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DECEMBER 2007
2007 has proved another impressive year in which millions JOINED-UP and campaigned for education. But at the exact mid-way point to the Education for All target date, governments still have a long way to go before they deliver the school and literacy goods to everyone.
Several new reports, not least of all our new Global School Report show that progress has been made since 2000 in getting children into school, but much more needs to be done to provide a quality education for everyone, and in tackling adult illiteracy.
As we progress into 2008, campaigners will continue to build momentum. The Global Campaign for Education’s World Assembly is taking place in Sao Paulo on the 22nd - 24th January. After which all heads will turn to the fast approaching World’s Biggest Lesson on the 23rd April. Read on to find out more.
Until then, it’s been a pleasure working with you all throughout 2007. We wish you the best for the festive season and the New Year.
Alex Kent and the rest of the GCE Secretariat
CONTENTS
| POLICY NEWS |
- GCE’s Global Report Card
- EFA High Level Meeting
- EFA Global Monitoring Report
- FTI Annual Report
- UNICEF 2007 Report
- HURI docs
- New Education International Study
| CAMPAIGN NEWS |
| GCE NEWS |
| POLICY NEWS |
Global School Report |
On the 11th December GCE launched the first ever Global Report Card, entitled ‘No Excuses’ that ranks 178 countries on their efforts to achieve Education for All. The report shows that the top five non-donor countries are Mauritius, Latvia, Uruguay, Hungary and Slovakia, where high levels of commitment have enabled high standards to be developed and maintained in the run-up to the 2015 deadline. The last five with grades of E to F are Haiti, Somalia, Guinea-Bissau, Micronesia and the Central African Republic. The full report can be downloaded here |
| Education for All High Level Meeting (Dakar) |
At the exact mid-way point to the Education for All deadline, officials gathered in Dakar to discuss the progress on the Education for All goals, from the 11th – 13th December, for what is known as the EFA High Level Group. The meeting was attended by Senegal and Mali's Presidents, Director-General of UNESCO, 15 Ministers of Education, and representatives from donor countries, international organisations and civil society. GCE President Kailash Satyarthi was one of two speakers who led the session on equity and inclusion. The HLG was created after the 2000 World Conference on EFA, and was intended to generate new political momentum and financial support to drive deeper and faster progress on EFA. However, it has never lived up to this potential. This year's meeting produced a tighter and more action-oriented communique, but was hampered by lack of high-level participation and failure to agree ambitious wording on financing EFA. Whilst developing countries are urged to allocate 10% of budgets to basic education, some donor nations objected to having a similar indicative target for aid, despite the EFA Working Group's recommendation that 15% of aid should be allocated to basic education. After much heated debate in plenary, a compromise was reached which kept the previous years promise "to work to maintain and increase levels of funding to education". While unsatisfactory, this was deemed to be preferable to accepting the proposed alternative which merely committed donors and Southern governments to fulfill the Monterrey commitments. The full version of the communiqué should be available on UNESCO's website by the end of the week. Read below in campaigns news about GCE's effort to lobby and influence this meeting. |
2008 Education for All Global Monitoring Report |
Education for All by 2015: Will we make it? The sixth edition of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report is an assessment of where the world stands on the commitment to provide basic education for all children, youth and adults by 2015. Half way to the internationally agreed target of Education for All by 2015, the 2008 GMR testifies to considerable progress but also major challenges. While the number of out-of-school children has dropped sharply and primary education has leaped ahead, 774 million adults around the world still lack literacy skills and 72 million children are deprived of school. Futher more there was a worrying drop in aid to education in the latest data. The Report outlines the main challenges that remain, how much aid is needed and whether or not aid is being targeted properly. Download the full report here |
Education for All Fast Track Initiative Annual Report |
Quality Education for All Children: Progress Report from the Fast Track Initiative The FTI Annual Report 2007, “Quality Education for All Children: Meeting the Challenge,” documents progress in 32 countries with education sector plans endorsed by the FTI. Eighteen of these countries receive financial support from the Catalytic Fund, a multi-donor trust fund that provides additional financing to help countries implement their education sector plans. The annual report can be downloaded here |
UNICEF: The State of the World’s Children 2007 |
The State of the World’s Children 2007 examines the discrimination and disempowerment women face throughout their lives - and outlines what must be done to eliminate gender discrimination and empower women and girls. Read the full report here |
HURI Search |
A new Human Rights search engine, HuriSearch, has been developed. It provides a direct full text search to over 4,000 human rights websites. Visit HuriSearch website: http://www.hurisearch.org |
New Education International Study |
‘Teacher Supply, Recruitment and Retention in 6 Anglophone Sub-Saharan African Countries’ was conducted by EI in The Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia in September 2007. It focuses on five major issues, namely, teacher supply, teacher attrition, teacher pay and motivation, teacher absenteeism and union involvement in policy development. Download the full report here |
| CAMPAIGN NEWS |
Baaba Maal and 1000 children marched upon the EFA High Level Group in Dakar |
In order to remind the arriving leaders of their promises on education for all, Baaba Maal, world renowned singer from Senegal and 1000 children marched outside the trade centre on the outskirts of Dakar as the officials arrived at the opening ceremony. At the start of the march GCE’s board members Kailash Satyarthi, Gorgui Sow, Elie Joen and Nelida Cespedes launched the Global School Report.
Having paraded and shouted their messages for education, four remarkable young children - Oscar from Colombia, Mirama from Liberia, Aida from Senegal and Amar Lal from India - addressed the officials on stage. The event was a huge success and was covered along with articles about the Global School report in the Washington Post, and press as far as South Africa, India and China. |
| National launching and dissemination of the Global School Report |
GCE is supporting national coalitions that want to take a lead in disseminating and popularizing their country school report card at the national level. One of the most important tasks is to ensure that country's report grades are supplemented with relevant texts and local examples that provide relevant explanations on the performance of country and as reflected in the Global School report card. The cards serve to remind leaders of what needs to be done in respective countries to fulfill the EFA goals. National coalitions that would like funding have been invited to submit a small grant application for up to $400 to help print and disseminate the report. For further information please email Geoffrey@campaignforeducation.org |
| GCE NEWS |
World Assembly  |
The World Assembly is now fast approaching on the 22nd – 24th January 2008. The deadlines for registration and booking flights have now passed. To confirm flights, and any other urgent assistance please email Yunus before the end of December Yunus@campaignforeducation.org. In the middle of january we will be emailing you the agenda and further documents prior to the meeting. Delegates that would like to stay on for the World Social Forum on the 26th January are encouraged to do so. |
2008 Action Week Materials  |
The 2008 campaign materials and resource pack are now available on our website. Three versions of the global poster are available in three languages. Once again the material designs have been sent to coalitions in the form of a CD, for national campaigns to adapt and use locally. The pack that you will receive in the mail contains big books, the big film, the 2008 materials CD and a hard copy of the resource pack –all of which are available online now too. |
EDUCATION poster |
A colourful EDUCATION has been produced as a valuable resource for campaigners and classrooms. Download the poster here. |
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.
Regional & International Organisations: ActionAid International, ANCEFA, ASPBAE, CAMFED, CARE, CEAAL, Education International, FAPE, FAWE, Fe y Alegria, Global March Against Child Labour, Ibis, Inclusion International, Latin America GCE Coalition, NetAid, OEB/CEDEAO, Oxfam International, Plan International, Public Services International, REPEM, Save the Children Alliance, SightSavers International, VSO, World Alliance of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Vision International
National Civil Society Coalitions: Albania: ACCE, Argentina: CAPDE, Armenia: ACRPC, Bangladesh : CAMPE, Benin: CBO-EPT, Bolivia: FEB, Brazil: CDE, Burkina Faso: CCEB, Cambodia: NGO Education Partnership, Cameroon: EFA Network, Canada: GCE Alliance, Chile: FECPT, El Salvador: CIAZO, France: Solidarite-Laique, Gabon: SENA, Gambia: GEFA, Germany: GCE, Ghana: GNECC, Guatemala: CETT, India: NCE, Indonesia: E-Net for Justice, Ireland: GCE Coalition, Japan: JNNE, Kenya: Elimu Yetu Coalition, Lesotho: LEFA, Liberia: ALPO, Malawi: CSCQBE, Mauritius: DCI, Mexico: ICE, Mozambique: MEPT, Nicaragua: Foro Net, Niger: ROSEN, Nigeria: CSACEFA, Norway: Union of Education, Pakistan: PCE, Peru: MPDEP,Philippines: E-Net, Romania: GCE, Sierra Leone: EFA Network, Solomon Islands: COESI, South Africa: GCE-SA, Spain: GCE Coalition, Sweden: EFA Forum, Tanzania: TEN/MET, The Netherlands: GCE, Togo: CNT/CME, Uganda: FENU, UK:GCE-UK, Vietnam: GCE, Zambia:ZANEC, Zimbabwe: Teachers Association
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