New and Improved The Education for All – – The Education for All Fast Track Initiative Fast Track Initiative (EFA- -FTI) FTI) (EFA 1
What is the Fast Track Initiative (FTI)? What is the Fast Track Initiative (FTI)? A global partnership to accelerate progress towards the goal of universal completion of quality primary education by 2015 2
New and Improved What is the Fast Track Initiative (FTI)? What is the Fast Track Initiative (FTI)? more balanced A global partnership to accelerate progress towards all children learning 3
2010 is not 2000: A Need to Adjust 2010 is not 2000: A Need to Adjust • 40 countries have endorsed sector plans • Time for a shift to post-endorsement policy dialogue • Out-of-school down from 24 million to 16 million • Need to focus on the most marginalized • Primary completion up from 58% to 68% ...and climbing • Time for more attention to post-primary • New data show low levels of learning • Need to ensure children learn to read • 2009 evaluation says FTI is not doing enough 4 • More burden-sharing by all partners
More financing would help too… … More financing would help too • Domestic financing up from 4 to 4.5% of GDP, and from 19% to 20% of recurrent budgets • External financing to low-income countries for basic education stagnating ($2.7 B in 2006) • Commitments to FTI trust funds at $2.1 B total • Official Development Assistance (ODA) levels far below estimated needs of $11B per annum 5
Total ODA in USD millions for Total ODA in USD millions for Low Income Countries Low Income Countries (Basic Education) (Basic Education) Am ount in USD m illions Year 6
From the FTI Board, 2 Weeks Ago From the FTI Board, 2 Weeks Ago • S implify, simplify, simplify • One fund, one decision-making process… but not one-size-fits all • Equal voice for developing partner countries • S hift from focus on inputs to results • Create mutual accountability • Balance roles of all partners 7
Looking forward… … Looking forward • Increased levels of financing, and more value for money • Greater support for conflict-affected countries • S trategies to improve learning • Inclusive education 8
also new and improved Thank you Thank you For more information, visit the FTI website: For more information, visit the FTI website: www.educationfasttrack.org 9
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