Project Database
EI MENA Initiative
| Country: | Algeria |
| Start Date: | 2010-01-01 |
| Deadline: | |
| Host organisations: |
Syndicat Autonome des Travailleurs de l’Education et de la Formation
(SATEF)
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| Co-operating organisations: |
EI MENA Consortium
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| Related Links: | |
| Grouping: | Middle East North Africa Programme |
Project Summary:
The EI Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Initiative started in 2008 and its overall objectives are to provide technical, material and political assistance to teacher organisations in the MENA region, to encourage the development of independent teacher unionism in the region, and to provide the meanings and tools by which teacher organisations can organise and train their membership and teachers in professional issues.
The overall coordination for the MENA initiative is provided by EI in collaboration with cooperating partners (AFT/USA; NUT and NASUWT/UK; UNSA-Education/France; DLF/Denmark; and UEN/Norway) through a working group.
The first MENA seminar was organised in Beirut, on 12-14 October 2009 on the theme: ‘Teacher Unions in the Middle East and North Africa: A Vital element in Labour Rights and Education for All’. It was a very good platform for unions of the region and cooperating partners to know each other and deepen the understanding of common challenges. Following this regional seminar, MENA unions were invited to inform EI about their national needs and priorities. In addition EI continued exploring possibilities to work with new independent unions that are not EI members.
The general outcome of the Beirut seminar was a working plan for the period 2010-2011 combining bilateral cooperation among EI partners and members focusing on capacities and needs of teacher unions and associations at national level.
SATEF in early 2010 presented a short term proposal to EI that focuses on the development of the union structure through increasing its membership, and strengthening its lobbying skills. The proposed plan is being studied by EI to coordinate cooperation with EI members of the MENA working group.
A strategic planning training is suggested at this stage for the union to better identify their needs and obstacles, and a mission is planned to Algeria in July 2010.
Similar projects elsewhere in the region:
Burkina Faso - Capacity Building Burkina Faso - Capacity building Burkina Faso - Capacity building for SNEAB Burundi - Support to the Burundi Union of Teachers Burundi - Regional support to the East African Teachers Unions (Burundi) Cameroon - Capacity building Congo-Brazzaville - Capacity building Congo-Kinshasa - Capacity Building Guinea - Capacity building Guinea - Organizational development Kenya - Support to the Kenya National Union of Teachers for training its school representatives, Phase V Kenya - Regional support to the East African Teachers Unions (Kenya) Liberia - Capacity Building Liberia - Capacity Building Liberia - Liberia Consortium Malawi - Strengthening of Private Schools Employees Union of Malawi (PSEUM) Malawi - Malawi Capacity Building and training Mali - Capacity building of SNEC Mauritania - Strengthening of SNES Mozambique - Capacity building of ONP Namibia - Capacity Building Niger - Capacity Building of three African teacher trade unions Rwanda - Support to the Rwanda Teachers Unions Rwanda - Regional support to the East African Teachers Unions (Rwanda) Sierra Leone - Capacity Building Sierra Leone - Human Resource Development South Africa - Walking on Two Legs - a teacher's response on development Tanzania - Zanzibar Teachers Union Development Project Tanzania - Support to the Tanzania Teachers Union for Training of its Representatives - Phase 3 Tanzania - Zanzibar Teachers Union Development Project Tanzania - Tanzania Capacity Building Tanzania - Regional support to the East African Teachers Unions (Tanzania and Zanzibar) Togo - Capacity Building Togo - Capacity building of FESEN Uganda - Capacity Building Uganda - Uganda National Teachers Union Recruitment and Leadership Training Uganda - Regional support to the East African Teachers Unions (Uganda) Zimbabwe - Membership education Zimbabwe - Capacity building of ZIMTA
