Statement by the Board Chair on the Board retreat of October 2015
During its retreat in Washington, D.C. from October 14 to 16, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Global Partnership for Education:
- welcomed the level of ambition of the new Global Goal for education;
- acknowledged that the work of the Global Partnership must align with the new Global Goal for education
- agreed to a sequenced approach to align the impact and financing of the partnership over the five-year period of the new Strategic Plan (2016 to 2020) in support of the new Global Goal;
- recognized that this expanded vision can only be achieved if sufficient resources are available;
- agreed to strengthen the current operational model of the Global Partnership to ensure greater effectiveness;
- agreed that the Global Partnership will actively seek to mobilize additional resources from both domestic and international sources and recognized that it needs to explore the potential to diversify its sources of finance to focus on GPE’s strategic goals;
- welcomed the findings and recommendations of the Independent Interim Evaluation and thanked constituency partners for participating in consultations on the Strategic Plan;
- endorsed the Global Partnership’s role as convener, advocate and broker of knowledge and best practice in areas critical to the achievement of the Global Partnership’s strategic goals; and
- recognized the importance of education in emergencies and the need to address this issue in a timely manner. The Board awaits the outcomes of the technical strategy group on Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises, which will inform future Board decision-making.
The Board of Directors intends to work closely with the International Commission on Financing Education Opportunities to help mobilize the additional financing needed to deliver on the Global Goals.