Identifying and reinforcing capacities in Mozambique for adult literacy and education

With specialists from UNESCO Maputo and the UNESCO Capacity Development for EFA (CapEFA) Programme Team, UIL gave technical assistance at a national seminar in Mozambique to measure the existing capacity of the adult education sub-sector against desired capacity levels. The seminar, which took place from 28 February to 1 March in Beira, was attended by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Ms María Fátima Zacarias. In her opening speech she emphasised the importance for the Mozambican Government to partner UNESCO in strengthening capacities to address the national literacy challenge. Around 30 participants, mainly key Ministry staff who coordinate adult literacy and education at central and provincial levels, identified the issues and agreed upon terms of reference, tools and timelines for an assessment exercise to be carried out. Analysis of the results will help to identify priority areas for a capacity-development action plan which will be developed and implemented with the support of UNESCO’s CapEFA Programme.