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Introduction. Asian South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE). Asian South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE). ASPBAE is a regional association of organisations and individuals committed to the promotion of education for all and transformative adult

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  1. Introduction Asian South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE)

  2. Asian South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE) ASPBAE is a regional association of organisations and individuals committed to the promotion of education for all and transformative adult education and learning

  3. Asian South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE) • Founded in 1964 • General Assembly: More than 200 member organisations in 30 countries of the Asia Pacific • Executive Council: geographic and gender balanced representation

  4. ASPBAE Core Values • Education is a human right • Education is key to poverty alleviation and sustainable human development • State has primary responsibility to provide free, compulsory basic education of good quality; has to take the lead in such provision • Education and Life-long Learning for All is achievable with political will and adequate resources.

  5. Priority Themes and Issues • Adult Literacy for Social Development and Empowerment • Education for Women’s Empowerment • Indigenous Education • Education for Peace & Conflict Prevention • Education for Citizenship & Good Governance • HIV/AIDS Education • Education for Displaced Peoples: programme development stage

  6. ASPBAE Strategies • Capacity-building and leadership development • Forging Strategic Partnerships • Policy Advocacy

  7. Capacity-building and Leadership development – demand-driven, context-based • “Enabling the Enablers”: education providers • Capacity-building for advocacy: a “real world approach” education campaign coalitions

  8. Capacity-building and Leadership development: regional, sub-regional, national • Trainings, workshops, seminars, festivals • Documentation of innovative work and good practice • Research, Information Dissemination • Development of learning materials and user guides

  9. Forging Strategic Partnerships • More than 200 member organisations in 33 countries all over the Asia Pacific region • 11 national education campaign coalitions in the Asia Pacific • Partnerships with regional thematic CSO networks e.g. Migrants Forum Asia, AHRN, SEAPCP

  10. Forging Strategic Partnerships • International membership in: • Global Campaign for Education • UNESCO NGO Collective Consultation on EFA • International Council for Adult Education • Global Call to Action Against Poverty • Co-chair of UNGEI Working Group in South Asia

  11. Policy Advocacy • Policy Research • Campaigns and Public Awareness-Raising • Lobbying

  12. Strengthening coalitions (1) • Strengthen and deepen the work of existing national education coalitions • help build national education coalitions in countries where none exist • Support for time-bound, targeted campaigns, advocacy strategies defined by the coalitions • Strengthen regional and sub-regional advocacy • Local - Global advocacy work enhanced • Link education interests with others working on public sector service delivery, aid, debt and children’s issues

  13. national education coalitions in Asia & Pacific • Bangladesh (CAMPE) • Cambodia (NEP) • India (NCE) • Philippines (E-Net Phils.) • Nepal (GCE Nepal) • Solomon (COESI) • Papua New Guinea (PEAN) • Vanuatu (VEAN) • Indonesia (E-Net for Justice) • Pakistan (PCE) • Sri Lanka (CED) • Japan (in process)

  14. By 2010: Enhanced capacities of the national coalitions in the Asia Pacific in: • Mobilising mass public support for increased investment in education & appropriate fund use through sustained & effective citizens' watch activities • Developing and advancing alternative education policies and mainstreaming good practice based on grass-root experiences • Monitoring the impact of international institutions’ policies on the education sector • Collaborating with other formations at regional and global level to jointly campaign for international policy change to support the achievement of EFA and the MDGs

  15. Regional Advocacy: School Report Card (2) Complete Basic Education State Action Quality Inputs Gender Equality Overall Equity

  16. RWS 2010 : Education Watch (3) • Piloting in 2007: “Tracking the Education deficit” • South Asia: education budget tracking • South East Asia: access and outcomes of disadvantaged groups • South Pacific: tracking “real literacy” rates among the poor • Sub-regional campaigns: e.g. aid to education, privatisation of education, education financing

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