Document Abstract
Published:
1 Jun 2008
An evaluation of the INEE minimum standards for education in emergencies, chronic crises and early reconstruction: a Uganda case study
Revisiting the impact of the INEE Minimum Standards in Uganda
The present report contains the findings of a study undertaken in 2008 which examines the current levels of awareness, utilisation, institutionalisation, and impact of the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Minimum Standards in Uganda. It follows a 2004 study which suggested that awareness of the existence of the INEE handbook among educational stakeholders in Uganda was low and that there were no instances of utilisation of the handbook.
This report finds that approximately two-thirds of the 86 study participants – who comprised representatives of a range of institutions involved in the planning and implementation of educational interventions – were aware of the existence of the INEE Minimum Standards handbook. In terms of utilisation, 20 per cent of study participants reported using the INEE Minimum Standards handbook in their work. This is a marked increase over the baseline study that was conducted in 2006. Looking at institutionalisation, only two institutions were found to have formally adopted the INEE Minimum Standards in their policies and procedures; in both these institutions, training staff on the handbook is a priority. Finally, little evidence was found on the impact of the INEE Minimum Standards handbook in Uganda.
Concluding recommendations include that:
This report finds that approximately two-thirds of the 86 study participants – who comprised representatives of a range of institutions involved in the planning and implementation of educational interventions – were aware of the existence of the INEE Minimum Standards handbook. In terms of utilisation, 20 per cent of study participants reported using the INEE Minimum Standards handbook in their work. This is a marked increase over the baseline study that was conducted in 2006. Looking at institutionalisation, only two institutions were found to have formally adopted the INEE Minimum Standards in their policies and procedures; in both these institutions, training staff on the handbook is a priority. Finally, little evidence was found on the impact of the INEE Minimum Standards handbook in Uganda.
Concluding recommendations include that:
- trainings on the INEE Minimum Standards – with follow-up – need to continue on a long-term basis. Training is the key to raising awareness, utilisation, and institutionalisation of the Standards, as evidenced by the fact that almost all of the study participants who use the handbook in Uganda have been trained
- future editions of the INEE Minimum Standards handbooks must explicitly encourage the contextualisation of the indicators. Some study participants complained that the Standards were not applicable to the Ugandan context
- individual members of the INEE Working Group on Minimum Standards should push for institutionalisation within their own agencies not only at headquarters but in country programmes.
