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EDUCATION FOR ALL – A RIGHT ?

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W H AT I S L I T E R A C Y ?

Literacy is a right

Literacy is a foundation for all further learning

Literacy carries important individual and social benefits

Literacy matters for poverty reduction

Literacy drives progress towards the Education for All goals 2015

Literacy is a right still denied to 771 million adults

Literacy is neglected on policy agendas

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Education for All Goals 2015

1. Expanding early childhood care and education

2. Universal primary education by 2015

3. Equitable access to learning and life skills programs

for young people and adults

4. 50% increase in adult literacy rates by 2015

5. Gender equality by 2015

6. Improving quality of education

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M i l l e n n i u m D e v e l o p m e n t G o a l s2 0 1 5

Achieve universal primary educationCompletion of full primary schooling by all children by 2015

Promote gender equality and empower womenEliminate gender disparity preferably by 2005 and no later than 2015

Progress towards UPE(Universal Primary Education)

▪47 countries have achieved UPE, 20 on track to achieve it by 2015

▪44 countries making good progress but may not achieve UPE by 2015

▪Significant enrolment increases in sub-Saharan Africa and South and West Asia

▪Progress in countries with very low indicators

▪Fees charged in 89 countries are a major barrier to progress

▪HIV/AIDS impacts on education systems

▪Substantial increases in school-agepopulation expected in Africa, South and West Asia and the Arab States

▪23 countries at risk of not achieving UPE by 2015, due to declining enrolment of students

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T h e E n r o l m e n t C h a l l e n g ePrimary school enrolments have risen sharply in South and West Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, but these two regions are still home to 70% of the world’s 100 million out-of-school children

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CentralAsia

LatinAmerica

Caribbean

N. America W. Europe

Cent.East.

Europe

ArabStates

EastAsia

Pacific

SouthWestAsia

SubSaharan

Africa

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Change in enrolment in primary education, 1998-2002

Out-of-primary school children, 2002

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Benefits of Education1.Self-esteem and empowerment: widening choices, access to other rights

2. Political benefits: increased civic participation in community activities,trade unions and local politics

3. Cultural benefits: questioning attitudes and norms; improves ability to engage with one’s culture

4. Social benefits: better knowledge of healthcare, family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention; higher chance of parents educating children

5. Economic benefits: Returns on investment in adult literacy programmes are comparable to those in primary level education

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EDUCATION - A THREE PRONGED APPROACH

Universal quality basic Education for girls and boys

.Reducing fees

.Teachers

.Gender

. Language

. Health and nutrition.Public spending

Increase youth and Adult literacy programmes

Develop rich literate environments

.National coordination.Partnerships.Literacy educators.Good curricula.Language policy.Public spending

.School textbooks

.Local language newspapers.Book publishing.Public broadcasting.Libraries.Access to information

Strong political commitment is the starting point

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Recommendations

The inclusive education triangle

Three broad sets of policies which can combat illiteracy

T h e l e a r n i n g e n v i r o n m e n t

Accessibility and

affordability

Entitlements and

opportunities

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SOLUTIONS TO END ILLITERACY

1. Set equity-based targets for EFA goals and

monitor progress.

2. Identify problems facing specific groups and

adopt integrated policies to address them.

3. Integrate provision by NGOs within national

education systems

4. Increase resource mobilization and

strengthen

equity in public spending.

5. Honour aid commitments in order to boost

International donor funds for education.

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WILLIAMS ACADEMYCLASS OF 2013/14

COMPILED AND PRESENTED BYTeam LeaderEric ManirakizaTeam CoordinatorSébastienCimpayeStage ManagerMichel NdereyimanaTeam MembersPatrick DushimeIsidore HavyarimanaDiane Kamariza

EDUCATION A RIGHT FOR ALL