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A rapidly expanding list of vital education partners within the United Nations system, bilateral agencies, international NGOs, civil society and the academic community.


 




Center for Global Development   (Go)
CGD is an independent think tank that works to reduce global poverty and inequality by encouraging policy change in the U.S. and other rich countries through rigorous research and active engagement with the policy community.


Action Aid
One of the UK’s largest development agencies, working in 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Action Aid Alliance is a group of independent development organisations working with a common international identity. Action Aid Alliance also uses its combined strength to achieve international legitimacy and to influence institutions and public opinion in order to promote the basic rights of poor people.
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African Network Campaign on Education for All (ANCEFA)
The Africa Network Campaign on Education for All (ANCEFA) emerged in 2001 following the World Education Summit in Dakar in April 2000. African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) intent on providing a coherent and proactive African voice on EFA issues, felt the need to organise in a representative manner. ANCEFA exists to promote, enable and build capacity of African civil society to advocate and campaign for access to free quality education for all.
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Asian South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE)
The Asian South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE) is a registered, non-profit, non-governmental organisation comprised of a diversity of groups and individuals committed to the promotion of adult learning.
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Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
ADEA is a network of partners promoting the development of effective education policies based on African leadership and ownership.
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Book Aid International
Book Aid International works in 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Palestine, providing over half a million books and journals each year to libraries, hospitals, refugee camps and schools.
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Caribbean Network of Educational Innovation for Development (CARNEID)
The Caribbean Network of Educational Innovation for Development (CARNEID) was established in 1981 and is a UNESCO mechanism aimed at assisting Caribbean countries in their efforts to relate educational systems more effectively to national development goals.
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Collective Consultation of NGOs on EFA
The Collective Consultation of NGOs on Education for All (CCNGO/EFA) is a collective, consultative and thematic partnership mechanism created by UNESCO on the basis of the Directives concerning UNESCO's relations with NGOs. The mechanism intends to facilitate reflection, permanent dialogue and joint action between non-governmental and non-profit organizations and UNESCO in the area of education for all.
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Commonwealth of Learning
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning and distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, COL is the only official Commonwealth agency located outside Britain and is the world's only intergovernmental organisation solely concerned with the promotion and development of distance education and open learning.
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Consejo de Educaccion de Adultos de América Latina (CEEAL)
A network present in 21 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to promote democratic transformation, peace and human rights through education.
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Department for International Development (United Kingdom)
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the UK Government department responsible for promoting sustainable development and reducing poverty
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Education International
The world’s largest educators’ federation representing 26 million members through its 310 member organizations.
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Global Campaign for Education
The Global Campaign for Education promotes education as a basic human right, and mobilizes public pressure on governments and the International Community to fulfill their promises to provide free, compulsory public basic education for all people; in particular for children, women and all disadvantaged, deprived sections of society
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Global March Against Child Labour
The Global March movement began with a worldwide march when thousands of people marched together in 1998 to jointly put forth the message against child labour. This march finally culminated at the ILO Conference in Geneva.
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Inclusion International
Inclusion International is a grassroots human rights organisation of families, self-advocates and committed citizens, dedicated to the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities, and to them living a meaningful life in the mainstream of society. Founded in 1960, Inclusion International now has 200 member organisations in 115 countries.
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Institute of Development Studies
The Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, is a leading centre for research and teaching on international development. The Poverty and Social Policy team is engaged in numerous projects related to child poverty, education, gender, health and rural poverty. See the site for information on research activities and publications. The IDS also publishes a regular education newsletter.
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International Bureau of Education (IBE), Geneva Switzerland
Enhancing curriculum development and educational content.
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International Institute for Educational Planning
The International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) was created by UNESCO in 1963 in Paris, France. IIEP's goal is to help Member States improve the quality and effectiveness of their education systems.
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International Literacy Institute
The International Literacy Institute (ILI) was officially established in 1994 by UNESCO and the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School . The mission of the ILI is to provide leadership in research, development, and training in the broad field of international literacy and development, with an emphasis on developing countries.
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Milliennium Development Project
At the United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000 world leaders placed development at the heart of the global agenda by adopting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which set clear targets for reducing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women by 2015.
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New Partnership for Africa’s Development
This New Partnership for Africa's Development is a pledge by African leaders, based on a common vision and a firm and shared conviction, that they have a pressing duty to eradicate poverty and to place their countries, both individually and collectively, on a path of sustainable growth and development, and at the same time to participate actively in the world economy and body politic.
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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Work on education at OECD seeks to develop and review policies to enhance the efficiency and the effectiveness of education provisions and the equity with which their benefits are shared. Strategies include thematic reviews in specific policy areas, and collecting detailed statistical information on education systems, including measures of the competence levels of individuals. OECD publishes a range of educational publications (see annual reports)
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Oxfam international
Oxfam GB is a development, relief, and campaigning organisation dedicated to finding lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world. Oxfam is an independent British organisation, registered as a charity, affiliated to Oxfam International, with partners, volunteers, supporters, and staff of many nationalities. Oxfam is campaigning for governments and institutions to increase funding to basic education.
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Save the Children
Through Strong Beginnings, Save the Children reaches poor children, especially girls, and their families in more than 20 developing nations, bringing Early Childhood Development, Primary Education, Youth Development, and Adult Literacy programs to their communities. All programs are community-based, child-centered, high quality, culturally appropriate, affordable, accessible, impactful, and sustainable.
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Swedish International Development Agency
Swedish support to basic education began with support for school construction, continued with teacher training and textbooks, and is today channelled directly into developing countries own budget for their overall education programmes.
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The World Bank
The World Bank is one of the largest external funders of education. Recognizing that e ducation is central to development, the World Bank has committed around US$33 billion in loans and credits for education, and currently funds 157 projects in 83 countries.
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UNESCO Institute for Education
UIE is a non-profit international research, training, information, documentation and publishing centre on literacy, non-formal education, adult and lifelong learning.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) was established in July 1999 to meet the growing needs of UNESCO Member States and the international community for a wider range of policy-relevant, timely, and reliable statistics in the fields of education, science and technology, culture and communication. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics is hosted by the University of Montreal in Canada.
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946 to help children after World War II in Europe, UNICEF was first known as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations system, its task being to help children living in poverty in developing countries.
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP is the UN's global development network, on the ground in 166 countries, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. World leaders have pledged to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, including the overarching goal of cutting poverty in half by 2015. UNDP's network links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach these Goals.
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO is the United Nations’ specialized agency for education. Since its creation in 1945, it has worked to improve education worldwide through technical advice, standard setting, innovative projects, capacity-building and networking. Its main mission is to promote education as a fundamental right, improve the quality of education and stimulate experimentation, innovative and policy dialogue.
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World Bank
EdStats - the world Bank's comprehensive Database of education statistics.
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