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Interview #43: Official, Wolaitta Zone Education Office (ZEO), Soddo, June 2003.

Interview #46: Official, Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Regional Education Bureau (REB), Awassa, June 2003.

Interview #48: NGO Representative, Soddo, June 2003.

Interview #50: Technical Expert, Oromiya Regional Education Bureau (REB), Addis Ababa/Finfinee, July 2003.

Interview #51: Technical Expert, Oromiya Regional Education Bureau (REB), Addis Ababa/Finfinee, July 2003.

Interview #52: Technical Expert, Oromiya Regional Education Bureau (REB), Addis Ababa/Finfinee, July 2003.

Interview #54: Official, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s (SNNPR) Regional Bureau of Education (REB), Awassa, June 2003.

Interview #58: Official, Gurage Zone Education Office (ZEO), Welkite, September 2003.

Interview #61: Head, Local/Regional NGO, Addis Ababa, September 2003.

Interview #64: Academic, Addis Ababa, September 2003.

Interview #65: NGO representative, Addis Ababa, October 2003.

Interview #66: Official, Siltie Zone Education Office (ZEO), Worabe, October 2003.

Interview #67: Official, Siltie Zone Education Office (ZEO), Worabe, October 2003.

Interview #71: Official, Benishangul Gumuz Information Bureau, Assosa, October 2003.

Interview #76: Official, Bale Zone Education Office (ZEO), Robe, October 2003.

Interview #85: Member of Parliament, Addis Ababa, November 2003.

Interview #87: Official, Oromiya Regional Education Bureau (REB), Addis Ababa/Finfinee, May 2003.

Interview #88: Academic, Addis Ababa, December 2003.

Interview #90: Representative, Siltie People’s Democratic Unity Party (SPDUP), Addis Ababa, December 2003.