The planning and monitoring of the ESP and ESSP, building on the EFA Assessment 2000 findings, has provided momentum for a growing partnership between concerned Government ministries, donors, NGOs and civil society. The monthly MoEYS/Donor/NGO consultative meetings, the annual ESSP joint review and agreed Partnership Principles, performance targets and common policy matrix provide the key mechanisms for partnership development.

The EFA planning process has provided a vehicle for further broadening and deepening of partnerships which will be extended into implementation and monitoring. Key features of the EFA partnership process have included:

Active involvement of other Government ministries, NGO advisors, United Nations agencies and selected MoEYS technical advisors in the EFA writing groups and consultations.

Liaison with the inter-ministerial IECD Sub-Committee of the CNCC, formed in 2002 to facilitate, monitor and coordinate actions of all ministries concerned with child health, growth and development.

Integration of EFA plan directions in the ESSP forward work plan presented to Government, donors and NGOs as part of the ESSP 2002 joint review.

Liaison with the donor Education Sector Working Group (ESWG) and the NGO Education Partnership (NEP) for EFA plan appraisal and review in 2002/03.

These partnerships will be extended for the coordination of the implementation and financing of the EFA strategies and programmes, especially for the ECCD, non-formal education, literacy and informal skills training components. It is envisaged that while MoEYS will broadly set policy directions and targets for formal basic education, ECE and specific components of non-formal education, other Government ministries will play a similar role for components that are under their mandate. Line Ministries, NGOs and community groups will lead on implementation, management and financing of these components. A summary matrix of key providers is shown below.

EFA Programme Dimensions	Key Partners
1. Early Childhood Care & Development	Ministry of Health Ministry of Women's Affairs NGOs & Parents Associations, MoEYS
2. Early Childhood Care Education (ECCE)	Ministry of Education, Youth & Sports Ministry of Women's Affairs NGOs and Community Groups
3. Formal Basic Education	Ministry of Education, Youth & Sports International donors & NGOs
4. Non-formal Education/Literacy	Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour & Vocational Training Ministry of Women's Affairs Donors & NGOs, Ministry of National Defence
5. Informal Skills Training	Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour & Vocational Training Ministry of Women's Affairs Donors & NGOs