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JANUARY 2008
| 3rd World Assembly Special Edition The Global Campaign for Education's (GCE) Third World Assembly united civil society and campaigners from 85 countries, and 31 international organisations, to reflect on the progress made by the campaign and to determine the campaigns future direction. GCE was set up in 1999 ahead of the Dakar World Education Forum, to ensure civil society input and pressure on all government commitments and progress towards Education for All. Mandated to campaign until the Education for All deadline in 2015, this World Assembly takes place at the campaigns mid-way point. The meeting took place at Novotel Jaragua, in Central Sao Paulo from the 22 nd- 24th January, and was attended by 180 campaigners, with close to 300 attending the opening ceremony that was addressed by Luiz Dulci, Brazil's Minister for General Secretary of the Presidency. The busy three days included workshops on the progress on each of the individual EFA goals, side-meetings on the work of regions, FTI, and a new initiative to work in the Arab states, and workshops on campaigning such as pressuring governments, growing coalitions and media strategies. Key sessions of the World Assembly noted the work of GCE since the last World Assembly in Johannesburg in 2004, especially in the strengthening of the institutional capacity of the GCE, enabling more and better mobilisations on the demand for the right to Education for All. Since 2004 GCE's membership has more than doubled, with a growing number of campaigners taking part. There is no doubt that the growth and strengthening of a civil society movement - has contributed to progress in some aspects of the EFA goals, although much more progress is still needed as demonstrated by the Global School Report, published by GCE in December 2007. The number of out of school children fell from 100 million in 2000 to 72 million in 2007. Yet progress on the remaining goals has been drastically slow, and at a rate in which EFA will not be achieved within a generation's lifetime. A dozen new motions on education issues were submitted, debated, amended and finally agreed upon by the members as priority areas of GCE's work until the next World Assembly in 2011. The member organisations also voted in GCE's new board that would lead activities to achieve the mandate as decided by the World Assembly. The UN Special Rapporteur on Education Rights, Vernor Munez attended on the final day, and inspired campaigners with the need to fight more for the most marginalised from education, before launching GCE's Global School Report to the Latin American press. The three days finished with a closing ceremony, a thanks and farewell to the leaving board members, including Rasheda Choudhury, of CAMPE, who has become the Minister of Education, and Women and Children's Affairs in Bangladesh, as well as Solly Mabusela from SADTU, Cleophas Mally from Global March against Child Labour, Nelida Cespedes from CEAAL. The new GCE Board was elected: Kailash Satyarthi (GCE President & Global March Against Chlid Labour), Assibi Napoe (GCE Chair & Education International), Camilla Crosso (GCE Vice President & CLADE), Maria Kahn (GCE Vice Chair & ASPBAE), Matar Baldeh (Gambia EFA Net), Edicio dela Torre (Philippines ENET), Elie Jouen (Global March Against Child Labour), Daniel Cara (Brazilian CDE), Gaston De La Haye (Education International), David Archer (Action Aid International), Imad Sabi (Oxfam International), Gorgui Sow (ANCEFA), Helga Hjetland (Norway's Union of Education). The meeting concluded with a renewed call to action by all members in the struggle to achieve Education for All. |
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| ANNOUNCEMENTS |
New Vacancy – Oxfam - Global Programme Adviser (Education)
The Global Programme Adviser is responsible for education, and will provide support for the recently launched campaign for quality basic social services for all as well as the combined support of the organisation and 13 different Oxfam affiliates. To find out more or apply visit www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs quoting ref: C&P343.
| EDUCATION RIGHTS |
Education Rights: A guide for practitioners and activists (SPANISH)
The Education Rights guidebook is now available in Spanish. Download it here.
| UPCOMING DATES |
| February | G7 Finance Ministers Meeting |
| 8th March | International Women´s Day |
| April | IMF & World Bank spring meetings |
| April | FTI Steering Committee and Technical Meeting |
| 21st – 27th | April Global Action Week |
| 23rd April | The World´s Biggest Lesson |
| May | G7 Finance Ministers Meeting |
| May | GMR Editorial Board |
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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