Global Action Plan to

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Global Action Plan to Achieve the EFA Goals

INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP ON EDUCATION FAO,
Roma-Italy, 12-14 June 2006
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Global Action Plan to Achieve the EFA Goals
- What is GAP? -

• It defines UNESCOs role as global coordinator
  of EFA
• It proposes areas of joint action by five
  convening agencies at the national level
• It outlines strategic directions of the five EFA
  convening agencies to achieve success in EFA by
  2015

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Global Action Plan to Achieve the EFA Goals

• - UNESCOs Strategic Directions -
• From access to success
• Literacy
• Education for work
• Teacher training
• Technology

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Global Action Plan to Achieve the EFA Goals

• Modalities of support to countries -

• Capacity-building
• Assessment and evaluation
• National planning
• Standard setting and clearinghouse function

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Global Action Plan to Achieve the EFA Goals

• Attaining Global Support
• From now till September

• EFA Convening Agencies to finalize the plan
• EFA Heads of Convening Agencies reach consensus
  on the plan
• Presentation at G-8 Summit for broad support
• EFA Working Group Meeting on EFA to
  operationalize the plan
• Presentation to175th Session of Executive Board
  for endorsement