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Schools for Asia (2012 – 2015). From Africa to Asia. Education is the most basic insurance against poverty. Education represents opportunity. At all ages, it empowers people with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to shape a better future. Education is essential for development
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Schools for Asia (2012 – 2015)
Education is the most basic insurance against poverty. Education represents opportunity. At all ages, it empowers people with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to shape a better future. • Education is essential for development • Education helps eradicate poverty and hunger • Education reduces child mortality • Education combats HIV–AIDS and other life-threatening diseases • Education promotesgenderequality and empowerswomen • Education helpschildrenprotectthemselvesfrom violence and abuse • Education helps reduce discrimination and stigma
Number of children that are out of school in the world is falling, gender gaps are narrowing and more children are moving from primary to secondary education and beyond. However, progress is too slow. Based on current trends there could be more children out of school in 2015 than there are today. A concerted effort to change this picture is urgently needed !
Some of the main reasons • Commitments to aid for education not met by donors and governments. Added pressure also due to financialcrisis. • Genderdisparities continue to hamperprogress. • Widerinequalitieslinked to wealth, ethnicity, language are restrictingopportunity. • Quality of educationparamount in most countries. Thus, commitment of the public, corporate leaders, civil society organisations, and governments, iscritical.
ANGOLA RWANDA MALAWI SOUTH AFRICA ZIMBABWE MOZAMBIQUE SfAfrica Phase 1 • 5 Years: 2005-09 • USD 50 million (reached 1 year ahead) • 4 million children • 6 countries in ESAR • “Child Friendly School”
Burkina Faso Mali Niger Ethiopia Angola Rwanda South Africa Mozambique Malawi Madagascar Zimbabwe SfAfrica Phase 2 • 4 Years: 2010-2013 • USD 70 million • 8 million children • 11 countries (ESAR/WCAR) • “Child Friendly School”
“I have visited primary schools in three African countries being supported by Schools for Africa. If you see the enthusiasm and the willingness of these kids to learn, to walk a distance of more than 5 kilometres to reach the school, if you see how self-confident these kids become after 6 years of education, you will strongly believe in the words of the great old man Nelson Mandela: “Education is the key to human dignity, to prosperity to health and the first basis for any democratic development. Education is the strongest weapon for change of any society to the better”. There are still millions of children who do not have this opportunity. With my contributions I would like to change their lives too…we can make a real difference in the lives of millions of children”. Schools for Africa: a partnership between UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Peter KrämerStiftung (Foundation) Peter Krämer, initiator, partner and donor to Schools for Africa
During the past 5 years, Schools for Africa has proven to be an excellent example of the power of what a group of thoughtful committed citizens can do when we work together. Individuals, corporations and foundations, partnering with UNICEF, are changing the world for children by supporting their rights to education. Donors worldwide will have the chance to replicate the success and give also millions of children in Asia a chance of a better future.
WhyAsia ? 67 million children in the world are not enrolled in school, the majority of which live in Africa and in Asia. 26 million 29 million Precentages of out of school children - 43 percent: sub-Saharan Africa - 27 percent in South and West Asia - 12 percent in East Asia and Pacific
11 SfAsia Countries Selection based on programme needs and on countries that would most benefit from the allocation of private sector resources.
Criteria for Selection of the Countries • Access: • 1. Net enrolment ratio (NER) at primary level • 2. Gender parity index (GPI) for primary NER • 3. Number of out-of-school children at primary level • 4. Net attendance rate (NAR) at primary level • Quality: • 5. Average survival rate to primary grade 5 • 6. Pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) at primary level • 7. Average class size at primary level • 8. Proportion of students achieving minimum level of standards in literacy and numeracy at primary level (if available) • Capacity & Sustainability: • 9. Existence of credible costed education sector strategic plan • 10. Education expenditure as % of national GDP • 11. Education expenditure as % of total government expenditure • 12. Share of primary education budget in total education budget • 13. Proportion of external aid to the total education sector budget • 14. Overall capacity of Ministry of Education
SfAsia: 2012 –2015 • Mission: Provide access to quality education to millions of children with a special focus on the most marginalised, including girls, children from disadvantaged ethnic groups and vulnerable children living in remote areas and in extreme poverty, through the Child-Friendly Schools approach. • 11 Countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. • Fundraisingtarget: $ 70 million.
SfAsia Flagship Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZBjHLWtkIQ
Who is Out of School & Why? Depending on the country context: • Children living in remote, rural, hard-to-reach areas • Children who cannot afford school fees or supplies • Child Laborers • Children who are subject to early marriage • Children from marginalized tribes, low castes, and other ethnic minority groups • Children whose education is disrupted by armed conflict, natural disasters, HIV/AIDS, etc. • Children with disabilities or special education needs • Children from minority religious or linguistic groups
Key issues • Heterogenous group of countries. • Equityangle evenstronger in Asiasincegreatstrides have been made but very large disparitiesexist. • Thoseleft out of educationinclude: hard-to-reach and marginalisedchildren, boys and especially girls, at the bottom of the educationladder, thosewhosepoverty, remote location or lack of power limitstheiraccess to education or ability to remain in school. • In some countries, however, thereis a problem of «reversegenderdisparity» with more girls than boys in schools, as boys have to work full time to earn money (e.g. Mongolia. Philippines, Bangladesh).
«This is Saima’s story from Bangladesh, but every child here has a story of lost childhood just like Saima»
Our Goals • The initiative will support the design, strengthening and implementation of • Child-Friendly Schools. • That means giving children the best start in life through: • Sound teaching and learning materials. • School facilities that are safe and clean and contain mechanisms that protect children from harm. • Well-designed curriculum that includes life skills education focusing on HIV prevention, health, nutrition, hygiene & sanitation, sports & play. • Teachers trained to give children a rich and empowering education and build environments where girls and boys are treated equally and enabled to be the best that they can be. • Only then will children be equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence to shape a better future for themselves, their communities, and the world.
CFS: the Centrepiece of UNICEF’s work towards a Quality Education for All.
Funding Needs SfAsia aims to raise at least $ 70 million from the private sector to contribute to the funding needs of these 11 Countries. Private sector funds are critical, since they allow us to rapidly test and/or scale-up interventions, demonstrate their effectiveness and leverage additional resources for children.
Great start already… “I taught school children during my twenties and it has always been my belief that education gives us the power to change our lives and transform the world we live in”. - Mrs. Park, Yang-sook Mrs Park, from South Korea, recently made a verygenerous donation of $ 9.2 million to support education in Asia ! Let’sbuild on thistogether !
“Every missed opportunity for an education is a loss for the child, since education speeds human empowerment and transforms lives and societies. Without it, the most marginalised children will only fall further behind burdened by shrinking opportunities in life.” -Anonymous
Let’s continue to support Africa and help give a chance of a better future also to millions of children in Asia ! Thankyou.
