Eritrea Joins Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
Announcements
Will Work with GPE to get all Eritrean Children into School and Learning
April 20, 2013
Eritrea this week became the latest developing country partner to join the
Global Partnership for Education (GPE). The country has worked with
<
http://www.globalpartnership.org/who-we-are/partners/> GPE's partners to
articulate its priorities for education between 2013 and 2017. These include
a focus on getting out-of-school children into school, reducing class sizes
and repetition and increasing learning achievements. The plan also places
top priority on the expansion of educational opportunities for girls. As a
member of the Global Partnership, Eritrea will join the GPE Board of
Directors.
"We welcome Eritrea to the Global Partnership for Education and look forward
to working with the Government of Eritrea and a wide range of development
partners to get more Eritrean children, particularly girls, into school and
to improve the quality of learning for all children. We will support the
Eritrean Government in its quest to develop the knowledge and skills
required for a vibrant, competitive economy and foster social development
and equality," said Alice Albright, GPE's Chief Executive Officer.
As a GPE member country, Eritrea is now eligible to apply for a
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http://www.globalpartnership.org/finance-and-funding/gpe-fund/program-imple
mentation-grant/> Program Implementation Grant in the amount of $25.3
million over three years. Eritrea's new Education Sector Development Plan
covers the period 2013-2017 and includes a clear roadmap for strengthened
progress in the education sector going forward. These efforts have been
supported widely by the newly-established Education Sector Working Group
comprised of development partners including UNICEF, European Union, Africa
Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, UNESCO National Commission,
National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students, National Union of Eritrean
Women and National Teachers Association.
The three main objectives of the Education Sector Development Plan are to:
* Increase equitable access to basic (including adult and non-formal
education), secondary and technical and vocational education
* Improve the quality of basic, secondary and technical and vocational
education
* Strengthen institutional capacity to deliver better quality
education services.
The Ministry of Education will also establish a monitoring and evaluation
system to systematically evaluate the implementation of the Education Sector
Development Plan.
The Global Partnership for Education is made up of nearly 60 developing
country governments, as well as other donor governments, civil
society/non-governmental organizations, teacher organizations, international
organizations, and private sector organizations and foundations, whose joint
mission is to galvanize and coordinate a global effort to provide a good
quality education to children, prioritizing the poorest and most vulnerable.
Received on Sun Apr 21 2013 - 16:02:08 EDT
