Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)

We joined stakeholders at the Nigeria Education Innovation Summit (NEDIS), organized by The Education Partnership (TEP) Centre with support from the Oando Foundation. Inyang Umoren, Project Manager on ADEA’s Tackling Education and Skills Data Challenge, delivered an insightful presentation on how Africa can build future-ready skills. She enjoined countries to build political commitment to educational reforms, strengthen government capacity to use data for decision-making, integrate the private sector in TVSD curriculum, leverage EdTech and AI to address gaps and improve access, prioritize teacher education, continuous professional development, and welfare. For us at ADEA, TVSD remains the shortcut to addressing unemployment at scale and addressing the skills deficit. #FutureReadySkills #EducationAndSkillsData #WorkplaceReadiness

📢 International Women's Day 2025: Inspiring Inclusion in Education! 🌍📚 On Saturday, March 8th, ADEA joined the global community to celebrate the power of inclusive education in shaping a better future for African girls and women. The theme, "Inspire Inclusion," aligns with our commitment to ensuring that education systems across Africa empower every girl with the skills, knowledge, and opportunities needed to thrive. 🔹 How ADEA Advances Inclusion in Education: ✅ Strengthening foundational Learning: Ensuring every girl masters literacy and numeracy, breaking barriers to lifelong learning. ✅ Promoting gender-responsive education policies: working with governments to create policies that foster equal opportunities in education and skills development. ✅ Empowering Women in Leadership & TVSD: Advocating for increased participation of young women in STEM, TVET, and leadership roles in education. ✅ Leveraging Data for Gender Equity: Using education data insights to bridge gender gaps in learning outcomes and school participation. The 4th strategic initiative of our five-year strategic plan is dedicated to promoting access, equity, and inclusion—aspects that ensure gender balance but also consider the peculiar plight of women in access education, especially in challenging circumstances. 🌍 When we invest in inclusive education, we invest in Africa’s future! For #IWD2025, let’s commit to ensuring every African girl has access to quality education, leadership opportunities, and the tools to shape her future. 💬 What actions can we take to further gender inclusion in education? Share your thoughts in the comments! #IWD2025 #InspireInclusion #EducationForAll #EmpowerGirls #ADEA #StrongerTogether #HumansofADEA #WomenofADEA

#LastWeekatADEA 📢 Strengthening Planning & Implementation for Impact at Scale! 🚀📚 Between Thursday 6th and Saturday 8th March, we held our annual strategic retreat in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, setting the stage for stronger collaboration, innovation, and impact in Africa’s education sector. The retreat was a key step towards successfully implementing our five-year Strategic Plan 2024-2028. We convened representatives from member countries, our partners from the Gates Foundation and Mastercard Foundation, ICQN coordinators, and secretariat staff as we reaffirmed our commitment to empowering African countries to reform their education systems and drive meaningful learning transformation. 🔹 Key Outcomes from the Retreat: ✅ A clearer strategic direction and priorities for 2025, ensuring effective implementation of the ADEA Strategic Plan. ✅ Defined concrete targets for 2025, with improved tracking of interventions to achieve long-term results. ✅ Strengthened teamwork within ADEA to enhance collaboration with member countries and partners. ✅ Benefitted from shared perspectives and goals, as we sought to better understand how best to deliver value to our member countries. ✅ Recommitment to our identity as a learning organization, representing the education ambitions of our member countries. This retreat has reinforced ADEA’s role in supporting African governments, aligning with continental education frameworks, and the push for AI and digital transformation in education. ✨ Together, we are shaping the future of education in Africa. Let’s keep the momentum going! #ADEARetreat2025 #EducationForAfrica #ImpactAtScale #StrongerTogether #PlanningForImpact

La conférence de la CONFEMEN s'est achevée le 30 janvier, réunissant des ministres de l’éducation, des décideurs politiques et des acteurs clés pour aborder les défis majeurs de l’éducation primaire en Afrique francophone. À l’issue de la conférence, les participants ont adopté une résolution contenant des recommandations clés visant à améliorer les résultats d’apprentissage, à renforcer les systèmes éducatifs et à assurer une plus grande responsabilité dans la mise en œuvre des politiques. Dans le cadre de l’édition de février de la série Africa Learning Together (ALT), notre collègue Chinedu Anarado s'est entretenu avec Hilaire Hounkpodoté, coordinateur du PASEC, pour analyser les principales conclusions de la conférence. L’échange a porté sur le rôle des évaluations PASEC dans le suivi des progrès éducatifs, le soutien aux réformes politiques et l’orientation des pays vers des solutions fondées sur des données pour améliorer l’apprentissage fondamental. Ne manquez pas cet échange exclusif pour en savoir plus sur les recommandations issues de la CONFEMEN, l’état des résultats d’apprentissage dans les pays membres, et les prochaines étapes essentielles pour garantir une éducation de qualité pour tous. Écoutez l’épisode complet ici ! 🎙️📚 https://lnkd.in/d4972Arj #ÉducationEnAfrique #RésultatsDApprentissage #DonnéesPourLÉducation Ulrich Tadajeu _ COM Sinda Ouertani Adama BOLOGO Alice Cornish Clio Dintilhac Albert Nsengiyumva Chinedu Anarado Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) African Union

📢 Driving Action for Education Transformation in Africa! 🌍📚 #February was a dynamic month for ADEA, marked by high-level engagements and strategic initiatives to advance education quality across Africa. From the #Angolan National #Education Forum to the Department of Basic Education Lekgotla in South Africa, we championed stronger education-industry collaboration, data-driven decision-making, and foundational learning to equip Africa’s youth for the future. We also deepened partnerships in #Angola, #Kenya, #Rwanda, and #SouthAfrica, including a key meeting with Angola’s Vice President, H.E. Esperança da Costa. Plus, we launched our Explainer Series on “Unlocking Data for Education Transformation," empowering policymakers with actionable insights. 💡 March will be action-packed! Stay tuned for more advocacy, research, and engagements shaping Africa’s education future. Read our February newsletter to get up to speed to what we were up to in the month that just ended. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/d7SMV9MJ #EducationInAfrica #ADEA #DataForEducation #SkillsForTheFuture

📢 Strengthening School Leadership in Africa! 🚀 This week, the Coalition behind the African Centre for School Leadership, including VVOB, ADEA, and Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA), have converged in #Abidjan for a design workshop to shape the implementation of the LEAD pillar of the Leaders in Teaching (LIT) initiative. This implementation planning session will focus on two key aspects of country implementation in Tanzania and the Pan-African program. 🔍 Why does this matter? School leadership plays a critical role in improving teaching quality, student learning outcomes, and overall education system performance. Yet, many school leaders across Africa lack structured training, support, and motivation to drive meaningful change. 🌍 Our Goal Through this collaborative six-year program, we aim to: ✅ Strengthen school leadership policies & frameworks 📜 ✅ Equip school leaders with data-driven decision-making skills 📊 ✅ Mobilize and share knowledge and insights on school leadership ✅ Ensure every child benefits from effective instructional leadership 🎓 Together, we are empowering school leaders to transform learning across Africa! Stay tuned for updates on how this work will drive sustainable change. 💡✨ #SchoolLeadership #EducationMatters #LeadersInTeaching #ACSL #ADEA #VVOB #ESSA #TransformingEducation

🌍 Inclusion Matters – And It Begins with Us! It was an insightful 2.5 days for the Tackling Education and Skills Data Challenge in Africa (ESDC) project team at the Inclusion Planning & Mainstreaming Workshop in #Kigali, hosted by the Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL). This workshop introduced partners - including ADEA through the ESDC project— to the Centre’s Young Women-Centric Design approach, fostering actionable strategies to enhance inclusivity and address gender parity in education programs. With only 33% of over 2 million learners reached by the Centre being women, this initiative aligns with the Young Africa Works strategy, which aims to empower 30 million young Africans with dignified work opportunities by 2030. 💡 Let’s drive meaningful change—because inclusion starts with us! #InclusionMatters #EducationForAll #YoungAfricaWorks #GenderEquality #EducationData Mastercard Foundation Albert Nsengiyumva Shem Bodo Inyang Umoren Suraj Shah Co-creation HUB (CcHUB)

Introducing the ADEA Explainer Series: Demystifying Data for Education Data is more than just numbers—it’s the key to unlocking solutions for Africa’s education challenges. Welcome to the first edition of our Explainer Series: Unlocking Data for Education Transformation, where we break down how data insights can drive impactful decision-making, improve learning outcomes, and shape policies that transform education systems across the continent. We will use this solution to explain complex concept and issues pertaining to data use in education decision. Join us in this journey as we simplify complex data concepts, highlight best practices, and showcase innovative ways to turn education data into action. Let’s move from data collection to data-driven transformation! #EducationAndSkillsDataChallenge #ExplainerSeries #DataInsightsForEducation #EducationData #EducationMatters Mastercard Foundation GEM Report UNESCO UNESCO Institute for Statistics PAL Network Inyang Umoren Mina Okuru Addico, MCIPR Shem Bodo Albert Nsengiyumva Jean Mphaya Chiona Aboudou Karime TAHIHO Ndèye Yacine Fall Nickson Ochengo Education Data Hub University of Oslo

📢 Nous recrutons : Spécialiste TIC chez ADEA ! Êtes-vous un(e) professionnel(le) de TIC passionné(e) par l’éducation, la technologie et la gouvernance des données ? Nous cherchons un spécialiste TIC expérimenté pour soutenir un projet transformateur visant à améliorer les données sur l’éducation et les compétences dans 30 pays africains ! Missions principales : ✅ Développer et gérer le portail continental des données sur l’éducation et les compétences ✅ Accompagner les pays dans la modernisation de leurs systèmes de données ✅ Renforcer la sécurité des données, l’infrastructure IT et les plateformes e-learning ✅ Piloter des innovations technologiques pour la gouvernance des données éducatives ✅ Assurer le renforcement des capacités et la formation des ministères africains et parties prenantes Qui peut postuler ? ✔️ Master en informatique, technologies de l’information ou domaine connexe ✔️ 5+ ans d’expérience en développement logiciel, gestion de bases de données & sécurité IT ✔️ Solide maîtrise de C++, Python, Java, SQL, EdTech et gouvernance des données ✔️ Maîtrise du français ou de l’anglais (une bonne connaissance de l’autre langue est un plus) 🌍 Lieu : Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire 📅 Date limite de candidature : 13 mars 2025 (23h59 GMT) 📩 Postulez maintenant : Envoyez votre CV, lettre de motivation et portfolio à adea-applications@afdb.org 📌 Objet du mail : « Candidature au poste despécialistee IT » Pour en savoir plus, https://lnkd.in/dvemG7_H Rejoignez-nous pour transformer l’éducation en Afrique grâce à la technologie ! 🚀📊📚 🔗 #Recrutement #EmploiIT #TechPourlÉducation #ADEA #ÉducationEnAfrique #TransformationDigitale #OpportunitéDeCarrière

📢 We’re Hiring: IT Specialist at ADEA! Are you an IT professional passionate about education, technology, and data governance? We are looking for an experienced IT Specialist to support a transformative project improving education and skills data in 30 African countries! Key Responsibilities: ✅ Develop and manage ADEA’s continental education and skills data portal ✅ Support countries in modernizing their data systems ✅ Enhance data security, IT infrastructure, and e-learning platforms ✅ Spearhead technological innovations for education data governance ✅ Provide capacity-building and training to African ministries and stakeholders Who should apply? ✔️ Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related fields ✔️ 5+ years of experience in software development, database management, & IT security ✔️ Strong knowledge of C++, Python, Java, SQL, EdTech, and data governance ✔️ Fluent in English or French (working knowledge of the other is a plus) 🌍 Job Location: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire 📅 Application Deadline: 13th March 2025 (11:59 PM GMT) 📩 Apply Now: Send your CV, motivation letter & portfolio to adea-applications@afdb.org 📌 Subject line: “Application for the position of IT Specialist” Follow this link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/dTdNpE9g Join us in transforming education in Africa through technology! 🚀📊📚 🔗 #Hiring #ITJobs #TechForEducation #ADEA #EducationInAfrica #DigitalTransformation #CareerOpportunity