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NOVEMBER 2007
In just a few weeks UNESCO will convene the Education for All High Level Group, returning symbolically to Dakar, where world leaders committed to the EFA goals in 2000. Seven and a half years since the World Education Forum, and seven a half years from the Education for All (EFA) deadline – this should be a time of serious reflection and re-commitments.
The world is seriously off track for meeting the EFA targets. Whilst progress has been made in getting children in school, there’s much more that needs to be done to achieve the essence of the EFA goals –free good quality education to everyone, including the 750 million adults that cannot read and write. Achieving the holistic EFA agenda is possible (if there was global political will) - it is also essential if the world is really to be changed and truly benefit from education.
On the eve of the High Level Group GCE will launch the first ever Global Report Card entitled No Excuses. Like GCE’s previous report cards on donor countries, and a similar report for developing country governments GCE and ASPBAE, each leader has been given a report card ranking their efforts and progress made towards Education for All. The report card praises the few good performers, criticises many governments for failing to keep their promises and demands that they urgently try harder!
As the High Level Group draws near, GCE members are gearing up for a week of lobbying and campaigning both in Senegal and the wider world. GCE will continue to lobby to make sure that this key moment does not get brushed aside – as positive outcomes from this meeting are critical to the lives of close to a billion people.
Maria Khan
GCE Board Member and Asia South Pacific Bureau for Adult Education Coordinator
CONTENTS
| POLICY NEWS |
- EFA Working Group
- A lot to learn
- The case for UBE
- Amnesty International’s new report
- Ghana Capitation Grant
- UNESCO education round table
- Gordon Brown & King Abdullah on education
- EPDC new report
- World Vision’s Future Magazine on Education
- Global AIDS Alliance’s new report
| CAMPAIGN NEWS |
- CHOGM
- NGOs & Teacher Unions meet in Kenya
- Pan-Commonwealth Forum on education
- Education Rights Guides Available
| GCE NEWS |
| POLICY NEWS |
Education for All Working Group |
14-16 November: This year’s EFAWG was scheduled later in the year to enable participants to deliberate Global Monitoring Report findings. For the first time, the meeting was structured around small working groups, debating equity, quality and education financing. Fragile states and ‘neglected’ EFA goals were cross-cutting themes. GCE members were there in force, vigorously lobbying to ensure that strong, action-oriented recommendations go through to the High-Level Group in December. |
A Lot to Learn |
21st November: Educating the world's children is a simple, cost-effective idea - and one the European commission has failed to grasp. Read David Cronin’s Full article on the Guardian website here |
The Case for Universal Basic Education, by Gene Sperling |
20th November: This compelling article written by the coordinator of GCE-USA, gives strong evidence for the benefits and achievability of Education for All. Read full article here |
New Report: Amnesty International - Slovakia: Romani children denied equal education free from discrimination |
15th November: This Amnesty International Report: Still separate, still unequal: Violations of the right to education for Romani children in Slovakia, reveals that Romani children placed unnecessarily in special schools receive a reduced curriculum and have practically no possibilities of reintegrating into mainstream schools or advancing to secondary education. The report calls on the authorities of Slovakia to state loud and clear their determination to eradicate segregation in the education of Romani children and to take swift measures to reverse it. Download the full report here |
Ghana: GNECC on Capitation Grant |
12th November: THE GHANA National Education Campaign Coalition, Volta Regional Chapter, has called on government to review the amount allocated to each child under the Capitation Grant so that a greater amount will be given to JSS pupils. Read full article here |
UNESCO: Ministerial Round Table “Education and Economic Development” |
3rd November: Kailash Satyarthi addressed the Ministerial Round Table on Education and Economic Development on October 20th calling for meaningful partnerships to achieve EFA A communiqué has been issued based on recommendations by 96 Member States. Four plenary sessions generated proposals for future action in policy-making processes. Access the communiqué here |
Gordon Brown and King Abdullah sign education agreement |
1st November: At their recent meeting UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia – signed three bilateral agreements including one on education. Read the article in the independent here |
| New Report: Window on the Future 2025: Projections of Education Attainment and its impact |
This new report by the Education Policy and Data Centre projects educational attainment levels for 2025 for 83 developing countries. The publication is available here |
| World Vision’s Future Magazine on Education |
Can we close the education gap? This edition of Global Future examines the effectiveness of the international community’s efforts to achieve education for all, and what needs to change for the next seven years if the MDGs for education are to succeed. Download your copy here |
New Report: Global AIDS Alliance report and call to action on School-Related Violence |
The Global AIDS Alliance has released a report based on a review of the Educational Sector Plans (ESPs) of ten African countries that are being supported by the World Bank's Education for All–Fast Track Initiative (FTI). Titled Violence Free Zone: End School-Related Violence, Prevent HIV/AIDS, the report recommends concrete action steps for the Fast Track Initiative, national governments and their education ministries, and donor governments and agencies in order to scale up effective, comprehensive programs to prevent, counter, and respond to school-related violence. Download the full report here |
| CAMPAIGN NEWS |
| CHOGM |
The Forum for Education NGOs in Uganda (FENU), and ANCEFA hosted a successful meeting on education, around the time of the Commonweatlh Heads of Goverment Meeting this week. After much campaigning, FENU prepared text on education as the key to empowerment that was included in Museveni's address to the CHOGM. |
Teacher Unions and Education NGOs meet in Kenya |
Heads of teacher unions, NGOs and education networks from eastern and southern Africa met in Nairobi on the 15th – 17th October to discuss the Parktonian Recommendations and education campaigning in the region. The Kenya Education Permanent Secretary attended the opening, and the event was covered well in the media. Read the Nation article here and the East African Standard article here. |
| The Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning Invites Contributions |
The Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning is taking place in London from 13 to 17 July 2008, to explore the role of innovative education methods and programmes in achieving international development goals. The Forum will bring together practitioners, planners, activists, researchers and policymakers to share work and experiences from more than 50 countries. The deadline to submit contributions is the 30th November 2007. Find out more about the themes and how to participate on http://www.col.org/pcf5 |
| Education Rights: A Guide to Practitioners and Activists |
Developed with the help of ActionAid International and published by GCE, this pack offers invaluable guidance on how to put a rights-based approach to education into practice. If you would like a copy of the Education Rights Pack please email your details to Egigayehu Summers on Egigayehu.Summers@actionaid.org, requesting the pack. The pack is available in English hard copy, and French and Spanish CD. Or download the resource pack here |
| GCE NEWS |
| World Assembly Pre-Meetings |
The world assembly pre-meetings are all taking place within the next two weeks:
26-27th Nov: European & North American delegates are meeting in Oslo 28-29th Nov: Latin American delegates are meeting in Buenos Aires 3rd – 6th Dec: Asian & Pacific delegates are meeting in Phnom Penh 10th – 11th Dec: African delegates are meeting in Dakar To find out more about GCE’s World Assembly on the 22nd – 24th January in Sao Paulo contact yunus@campaignforeducation.org |
The World’s Biggest Lesson |
The date has been set for next year’s Global Action Week’s highlight event. Campaigners will take politicians and journalists Back to School on the 23rd April, when they will take part in the record breaking attempt: The World’s Biggest Lesson. Planning packs are available, to be followed soon with resource packs and campaign material designs. These can be downloaded from our website Resource packs and campaign materials on our website and national coalitions will be receiving a materials design CD in the post shortly. |
| GCE Big Book & Film from 2007 |
The 2007 colourful Big Book and Big Film are now available and being sent to national coalitions along with next years campaign resources, view the Big Film here: http://www.campaignforeducation.org/action/2007/action.html |
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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