What the Global Campaign for Education wants!

Education is not just an end in itself. It is crucial to reducing poverty, improving general health, halting the spread of HIV and AIDS, and enabling people to play a full part in their communities and nations.

The only way to give all children and illiterate adults an education is for every government in the world, no matter what their resources, to act together.

Currently things are moving too slowly - at this rate every child won't get into school until 2150!

It does not have to be this way - the world has the resources and capacity to ensure that everyone has a quality education by 2015. In fact world leaders promised to make this a reality when they signed the six Education for All goals - most recently in 2000. See the Education for All goals.

To make sure that the world keeps their promises and makes Education for All a reality - the Global Campaign for Education has a set of asks to:

• Poor countries
Poor countries should:
• Each government should guarantee free, compulsory education for all. This guarantee should stand up in court, and be communicated to the public through the media.
• In order to make free education for all a reality, each country needs to have a very good plan, and put this into action urgently.
• Make sure that they are spending adequate amounts on education:
  • A minimum of 6% of the Government's spend should be on education, and at least half of this on basic education (the first 8 years of school).
  • At least 20% of what the government spends on services should be on education.
• Rich countries
Rich countries should:
• Keep their promises and pay for the financial gap to enable Education for All to happen. Combined all rich countries need to give $15-16 billion every year in Overseas Development Assistance by 2009.
• Provide poor countries with the support they need to make sure that they realise Education for All. This means providing quality, long-term aid through a global financing plan called the Education for All Fast Track Initiative.
• Make sure that no child is discriminated from an equal chance of a quality free education in their own country.
• Global bodies such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund
Global bodies should:
• Give poor countries control over their long-term investment in their education system.
• Stop limiting government's spend on teacher recruitment or pay - so that each government can correctly judge the amount to pay the quality teachers so that they stay and grow in the profession.

If you would like more details about the policy asks of this campaign, visit http://www.campaignforeducation.org/resources/resources_latest.php

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