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FEBRUARY 2008
It was good to meet many education activists at the Global Campaign for Education (GCE)’s World Assembly, in my home country Brazil. Following lots of fruitful discussions, seminars, and speeches, on the issues that hold back rights to education, it seems we have some exciting new changes in the education movement.
Not only does the campaign feel more connected and invigorated than before, but we’ve already put some practical steps into place in order to reach out and having an even bigger impact on achieving Education for All. Arabic was voted in as the fourth working language of GCE – alongside English, French and Spanish. An important step in growing the impact of the campaign in the Middle East and Globally. There was also a drive for more working groups in specific policy areas and some changes to GCE’s Board.
On the back of the World’s Assembly, we now find ourselves less than a couple of months away from our other unifying event – Global Action Week – and this year’s attempt to break the world record by holding the ‘World’s Biggest Lesson’ on the 23rd April. It’s really important that we place as much pressure as possible on politicians so I encourage you all to think about how you can get as many people as possible involved.
I look forward to sitting with you all in class on this day as we tug on the shirt sleeves of our politicians and leaders in the demand that everyone gets a good education.
Best wishes,
Daniel Cara (GCE Board Member and Coordinator of the Brazilian Campaign for the Right to Education)
CONTENTS
| POLICY NEWS |
- Rwanda Global Education Initiative
- UNESCO’s Partnerships for Education
- Violence keeps children out of school in Afghanistan
- New Classrooms in the Philippines
- Teachers TV on EFA
- Education and improved nutrition
- Teacher shortages in Africa
- UK – the final countdown
- The State of the World’s Children
- School drop-out and pregnancy
| CAMPAIGN NEWS |
- Teacher Union Website
- GCE Ireland response to the GMR
- Handbook: education rights for refugees
- Toolkit: HIV/AIDS & Education
| GCE NEWS |
| POLICY NEWS |
Rwanda chosen for Global Education Initiative |
25th Jan - Rwanda was announced as the first pilot country for the ‘Global Education Alliance’ at the World Economic Forum. This is a new alliance between the Global Education Initiative (of the World Economic Forum) and the Education for All Fast Track Initiative (FTI) to encourage long-term collaboration between corporations, governments and donors. Read the FTI press release here |
UNESCO’s Partnerships for Education |
24th Jan – UNESCO Director, Koïchiro Matsuura was also talking about new ‘Partnerships for Education’ at the World Economic Forum. You can read UNESCO’s paper for encouraging multi-sector partnerships and including the private sector here |
Violence keeps Afghan children out of school |
12th Feb – Afghanistan President Karzai announced conflict has deprived 300,000 Afghan children of education, at a two-day conference on "Equal Access to Quality Education for All" in the Kabul. Read the full article here |
New Classrooms in the Philippines |
7th Feb - The Philippines government is investing in elementary schools – and claims to be constructing a further 10,000 classrooms. Read their press statement here |
Halfway to EFA? Programme |
Teachers TV has a special feature programme on ‘Education for All - Halfway There?’. Children in the Himalayas, Uganda and Senegal are visited to find out what’s stopping them learn, and the 2007 Education for All High Level Group is followed in their steps to help meet the goals. Those in the UK can view the programme at 4.15pm, 11th March, thereafter anyone can view it free online via www.teachers.tv |
| Education of parents improves child nutrition & growth |
28th Jan – new medical research shows that every year of formal education children receive, decreases the malnutrition and stunting of their children later in life. The research carried out in Indonesia & Bangladesh saw high levels of education in mothers and fathers to be associated with protective care giving behaviours towards their children, including vitamin A capsule receipt, receiving complete childhood immunisations, better sanitation, and use of iodised salt. Read the full article here |
Teacher Shortages in Africa |
A new study by Education International pinpoints teacher shortage as a major threat to Education for All. The study reveals that Gambia, Lesotho, Tanzania and, to some extent, Uganda have a serious shortage of qualified teachers at both primary and secondary levels. For example, in 2006, 44% of the primary school teachers and 42% of the secondary school teachers in Lesotho were unqualified. Read the full report here |
The Final Countdown |
The GCE-UK briefing paper entitled “Achieving Quality Primary Education for All by 2015: what more should the UK government do?” evaluates the UK Department for International Development’s promises and approach to meeting the education Millennium Development Goals and gives five clear recommendations for action. Download the report here |
State of the World’s Children |
UNICEF’s ‘State of the World’s Children’ 2008 was recently published. This report highlights the vital importance of community-based health care in saving the lives of children under five. Download the report here |
| School drop-out and pregnancy |
Population Council - Two recent studies show that negative early schooling experiences, such as repeating a grade and being older than other students in the same grade, are significantly correlated both with the risk of getting married or pregnant and with the risk of dropping out of school. The findings of the two studies, carried out in francophone Africa and South Africa can be read here |
| CAMPAIGN NEWS |
New Teacher Union Website |
Education International has also launched a website to showcase the many contributions that education trade unions are making to development cooperation projects around the world. This website includes news, upcoming events and activities, and library listing important publications, resolutions and policy papers. http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/index.php |
| GCE Ireland responds to the Education for All Global Monitoring Report |
The Irish GCE coalition gave a formal response to the GMR, at the government at the Irish Aid’s Annual Education Forum. Read their response here |
| New Handbook: Refugees and displaced communities right to education |
This new Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children publication is aimed to raise awareness of everyone’s right to uninterrupted access to quality and safe education. This tool identifies the right to education and actions that individuals and organisations can take to fulfill these rights, with a focus on refugees, returnees and internally displaced people. Download the handbook here |
New Toolkit: Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS in Education |
This new UNAIDS toolkit aims to help education staff to support the process of mainstreaming HIV and AIDS into education sector planning and implementation. It provides resources and support to assess the progress countries have made with respect to HIV and AIDS mainstreaming; to identify entry points and opportunities; and to establish priorities for advocacy and action. It is designed to be used as a reference tool or a resource for training and discussion, depending on the local needs and context. You can download the toolkit here |
| GCE NEWS |
Action Week |
This year’s Action Week is focusing on the record-breaking attempt happening on the 23rd April – the World’s Biggest Lesson. It’s an exciting opportunity to get local, national and international leaders back to the classroom and questioned by teachers, students, and out of school children alike on what they’re doing to provide Quality Education to All. Plans are now in place in over 100 countries. You can find the contact for your national coalition here It’s important that we get as many numbers as possible, so that we break the world record and really put education in the global limelight. So next week a special website is being launched in English, French and Spanish to enable everyone to easily take part in this lesson. If you’re a national coalition contact don’t forget to send your updates to muleya@campaignforeducation.org so that we can post them on the website. |
| Interns wanted |
The GCE Secretariat in Johannesburg is seeking interns to help with campaigns, popular mobilisation and communications over the next two months in the run up to the World’s Biggest Lesson. If you’re based in Johannesburg, fluent in english, Microsoft office, efficient and want experience working for a global education movement at this exciting time please email your CV and contact details to Yunus@campaignforeducation.org. Please note this is not a paid position, GCE is able to give a small stipend to cover the cost of lunch and local travel. |
After the World Assembly |
After a jam-packed, discussion fuelled, World Assembly, there are a few things of follow up for participants. Within the next month you will receive the minutes, action points and outcomes from the secretariat. You will also receive a policy file to include the 2008 World Assembly Motions and other key documents, and finally a feedback form, to capture the successes and learning from the meeting. As mandated by the World Assembly, this mailing will be available in Arabic, as well as English, French and Spanish. The GCE board will discuss how to progress with the motions not debated in their next meeting, if you have suggestions, or any input please contact the board member from your constituency. |
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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