Washington DC, 14 April 2011 -- Carol Bellamy, Chair of the FTI Board of Directors, testified on April 14 for the State & Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives. Carol Bellamy gave the testimony on behalf of EFA FTI, but also emphasized the need for continued political and financial support for education overall in developing countries. In her speech, Ms. Bellamy underlined how education is key to poverty reduction, economic growth and better health outcomes. "Investing in the EFA FTI really works – as our track record shows", she continued. "The FTI gets children into school and it keeps them there (...) FTI is a cost-effective way to deliver aid to education without expanding bilateral aid".
Ms. Bellamy's testimony was part of open witness hearings, organized every two years, by the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives.