Wednesday, 19 August 2009
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OFFICIAL OPENING |
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Chair and Introduction Mr Mashwahle Diphofa (Acting Director-General PSC) |
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Welcome Dr Mark Abrahams (SAMEA Chairperson) |
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Keynote Speaker Dr Ralph Mgijima (PSC Chairperson) |
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PANEL DISCUSSION M&E in the South African Government: Vision, Theory and Practice |
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Moderator |
Prof Fanie Cloete |
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Panellists
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National Treasury |
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PALAMA |
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Public Service Commission |
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Department of Social Development |
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Statistics South Africa |
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Ministry for Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation |
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Thursday, 20 August 2009
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS Plenary |
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Introduction and Chair |
Dr Donna Podems |
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Presentation |
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Keynote Speaker Prof Jennifer Greene – University of Illinois |
Values in Evaluation – Revelation and Responsibility |
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PARALLEL ORAL/PAPER PRESENTATIONS |
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Paper Session 1 Community Participation in M&E |
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Chair – Ray Basson |
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Presenter(s) |
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Kerstin Waddell, Natasha Nel, Jennifer Lentfer, and Desiree Kosciulek |
Making M&E accessible to grassroots organizations |
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Not Available |
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Terence Beney |
Diagnosing wrongs: taking sides in a contest of valuing |
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Tracey Konstant |
Evaluation: The value in evaluation for community-based organisations |
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Paper Session 2 Values Underpinning Evaluation Methods |
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Chair – Luyanda Qomfo |
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Presenter(s) |
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Mairy Tsigoida |
Embedded values in a monitoring and evaluation project; A case study |
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Thumeka Mdayi |
Values and frameworks that inform the client and service providers’ perspectives of evaluation and research |
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Jennifer Bisgard
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What values are needed for effective evaluations? |
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Paper Session 3 Methodological Concerns/ Approaches/ Solutions |
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Chair – Ernest Maigurira |
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Presenter(s) |
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Kevin Kelly |
Mixed-up, mixed-methods? |
To be Published in Article |
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Rishila Moonilal
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Managing evaluation through performance modelling |
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Not Available |
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Peter Njaramba and Mary Pat Selvaggio |
A framework for assessing the quality of survey data |
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Session 4 Local and International - Exchange |
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Chair – Mamaroba Malahlela |
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Presenter(s) |
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Hendrick Metsileng and Derek Kunaka
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Improving accessibility of routine health data for programme management in the North West Province |
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Joe K Ssegawa and Mark Muzinda |
Monitoring and evaluation practices of NGO projects in Botswana |
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Maria Campos |
Evaluation of institutional arrangements in coastal communities in the Philippines |
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Not Available |
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Sandiran Premakanthan |
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the federal initiative to address HIV/Aids in Canada |
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Not Available |
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PARALLEL ORAL/PAPER PRESENTATIONS |
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Session 1 M&E in Education and Training/ Skills Development |
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Chair – Madri Jansen Van Rensburg |
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Presenter(s) |
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Mokabe Julia Motaung |
Monitoring and evaluation of the RPL program in the University XYZ: lessons learnt |
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Natasha Nel, Kerstin Waddell, et al |
Taking M&E training online |
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Donna Podems |
Competencies for evaluators who conduct monitoring and evaluation activities in the developing world: Applying general competencies to a specific context |
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Session 2 M&E in the Caring Professions |
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Chair – Sandiran Premakanthan |
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Presenter(s) |
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Presentation |
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Eunice Wambui
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Evaluating the impact of TB control program in Kenya |
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Not Available |
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Ernest Maigurira |
Monitoring and evaluation practices and values in the caring professions, health, welfare, HIV/ Aids, poverty alleviation and the general well-being of individuals, communities and institutions. |
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Annette Chingandu and Zach Zeh Akiy |
M&E in Caring Professions |
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Session 3 M&E in the Public Sector – Policy and Systems |
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Chair – Sefiso Khumalo |
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Presenter(s) |
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Presentation |
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Liezl Coetzee and Christy Tawii
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Data requirements for evaluating the impact of South Africa’s population policy |
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Salome Omolo |
Joint service delivery: planning, monitoring and evaluation model for legislatures |
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C C Mjojo |
Real-time monitoring and evaluation in highly regulated environments |
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Francis Peter Madembwe |
Designing minimum information system to improve governance at community level: The usefulness of grassroots micro financial institutions M&E registry book as a tool for impact assessment |
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Not Available |
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Session 4 M&E Innovations and Novel Approaches. |
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Chair – Paul Helepi |
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Presenter(s) |
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Wayne A. Bacale
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Best practices in participatory monitoring and evaluation: Experiences from development organizations. |
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Not Available |
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Cornelia van Huyssteen and Peter Njaramba |
Appreciative Inquiry: lessons from rural South Africa |
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Jerushah Rangasami
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The 'Most Significant Change' technique as a method to uncover values |
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Florence Etta |
Concept Mapping. A tool for Evaluation |
Not Available |
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Session 5 M&E Systems and/or Frameworks |
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Chair – Thevan Naidoo |
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Zach Akiy and Peter Njaramba |
Improving data collection forms |
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Prasidh Ramson, Yashika Inderjee, and Kovin S. Naidoo
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Monitoring and evaluation of a child eye-care programme in KwaZulu-Natal: Lessons learnt from a collaborative Govt/NGO programme. |
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Anzel Schonfeldt and Jenni Robinson |
Design considerations to ensure high quality data from M&E database systems. |
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PARALLEL PANEL DISCUSSIONS |
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Panel Session1 |
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DEVINFO and Local Government Effectiveness: A Tool to Monitor the MDGS in the South African Health System |
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Moderator |
Alain Ndedi |
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Panel members |
Disebo Khoali McCarthy (IEASA) |
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Abstract: SAMEA_72 |
Lerato Thabane (Yenepad Consulting) |
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Sefora Masia (Consultant) |
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Panel Session 2 |
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The Growth of M&E in South Africa: Considering the Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
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Moderator |
Mark Abrahams |
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Panel Members |
Fanie Cloete |
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Abstract: SAMEA_52 |
Candice Morkel |
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Indran Naidoo |
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Benita Williams |
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Sefiso Khumalo |
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Panel Session - 3 |
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Monitoring and Evaluation of Government’s Poverty Reduction Programmes |
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Moderator |
Kobus van der Merwe |
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Panel Members |
Sadi Luka Chief Director: Community Development Department of Social Development |
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Sam Malatjie Chief Director: Sustainable Livelihoods Support Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
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Stanley Henderson Chief Director: Expanded Public Works Programme Monitoring and Evaluation Department of Public Works SAMEA |
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Busi Mdaka Executive Manager: Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Programme. Monitoring and Evaluation. Department of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS Plenary |
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Chair and Introduction – Prof Fanie Cloete |
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Keynote Address Prof Johann Mouton – Stellenbosch University |
Impact Evaluations. A bridge too far? |
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Friday 21 August 2009
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PARALLEL ORAL PRESENTATIONS |
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Session 1 M&E public sector policy and frameworks |
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Chair – Candice Morkel |
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Presenter(s) |
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Dugan Fraser |
The GWM&E’s destination is its journey. |
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Luyanda Qomfo
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The evolution of monitoring and evaluation in the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in the Western Cape |
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Not Available |
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Edwin Okey Ijeoma |
Application of the Government Wide Monitoring and Evaluation (GWME) policy: An eye on impact evaluation |
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Session 2 M&E in Complex Environments |
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Chair – David Molapo |
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Presenter(s) |
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Beverley Barry |
Evaluation innovations of a complicated programme operating in a complex education environment in the Western Cape: Systemic Education Extramural Development Support (SEEDS) programme. |
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Thevan Naidoo
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Managing for impact (m4i)- a holistic approach to managing development initiatives amongst complexity and diversity |
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Sandiran Premakanthan |
Measuring and enhancing the achievement of performance results in service and government organisations - an industrial engineering model. |
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Oyedele O.I |
Providing evaluation support in an evolving strategic programme environment |
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Session 3 Values and Evaluation |
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Chair – Terence Beney |
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Presenter(s) |
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Ray Basson
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Values in evaluation - South African experiences. |
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Sara Compion and Terence Beney |
To BEE or not to BEE: Evaluating the value of community trusts as a vehicle of black empowerment. |
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Philip Wenzel
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Monitoring and evaluation: More technocracy in the wrong context? The development industry’s latest fashion? The South African poor’s last hope for service delivery? The government’s secret political control weapon? |
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Session 4 Participation and Empowerment |
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Chair – Anzel Schonfeldt |
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Presenter(s) |
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Alyna Wyatt |
Balancing participation with decision making for effective evaluation |
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Elna Hirschfeld and Rebecca Pursell
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The flip side of child participation: How do we communicate feedback in a child friendly way? |
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Dena Lemofsky |
Participatory evaluation in the context of rights based frameworks: Empowerment or tokenism? |
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Panel Discussion |
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The Value of M&E in Donor Practices |
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Moderator |
Benita Williams |
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Panel Members |
Mokibelo Ntshabeleng, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Tshikululu Social Investments |
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Abstract: SAMEA_89 |
Ian Hirschfeld: Africa Director: Corporate Brand & Public Policy, Coca Cola Africa |
Presentation Available on Request |
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Theresa Moila: Senior Manager for Education - Transnet Foundation |
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Gail Campbell : CEO, Zenex Foundation |
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Discussant |
Cathy Langerman, Trialogue |
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Summary and Closing |
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Facilitated by SAMEA Board Members - Dr Florence Etta - President AfREA |
Please notify secretariat@samea.org.za of any omissions or errors in the programme
