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Papers and reports on education

2010

Rescuing Education for All: How reform of the Fast Track Initiative should lead to a Global Fund for Education - January

2009

From Closed Books to Open Doors: West Africa’s literacy challenge - August

Delivering Education For All in Mali - June

Commonwealth Education Fund Final Report (PDF 2MB) Joint report from Save the Children, actionaid, and Oxfam International - May

Promoting gender equality in education through mentoring: Reflecting on the experience of the Commonwealth Education Fund’s Gender Equality in Education Project (PDF 1.36MB) - Commonwealth Education Fund report by Save the Children, actionaid, and Oxfam International - May

A Budget Guide for Civil Society Organisations Working in Education (PDF 1MB) Commonwealth Education Fund guide by Save the Children, actionaid, Oxfam GB, Global Campaign for Education, and idasa - May

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2008

Gender Equality, HIV and AIDS: Challenges for the Education Sector - December
This book shows that while gender inequalities in society generally, and particularly within the education sector, are driving aspects of the HIV epidemic, educational settings can be empowering and bring about change. It examines different expectations of what HIV education programmes and education settings can do to transform unequal gender relations and protect young people against HIV and AIDS and contribute to care for those affected and infected.
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Empowering civil society on education: Commonwealth Education Fund achievements (PDF 705KB) Commonwealth Education Fund report by Save the Children, actionaid, and Oxfam International - June

Making the Budget Work for Education: Experiences, Achievements and lessons learned from civil society budget work (PDF 4MB) Commonwealth Education Fund report by Save the Children, actionaid, Oxfam GB, Global Campaign for Education and idasa - June

Civil Society Engagement in Education Budgets: A Report Documenting Commonwealth Education Fund Experience (PDF 4MB) Commonwealth Education Fund report by Save the Children, actionaid, Oxfam GB, and Global Campaign for Education - June

Fast forward: How the European Commission can take the lead in providing high-quality budget support for education and health - May

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2007

Global School Report 2008: No Excuses! - Global Campaign for Education report - December (link to GCE website)

Not up to Scratch - Global Campaign for Education report - May (link to GCE website)

Paying for People: Financing the skilled workers needed to deliver health and education services for all - April

Funding Change: Sustaining Civil Society Advocacy in Education (PDF 1MB) Commonwealth Education Fund report by Save the Children, actionaid, and Oxfam GB - March

Developing Adult Literacy: Approaches to Planning, Implementing and Delivering Literacy Initiatives (PDF)
This book will help those who plan and develop literacy initiatives make their decisions based on an understanding of ideas, values, and principles. It explains how to take into account the local context, and the purposes of learners, the local community, and other key stakeholders.
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Practising Gender Equality in Education (PDF)
Drawing on the work of the 'Beyond Access, Gender, Education, and Development' project, contributors discuss some of the key challenges in achieving gender equality in education, give examples of initiatives in a range of contexts, and make recommendations for action.
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2006

Free, Quality Education for Every Afghan Child - November

Underachievers - Global Campaign for Education report - September

In the Public Interest: Health, Education, and Water and Sanitation for All - Oxfam / WaterAid report - September

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2005

Programme Insights: Education and Gender series - Nine papers on education and gender - December

Gleneagles: what really happened at the G8 summit? - Oxfam Briefing Note - July

Missing the Mark: A School Report on rich countries’ contribution to Universal Primary Education by 2015 - Global Campaign for Education paper - April

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2004

Undervaluing teachers: IMF policies squeeze Zambia’s education system - Global Campaign for Education paper - October

Learning to survive: How education for all would save millions of young people from HIV/AIDS - Global Campaign for Education paper - April

Partnerships for Girls' Education (PDF)
By documenting and analysing the achievements and challenges of actual partnerships for girls' education, this book aims to suggest strategies for progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.
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2003

Education for All Fast Track: The No-Progress Report - Global Campaign for Education paper - September

A Fair Chance: Attaining Gender Equality in Basic Education by 2005 - Global Campaign for Education paper - April

Education for all: Fast track or slow trickle? - April

Education for all in Niger - March

Practising Gender Analysis in Education (PDF)
Aimed at policy makers and planners, academics, researchers and students, development agencies, and practitioners, this book provides accessible tools for carrying out gender-sensitive analyses of current education situations.
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