1. Namibia By: Selma Gqwede 21-25 November 2015 Durban, South Africa
MONITORING AND EVALUATION FOR CARE AND SUPPORT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING.  
Namibia
By: Selma Gqwede
21-25 November 2015
Durban, South Africa

2. LEARNERS’MOTIVATIONAL TALK ON HIV AT SAUYEMWA COMBINED SCHOOL 2016

3. ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
Constitution of the Republic of Namibia: Article: 20
Education Act NO: 16 of 2001 (Under review)
UN Commission of Human Rights
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
VISION 2030

4. ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
National Strategic Framework on HIV Response (MoHSS)
HIV & AIDS NATIONAL Policy tor the Education Sector
Education Sector Policy on the Prevention and Management of Learner Pregnancy (reviewed 2012).
M&E instruments for various programmes are in place at National, Regional and School levels.

5. MONITORING & EVALUATION ACHIEVEMENTS
PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE DIRECTORATE: At national level and cascaded at regional and school levels.
Inspectors of Education at National and Regional levels to oversee the implementation of government programmes, such as: Curriculum implementation, Hostels and School feeding programme, Special Education for psycho-social support, Orphans and vulnerable learners support, just a few.
Professional Development personnel (Advisory services) at National and Regional levels to monitor teachers’ teaching skills and enhance their capacities.

6. SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM

7. MONITORING & EVALUATION ACHIEVEMENTS
School boards are in place oversee the governance and functioning of schools.
Learners Representative Councils for secondary phase learners: voice for students.
School Self-Evaluation done every October to inform next school programmes.
National External School Evaluation (NESE) Program & Reporting
Regional Internal School Evaluation (RISE) & Reporting

8. CHALLENGES OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Budget allocation for M&E always not sufficient.
Time constraints for field M&E activities.
Competing activities at all operating levels, disrupting the implementation of M&E calendar.
EMIS system not linked to or with offices and schools, hence manual fed.
DATA not readily available.
In some cases, data from schools not reliable.

9. CHALLENGES OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Long traveling distances in some parts of the country.
Poor and deep sandy road network in far remote areas limit accessibility to schools.

10. CULTURAL PERFORMANCE TO MARK THE DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD, EENHANA COMBINED SCHOOL 2016

11. Dr. KONKOLO OF OHANGWENA HEALTH DIRECTORATE

12. CAPACITY-BUILDING OF HIV REGIONAL COORDINATORS 2016 IN RUNDU

13. THANK YOU!