1. Partnerships for Education
ACFID Education Sector Working Group
Development Futures Conference, Sydney, November 21-22, 2013
Facilitators: Megan Williams (ACFID); Katie Robinson (CARE);
Richard Geeves (ChildFund); Nicole Rodger (Plan)

2. Who we are
• ACFID ESWG works to enhance the focus
on, and quality of, education programming
within the Australian international
development sector.
• Made up of ACFID members and other
organisations working in education
aid, including
ASPBAE, CARE, CBM, ChildFund, Plan, Sa
ve the Children and World Vision.
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3. What we do
• Networking and knowledge sharing.
• Inter-agency collaboration.
• Engagement with Australian government for
policy discussions on education aid.
• Developing a strong and united voice on
development education policies, practices
and frameworks of government.
• Events, workshops and publications.
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4. ANGO Partnerships for Education
• Opportunity for innovation and development
of alternative approaches.
• Flexibility to operate at local, sub-national or
national levels.
• Development of long-term relationships.
• Capacity to target vulnerable populations.
• Increases to efficiency and effectiveness.
• Contribute to global evidence base.
• Inform education policy development.
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5. Why Education Case Studies?
• Education (has been/is?) the flagship of the
Australian aid program.
• To demonstrate the important and unique
contribution of ANGOs to education aid.
• As evidence of the scale, range, reach,
diversity, innovation and impact of the work.
• To highlight the direct, complex and multiple
relationships NGOs have at all levels.
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6. About the Case Studies
• 19 case studies highlight ANGOs’ work in
education and development .
• An Introduction discusses the studies in
relation to 6 key themes.
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7. Key Themes
1.NGOs build long-term relationships at
community level and strengthen civil society.
2. NGOs reach the unreached.
3. NGOs work across the whole education
sector but target the gaps.
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8. Key Themes continued…
4. NGOs work locally but have a range of
relationships with government, to national
level.
5. NGOs are an effective, and often efficient,
way of bringing about change at system level.
6. NGOs work is technically sound, evidencebased and able to document long-term impact.
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9. Some Examples
Many case studies touch on multiple themes…
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Bilingual education for ethnic minority
groups, CARE, Cambodia
The Harmony Education Program, World
Vision, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Literacy Boost, Save the Children, Malawi
The Beacon School Initiative, Oaktree,
Cambodia

10. Case Study 1 - Cambodia
Bilingual education for ethnic minority
groups, CARE
Reading books in ethnic
minority languages
produced through
CARE’s project.
Photo: Josh Estey, CARE
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11. Case Study 2 – Sulawesi, Indonesia
The Harmony Education Program,
World Vision
Children in Central
Sulawesi Province who
have been exposed to
the Harmony Education
approach within their
school environment.
Photo: World Vision Australia
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12. Case Study 3 - Malawi
Literacy Boost, Save the Children
Beatrice practices her
reading out loud during
reading camp. Beatrice
is an 11-year-old
fourth-grader from a
village in the Zomba
district of Malawi.
Photo: Save the Children
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13. Case Study 4 - Cambodia
The Beacon School Initiative, Oaktree
School before and after renovation in Kampong Cham,
Cambodia
Photo: Oaktree/KAPE
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14. Small Group Discussion Task
• 4 groups, 4 propositions, 4 different
audiences
• Additional Case Study
• What strengths do NGOs bring? What are
the key selling points? – Argue the case.
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15. Propositions (and target group)
Group 1: NGOs work well because they have
strong relationships/partnerships at grassroots
level, stay long-term and key personnel are
local [Community]
Group 2: NGOs work strategically through
partnerships with government at sub-national
levels and have access to national education
leaders and forums [MoE]
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16. Group 3: NGOs work effectively with
marginalised/disadvantaged populations
because they bring skills, knowledge and
focus intensity of effort over time [GPE]
Group 4: NGOs have solid M&E systems and
practices, can show results and their work is
evidenced-based [Australian Government]
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17. Plenary
• What is the comparative advantage of NGOs
that makes them a vital partner in education
for development?
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18. Thank you!
• ESWG Case Study Publication is available
online and at the Conference.
• Please join ACFID ESWG!
Contacts:
Nicole Rodger – nicole.rodger@plan.org.au
Richard Geeves – rgeeves@childfund.org.au
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