[{"bbox": [84, 105, 1170, 159], "category": "Text", "text": "been entrusted to the National Institute for Educational Development (NIED), whilst the Directorate Programmes and Quality Assurance remains responsible for learners with special needs."}, {"bbox": [84, 185, 450, 213], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Monitoring and evaluation framework"}, {"bbox": [84, 212, 1170, 345], "category": "Text", "text": "Data availability, reliability and timelines vary among the ministries involved in PPE and ECD and the Namibia Statistics Agency. Regular reporting on most of the indicators in the MoEAC Strategic Plans depends on data being available from EMI), which functions well. MoEAC also produces an annual 15th Day School Report at the beginning of each academic year. The Annual Education Census for 2020 is to be printed later this year, whilst the 2021 data is in the process of being cleaned."}, {"bbox": [84, 370, 1170, 504], "category": "Text", "text": "The MGEPESW concluded their national ECD 2018 survey based on an updated and comprehensive questionnaire tool. It also completed the 2019 ECD National Survey. However, the 2018 Annual Report, although prepared and finalised, has not yet been released in electronic form. The Early Childhood Development Management Information System (ECD MIS) is static and not finished. The data cannot be disseminated for a wider public and are not yet used for planning and management."}, {"bbox": [84, 529, 1170, 636], "category": "Text", "text": "The Namibia Statistics Agency published the most recent population and housing census in 2011. Given the level of internal and to a lesser extent external migration this is a major hindrance – it means for example that it is difficult to estimate gross and net enrolment rates reliably. The latest Namibia Labour Force Survey was done in 2018 and published in March 2019."}, {"bbox": [84, 662, 635, 689], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Reform coordination mechanisms and donor coordination"}, {"bbox": [84, 689, 1170, 902], "category": "Text", "text": "Currently the coordination between the relevant ministries, private sector, tertiary education institutions, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and faith-based organisations (FBOs) is insufficient. An institutional framework should enhance good governance in ECD and education by clearly articulating the roles and responsibilities of regional, constituency and local governments; institutionalising mechanisms that strengthen inter-relationships, coordination and collaboration between the levels of government and by developing systems that make officials working at different levels accountable for performance and answerable for results. In addition to working with the development partners, MoEAC aims to actively involve NGOs¹⁰, community-based organisations and civil society working in various sectors in the country."}, {"bbox": [84, 928, 248, 954], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Policy coherence"}, {"bbox": [84, 954, 1170, 1141], "category": "Text", "text": "To enable local governments to fulfil their expanded mandates, the central government will need to substantially increase its financial transfers to the lower levels. For these transfers to be productive, equitable and transparent, local governments in return will need to provide the Ministry of Finance with reliable and timely information about their funding needs, and their performance in collecting revenue and implementing the budget. Similarly, the Ministry of Finance and NPC will need to provide local governments with accurate information on the amounts to be transferred from the central budget timely for the local governments to prepare their budgets. Institutional capacities would need to be reinforced in order to ensure that partners are mobilized effectively and that synergies are being triggered."}, {"bbox": [84, 1166, 366, 1194], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Communication plan/strategy"}, {"bbox": [84, 1193, 1170, 1325], "category": "Text", "text": "An effective communication strategy is a key instrument to assist in achieving objectives. It is important to develop a sense of ownership, dedication and commitment among all stakeholders, teachers, learners, parents, NGOs, citizens, and the general public, apart from the various levels and agencies of local governments. This ownership is crucial to motivate stakeholders to contribute at all levels to successfully implement the required changes and so realising collectively the intended reform agenda."}, {"bbox": [84, 1351, 325, 1376], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## POLICY RELEVANCE"}, {"bbox": [84, 1403, 352, 1430], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Social and Cultural Context"}, {"bbox": [84, 1430, 1170, 1564], "category": "Text", "text": "Namibia is a country with a rich diversity of cultures and is facing several economic and cultural difficulties. One of the country's outstanding sociocultural characteristics is the ethnic heterogeneity of its inhabitants. The country has about 25 distinct ethnic groups who speak a variety of languages, thirteen of which have been recognised as national languages, including 10 indigenous African languages spoken by 87.8% of the population and 3 Indo-European languages spoken by 11.2% of the population."}, {"bbox": [74, 1635, 256, 1662], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁰ ESP2030, page 151"}, {"bbox": [572, 1661, 657, 1688], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page | 10"}]