ED DPG MEETING OF 18th August2010

MATTERS ARISING

NO / Minute / ISSUE / RESPONSIBLE / PROGRESS
3.1 / Translation of Education Circulars / Report progress next meeting / Secretariat
3.2 / Media Monitoring / Daily clippings to start Sept 1st
3.4 / Sector Update Report /
  • Send reminder to those who have not sent update of activities
/ Secretariat
  • DFID to consolidate report
/ Chair
3.5 / Fast Track Initiative: / Report on the paper presented in Nairobi by Mr. Sagini / Kapichi
3.6 / Costed ESDP Operational Plan / Finalize reviewing these documents in order to provide joint DP feedback to RACEF Technical Working Group by end August, 2010. / CIDA/Corey and UNESCO/Criana
3.7 / Tanzania Beyond Tomorrow / Follow up with MOEVT to confirm date for this activity in early September, if possible / Secretariat
3.8 / ETP presentation / follow up with MOEVT to confirm date for this activity in early September, if possible. / Secretariat
3.10 / Higher Education (HE) TWG / FP to follow up on meetings of the HE TWG / Arun
3.13 / GWA / Circulate the to all members. / Joe Vere
3.20 / DfID – BAE fund / DfID to provide update at next DPG meeting / Tanya
4.1 / Dialogue Structure / Follow up with the Ministry on updates of the current structure. / TROIKA
Circulate the ESDP document and organogram to ED DPG members. / Beatrice
4.2 / RACEF / finalise DP inputs to Costed Workplan, as per Agenda 3.6 above. / Corey/Criana
provide DP feedback on draft TORs for Unit Cost Analysis. / Corey
Circulate budget outline tables presented at June 16th meeting. / Corey
Follow up on the final MTEFs and circulate to ED DPG members. / RACEF TWG (Corey/Tanya)
4.3 / M&E / follow up with M&E TWG Chair, on behalf of ESA Team, to ensure that an M&E TWG meeting will be held to review and endorse the ESA presentation for consideration by the relevant ESDC Committees in preparation for the Review / Criana
4.4 / IA / WFP to present its programme to ED DPG in October or November, with a view to receiving feedback on how best to integrate the hand over process within the existing dialogue structure / Tomoko
4.5 / CCI / DP Focal Person to follow up on the CCI TWG and update on the developments with regards to the re-entry guidelines for pregnant school girls / Beatrice
4.7 / QI / DP Focal Person to follow up with regards to the development of ToRs for the Textbook Study that was endorsed at the June ESDC meeting, as the TWG should report on progress in this regard at the ESDC Task Force on September 7th, 2010. / Niki
4.9 / Technical and Vocational Education Training TWG / ILO/UNESCO to make a follow up to establish whether MOEVT/TVET Department is still working on developing another SITAN that will inform the development of the TVET Development Programme, which would take place in parallel to the SADC SITAN. / Leoncia/Joseph
5.3 / DP participation in the JESR 2010 / Send email asking agencies to indicate how many will participate in the Technical Review process for sharing with the GoT as they prepare the list of participants for the JESR. / Beatrice
6.1 / DP participation at the Education Budget Speech – July 12th, 2010 / Collaborate and finalize the summary report on the Budget and circulate to members. / Kapichi and Beatrice
Obtain copies of presentations by Parliamentary Social Service Committee and the Opposition, to include in translation with Budget Speech. / Secretariat
6.3 / Sector Update Report / UNESCO, DFID and CIDA to meet to agree on details of statistical annex. / Tanya/Corey and Criana
Members who have not yet submitted updates on activities from January to June 2010 should do so as soon as possible through the Secretariat. / Secretariat
Consolidation of report to be coordinated by Agripina and Tanya, with Beatrice facilitating the editing process. / Tanya, Agripina and Beatrice
6.4 / SWASH TWG / Follow up and report on schools chosen for the SWASH activities for comparison with where WFP operates / Kapichi
8.1 / UNESCO – presentation on UNDAP / ILO to circulate a summary of the ILO focus areas and activities within the UNDAP / Leoncia Salakana
8.2 / UNICEF media campaign on adolescent pregnancy /girls’ education: / Check with Zubeida/UNICEF and circulate information on the process / Niki
8.4 / US donation of textbooks and commitment to send secondary school teachers to Tanzania. / Follow up with USAID regarding possibility of providing an update on teacher and textbook activities at a future meeting. / Secretariat
9.1 / Literacy Day / Follow up with Ministry (Mjagila) and report on planned activities and timelines. / Joe
9.2 / Extra Ordinary ED DPG meeting with ESA Experts / Share revised dates; decision about extraordinary meeting with these experts to be made at September meeting of ED PDG / Criana
9.3 / ED DPG Retreat / Members were requested to think possible dates for the retreat; further discussion (and possibly a decision) regarding dates to take place at the September meeting of ED PDG / Secretariat
9.4 / Gender Equality DPG Division of Labour: / Confirm information that Sara Cameron/UNICEF and Zubeida Masabo/UNICEF are the GE-DPG representatives responsible for liaising with the Education Sector. / Niki
9.5 / David Smith from the “Guardian” (UK) newspaper, who is writing on progress toward MDGs/EFA goals / Follow up if an interview with the Troika is warranted. / Kapichi

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