October 2010

Firstly, I am glad to introduce an upgraded version of our newsletter. We encourage you to comment and react in the discussion box under each article.

Secondly, I would like to report back from the the UN Millennium Summit in New York where the international community was reminded that with only five years to go to the deadline of the Millennium Development Goals, education can make a crucial difference across the global development agenda.

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The EFA FTI partnership welcomed 2 new partner countries, Papua New Guinea and Guinea Bissau, totaling the number of developing country partners at 43.

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The Civil Society Education Fund (CSEF) is going into the second year of implementation with a new round of funding for national education coalitions in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

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As told by students, teachers, donors and government officials, the FTI movie 'Getting Every Child Educated, Everywhere' presents evidence on the ground of progress in universal primary education in FTI-supported countries.

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Alberto Begué, education specialist at the EFA FTI Secretariat and focal point for Afghanistan, reports back from a recent mission to Kabul, where he supported the Ministry of Education and partners of the local education group.

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On September 9-10, 2010 the international policy workshop on "Aid effectiveness in a changing landscape - the case of global funds and programs" took place in Cape Town, South Africa.

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The Education Program Development Fund (EPDF) will be replaced next year by a new program to support capacity development and knowledge sharing activities at the country, regional and global level.

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The next set of Board of Directors and Catalytic Fund Committee meetings are being hosted by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in Madrid from November 10-12, 2010.

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October 15 marks International Handwashing Day as more than 50% of primary schools in developing countries do not have access to safe, clean drinking water and around two-thirds lack adequate sanitation.

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