The Education for All The Education for All Fast Track - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The Education for All The Education for All – – Fast Track Initiative Fast Track Initiative (EFA (EFA-

• FTI)

FTI)

New and Improved

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A global partnership to accelerate progress towards the goal of universal completion of quality primary education by 2015

What is the Fast Track Initiative (FTI)? What is the Fast Track Initiative (FTI)?

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A global partnership to accelerate progress towards all children learning

What is the Fast Track Initiative (FTI)? What is the Fast Track Initiative (FTI)?

New and Improved more balanced

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• 40 countries have endorsed sector plans
• Time for a shift to post-endorsement policy dialogue
• Out-of-school down from 24 million to 16 million
• Need to focus on the most marginalized
• Primary completion up from 58%

to 68% ...and climbing

• Time for more attention to post-primary
• New data show low levels of learning
• Need to ensure children learn to read
• 2009 evaluation says FTI is not doing enough
• More burden-sharing by all partners

2010 is not 2000: A Need to Adjust 2010 is not 2000: A Need to Adjust

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• Domestic financing up from 4 to 4.5%
• f GDP, and

from 19% to 20%

• f recurrent budgets
• External financing to low-income countries for basic

education stagnating ($2.7 B in 2006)

• Commitments to FTI trust funds at $2.1 B total
• Official Development Assistance (ODA) levels far

below estimated needs of $11B per annum

More financing would help too More financing would help too… …

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Total ODA in USD millions for Total ODA in USD millions for Low Income Countries Low Income Countries (Basic Education) (Basic Education)

Am ount in USD m illions Year

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From the FTI Board, 2 Weeks Ago From the FTI Board, 2 Weeks Ago

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implify, simplify, simplify

• One fund, one decision-making process…

but not

• ne-size-fits all
• Equal voice for developing partner countries
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hift from focus on inputs to results

• Create mutual accountability
• Balance roles of all partners

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Looking forward Looking forward… …

• Increased levels of financing, and more value for money
• Greater support for conflict-affected countries
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trategies to improve learning

• Inclusive education

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Thank you Thank you For more information, visit the FTI website: For more information, visit the FTI website:

www.educationfasttrack.org

also new and improved