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Project Goal: girls and boys living in Malawi have access to high quality, accountable and transparent education services PROJECT NAME: STRENGTHING SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR IN MALAWI (SSAES)
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SSAES Monitoring Procurement Processes of Textbooks in Primary Schools Monitoring Teacher Absenteeism in Primary Schools The SMS/ICT Platform – Quantitative information on reported cases of absenteeism The Community Scorecard – Qualitative information on absenteeism; space for problem solving Delivery of textbooks (MoEST) Use and care of textbooks in Schools Reports generated and collective action done Identify monitors from SMC and PTA; Register monitors; Monitors report using teacher codes via SMS; Facilitate Community Scorecards to gain insight into absenteeism, identify solutions collectively Establish monitoring teams from Teachers, SMC and PTA; Orient teams on use of monitoring tools; Monitoring exercise: Physical count of books, Categorization of books according to condition;
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Project Goal: girls and boys living in Malawi have access to high quality, accountable and transparent
education services
PROJECT NAME:STRENGTHING SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN
THE EDUCATION SECTOR IN MALAWI (SSAES)
Implementing partners: CARE and CSEC
National: Ministry of Education, Science & Technology
(MoEST); Office of the Director of
Public Procurement (ODPP);
Parliamentary Education Committee
District level: District Education Manager’s Office (DEM); District Education Networks
(DEN), Primary School Learners
Community: Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), School Management Committees
(SMC), Village Development Committees (VDC), Mother
groups, and other decentralization structures
at primary school level
SSAES
Monitoring Procurement Processes of Textbooks in
Primary Schools
Monitoring Teacher Absenteeism in Primary Schools
The SMS/ICT Platform –
Quantitative information on
reported cases of absenteeism
The Community Scorecard – Qualitative
information on absenteeism; space for
problem solving
Delivery of textbooks (MoEST)
Use and care of textbooks in Schools
Reports generated and
collective action done
Identify monitors from SMC and PTA;
Register monitors;Monitors report using teacher
codes via SMS; Facilitate Community Scorecards to gain
insight into absenteeism, identify solutions collectively
Establish monitoring teams from Teachers, SMC and PTA;
Orient teams on use of monitoring tools; Monitoring
exercise: Physical count of books, Categorization of
books according to condition;
Monitoring Procurement Processes of Textbooks in
Primary Schools
Monitoring Teacher Absenteeism in Primary Schools
Knowledge Management and Learning guided by a Knowledge Management and Learning Plan;
Evidence-based Policy Engagement and Advocacy
Challenges
Low literacy levels of Monitors – Lack of knowledge of basic
use of SMS facility on phones
Connectivity problems – Mobile phone network
service is erratic, making it difficult for monitors
to register
Textbook distribution schedule is not adhered to – monitoring teams end up
missing the delivery
