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ERNWACA- Annual Report 2009
“Objectives and Strategies for the development of H.E “Medium and Long term
objectives”
“Sustainable Strategies for the Financing of Higher Education in the Gambia”.
(Papers submitted to the Task Force).
• 2009 The Gambia Chapter was selected and awarded a contract by the Ministry of
Education to undertake a study entitled “A Study of the Guidance and Counselling Unit of
the Gambia College”. (Funded by the (ADB). The Study is completed).
• 2009/10 The Gambia Chapter has been invited to submit proposals to the GAMWORKS
World Bank Agency for the “Training and Curriculum Development of 50 clerks of Works
for the public and private sectors”.
Two ERNWACA members have been short listed by the Ministry among others to submit
proposals for the following studies and projects.
Mr. Ousainou Loum – Head of Education, University of the Gambia to submit proposal for:
“The Development of Training Module and Training of Master Trainers”. (For the ECD
programme in The Gambia)
This would include.
(i) Review of existing curriculum and training materials.
(ii) Development of standardized comprehensive training package that will guide trainers
of the two age (0-6 years) cohorts. Etc.
Dr. Y. Benett, Scientific Adviser and International expert to submit proposals on:
“An operational guideline development”. (For ECD projects / programme)
(iii)
(iv)
This would Include,
Developing realistic and user-friendly operational guidelines for Implementing and coordinating
the ECCD / JSDF Grant.
Training relevant stakeholders on the use of the Mentioned operational manual (etc.).
All the proposals have been submitted and are now under consideration. ERNWACA
Gambia Chapter will work and co-ordinate the projects, if awarded, with the consultants.
NON ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES
1. The Replacement of stolen IT equipment,
2. Setting up a Documentation Unit/Section for the Gambia office to:
a. Process ERNWACA Research Reports / Papers (Cataloguing, recording
abstracts etc).
b. Storing these research reports/papers in a glass cupboard.
c. Disseminating these reports to a wider Audience.
Funding will be required for the above activities. Please note: most of the funds mobilized from
local contracts goes towards payment of salaries of local staff, electricity, water, telephones,
Internet connections and fuel.
3. Putting together an appropriate compendium of all (ERNWACA) Gambia research reports
completed in recent years (Including the Small Grants Research Reports).
4. Organize a 2 – 3 week full-time hands-on research Capacity Building Workshop on both
Qualitative and Quantitative research methodologies.
We intend building up Collaborative Research partnership (both South-South and North South
partnerships) through working on the ground, with local researchers in educational Institutions and
Ministries on local and cross national research projects
We anticipate renewing our signed Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Basic and
Secondary Education during 2010.
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