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Capacity Development in Africa

Capacity Development in Africa. A Case Study: The Yaounde’s EPM Programme. Joint Japan/World Bank Group Scholarships Program (JJ/WBGSP) Regional Conference Yaounde, May 7, 2008. Summary. Introduction Country coverage: some lessons Gender issues: some lessons

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Capacity Development in Africa

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  1. Capacity Development in Africa A Case Study: The Yaounde’s EPM Programme Joint Japan/World Bank Group Scholarships Program (JJ/WBGSP) Regional Conference Yaounde, May 7, 2008

  2. Summary • Introduction • Country coverage: some lessons • Gender issues: some lessons • Student Internship: some lessons • Follow-up of some alumni: some lessons • Perspectives

  3. Introduction • EPM is a 12 months Economic Policy Management Master’s program implemented to help meet the demand for qualified economic policy advisers and managers in Sub-Saharan Africa • EPM Yaoundé was launched in 1998 with the transfer of EPM program from CERDI (France) and McGill (Canada) to African Universities, among them University of Yaoundé II (for French speaking) • The first cohort (EPM1) started in December 1998

  4. Country coverage by EPM Yaoundé: some lessons (1/2) Cohorts of people involved in the process : EPM Yaoundé

  5. Country coverage by EPM Yaoundé: some lessons (2/2) • 9 countries are covered • 3 important parts of Africa are involved: CEMAC + DRC, Grand Lake (Burundi, Rwanda) and Indian Ocean (Comoros) • Since 1998: 63 JJ/WBGSP scholars graduated from EPM Yaoundé, among them 7 are in the process (ongoing EPM9) • Participation of Rwanda and DRC need to be increased (only 3 scholars)

  6. Gender issue at EPM Yaoundé: some lessons (1/2) Structure of people involved in the process : EPM Yaoundé

  7. Gender issue at EPM Yaoundé: Some lessons (2/2) • General gender ratio is good: 22/41 • Cameroon is well balanced (7/6), followed by DRC (2/1) • No female participants from Chad and Rwanda: recruitment weakness

  8. Student Internship: Some lessons (1/2) Some Research Topics: • Motorbike taxi and GDP, • Gender issue and environment protection, • Management of inflation, • Governance and growth, • SME and unemployment • State properties and management of national economy, • Microfinance institutions and outstanding payments, • Reducing poverty for the poor • Etc.

  9. Student Internship: Some lessons (2/2) Some Receiving Countries: • Benin • Cameroon, • Burundi, • Senegal, • Burkina Faso, • Ethiopia, • Congo, • Togo, • Etc.

  10. Follow-up of some Alumni: what lessons? (1/3) Follow-up of some Alumni

  11. Follow-up of some Alumni: what lessons? (2/3) Follow-up of some Alumni

  12. Follow-up of some Alumni: what lessons? (3/3) • Many Alumni reached some top positions in their countries : Minister, Director, Advisor for other minister • Many Alumni are hired in International Organizations (UNDP, CEPGL) • Some Alumni used EPM to change their professional career (from teaching to trade or public domain)

  13. Perspectives • After phase I (1999-2003) and phase II (2003-2008), a third phase (2008-2012) has been approved in May 2007 • Training duration is adapted from 15 months to 12 months without losses • Number of trainees to be increased • Better coverage of some countries (quantity, quality and gender) • Better networking among alumni is needed

  14. Many thanksFor any request: University of Yaoundé II Faculty of Economics Economic Policy Management Program Prof. Roger Tsafack Nanfosso Tel. (237) 22 30 84 36 Fax. (237) 22 30 84 28 rtsafack@univ-yde2.org

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