Category Archives: Aid

Beyond Busan 3: What management, for which results?

Posted on 29 November 2011 by Manos Antoninis

By Manos Antoninis, senior policy analyst, Education for All Global Monitoring Report The inclusion of “managing for results” as one of the pillars of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness signalled strongly the need to turn a page in development … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Developing countries, Donors, Finance, Governance | 5 Comments

Beyond Busan 2: Should imputed student costs and scholarships be counted as aid?

Posted on 28 November 2011 by Elise Legault

By Elise Legault, research officer, Education for All Global Monitoring Report team Aid analyses by the Education for All Global Monitoring Report tend to put greater emphasis on basic education than on the whole sector. One reason is that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Developing countries, Donors, Finance, Governance, Millennium Development Goals, Post-secondary education, Secondary school | Tagged target 4.b | 3 Comments

Beyond Busan 1: Will “new partnerships” with BRICs and the private sector help get all children into school?

Posted on 26 November 2011 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report The 2,000 aid policy makers gathering at the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea, could offer renewed hope for the 67 million children … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Developing countries, Donors, Group of 20, Innovative financing, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children | 5 Comments

G20 leaders need to speak out for education and skills

Posted on 14 November 2011 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report With the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals and the Education for All goals just four years away, some questions about the future of global development efforts are … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Developing countries, Donors, Economic growth, Employment, Finance, Governance, Group of 20, Innovative financing, Millennium Development Goals, Skills, Training, Youth | 5 Comments

More money needed to get all children into school by 2015

Posted on 4 November 2011 by Pauline Rose

A major event in Copenhagen next week could make a crucial difference for the 67 million children around the world who are still not enrolled at school. Representatives of developing country governments, bilateral and multilateral agencies, civil society organizations and … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Aid, Asia, Basic education, Developing countries, Donors, Finance, Innovative financing, Out-of-school children | 13 Comments

How to reduce poverty’s impact on education

Posted on 16 October 2011 by Hans Botnen Eide

Français | Español On October 17, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, it’s worth remembering that progress in fighting poverty is inextricably linked with progress in achieving education for all. Although poverty continues to decline in many countries, … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Aid, Basic education, Developing countries, Early childhood care and education, Equality, Finance, Health, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Teachers | 24 Comments

What’s in a name? Rebranding the EFA Fast Track Initiative

Posted on 28 September 2011 by Pauline Rose

Français | Español By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report While world leaders were gathering at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week, an event on the sidelines signalled a change that … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Aid, Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Donors, Finance, Governance, Innovative financing, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children | 2 Comments

Education in Somalia needs help urgently, agencies say

Posted on 19 August 2011 by Andrew Johnston

A group of 14 agencies and non-government organizations led by UNICEF and Save the Children has exposed the devastating effect of conflict, drought and famine on education in Somalia. Urgent action and funding is needed to prevent the situation worsening … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Aid, Basic education, Conflict, Donors, Famine, Human rights, Out-of-school children, Refugees and displaced people | 6 Comments

Targeting schools in the world’s newest state

Posted on 21 June 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español To mark the launch in Juba, South Sudan, of a new GMR policy paper on South Sudan’s education challenges, we publish a special opinion piece by UNESCO’s Director-General Irina Bokova. Download the policy paper at http://www.efareport.unesco.org. On 9 … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Primary school | 2 Comments

When aid is driven by the news cycle

Posted on 7 April 2011 by EFA Editor

School children in Florida Valle, Colombia. Although Colombia has the world’s second-largest population of internally displaced people, they seldom make the news. (Photo: ©UNESCO/Ministerio de Educación, Colombia) Français | Español At the EFA Global Monitoring Report we welcomed the release … Continue reading →