Overview and
Strategic Direction
Presenter: April Golden
February 24, 2016
Session Objectives
• What is the Global Partnership for
Education?
• GPE’s Strategic Plan 2016-2020
• Role in Education 2030 Agenda
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What is the
Global Partnership for Education?
A multi-stakeholder partnership
to galvanize global and national
efforts for education
A funding platform to support
education planning and
implementation in the poorest
countries
Global Partnership for Education
 Founded as Education for All Fast
Track Initiative in 2002
 Global Partnership for Education
since 2011
 Independent Board, chaired by
former Australian PM Julia Gillard
 CEO: Alice Albright
 Board constituencies represent all
stakeholder categories
 Has allocated $4.3 billion since 2002
The Partnership
61 developing
countries
21 donor
countries
international
organizations
CSOs/NGOs
teachers associations
foundations and
private sector
What makes the Partnership unique?
• At the global level:
– Mobilize financing,
– Improve international coordination,
– Draw on the strengths of a broad multi-stakeholder
partnership.
• At the country level the Partnership locks together:
– Informed, quality sector planning
– Improved policy dialogue and mutual accountability
– Effective, results focused financing
• Provides grant resources to support
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GPE Strategy
2020
Vision and Mission
Vision
Inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong
learning opportunities for all.
Mission
The Global Partnership for Education mobilizes global
and national efforts to contribute to achievement of
equitable quality education and learning for all, through
inclusive partnership, a focus on efficient and effective
education systems, and increased financing for
education.
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Three Strategic Goals
Goal 1:
Improved and More Equitable Student Learning
Outcomes through Quality Teaching and Learning
Goal 2:
Increased Equity, Gender Equality and Inclusion
for All
Goal 3:
Effective and Efficient Educational Systems
Eight GPE Principles
1. Education is a public good, a human right and an enabler of other rights. It is
essential for peace, tolerance, human fulfillment, and sustainable
development.
2. Resources focused on learning, equity, and inclusion of the most
marginalized, including those affected by fragility and conflict.
3. Promotion of gender equality.
4. Inclusive, evidence-based policy dialogue that engages civil society, teachers
and the private sector.
5. Support linked to country ownership, nationally identified priorities, and
country performance in achieving equity and learning.
6. Improved development effectiveness through harmonization and the use of
modalities aligned to country systems.
7. Mutual accountability and increased transparency across the partnership.
8. Inclusive partnership as an effective means of achieving development results.
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GPE Country Level Strategic Objectives
Strategic
Objective
#1
Strategic
Objective
#2
Strategic
Objective
#3
• Strengthen Sector Planning and
Policy Implementation
• Support Mutual Accountability
Through Effective and Inclusive
Sector Policy Dialogue and
Monitoring
• GPE Financing Efficiently and Effectively
Supports the Implementation of Sector
Plans Focused on Improved Equity,
Efficiency and Learning
GPE Global Level Strategic Objectives
Strategic
Objective
#4
Strategic
Objective
#5
• More and Better Financing
• Building a Stronger Partnership
GPE and Education
2030
SDG 4: “Inclusive, equitable, quality
education for all by 2030”
 The Global Partnership supports the
ambitious Education 2030 agenda – with
adequate funding to deliver it.
 Reaching the most marginalized children is
at the heart of the new education goal.
 Robust commitments are needed to
finance SDG4 and fill $39 billion annual
external financing gap.
 GPE’s inclusive partnership approach is an
important foundation for coordinated
action to achieve the SDGs.
GPE role in Education 2030 Agenda
 Named implementing and financing partner
of agenda at World Education Forum, in Addis
Ababa Action Agenda, and in Framework for
Action
 Supporting global Financing Commission
 Working with UNESCO and developing country
partners to align Education 2030 planning
with existing sector planning process
 Advocacy and communications
Advocacy and GPE
• Civil Society Education Fund
• Utilizing social media platforms:
https://www.facebook.com/globalpartnership
/videos/916218025081278/
• Coordinating efforts and collaborating with
key partners, including UNESCO
Thank you
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