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INEE Minimum Standards Assessment Final Report Presentation Location, Date, 2012 Presentation Overview • Purpose of Assessment & Methodology • Respondent Profile • Findings & Key Observations • Discussion Purpose of Assessment • “It is critical to understand who is aware of the INEE Minimum Standards, how they are being used, how they are institutionalized in plans and policies.” – Assessment TOR • Question: What is the value added of the INEE Minimum Standards Handbook to date as a tool for: – – – – – Advocacy Coordination Program planning and response Research Institutional change Methodology • Three Elements: 1) Literature Review 2) Interviews (17 stakeholders) and Focus Groups (3 total – NY, DC, Beirut) 3) Online Survey in English, French, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese and Urdu Respondents Australia 1% North America Central Asia 10% 12% Asia 11% Middle East 14% S/ Cent America 5% Lat Am 3% Other 3% Academic Institution 12% Found2% Donor 2% East Africa 14% Southern West Africa Africa 10% 2% Central Europe Africa 11% North 6% Africa 1% UN Agency 20% No org affil 7% National NGO 13% Gov/MoE 11% International NGO 30% • 701 Respondents from 117 Countries • 46% work at national, 22% at international and 14% at regional levels • 52% affiliated with the Education Cluster Awareness of INEE MS Overall: Good – 45%, Basic – 40%, Limited – 15% 3 years or less 60% Good Limited 14% Good 32% Basic Limited 50% Basic 54% Chart Title 4-6 years 30% 20% Limited 16% Good 48% Basic 36% % Respondents 40% 10% 0% National NGO Government/MoE International NGO UN Agency Academic Institution “Have you participated in an INEE MS Training?” Overall: Yes – 53% No – 47% Yes 53% 47% National NGO 44% 56% Ed Cluster Member 41% 59% No 45% 55% Government/MoE International NGO 26% 74% 38% 46% 62% 54% UN Agency Academic Institution 36% 57% 51% 43% 49% 64% Ed Cluster Member of the Not affiliated with Coordinator or Info Global Ed Cluster the Ed Cluster or Mgr any other Cluster Member of another Cluster Key Observations • Little over half of the respondents trained • UN Agency most trained, National NGOs least • Education Cluster coordinators/Info Managers have had most training. Training by Region & Frequency of Use Yes 43% 50% 57% N. America 53% 50% 47% S/C America E Africa 80% No 44% 41% 56% 59% W Africa C Africa 43% 34% 43% 60% 57% 66% 57% 40% Europe Middle East How often do you use the INEE MS? Asia Central Asia 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% Trained 20% Not Trained 10% 0% Regularly Sometimes Rarely Never Usage: “In what context have INEE MS been most used?” Key Observations Other 12% Conflict 32% Used more in Conflict exclusively than in Natural Disaster Neither 13% Not completely skewed to one context Both Conflict & Disaster 19% Natural Disaster 24% ‘Other’ responses include: Prevention and Mitigation Academic settings Policy Level, PostConflict Usage: “At what stage of response have INEE MS been most used?” 245 Number of Responses 208 192 Key Observations 167 152 ‘Choose all that apply’ question Used most during Preparedness stage Not used as often at Acute Response stage Usage: “How often do you use INEE MS when planning/implementing work?” Overall: Regularly – 29%, Sometimes – 42%, Never – 13% Regularly Sometimes Rarely 6% 14% 14% Never 8% 14% 18% 19% 29% 14% 18% 49% 29% Key Observations 40% National NGOs and International NGOs use them most frequently 45% 29% Academic Institutions use less frequently Overall, usage is high 37% 27% National NGO 31% Government/MoE International NGO 34% 23% UN Agency Academic Institution Usage: “How useful have they been?” Overall: Very Useful – 38%, Useful – 57%, Not Useful – 5% Very Useful 4.2% 4.9% Useful 4.9% Not Useful 4.3% 6.7% Key Observations 47.9% 44.4% 54.1% 56.4% 62.3% Similar profiles across agencies – High levels For International NGOs, not as useful 48.9% 47.9% 41.0% 32.8% National NGO Government/MoE International NGO 39.3% UN Agency Academic Institution National NGOs and Academic Institutions ranked them ‘Very Useful’ significantly higher than overall response Most frequent uses of the INEE MS • Advocacy for EiE and recognition of education as a key hum. Response (264) • Disaster/emergency preparedness planning (112) • Monitoring and Evaluation (102) • Training and Capacity Development purposes (102) • Proposal Development (95) • Project Design (93) • Teaching and Learning about EiE (90) • Coordination of Education Activities (81) • Research (72) Top 9 most frequent uses from 17 possible answer choices. Advocacy Agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Disagree 10% Used the INEE MS to advocate with governments and donor agencies to prioritize and fund 6% Education in Emergencies. 48% 36% Public messages by key The INEE MS have contributed to policy decisions opinion leaders have been informed by the INEE MS 7.6% 7.4% 16.5% 30.8% 41.4% 11.3% 43.7% 41.4% INEE MS incorporated into advocacy message Country Description Afghanistan Joint 2010-2013 UNICEF/MoE cooperation for Annual Workplans Swaziland Disaster Risk Reduction National Action Plan - 2008 to 2015 DRC Gender-sensitive teacher recruitment Haiti Access to quality education for displaced children Burkina Faso Flash appeal to mobilize funds for Education sector after floods Cote d’Ivoire Re-opening of schools/temporary learning spaces Liberia Provision of school feeding for Ivorian refugees INEE MS as a guide for Coordination The INEE MS have been used as a guide for coordination of Education stakeholders in a humanitarian setting. Disagree 3% Somewhat disagree 6% Somewhat agree 37% The INEE MS have been used as a reference for assigning /targeting/ directing resources. Disagree 6% Somewhat disagree 14% Agree 48% Agree 54% Somewhat agree 32% “How were the INEE MS used for Programming?" Use of the Minimum Standards # times selected (all choices in descending order) As reference when developing project implementation plan 209 Incorporated into project proposal 172 Developed a M&E framework with guidance from INEE MS 136 INEE MS incorporated into work with Ministry of Education 99 Checked against the INEE MS before finalizing project design for additional project ideas 88 Incorporated in project design linkages and components related to other sectors with guidance from the INEE MS 71 An existing project has been redesigned to incorporate MS 42 Requested additional funding to redesign projects to meet INEE MS 30 “To what extent were the INEE MS used in the following areas?” Ideas on engaging communities, PTAs Ideas on engaging children and youth 25.0% 20.9% Training and capacity development 56.7% 18.3% 53.5% 25.6% 36.8% 50.8% 12.4% Conducting evaluations 24.5% 53.2% 22.3% Monitoring framework 23.9% 54.4% 21.8% Implementation guidance 25.5% Program design 26.8% Negotiate/resolve program challenges Assessment and setting priorities 15.6% 21.7% Primary framework 57.4% 17.1% 60.5% 12.7% 54.0% 30.5% 63.2% Reference 15.1% Not used Research “Have you ever used the INEE MS for Research Purposes?” Yes: 31% No: 69% “Used as a conceptual and/or organizing framework for report, paper, article” Yes: 30% No: 70% “Cited in report, paper, article” Yes: 47% No: 53% Key Observations Less used for research purposes Academics score highest Used mainly for: •Theses/ Dissertation •Donor Application/ Proposal •Project/ Progress/ Activity Reports •Internal Reports/ Evaluations •TORs •Guidance Note on DRR “Has your organization committed to using the INEE MS?” Overall: Yes: 85% No: 15% Yes No 6% 27% 8% 32% 33% 94% 73% Key Observations 92% 68% National NGO Government/MoE 67% International NGO UN Agency Academic Institution Intl. NGOs and UN Agencies – higher levels of commitment Most commonly cited reasons for not committing: Institution lacks funds No capacity or trained staff to support implementation No Education and/or EiE Strategy/Policy. “Have the INEE MS been formally adopted into the policies/procedures of your organization?” Overall: Yes: 42% No: 58% Key Observations 44% 55% 55% 58% 82% UN higher than others 56% 45% 45% 42% 18% National NGO Government/MoE International NGO Yes No UN Agency Many have committed to using – less have formally adopted into org. policies Academic Institution Institutional Change: Capacity Building Led to an increase in organizational capacity to prepare and respond to emergency education. 6% Incorporated as a key component to professional/capacity development 3% 11.0% Agree 11.8% 37.7% Somewhat agree 36% 55% Somewhat disagree Disagree 39.4% Respondent Recommendations • • • • Online training tools Included case studies Contextualized Standards More specific and quantitative Discussion 1) What are the takeaways from this Assessment relative to you and your organization or agency? 2) What actions can you or your organization take to strengthen your education in emergency programs given the data presented in the Assessment? 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