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Board Members

The Board is comprised of 19 members representing the main constituencies of the Global Partnership.

Here is a breakdown of representatives’ seats:

  • 6 developing country partners (3 African countries and
          3 non-African countries);
  • 6 donor countries;
  • 3 civil society organizations (1 international/northern CSO,
          1 developing country CSO, and 1 from
           the teaching profession)
  • 1 from the private sector and private foundations;
  • 3 multilateral agencies/regional banks (UNESCO, UNICEF,
           and 1 multilateral/regional banks)
Board Members

A Board member and an Alternate Board member represent each constituency

Board members serve for 2 years

Board Chair: Carol Bellamy

Constituency Board Members Alternate Board Members
Africa 1 Comoros, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Keratile Thabana Principal Secretary, Lesotho Daniel Nkaada Commissioner/Basic Education, Uganda
Africa 2 Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo Sérigne Mbaye Thiam Minister of Education, Senegal Kandia-Kamissoko Camara Minister of National Education, Cote d’Ivoire
Africa 3 Gambia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Liberia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, South Sudan Charles Y. Aheto-Tsegah Deputy Director-General, Ghana Education Service Ministries Demeke Mekonnen Minister of Education, Ethiopia
Asia and the Pacific Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, Vietnam Bendito Dos Santos Freitas Minister of Education, Timor Leste Lytou BouapaoVice Minister of Education and Sports, Ministry of Education and Sports, Lao PDR
Eastern Europe, Middle East and Central Asia Afghanistan, Albania, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Sudan, Tajikistan, Yemen Farooq Wardak Minister of Education, Afghanistan Nuriddin Saidov Minister of Education, Tajikistan
Latin America and the Caribbean Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua Priya Manickchand Minister of Education, Guyana Sandra Maribel Sánchez Rivera Subsecretaría Administrativa-Financiera, Secretaría de Educación, Honduras
Donor 1 Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland Marijke Wijnroks Acting Director for Social Development
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands		 Hansjürg Ambühl Head West Africa Division
Federal Department of Foreign Affaires FDFA
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
Donor 2 Australia, Spain Chris Tinning Minister Counsellor, Australian Agency for International Development Francisco Gutiérrez Soto Head of Education Division, Spanish Agency for International Development and Cooperation
Donor 3 Canada, United Kingdom Simon Bland Head of Global Funds Department, Department for International Development, United Kingdom Ryan Legault-McGill Analyst, Education Canadian International Development Agency
Donor 4 Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sweden Paul Fife Head of Department for Global Health, Education and Research, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation Nathalia Feinberg Head of Department, Technical Advisory Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
Donor 5 European Commission, France, Germany, Italy Gustavo Gonzalez-Canali Head of Health and Human Development Department, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, France Marja Karjalainen Head of Unit, European Commission DG Development
Donor 6 Japan, Russia, United States Natasha de Marcken Director, Office of Education, Bureau of Economic Growth, Education, and Environment, United States Agency for International Development Atsushi Karimata Senior Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Civil Society
Organizations 1 International/Northern		 David Archer International Head of Education, ActionAid International Joseph O'Reilly Head of Education, Save the Children UK
Civil Society
Organizations 2 Developing Country		 Cheikh MbowNational Coordinator, COSYDEP (Coalition des Organisations en Synergie pour la Défense de l’Education Publique) Madiana Nyanda Samba Board member, Education For all Sierra Leone (EFA-SL)
Civil Society
Organizations 3 Teaching Profession		 Marième Sakho Dansokho General Secretary, Syndicat des Professeurs du Senegal (SYPROS) David Edwards Deputy General Secretary, Education International
Private Sector/Foundations Euan Wilmshurst Director, Leverage, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation Amanda Gardiner Head of International Affairs, Pearson plc
Multilateral Agency 1 UNESCO Qian Tang Assistant Director General, Education, UNESCO Olav Seim Director, Education for All Global Partnerships Team, UNESCO
Multilateral Agency 2 UNICEF Geeta Rao Gupta Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF Jo Bourne Senior Education Advisor, UNICEF
Multilateral Agency 3 Multilateral and Regional Banks Elizabeth King Director of Education, Human Development Network, World Bank Jouko Sarvi Practice Leader Education Sector, Regional and Sustainable Development Department and Chair, Education Sector Community of Practice, Asian Development Bank
Key Resources
Last Modified: April 03, 2013