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Towards a Belgian Strategy for education and development

Towards a Belgian Strategy for education and development. Prof. Ides Nicaise K.U. Leuven. Five key lessons learnt. Education has enormous leverage effects on all dimensions of human development: economic, social, health, governance…

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Towards a Belgian Strategy for education and development

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  1. Towards a BelgianStrategyfor education and development Prof. Ides NicaiseK.U. Leuven

  2. Five keylessonslearnt • Education has enormous leverage effects on all dimensions of human development: economic, social, health, governance… • ECEC and basic education have highest returns on investment, particularly among the poorest (countries) • Multilateral support has drawbacks (bureaucracy, predominance of neoliberal pro-globalist agenda, less technical assistance) but also major advantages (unity of purpose, impact, transparency, integration in national poverty reduction strategies) • Agreed list of top priority countries (mainly SSA) • Education = ‘eating the dragons’ => eat them before they eat you

  3. SOCIAL RETURNS TO EDUCATION Source: Psacharopoulos (1994)

  4. Education = eating dragons =>…ifyoudon’teatthemquickly, theyeatyou • Health problems (undernourishment, AIDS) • Populationgrowth and movements • Economicconditions • Governmentdebt • Poverty of population => education is lesserpriority / opportunitycost of childlabour • Wars • Poorgovernance

  5. Donor performance 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 Italy ODA as % of GNI • Overall aid levels are rising, but projected shortfall against commitment (US $20 billion deficit on US$ 50 billion 2010 promise) • Financial crisis is a threat to aid budgets • Collective effort data masks mixed picture Greece United States 2004 Japan 2010 target 2008 Austria New Zealand Spain Australia Canada Germany United Kingdom Finland Ireland Belgium Switzerland France Portugal Netherlands Sweden Luxembourg Denmark Norway Total DAC Source: EFA Global Monitoring Report 2010 DAC-EU countries

  6. Towards a Belgianstrategy • develop a shared vision on the role of education and the priorities • Raise share of aid to education • Shift emphasis to ECEC and basic education • Co-ordinate between federal and regional govts and engage together into multilateral aid • Concentrate more on poorest countries (SSA etc.) • Act quickly: the faster, the more efficient because of synergy effects A GREAT MISSION FOR EDUCAID !

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