Whose Influence and Whose Priorities? Insights from Government and Donor Stakeholders on the Design of the Ethiopian General Education Quality Improvement for Equity (GEQIP-E) Programme

This paper draws on data from the interviews and workshops with stakeholders in Ethiopia to address the following questions: 1.Who are the key stakeholders in relation to GEQIP and to what extent did they participate in the design of the reforms? 2.What are the perceived factors influencing the main shifts of GEQIP-E (particularly with reference to the introduction of PforR financing and the increased focus on equity)? 3.What knowledge and expectations do different stakeholders hold regarding these shifts?