Accelerating Girl’s Education In Yemen: Rethinking Policies in Teachers’ Recruitment and School Distribution

Abdul Alim
Kamel Ben Abdallah
Solofo Ramaroson
Maman Sidikou
Lieke Van de Wiel

Accelerating Girl’s Education In Yemen:

Rethinking Policies in Teachers’ Recruitment and School Distribution

POLICY PAPER
ACCELERATING GIRL’S EDUCATION IN YEMEN:
Rethinking Policies in Teachers’ Recruitment and School Distribution

Applicable MDG 3:

Promote gender equality and empower women

Authors:

Abdul Alim, Kamel Ben Abdallah, Solofo Ramaroson,
Maman Sidikou, Lieke Van de Wiel

Region:

Middle East and North Africa
February 2007

This paper is written in the context of the Learning Programme on Public Policy,
Advocacy and Partnerships for Children’s Rights by UNICEF and the University of
Maastricht

Accelerating girls’ education in Yemen

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

CRC
CSO
EMIS
FTI
GDP
GER
GoY
KFW
MDG
MoE
MTRF
NBEDS
WB

Convention on the Right of the Child
Central Statistical Office
Education Management Information System
Fast Track Initiative
Gross Domestic Product
Gross Enrolment Rate
Government of Yemen
Kreditantsaft Fur Wiederaufbau
Millennium Development Goals
Ministry of Education
Medium Term Results Framework
National Basic Education Development Strategy
World Bank

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TABLE OF CONTENT

List of Abbreviations
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..........................................................................................4
1.
1.1
1.2

INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................6
Problem identification..................................................................................................6
Issues to be addressed ..................................................................................................6

2.
2.1
2.2
2.3

PROBLEM ANALYSIS ..............................................................................................7
Description of problem:

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