EDUCATION FOR ALL
UNESCO
UNESCO's clearinghouse for reports, news, and upcoming Education
for All meetings and conferences.
www.unesco.org/education/efa
EFA Global Monitoring Report
The 2005 Global Monitoring Report on EFA focuses on quality education and strategies for improving teaching and learning in poorer countries. From this link you can also view the previous EFA Global Monitoring Reports.
http://www.efareport.unesco.org/
EFA Fast Track Initiative
A "public" site offering access to selected information,
including the FTI Framework Document; press releases and reports
from FTI donor meetings; and some of the country proposals endorsed
by FTI. Also features news and upcoming events.
http://www.efafasttrack.org/
World Education & Development Fund
http://www.worldfund.org
ADULT LITERACY
REFLECT
Website devoted to the REFLECT participatory methodology, including
case studies, workshop reports and resource materials.
http://www.reflect-action.org/
Literacy Online
University of Pennsylvania site aimed at researchers, policymakers,
and practitioners. Mainly US-focused.
www.literacyonline.org/
Literacy.Org
Searchable database of free-to-download materials, including a popular
set of publications on literacy assessment, and case studies from
around the world. Sponsored by the International Literacy Institute
(ILI) and the National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL) at the University
of Pennsylvania.
www.literacy.org
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Education International
Website of the world's largest federation of teachers' unions. A
comprehensive source of news, publications and resources on teacher
issues. The "Urgent Action Appeals" section tracks violations
of the rights of teachers and students worlwide, and outlines how
individuals can take action to stop these abuses.
www.ei-ie.org
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
ECD Group
Website of a diverse consortium of international agencies, donors,
NGOs and foundations that involved in programming, research, policy-advocacy,
monitoring and evaluation for young children (0-8) at risk.
http://www.ecdgroup.com/
WORLD BANK/ECD
This site is a knowledge source designed to assist policy makers, program managers, and practitioners in their efforts to promote the healthy growth and integral development of young children.
www.worldbank.org/children/
GENDER
Strategies for Advancing Girls' Education (SAGE)
A project to promote girls' education in developing countries.
Sage.aed.org
BEYOND ACCESS: GENDER, DEVELOPMEN AND EDUCATION
The project aims to contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goal of promoting gender equality by critically examining knowledge about how to achieve gender equitable basic education. The informative newsletter: Equals, can be accessed from this site.
www.ioe.ac.uk/efps/ beyond access /
CAMFED
The campaign for female education runs programmes and campaigns to ensure girls are included, retained and successful in their education primarily in Africa. www.camfed.org
UNAIDS INITIATIVE: GLOBAL COALITION OF WOMEN AND AIDS
This coalition brings groups and organisations together at all levels to highlight the impact of AIDS on women and girls and better enable them to protect themselves from HIV, and to receive the care and support they need. Within their resources and themes there is a key focus on the importance of education, including the document: Educate Girls, Fight AIDS.
http://womenandaids.unaids.org/
UNITED NATIONS GIRLS' EDUCATION INITIATIVE (UNGEI)
Launched at the EFA Dakar meeting in 2000, UNGEI works as a partnership of UN agencies and organisations concerned with girls education. The site hosts a comprehensive list of resources and events.
www.ungei.org
UNICEF
Statistics and Resources are available including the Video and Report: The State of the World's Children in 2004 - Girls' Education and Development www.unicef.org/girlseducation
CHILD RIGHTS
Global March Against Child Labour
Inspiring and energising collection of news, resources and ways
to get involved. www.globalmarch.org
Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)
Site aims to promote networking among organisations and individuals
working for child rights and to meet their information needs. Comprehensive,
completely searchable database of publications and events.
http://www.crin.org/themes/viewTheme.asp?ID=7&name=Education
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: CHILDREN'S RIGHTS Powerful and informative reseach documents and publications regarding chidren's rights can be accesed from this site.
http://hrw.org/children/
CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
www.unicef.org/crc/crc.htm
DISABILITY AND INCLUSION
Inclusion International
A network dedicated to advocacy by and for people with learning
disabilities. Includes a small but useful selection of papers and
reports on how disability issues are included (or ignored) in development
frameworks such as PRSPs.
www.inclusion-international.org
GCE MEMBER ORGANISATIONS
ACTION WEEK
THE COMMONWEALTH EDUCATION FUND (CEF)
Website of The Commonwealth Education Fund (CEF), an innovative partnership delivered by three of the world's leading aid and development organisations -- ActionAid, Oxfam and Save the Children. Includes strategic plans and updates for 17 country programmes focused on building civil society coalitions to promote education at the national level, budget tracking, and increasing access to education for marginalised children.
www.commonwealtheducationfund.org
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