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AFRICA REGIONAL
Activity Data Sheet
>> AFR Regional Overview >> Africa Regional Program Overview PROGRAM: Africa Regional
TITLE AND NUMBER: Education for Development and Democracy Initiative, 698-025
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2001 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $17,006,000 DA; $2,994,000 CSD; $14,947,000 ESF
PROPOSED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $8,190,000 DA; $4,810,000 CSD; $15,000,000 ESF
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1999; ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2003Summary: The objective of the Education for Development and Democracy Initiative (EDDI) is to improve the quality of education, and the technology used in education, to assist with sub-Saharan Africa's integration into the world community of free-market democracies. EDDI is an African-led development program (with special emphasis on girls and women) concentrating on (1) improving the quality of and access to education; (2) enhancing the availability of technology; and (3) increasing citizen participation in government to accelerate democracy.
EDDI promotes sustainable partnerships among African education and democracy organizations, as well as between them and their sister organizations in the United States, to educate children, involve communities, implement new business models and extend quality social services to previously unreached people. EDDI is catalytic, brokering these alliances and embedding new technologies, so that enduring partnerships take hold and continue to contribute to the development of target countries long after the initiative is completed.
Key Results: EDDI is focusing on five major elements: (1) building a consensus with African partners; (2) establishing and funding structures to implement partnerships; (3) launching partnerships to address capacity-building challenges that face African education and democracy; (4) designing strategies for enhancing education and democratic societies in focus countries; and (5) providing scholarships to girls at the secondary and tertiary levels to encourage them to complete their education. Development Assistance ($17,006,000 DA human capacity development funds) and Economic Support Fund ($14, 947,000 ESF human capacity development funds) funding will be used for these elements. Child Survival and Disease ($2,994,000 CSD basic education funds) funding will be used to provide scholarships to girls at the primary level. Girls receiving scholarships will be exposed to technology and will have mentors to provide examples of the contributions that women can make to society.
USAID has supported the Association for the Development of Education in Africa, an organization composed of African Ministries of Education and the relevant donors, by training its board members in Internet-use techniques and "wiring" education ministers and their key working groups to the Internet. USAID has provided support to 61 university partnerships. One partnership, the Distance Education Emergency Training Partnership between Howard University in Washington, D. C., and the University of Transkei in South Africa, links medical facilities to help ensure accurate diagnoses and quick, high-quality medical care in emergency situations. Twenty-six democracy partnerships have also been funded. For example, staff from 16 civic education organizations throughout Africa held internships in League of Women Voters chapters throughout the United States and developed community action plans for their respective countries. A scholarship fund has been established for girls and women to provide resources through which they may continue their education in their home areas, and 31 African countries are participating.
During FY2001 USAID will:
- strengthen African universities through additional partnerships with American institutions of higher learning;
- provide more scholarships and mentoring for girls;
- develop ten resource centers which will introduce schools and their communities to modern information technology;
- implement the Ron Brown Institute, which will provide internships for promising young African business people in U.S. firms in Africa; and
- train a number of Africans in economic and governance skills through partnerships with U.S. organizations.
In FY 2002, EDDI will continue its focus on democracy and education partnerships, entrepreneurial training, democracy and education networks, and mentoring networks.
Performance and Prospects: EDDI has activities in 31 sub-Saharan countries. Scholarships have been awarded to over 6,000 girls. There are 61 higher education partnerships, 20 technology partnerships and four school-to-school partnerships. The Ronald Brown Institute has been established in South Africa to train Africans through internships in American companies based in Africa. The Africa Association of Universities has been funded to host Africa-to-Africa partnerships. Funds have been leveraged from Hewlett-Packard & Lucent Technologies (Uganda), Microsoft (Swaziland), and Texaco (Angola). The League of Women Voters is working with various community groups to increase voter participation. CIVITAS International, a worldwide organization for civic education, has strengthened local education programs for informed and responsible citizenship.
It is reasonable to assume that EDDI will expand activities and evaluate the impact of the program. The Interagency Working Group will continue its role of coordinating the program among the international affairs agencies.
Possible Adjustments to Plans: As partnerships and scholarship mechanisms are evaluated, midcourse corrections to enhance achievement and sustainability will be made.
Other Donor Programs: The World Bank and Schools-On-Line are cooperating with EDDI to bring computers, Internet connectivity, training and curriculum development to 10 schools each in Ghana, Senegal, Uganda and South Africa. EDDI is leveraging two dollars for each dollar it invests. The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is providing $1 million in assistance through its partnerships and through the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship program. Peace Corps is providing $5 million through education volunteers and staffing resource centers. In cooperation with other initiatives, the private sector is providing $1 million in technology hardware, software and expertise. EDDI works with ministries of education, African universities and other institutions of higher learning, and virtually all bilateral donors active in various aspects of African education.
Principal Contractors, Grantees or Agencies: This initiative is built around the active participation of a large number of U.S. partners, including the U.S. Departments of Education, State and Defense, the Peace Corps and the Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. universities and community colleges; foundations; businesses (particularly computer manufacturers and information producers); non-governmental associations such as parent-teacher associations; and state and local governments. These are partnership relations, not contractual ones, and each partner is expected to bring resources that match or exceed USAID resources.
FY 2002 Performance Tables
Performance Measures:
Indicator FY97 (Actual) FY98 (Actual) FY99 (Actual) FY00 (Actual) FY00 (Plan) FY01 (Plan) FY02 (Plan) Indicator 1: African universities becoming more financially independent NA NA NA 1 NA 5 NA Indicator 2: African universities re-orienting their mandates to provide more services to the community NA NA 0 3 3 10 70 Indicator 3: Regional and national Educational Reform Networks strengthened (networks are comprised of the educational policy-makers and practitioners in the United States and Africa) NA NA 0 5 3 30 NA Indicator 4: Democracy Networks strengthened (network participants include journalists, non-governmental organizations, women's advocacy groups, parliamentarians and civic leaders) NA NA 0 5 3 25 35 Indicator Information:
Indicator Level (S) or (IR) Unit of Measure Source Indicator Description Indicator 1: S African Universities African Association of Universities Number of universities becoming more financially independent Indicator 2: S African Universities African Association of Universities More services provided to the community Indicator 3: S Regional and Educational Reform Networks African Association of Universities Number of regional and national networks strengthened Indicator 4: S Democracy Networks African Association of Universities Number of democracy networks strengthened U.S. Financing
(In thousands of dollars)
Obligations Expenditures Unliquidated Through September 30, 1999 19,500 DA 13,562 DA 5,938 DA 4,500 CSD 4,500 CSD 0 CSD 5,000 ESF 0 ESF 5,000 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 2,400 DFA 1,816 DFA 584 DFA Fiscal Year 2000 9,855 DA 554 DA 200 CSD 0 CSD 18,000 ESF 2,278 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 584 DFA Through September 30, 2000 29,355 DA 14,116 DA 15,239 DA 4,700 CSD 4,500 CSD 200 CSD 23,000 ESF 2,278 ESF 20,722 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 2,400 DFA 2,400 DFA 0 DFA Prior Year Unobligated Funds 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 5,000 DFA Planned Fiscal Year 2001 NOA 17,006 DA 2,994 CSD 14,947 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Total Planned Fiscal Year 2001 17,006 DA 2,994 CSD 14,947 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 5,000 DFA Future Obligations Est. Total Cost Proposed Fiscal Year 2002 NOA 8,190 DA 0 DA 54,551 DA 4,810 CSD 0 CSD 12,504 CSD 15,000 ESF 0 ESF 52,947 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 7,400 DFA
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