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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!

Do you know of any relevant documents or Internet links that you would like to share with us? If so, we would love to hear from you. Please contact as at info@cgce.ca  Please check back regularly for new resource updates!

CGCE Resources 

CGCE 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)

CGCE 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)

CGCE's Annual Learning Forum Proceedings & Resources

Every year, the CGCE hosts a 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.

2008 Learning Forum on Education for Children in Conflict Affected States (April 28, 2008).

Click here to see the learning forum program. You can also 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. 

The following speakers presented at the forum (click on the links for their slides):

• David Morley, Save the Children Canada, Challenges in Financing Education in Conflict Affected State
  
• Peter Buckland, World Bank, Education and Fragile States: An Overview of Key Issue
  
• Jackie Kirk, McGill University / International Rescue Committee, Teaching and Learning for Peacebuilding and Equalit
  
• Khadija Bahram, International Rescue Committee, Development of Community Based Education in Afghanista
  
• 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
  

2007 Research Roundtable on Civil Society, Aid Effectiveness and Education

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. See also:

• Mundy, K. and M. Haggerty. Education SWAps in Africa:  Lessons for CSOs.  Case-study prepared for CIDA and CCIC for the International Forum on Civil society and Aid Effectiveness:  a Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue.  Gatineau Quebec, Februrary 3-6, 2008. Available at: http://www.ccic.ca/e/docs/002_aid_02-2008_case_study_education_swap.pdf
  
• CIDEC Research Project.: Civil Society and the Governance of Basic Education. 2007. Available at: http://cide.oise.utoronto.ca/civil_society/final_report/

2006 Conference: Education for All: New Roles for Civil Society (April 28, 2006).

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

2005 Conference

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

2004 GCE Launch & Forum

• Canadian GCE Launch and Forum
  

External Resources

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
•  At the Table of In the Ktichen? CIDA’S New Aid Strategies, Developing Country Ownership and Donor Conditionality(.pdf)

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.

• 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!

• 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
  

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