Financial Advisory Committee
The Financial Advisory Committee (FAC) serves in an advisory role to the Board of Directors on financial issues.
The FAC oversees the formulation and implementation of policies for eligibility and prioritization of funding from the Global Partnership for Education and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors on allocations to support implementation of Education Sector Plans and Interim Education Plans in eligible developing country partners.
The FAC is composed of representatives from constituencies of the Board of Directors.
Chair: Camilla Helgø Fossberg, Head of Education Section, NORAD, Norway (Donor 4 and Donor 2)
| Constituency | Members Represented |
| Africa 1 (Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia) |
Miriam Chonya, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Vocational Training, Zambia |
| Africa 2 (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, CAR, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo) |
Alim Hadidja Youssouf, Minister of Education, Cameroun |
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Africa 3 (Djibouti, The Gambia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Liberia, Sao Tome & Principe, Sierra Leone)
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Charles Aheto-Tsega, Deputy Director-General, Ghana Education Service, Ghana
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Asia & Pacific (Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste and Vietnam)
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Sangay Zam, Secretary, Ministry of Education, Bhutan
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| Eastern Europe, Middle East and Central Asia (Afghanistan, Albania, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Tajikistan, Yemen) |
Hamoud Al- Seyani, Advisor to the Minister of Education, Yemen |
| Donor 1 (Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland) |
Vincent Snijders, Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands
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Donor 2 (Australia and Spain) and Donor 4 (Denmark, Ireland, Norway and Sweden) (Alternate)
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Paula Nolan, Development Specialist, Irish AID |
| Donor 3 (Canada, United Kingdom) |
Nora Fyles, Education Team Leader, Strategic Policy and Performance Branch, Canadian International Development Agency, Canada |
| Donor 5 (European Commission, France, Germany, Italy) |
Dr. Sylvia Schmitt, Sector Advisor Education
c/o German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
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| Donor 6 (Japan, United States, Russia) |
Margaret Koziol, Policy Officer, Office of Education, USAID
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CSO 1 (International/northern CSO) and CSO 2 (Developing country CSO)
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Swati Narayan, Independent researcher |
| CSO 3 (Teaching profession) and Private Sector/Private Foundations |
Aleesha Taylor, Director of Special Projects, Open Society Foundations |
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Multilateral Agency 1 (UNESCO) and Multilateral Agency 2 (UNICEF)
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David Atchoarena, Director Education Strategies and Capacity Building, UNESCO / Susan Durston, Associate Director, Programmes and Chief, Education, UNICEF |
| Multilateral Agency 3 (Multilateral and Regional Banks) |
Elizabeth King, Director of Education, Human Development Network, World Bank |
Last Modified: March 30, 2012
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