Challenges and Opportunities in Collaborating for Ethiopia READ Program
Discover the experiences of engaging with the Ethiopia READ program, including insights on partnering with the government and other stakeholders. Explore the complexities and advantages of these collaborations as shared by Stephen Backman.
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The opportunities and challenges of collaborating with government and other partners on the Ethiopia READ program Stephen Backman (PhD) RTI international CIES 2017, Atlanta Reading for Ethiopia s Achievement Developed Technical Assistance (READ TA) Project
READ: 4 USAID Projects, 2012-19 READ Institutional Improvement (II) READ Inst. Improvement 18 (TA) READ Technical Assistance READ Com. Outreach 17.5 Community Outreach (CO) READ M & E 10 Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) READ READ READ TA Project/USAID and RTI
READ projects working together READ M&E READ CO READ TA READ TA Project/USAID and RTI
READ projects respond to govt needs READ Projects USAID MOE & RSEBs READ TA Project/USAID and RTI
Overlapping components Curriculum Revision/ Develpmnt M&E and Research Book Printing Teacher Training X Grant add- on to replace READ II School Support Community Outreach Teaching Aids/ CFA X Capacity building of RSEBs/ MOE X To support SRMs/ schools SRMs Technology X X X X X X READ TA TA/ Funding Training materials TA on mentoring approach CTEs/ Assistive tech Emergency printing Reduced scope EGRA 2014 X X X READ CO X X Increased scope/ Lead TA Project schools Bloom software TA/ Funding X X READ M&E EGRA 2016/ Project evals Continuous formative assessment X X X X X MOE Through GQUIP pooled fund Up through 2014 under READ II Policy/ Guidelines X X X X X X X RSEBs Developmnt for MTs Adapted languages Roll out READ TA Project/USAID and RTI
Overlapping activities: Curriculum Dev MOE READ TA RSEBs READ TA Project/USAID and RTI
Overlapping activities: SRMs READ TA RSEBs READ CO MOE READ TA Project/USAID and RTI
Overlapping activities: Teaching Aids MOE & RSEBs READ M&E READ CO READ TA READ TA Project/USAID and RTI
Themes of collaboration Relationships Design Collaboration Application/ Reality Capacity READ TA Project/USAID and RTI
Collaboration strategies Design / Capacity Joint planning/bottom up Quarterly TWGs TA by projects, development/work done by MOE/RSEB representatives Regional MT Task Forces Official communication through MOE/RSEBs Relationships/Application Monthly meetings among READ projects Constant consultation Community of practice Identifying gaps and coverage/ leveraging strengths USAID flexibility READ TA Project/USAID and RTI
Challenges Funding from different sources MOE vs Regional responsibilities Differences in priorities, approaches, knowledge/ understanding Political developments Staff turnover Overlapping/competing timelines/deliverables/ expectations Requires many actors working together on the same time line Printing of books Teacher training SRMs READ TA Project/USAID and RTI
Opportunities Buy in from government Leveraging funds/expertise Sustainability Collaboration Avoid duplication or contradictory work Responsiveness Strong working relationships READ TA Project/USAID and RTI
. Thank you sbackman@rti.org READ TA Project/USAID and RTI
