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If education is a right, access to information is power. We have listed some basic information and resources on Canadian aid to education, research on the universal right to education and the Global Campaign for Education. Read on!

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CGCE Resources

Press Releases and New Stories
Global Action Week 2008
Press release: 11,000 Canadians join children worldwide in breaking world record! read more
Edmonton Metro: Record attempt reaises education awareness. read more
Canadian Press: Shakira among notables launching GCE Global Action Week. read more
Montreal Gazette: Shakira and British PM share a moment of respect. read more

Keeping our Promises on Education High-level Donor Meeting
GCE urges donors to give resources, not rhetoric. read more (doc)
Ministers missing in action, children missing an education. read more (doc)

Global Action Week 2007
Canadian students join the call to action! read more (doc)
GAW launch by Ottawa students. read more (doc)

Policy Documents
CGCE Discussion Paper, Education for All in Conflict Affected States: Challenges for Canada 

A high-level donor meeting, Keeping our Promises on Education, was organized for May 2, 2007 in Brussels.  Read the CGCE letter to Minister Verner and briefing note.

Stephen Lewis delivered a letter to Mr. Martin on our behalf on Monday, March21, 2005. read more(pdf)

Letter to the G8 Meeting- Education for All in Africa: What G8 Nations Should Do. read more (pdf)

Events
The CGCE hosted a Learning Forum on Education for Children in Conflict Affected States on April 28, 2008. International speakers were joined by members of Canadian civil society and CIDA staff to discuss best practice and policy implications for education in conflict situations.
   Click here to see the learning forum program.
   Download the CGCE Discussion Paper, Education for All in Conflict Affected States: Challenges for Canada and  accompanying power point slides by Karen Mundy, OISE/UT.
   Download speaker powerpoint presentations:
     - David Morley, Save the Children Canada, Challenges in Financing Education in Conflict Affected States
     - Peter Buckland, World Bank, Education and Fragile States: An Overview of Key Issues
     - Jackie Kirk, McGill University / International Rescue Committee, Teaching and Learning for Peacebuilding and Equality
     - Khadija Bahram, International Rescue Committee, Development of Community Based Education in Afghanistan
     - Tatiana Romero, Save the Children, Education for Children in Conflict Affected States: The Colombia Case
     - Salimata Doumbia, Syndicat National de l'Enseignement Primaire Public de Côte d'Ivoire, Les défis et les opportunités dans l'approche, la qualité, la protection et le financement de l'éducation dans les états affectés par des conflits

The CIDA-CGCE Global Action Week Research Roundtable on Civil Society, Aid Effectiveness and Education was held on April 30, 2007.  Members of civil society and government representatives came together for a stimulating discussion on these topics.  Speakers included:
    Dr. Karen Mundy - Civil Society participation in the governance of new efforts to improve Basic Education: Lessons from
    Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, and Tanzania. Powerpoint
    Rakesh Rajani - Pretending to progress? Education reforms in Tanzania. Powerpoint.
    Real Lavergne - Civil society and aid effectiveness: Update and conceptual framework. Powerpoint.
    Brian Tomlinson - Civil society and the expansion of the aid effectiveness agenda
Download a report summarizing the roundtable.

The 2nd Annual Conference - Education for All: New Roles for Civil Society - was held on April 28, 2006.

New Roles for Civil Society (.doc)
Building a Stratigic Partnership Towards Achieving EFA (.ppt)
Civil Society Engagement in EFA (.ppt)

CGCE 1^st Conference and Activities Report 2005 (.pdf)

Canadian GCE Launch and Forum

Canada and Aid to Education

In April 2002, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) launched its Action Plan on Basic Education. From 2000 to 2005, Canada is quadrupling its investment in basic education. At the end of the five-year period, the total expenditure will be CDN$ 555 million. In 2002, the Prime Minister also announced that Canada would double its aid to basic education in Africa to $100 million by 2005. This is a welcomed increase;however, Canada is encouraged to provide additional assistance.

Since the year 2000, the percentage of aid that Canada has disbursed to basic education has increased, and basic education has been made a funding priority for CIDA.

Clearly, Canada has and can continue to take a leadership role in the achievement of universal basic education. Yet, in 2004 Canada gave only 59% of our “fair share” required to meet the $7 billion dollar requirements for meeting EFA goals (source: Underacheivers: A school report on rich countries’ contribution to Universal Primary Education. 2006, Global Campaign for Education.) .

The Canadian Global Campaign for Education Alliance is not only encouraging the Prime Minister Stephen Harper to make Education for All his issue, but is exploring the changing role of civil society in the field of basic education both in Canada and internationally.

Resources and links: Aid to Education - Canada

Canadian Aid to Education – The What, Why and How of Education Now

CIDA and Basic Education

CIDA’s Policy Statement on Strengthening Aid Effectiveness

Resources and links: Aid from Canada – General

AT THE TABLE OR IN THE KITCHEN? CIDA’S NEW AID STRATEGIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY OWNERSHIP AND DONOR CONDITIONALITY(.pdf)

Resources and links: Aid to Education - General

Confronting the Contradictions: The IMF, wage bill caps and the case for teachers.

Last in Line, Last in School: How Donors are Failing Children in Conflict-Affected and Fragile States.

EFA Global Monitoring Report 2007. Strong Foundations: Early Childhood Care and Education.

Progress Report for the Education for All Fast Track Initiative 2006 (.pdf)

Accounting for Donor Contributions to Education for All. Report to the World Bank. (.pdf)

Every Child in School, Are the G8 Serious? (.pdf)

Underacheivers: A School Report on Rich Countries’ Contribution to Universal Primary Education by 2015.

Reality of Aid 2004

Civil Society and Education

Civil society organizations, including non-governmental organizations, play an important role in providing educational services and working with education sectors around the world.  The meaningful participation of civil society in developing countries in the development, implementation and monitoring of education systems is increasingly recognized as important for the success and long-term sustainability of education plans.  Civil society in Northern countries also plays an important role in building strong relationships of support with our Southern colleagues and in advocacy and information-sharing in our partnerships with Northern country donor organizations.

Resources and Links – Civil Society and Education

Determinants of Civil Society Aid Effectiveness: A CCIC Discussion Paper (.pdf)

Aid Effectiveness and Non-State Partnerships. (.doc)

Right to Education

Education is a universal human right. It is a fundamental right shared by all people throughout the world. It is recognized in many international agreements including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1976) and the Convention of the Rights of the Child (1989). At the World Conference for Education for all in 1990 in Jomtien, Thailand, 155 countries and 150 organisations made a commitment to ensure that the “the basic learning needs of all children, youth and adults are met effectively in all countries”. At the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal in 2000, participating governments committed to achieving quality basic education for all by 2015. The Global Campaign for Education demands that the international community uphold its promise. The Canadian Global Campaign
for Education is ensuring that Canada is doing its part!

Resources and links: Right to education

UNESCO Right to Education

Right to Education

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (see article 26)

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (articles 13-14)

Convention on the Rights of the Child (see articles 28 & 29)

The Right to Education: Report by the Special Rapporteur on the right to education (.pdf)

Ten Implications of Children’s Right to Basic Education
UNESCO: The Right to Education for Persons with Disabilities

UNESCO World Education Report 2000 – Right to Education

The Right to Education for Persons with Disabilities

Resources for Teachers

What better place to discuss issues related to education than the classroom? The CGCE develops curriculum activities for learning and civic action related to the international Global Action Week campaigns. Many of our partner organizations have also developed fun and informative resources for use in the classroom.

Global Action Week Curriculum 2007

Other resources