Education for All: An International strategy to put the Dakar Framework for Action on Education for All into operation April 2002
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PREFACE LIST OF ACRONYMS INTRODUCTION: FROM THE JOMTIEN DECLARATION TO THE SIX DAKAR EFA GOALS PART I: WHAT AN INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY IS - AND WHAT IT IS NOT PART II: PARTNERSHIPS AND ACTIONS 1. PLANNING FOR EFA 2. ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATION 3. FINANCING EFA 4. MONITORING AND EVALUATION 5. INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL MECHANISMS PART III: IMPLEMENTING THE TWELVE DAKAR STRATEGIES STRATEGY 1 - MOBILIZE STRONG NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL COMMITMENT FOR EDUCATION FOR ALL, DEVELOP NATIONAL ACTION PLANS AND ENHANCE SIGNIFICANTLY INVESTMENT IN BASIC EDUCATION STRATEGY 2 - PROMOTE EFA POLICIES WITHIN A SUSTAINABLE AND WELL-INTEGRATED SECTOR FRAMEWORK CLEARLY LINKED TO POVERTY ELIMINATION AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES STRATEGY 3 - ENSURE THE ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE FORMULATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 4 - DEVELOP RESPONSIVE, PARTICIPATORY AND ACCOUNTABLE SYSTEMS OF EDUCATIONAL GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 5 - MEET THE NEEDS OF EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS AFFECTED BY CONFLICT, NATURAL CALAMITIES AND INSTABILITY, AND CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES IN WAYS THAT PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, PEACE AND TOLERANCE, AND THAT HELP TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AND CONFLICT STRATEGY 6 - IMPLEMENT INTEGRATED STRATEGIES FOR GENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATION THAT RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR CHANGE IN ATTITUDES, VALUES AND PRACTICES STRATEGY 7 - IMPLEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND ACTIONS TO COMBAT THE HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC AS A MATTER OF URGENCY STRATEGY 8 - CREATE SAFE, HEALTHY, INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLY RESOURCED EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS CONDUCIVE TO EXCELLENCE IN LEARNING, WITH CLEARLY DEFINED LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STRATEGY 9 - ENHANCE THE STATUS, MORALE AND PROFESSIONALISM OF TEACHERS STRATEGY 10 - HARNESS THE NEW INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP ACHIEVE EFA GOALS STRATEGY 11 - SYSTEMATICALLY MONITOR PROGRESS TOWARDS EFA GOALS AND STRATEGIES AT THE NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS STRATEGY 12 - BUILD ON EXISTING MECHANISMS TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS TOWARDS EDUCATION FOR ALL Multilateral bodies, groups and networks Educational bodies, groups and networks at regional-level Related bodies, groups and networks PART IV: TARGETS AND TIMELINES APPENDICES 1. EFA IN THE BROADER CONTEXT Millennium goals Poverty Reduction Strategies and related frameworks Sector-wide approaches (SWAps) Regional planning processes 48 2. BACKGROUND TO DEVELOPING AN INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY The EFA Working Group (2nd meeting, September 2001) The EFA High Level Group 3. PROPOSALS FOR FINANCING EFA The Global Initiative (UNESCO) The Global Initiative (Global Campaign for Education) World Bank EFA Action Plan: Executive Summary 4. CRITERIA FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL EFA PLANS 5. EFA ADVOCACY EVENTS AND OCCASIONS 6. MAPPING OF DONOR ASSISTANCE BY THEMATIC AREAS AND COUNTRY
