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Dear Friend of GCE
We are pleased to introduce GCE's first newsletter since the election of GCE's new board. GCE's 4th General Assembly was held in Paris last month, bringing together more than 200 campaigners and members to review our past collective work and determine the future alignment and campaign strategy. The new board was elected as follows: Camilla Croso (President), Monique Fouilhoux (Chair), Jennifer Chiwela (Vice President: ), Maria Khan (Vice Chair), Bright Appiah, David Archer, Rasheda Choudhury, Alberto Croce, Helle Gudmandsen, Elie Jouen, Assibi Napoe, Refaat Sabbah, Imad Sabi and Kailash Satyarthi
With the General Assembly past all eyes now turn to Global Action Week. Efforts already kicked off during International Women's Day in many countries. We look forward to working together towards a fruitful and impactful week that calls for gender equality, so that girls and women are able to fully enjoy the right to education, considering it must be available, accessible, acceptable and adaptable to them all.
We hope you enjoy the newsletter, and look forward to hearing more from you Best wishes,
Camilla Croso (GCE President) and Monique Fouilhoux (GCE Chair)
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General Assembley |
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 GCE's 4th General Assembly, brought together more than 200 campaigners from GCE's member coalitions. Hosted by the French Coalition Solidarité Laïque, the meeting was in Paris, 22nd - 25th February 2011. Happening only every three years, this week was crucial in bringing all our members together and deciding the future of our campaign. There's much more on our website, including the links to the presentations, resolutions, amended constitution and biographies of the new board members.
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Action Week: Women & Girls Education
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 We now have two weeks to go to Global Action Week 2011! With women and girls still making up the majority of people not receiving a quality education – this year's action week is putting women and girls education in the limelight. People are uniting by doing the same action of story telling – both sharing stories around the world, and locally of the importance of education for all. We all have our stories, no matter what our education experience, and the experience of telling stories is one of the most powerful tools in sharing knowledge.
The GAW website, being our most exciting and interactive one yet, not only allows people to share stories from around the world but also allow people to literally browse the world map to read them. There are three different categories for signing up – individuals, organizers/teachers and for coalitions.
www.globalactionweek.org
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Real World Strategies |
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 15th - 17th March: Representatives from the Dutch Ministry (DGIS), EI and GCE visited Mali to experience the work of the Coalition. All visitors left excited after meeting some very important stakeholders such as representatives from the teachers union and the ILO, the Education Specialist at the Dutch Embassy, the Permanent Secretary of Education, teachers and students. Through these meetings, it became evident how strong the collaboration is between unions and other members of the Coalition, how fruitful a critical but open relationship is with a key donor in the country and how the Coalition members can take advantage of the creative tension between themselves and the government. At the end of the visit a discussion was held about sustaining this important work of the Coalition.
The Report about the Assessment of our RWS work (2005-2010) is ready and was distributed at the Global Meeting for CSEF Coalitions. An Executive Summary of the Report in these languages is also available on our website. The report underlines the fundamental importance of efforts carried out by national coalitions through RWS and their impact in policy decision making.
Click here to read more
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Farewell to Michelle Dixon |
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It's with regret that GCE says farewell to Michelle Dixon who has been the campaigns International Campaigns Advisor for three years. Michelle has led some excellent work for GCE, supported northern coalitions, the development of Class of 2015, and 1GOAL efforts. Whilst we are sad to see her go, we're also excited for her to take on a new exciting opportunity as mobilization director at the Climate Action Network. We wish her the best and know that she'll exceed in this new role. |
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Palestinian Coalition for Safe School Environment |
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 8th March: The Palestinian Coalition kicked off this year's campaign on International Women's Day. View some of the stunning photos here.
They will also be holding meetings and workshops with the Coalition for Safe school environment, Ministry of education, Unions and Women organizations ahead of Global Action Week. The plans this year include regular meetings with journalists in addition to a two day workshop for 20 journalists on gender sensitive reporting.
Click here to read more
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Egypt - The Egyptian Campaign for All |
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In the wake of recent changes, the Egyptian Coalition for Education helped 'Egyptians without Borders Foundation for Development' launch the campaign 'Egypt Future' at a conference in Aswan on 5 March 2011. The event highlighted issues such as student demands in schools and improving teachers' salaries.
Read press release.
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GCE-UK |
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 As part of GCE-UK, Students from Claremont School in Bristol went to Downing Street to present the Prime Minister with a Petition. 67 million children do not get the chance to go to school and the 'Send my Friend to School' campaign wants this to change. They took a giant scarf they made by recycling scarves and decorating it with fabric figures to represent the millions who don't get to go to school.
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Global March condemns attack on child rights activists |
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 17th March New Delhi: Global March has condemned the recent events where Chairperson Kailash Satyarthi and four other child rights activists have been injured during a rescue effort to save child bonded labourers from zari embroidery units in an area of New Delhi, India. The BBA rescue team, led by BBA Founder Kailash Satyarthi, was attacked by a group of local people and employers, some armed with knives. The four injured members of the rescue team have been hospitalised and two vehicles were also damaged in the attack.
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NCE - Peoples stocktaking of the RTE act - India |
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 On the 30th of March and 1st of April NCE (National Coalition for Education), Jharkhand Rajya Prathmik Shikshak Sangh, Plan India and Oxfam India organised the Peoples' Stocktaking of the First Year of the Implementation of the RTE (Right to Education) Act'
The event saw more than 100 participants from different districts of the Jharkhand with representations from Teachers Unions, CSOs, government officials and members of the media and involved in-depth sessions on the important areas of the RTE Act. Each session started with presentations by parents, children and teachers from the most excluded groups, followed by statements by government representatives, academics and activists. There was a clear call for the implementation of the RTE act to be sped up, and reach out to all children
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100th Anniversary of International Women's Day |
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 8th March 2011 marked the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. Women and Girls continue to make up the majority of those not having access to a good quality education and other human rights. Alongside GCE's efforts this year on women and girls education there have been some other great efforts to campaign for women and girls rights. One of which is the campaign coalition Equals that brought together campaigners across the UK and globe to give their say on women's rights.
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Girls20Summit |
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 The Girls20Summit is a global effort to give voice to women and girls and raise their concerns at the next G20 meeting. There are two primary ways that you can be involved:
What's Your Number? – get your number and send a message to G20 leaders girls and women need to be empowered because, their empowerment reverts human, economic, social and political injustuces. Get your number here http://www.girlsandwomen.com/france2011-900.html#whats-your-number
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2011 Global Monitoring Report |
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 UNESCO's latest Global Monitoring Report (GMR) warns that armed conflict is violating the right of 28 million children to an education by exposing them to widespread sexual violence, targeted attacks on schools and other abuses.
The 2011 GMR examines the damaging consequences of conflict on the Education for All goals and also sets out an agenda for protecting the right to education during conflict
Download the full report, press release, or summary from the UNESCO website
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FTI - Girl Education Report |
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 It is estimated that there is a 50% increase in chance that a child born to a mother who can read will survive past age 5 and that 1.8 million children's lives could have been saved in Africa's poorest states if their mothers had at least a secondary education.
FTP report: “Fast tracking girls' Education” Highlighting the critical importance of girls' education as the foundation of economic and social development of individuals, families and nations.
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Madagascar: No more free primary schooling |
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The burden of paying for education has become a reality in Madagascar has after donor funding was frozen in the wake of a coup on 17 March 2009, clearly violating a central aspect of the right to education, which is its gratuity. About 70 per cent of the education sector had been funded by donor countries, but since Andry Rajoelina seized power from former President Marc Ravalomanana with the backing of the military, state financial support to the education sector has become erratic.
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2012 AWID Forum
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 The Association of Women in Development (AWID) has become one of the world's biggest and most dynamic networks of feminist activists, researchers, academics, students, educators, policy-makers, development practitioners, funders, and more.
AWID is now calling for proposals to organise conversations and sessions for the 2012 conference (19th - 22nd April in Istanbul). The deadline for submitting proposals is the 27th May 2011. Find out more about AWID and how you can submit a proposal Click here
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ABOUT THE GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR EDUCATION (GCE):
The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is a movement to end the worldwide crisis in education. Thousands of development charities, trade unions and child rights groups make up the national coalitions in over 100 countries. Together we campaign and lobby governments to make sure they act now to deliver the right of every girl, boy, woman and man to a free, quality education.
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GCE'S MEMBERS:
Regional & International Organisations: ActionAid International, ACEA, ANCEFA, ASPBAE, CAMFED, CARE, CEAAL, Christian Children's Fund, CLADE, Comic Relief, Education International, FAPE, FAWE, Fe y Alegria, Fundacion Ayuda en Accion, Global March Against Child Labour, IBIS, IDAY, Inclusion International, Light of the World: Christoffel Development Organisation, Oxfam International, Pamoja Africa Reflect Network, Plan International, Public Services International, REPEM, Save the Children Alliance, SightSavers International, The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development, VSO, World Alliance of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Vision International
National Civil Society Coalitions: Afghanistan: Movement for Support of Quality Education in Afghanistan, Albania: ACCE, Angola: AAEA, Argentina: CADE, Armenia: ACRPC, Bangladesh: CAMPE, Benin: CBO-EPT, Bolivia: FEB, Brazil: CDE, Burkina Faso: CCEB, Burundi: CCEB, Cambodia: NGO Education Partnership, Cameroon: EFA Network, Canada: Canadian Global Campaign for Education, Chile: FECPT, Colombia: Coalición Colombiana por el 'derecho a la Education, Costa Rica: MERCC, Denmark: The Danish NGO Education Network, El Salvador: CIAZO, Ethiopia: Basic Education Association in Ethiopia, France: Solidarite-Laique, Gabon: SENA, Germany: GCE, Ghana: GNECC, Guatemala: CETT, India: NCE, Indonesia: E-Net for Justice, Iraq: IAE, Ireland: GCE Coalition, Israel: DCI, Italy: CGE, Japan: JNNE, Jordan: Jordanian National Coalition for EFA, Kenya: Elimu Yetu Coalition, Lesotho: CEF, Liberia: LETCOM, Malawi: CSCQBE, Mauritius: DCI, Mexico: ICE, Morocco: Moroccan Coalition for EFA, Mozambique: MEPT, Nepal: GCE, Nicaragua: Foro de Educacion y Desarrollo Humano De La Iniciativa Por Nicaragua, Niger: ROSEN, Nigeria: CSACEFA, Norway: Union of Education, Pakistan: PCE, Peru: CPDE, Philippines: E-Net, Romania: GCE, Senegal: COSYDEP, Sierra Leone: EFASL, Solomon Islands: COESI, Spain: GCE Coalition, Sri Lanka: CED, Sweden: EFA Forum, Switzerland: Reseau Suisse des partenaires pour l' Education, Sudan: SNEFA, Tanzania: TEN/MET, The Gambia: GEFA, The Netherlands: GCE, Togo: CNT/CME, Uganda: FENU, UK: GCE-UK, USA: GCE-US, Vietnam: GCE, Yemen: Yemen Network for EFA, Zambia: ZANEC
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Global Action Week 2012
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