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Anti-corruption approaches and tools in the education sector

Oslo Governance Forum October 2011

Laetitia Antonowicz Associate Consultant Education for Change Ltd.

Main issues rising from the study         

UNDP study: Fighting corruption Untangling general governance vs anti-corruption sector specific interventions Few initiatives documented Focus on diagnostic tools Limited in-depth analysis Bigger picture not taken into account Lack of evaluation of effectiveness (external) Four categories of AC interventions AC in HE a rising concern

Codes of conduct for education staff        

Tackling bribes, private tuition, sexual harassment & absenteeism Who initiates? (Gambia) National vs school level (Côte d’Ivoire) Collaboration teacher unions – government Involvement of civil society, parents & students Dissemination, awareness and enforcement Administrative bodies: autonomous/self-regulatory Complaint mechanisms and protection

School grants disbursement 

Mechanisms – – – –

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Use of third party (2002-03 Sierra Leone) School bank accounts with several signatories Compulsory returns and liquidations (Sierra Leone) Independent monitoring units (Indonesia)

Enabling environment – – – – –

Standardised account systems & school awareness Information dissemination on grant amounts Matching grant to school needs: timeliness/accuracy Monitoring role of SMCs Training of SMCs/ headteachers

Participatory monitoring of education budgets & expenditures 

Community monitoring – – – – –

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CEF: Process useful to fine tune methodology Positive impact on good governance & quality education Some recovery of funds Sustainability is an issue Children’s participation (Uganda)

Enabling environment – – – –

Support to undertake the work Sustained & genuine interest of beneficiaries Follow-up of exposed cases of corruption Absence of fear of reprisals for participants

Teacher headcount/payroll clean up 

Mechanisms (Uganda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan) – – – – – –

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Random physical verification in schools Use of IT, camera & GPS Young / IT literate analysts Start from existing list more effective Involvement of parents and SMCs = more effective Link to TMIS

Challenges (Goldsmith 2010) – –

Time for matching data Conversion of data into action on payroll