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Lesotho


"The Government of Lesotho has developed and initiated a Free Basic Education Programme (FBEP) and a complementary Targeted Equity-Based Programme (TEBP).  The FBEP is incrementally removing school fees for the first ten years of primary and secondary schooling.  The TEBP is intended to waive school fees for vulnerable children not included in the FBEP.  As a result the Ministry of Education’s budget has been substantially increased in recent years.  While applauding the Government's efforts to implement EFA through FBEP and TEBP, there are still challenges and implementation of these policies needs to be properly monitored."
CEF Global Mid-Term Review Report

 

For more information on CEF Lesotho please click on the links below:


A four-page summary of CEF Lesotho can be found on pages 34-37 of the Commonwealth Education Fund: Final Report (2009).

This final project report is based on external end of project evaluations (EPEs) of CEF conducted within the 16 CEF project countries and provides short profiles of each country and regional organisation CEF supported. It also draws on a global CEF final evaluation conducted for CEF and the Department for International Development (DFID) by Eric Woods, an independent consultant, and includes a chapter on lessons learned from his report.
To read the individual country end of project evaluations (EPEs) or the final external evaluation by Eric Woods, please click here to go to the list of reports.

 
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CEF Lesotho Summary
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CEF Lesotho: Context and Achievements (May 2005)
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Lesotho Strategy Paper (2005-2007)
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Lesotho Strategy Paper (2003-2005)
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Other information

The Campaign for Education Forum (CEF-Forum) is the coalition of education NGOs that has been established with CEF support.
www.cef.org.ls
Civil Society Review of the Education Act 1995. Document submitted to the Ministry of Education and Training, July 2005
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NGO Coalition on the Rights of the Child (NGOC) is lobbying the government for improved access for vulnerable children to quality education as well as for improved Non-Formal Education (NFE) options.
Case Study: Children Missing out on Education in Maseru, Mokhotlong and Mohales Hoek, April 2004
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