Country Updates
Uganda:
Luigi Guisani Institute of Higher Education was the venue for the Uganda convening which took place on January 21, 2020 . The team set off to kick start the round of strategy meetings as a follow up to the meeting convened in October 2019 where the RELI Regional communications strategy was birthed. The following are the RELI Uganda objectives; The Ministry of Education and Sports Uganda establishes unit costs for primary and secondary education in public and government-aided schools for all learners by 2021, the Ministry of Education and Sports develop minimum standards on Early Childhood Care and Education provision in Uganda by 2021 and RELI contributes to the implementation of the National Teacher policy by 2021.
Tanzania
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Members of RELI Tanzania convened on January 25, 2020 at HakiElimu in Dar es Salaam, to identify policy priority issues and craft their own country communications strategy. Below are the objectives agreed upon during the meeting; RELI Tanzania has structured engagement with the ministry of education and ministries identified by RELI Tanzania leaders by April 2021, RELI Tanzania engages with other education networks and stakeholders in Tanzania in the next by April 2021, RELI institutions adapt and improve on their learning systems by April 2022 and RELI Institutions in Tanzania built and benefit from synergies by 2021.
Kenya:
The RELI Kenya team convened on January 28,2020 in Nairobi to deliberate on their policy priority issues and develop their communications strategy. The following objectives were agreed upon as policy areas the groups will be jointly pursuing; RELI contributes to the review process of policies and guidelines (APBET registration guidelines, NACONEK Strategy) on the education of children in marginalized areas (urban poor, arid, and semi-arid areas), RELI strengthens collaborations with the Teachers Service Commission, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development and the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology to influence teacher development and curriculum design by April 2021, RELI actively engages in providing technical support for the implementation of the following policies - school re-entry and the relevant policy guidelines; trainees and learners with disability; Language of Instruction and parental engagement guidelines.
