUs and budget of regional programmes and FAWEMA programme -Defiinitibe plans of activities for the first phase (July-December 2007) -Preparation of contracts July 2007 Programme documents (MoUs) and contracts Support mission (I/C Consult) October 2007 -ACEM SP Review -Basic Education Support Programme: monitoring 1st phase Debrief report

17. Financial Framework partners Malawi partners Alliantie 2006 (€) budget 2007 budget 2007 2007 progr. 2008 (est.) 2009 2010 ACEM -ICCO -Edukans -Alliantie(conf) -Ex-change 85.000 40.000 5.000 10.000 - 70.000 40.000 440.000 70.000 650.000 830.000 950.000 CCAP SoL -ICCO -Edukans -World Servants 70.000 114.000 25.000 - 140.000 110.000 80.000 110.000 70.000 110.000 50.000 110.000 ETTC Oikonomos 61.000 148.500 138.500 138.500 Educaids -ACEM -CCAP SoL -ADRA Educaids 73.700 GNRC 10.920 10.000 Impulsis Edukans total 243.620 700.000 800.000 900.000 1.000. 000 Alliantie total 504.620 950. 000 1.050. 000 1.150. 000 1.150. 000

18. programme framework Malawi increased completion rate (girls) by 5% primary schools in targetted districts Draagvlak NL WS Oikonomos MW/NL Edukans Ex-change/ GG/EE law enforcemenrt conducive policy&budget environment ETTC ecumenical collaboration CCAP supportive strategies community commitment availability & quality (head) teaching Staff <ETTC-Oikonomos> Educaids learner-friendy t/l environment <CCAP-WS> strategies

19. 2008 * inzet op PW Alliantie-partners (NL/MLW) * inzet op draagvlak MLW (stakeholders)/NL (Alliantie-partners, Edukans-scholenacties) * evaluatie eerste fase tbv programma 2008-2010 * mainstreaming (linking & learning) HIV/Aids & onderwijs ( Educaids ) * gender ( FAWEMA ) * teacher training ( ETTC, Loudon TTC ) * inventarisatie mogelijkheden onderwijs & werk * capaciteitsversterking ACEM (PSO)