VVOB – education for development
s e c n e t e p m Our core co Technical assistance We provide technical assistance to our partners in the education sector. Medium and longer term assistance is given by our teams, consisting of local and expatriate experts. These education and development experts are professionally experienced and socially committed specialists who engage mainly in training, coaching, facilitating and planning tasks. The teams are supported by partnerships with local and Flemish institutions offering short-term expertise in the field of education and development.
Capacity building We focus on institutional capacity building of our strategic and operational partners. It strengthens their ability to use resources effectively and efficiently in order to achieve their goals. Our actions are aligned with the policy plans and the needs of the direct and indirect target groups in our partner countries. We increasingly focus on initiating, guiding and facilitating processes of change and institutional strengthening, based on ownership and partnership.
Bridging between macro, meso and micro level We refer to ‘macro’, ‘meso’ and ‘micro’ as the levels of policy and institutions that govern and influence the quality of education. Since our organisation’s size and mandate allow for collaboration both with governmental and non-governmental institutions, our interventions mainly focus on the meso level (sub-sector level partnerships, such as with teacher trainer institutions, and/or focus on the provincial level, etc.). From this position we are able to reconcile the macro level policies with the needs and circumstances at the micro level, where implementation takes place. The alignment with local policies and the harmonisation with other donors through partnerships, safeguards the relevance of our interventions.
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Sub-sector level and regional level (e.g. prov incial departments of the Ministry of Education, teacher training institutions)
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l Assistance (VVOB) was The Flemish Association for Development Cooperation and Technica mes in the educaprogram ent developm nts impleme that ion organisat t founded in 1982 as a non-profi objective: “to contribute to overall its reflects ent” Developm for n “Educatio motto VVOB’s tion sector. for all”. The organisation’s main poverty reduction and to a fairer world with increased opportunities of education and training ness effective and y aim is “to sustainably improve the quality, efficienc in developing countries”.
al partnerships in ten counVVOB is currently active and has well established strategic and operation e, Vietnam, Zambia Surinam Africa, tries: Cambodia, DR Congo, Ecuador, Kenya, Rwanda, South between € 700,000 varies me program country each for and Zimbabwe. The annual budget of VVOB is based in Brusoffice head The e. worldwid s associate 130 than more and € 1,100,000. VVOB employs sels, with local offices in ten countries. rnmental organisations, VVOB cooperates in a variety of ways with other governmental and non-gove both national and international: Department of Education; zz key Belgian government agencies, including DGD, BTC and the Flemish South Africa, Suriname, zz the governments of Cambodia, DR Congo, Ecuador, Kenya, Rwanda, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe; teacher training instituzz regional and local education authorities, such as pedagogical services, ns; institutio tions and quality support IRC, JICA and ADB. zz and international development agencies, such as UNICEF, UNESCO, In Flanders, VVOB runs a programme on linking Flemish schools and (www.scholenbanden.be/english).
Contact
schools in developing countries
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Curriculum development
In DR Congo, VVOB has supported DIPROMAD (Direction des programmes et matĂŠriel didactique) with revising the curriculum of the technical agricultural training at higher secondary school level. The reviewed curriculum has been approved by the Ministry of Primary, Secondary and Professional Education and is being implemented since September 2010.
Didactics (teaching and learning methodology)
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In partnership with the Cambodian Ministry of Education, VVOB developed a teacher training manual on the integration of Learner Centred Methodology (LCM) for preservice teacher training. In 2008, nationwide, trainings for lecturers at all 18 Provincial Teacher Training Institutes and teachers of the pilot schools were jointly organised. A follow up took place in 2009. In addition, a school management manual on LCM for directors was developed and training was conducted, whilst cross-curricular and lifeskills related themes were successfully integrated.
ICT and media
Since 2008, the Kenya Ministry of Education (MoE) and VVOB collaborate in implementing the Kenya Education Sector Support Programme, and the National ICT Strategy for Education and Training. The adopted strategy is focusing on capacity development and supportive infrastructure, leading to, among others: zz a significant and structural shift in ICT capacities of MoE’s senior and middle level managers; zz more coherence and coordination of the ministry’s policies and plans; zz and the start of integration of ICT in the nationwide in-service programme for teachers in Mathematics and Sciences.
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DR Congo Strengthening Primary and Technical Agricultural Education
School management, stakeholder involvement and internal quality control
In partnership with the Rwandan Ministry of Education, VVOB trained 2201 school directors, 1128 bookkeepers and 545 secretaries of both primary and secondary schools in school management, between 2008 and 2010.
Strategic planning
In Suriname, VVOB supported the Ministry of Education and Public Development to publish the Government’s vision on quality education in an attractive handbook, in 2009. All educational staff at the Ministry, and teachers and school management staff nationwide have been trained in using the book.
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External quality control (inspectorate, supervision)
zz In DR Congo, VVOB has supported the Inspectorate to update its basic school monitoring instruments. These new tools are now used by all national and provincial inspectors. zz In Suriname and Ecuador, VVOB is currently supporting change processes of their inspectorates.
‘North Operations’ zz SchoolLinks zz Internship Programme
Vietnam zz Strengthening Secondary Education zz Participatory Agricultural Extension Programme
www.vvob.be/vietnam
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Suriname PROGRESS (Programme more Effective Schools Suriname)
www.vvob.be/suriname
Zambia
Kenya
Supporting Teacher Training Colleges
zz ICT Integration in Education zz ‘Healthy Learning’ in Primary Schools
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www.vvob.be/kenya Zimbabwe
Teacher training and continuous professional development
In partnership with the Zambian Ministry of Education, 530 training workshops on “In service Training Cycle� were held in 2009, in three provinces. This has improved the quality of the management and implementation capacity of In Service Training at school level.
Support of the activities in the partner countries and general organisation www.vvob.be
Quality Education and Vulnerability Programme Ecuador zz Escuelas Gestoras del Cambio (Schools as Actors of Change) zz Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training www.vvob.org.ec
www.vvob.co.zw South Africa Improvement of Further Education and Training Colleges
www.vvobsouthafrica.org
Rwanda zz Strengthening school management zz Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training
www.vvobrwanda.org
Cambodia zz SEAL (Science and Life Skills in Teacher Training) zz IMAGE (Strengthening Agricultural Extension)
www.vvobcambodia.org