Transcript UNESCO’s CCNGO/EFA Outcomes from the Annual Assembly in Porto Alegre. The Collective Consultation of NGOs (CCNGO) is a thematic partnership mechanism created by UNESCO Education.

UNESCO’s CCNGO/EFA
Outcomes from the Annual
Assembly in Porto Alegre.
The Collective Consultation of NGOs
(CCNGO) is a thematic partnership
mechanism created by UNESCO
Education Sector in 1984.
Its current purpose is to facilitate
collective action with civil society
organizations in the framework of the
Education for all movement in accordance
with the Dakar Framework of Action: “...
To ensure the engagement and
participation of civil society in the
formulation, implementation and
monitoring of strategies for
educational development”.
This year, for our Annual Meeting, we resolved
to convene in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in January, in
conjunction with the Second World Education
Forum and the third session of the World Social
Forum, thus hoping to help situate questions
around EFA in the larger context of civil society
discourse on education, social justice and
transformation. This was also an ocassion to
engage broader participation of Latin American
CSOs.
A total of 167 representatives of CSO from 47
countries met in Porto Alegre with these
objectives:
1.Assess and promote civil society participation
in EFA processes since the World Education
Forum in Dakar
2.Discuss and inspire alternative thinking and
practices in education and their relevance for
quality education and social change
3.Discuss and validate the working procedures
of the CCNGO-EFA.
Some concerns about the quality of
CSO participation in implementing EFA
goals
EFA forums and consultations do not seem to
be well-established practices in all countries
Access to information is limited in many
countries.
The selection process for choosing which
CSOs will be consulted or involved is often
discretionary on behalf of the governments.
The lack of resources for CSO action
and limitations for effectively harnessing
CSO capacities for policy impact.
The special challenges for CS action in
authoritarian countries.
CSO EFA action appears
to exist in four fashions
a) providing education on EFA to target sectors
b) Promoting
innovative
practices
and
developing critical thinking
c) consciousness-raising with greater civil
society and the general public to strengthen
their voice on EFA
d) reminding and pressuring governments
about their responsibilities for EFA.
Some lessons-learned for
advocacy and policy dialogue
initiatives
Global Campaign for Education
•The struggle to make governments recognize
education as a fundamental human right.
•underlining the GCE’s goal of ensuring
education through campaigning and lobbying
for increasing the volume of financial support
•re-prioritize available resources to warrant
genuine national ownership of the educational
process in each country.
Education International:
•The advocacy efforts, particularly by trade
unions to ensure quality and guaranteeing
access to education. We should call for “Public
Quality Education for All”, and not merely
“Education for All”.
• These efforts should be focused on providing
more teachers per school, as well as teacher
training programs and better working conditions
and remuneration.
ICAE`s Gender Education Office
•The strategic importance of education for the
achievement of gender justice and gender
equality.
• The international conferences as opportunities
for negotiating and constructing a common
discourse.
• The dissemination of documents and
conclusions of the conferences constitutes a
political and educational act, as well as the
follow-up processes.
International Council for Adult Education
(ICAE)
•The importance of strong CS and public
advocacy for life long learning.
•Advocacy and policy dialogue should
include adult learning and literacy issues,
and the respect for diversity, given that
EFA in not necessarily the same
education for everybody.
Opportunities for further
CS participation
CONFINTEA mid term review
UN Literacy Decade
Fast track G-8 Support for Education
EFA Monitoring Report
The UN Girls’ Education Initiative
Higher Education
CCNGO Strategies and
Action
Strengthening the CSO EFA Movement
CSO Capacity Building
Policy Research and Advocacy
Communication and Information
Dissemination
Resource Mobilization
Strengthening the CSO
EFA Movement
Create and/or consolidate inclusive and
grounded national coalitions on EFA.
Strengthen the CCNGO mechanism by
regionalizing and grounding its action
Broaden the EFA movement by forging links
with EFA related issue groups and coalitions,
and engaging them in EFA initiatives.
Call for the strengthening of capacities within
UNESCO regional and national offices to
advance EFA goals.
CSO Capacity Building
Facilitate learning opportunities and capacity-building
for CSOs, national and regional coalitions and their
leaders:
a)to more effectively engage with governments and
other stakeholders in national education policy
formulation.
b)to monitor EFA progress
c)To develop and refine conceptual approaches on
quality education based on CS practices.
d)to evaluate civil society participation in EFA
e)to advocate for EFA, to guarantee greater resources
for education.
f)to strengthen their own organizational processes.
Policy Research and
Advocacy
Encourage research into educational
policy issues that will increase the
effectiveness of CSO advocacy on EFA
Strengthen CSO cooperation in the
development of the Monitoring Report
Communication and
Information Dissemination
Support the documentation and
dissemination of effective CSO practices and
interventions for Dakar follow-up among
countries and regions
Increase awareness and knowledge of CSOs
concerning Inter-Agencies flagship programs
and initiatives
Improve visibility of EFA / consciousnessraising through the media
Resource Mobilization
Develop strategies to source additional
funding to support essential CSO efforts
in promoting EFA
Members of the Coordination Group
Regional Focal points:
Africa: African Network Campaign on Education for All –
ANCEFA
Arab Region: Arab Resource Collective - ARC
Asia: Asia South Pacific Bureau for Adult Education - ASPBAE
Latin America:
Latin American Council of Adult Education
– CEAAL
Europe: Not yet identified.
International Focal points:
International Catholic Office for Education
Federation Internationale des Centres d’ Education Active
UNESCO NGO Liaison Committee
UNESCO Contact Point