InterAmerican Committee on Education

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Inter-American Committee on Education
Experience in the area of social development
and antipoverty projects,
An inter-sectoral view
and possible areas of collaboration.
Dr. Marva Ribeiro Vice President
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Introduction
We acknowledge the interrelatedness and
interdependence of education provision with the
social and physical environment.
There is a link that is strong, flexible,
unbreakable in the face of complex issues in
education, social development and poverty.
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Poverty

• The CIE understands poverty to mean a lack of
  material and cultural resources which manifests
  itself in
• Physical and psychological health problems
• Violence and indiscipline
• Criminal activity
• Exclusion
• Less than adequate home conditions and
• Deprivation

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Background
Preparatory Meeting of the III Meeting of
Ministers of Education, April 2003 - Buenos
Aires, Argentina Themes were selected for
hemispheric projects for the next four years,
2004-2007
III Meeting of Ministers of Education, August
2003 Mexico City, Mexico Ministers of Education
instruct CIE to work towards The achievement of
equity and quality in education The improvement
of the education of teachers and The smooth
transition of students from school to work
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The Impact of Education on Poverty
We see an emerging demand for a substantially
higher skilled labour force and the opportunity
for new technologies to close the gap between the
able and the disabled.
The development and accreditation of labour
competencies at the upper secondary level
strengthens the connection between school and the
world of work and allows all our students who
pursue a technical vocational type of education
to be certified for the world of work and
encourage them to continue their education while
earning a living.
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The Impact of Education on Poverty
Specific teaching, leadership and curriculum
strategies can mitigate the impact of poverty.
These variables which teachers and leaders can
control, have more influence over student
achievement than the intractable variables of
poverty, culture, and language.
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The Impact of Education on Poverty
Enhanced education opportunities for girls and
women results in better income-earning
opportunities, better-educated children and
greater income equality
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The Impact of Education on Poverty
In unequal societies, by the time of primary
school enrolment, poor children are already not
as ready to learn as their better off
counterparts. Thus, investing in young children
is an essential investment in human and economic
development.
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The Impact of Education on Poverty
The CIE recognizes that wealth alone is not
enough. We must improve the education that is
now offered in our school systems and target
groups that are disadvantaged by our attitudes
and existing policies.
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The Impact of Education on Poverty
Macro-economic policy that focuses on the
creation of employment, all factors surrounding
the child development and encouragement of
life-long learning are needed if efforts at
sustaining poverty eradication are to be
successful
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Partners For changing the circumstances of those
in poverty

• Possible areas of collaboration
• CIDES can make available to the CIE research
  information in the area of social development
  that is gathered from all countries of the
  hemisphere
• CIDES, through the relevant ministries in the
  countries of the region, can encourage
  collaboration between Ministries with
  responsibility for social development and
  education.
• Since social development and education are so
  interrelated, we can work together to ensure
  meaningful involvement of civil society in all
  our programs by sharing information and building
  knowledge that cuts across both areas.

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Background
Thank-you Inter-American Committee on
Education