Major 2008 Achievements of the Working Group on Education and Fragility
INEE Policy Roundtable on Education Finance in States Affected by Fragility
The INEE Working Group on Education and Fragility organized the INEE Policy Roundtable on Education Finance in States Affected by Fragility. The event was held in Brussels on 27-28 October 2008, hosted by the European Commission (EC) and further supported by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the UK Department for International Development (DfID). The event brought together approximately 45 technical experts and practitioners from education and other sectors to satisfy the following objectives:
- Review existing and new financing modalities for education in situations of fragility and chronic crises to determine how these modalities can better respond to the challenges faced by the sector, including the most effective mix and phasing of modalities;
- Draw upon experiences and knowledge of financing modalities in other sectors and cross-sectoral linkages between education and other sectors to develop lessons learnt and improvements to financing modalities for education in situations of fragility; and
- Develop advocacy strategies and targeted policy recommendations on the use of different existing and emerging new aid modalities to effectively support the provision of education in situations of fragility.
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In preparation for the Policy Roundtable, the INEE Working Group commissioned CfBT Education Trust to carry out a Framing Paper on Education Finance in States Affected by Fragility focusing on the current state of education financing in terms both of official development assistance and humanitarian funding; the effectiveness of existing modalities for financing education based on their contribution to the DAC Principles for Good Engagement in Fragile States and Situations; and the potential effectiveness of new and innovative models for financing education in situations of fragility.
Please click here for the INEE Framing Paper on Education Finance in States Affected by Fragility.
Support to the Fast Track Initiative
The INEE Working Group on Education and Fragility assisted the process of reviewing the FTI Progressive Framework and developed a resource package to complement it which includes resources and tools relating to education and fragility. The resource package is meant to support roll-out of the Progressive Framework by assisting country-level planners in the development of quality education sector plans in fragile contexts.
Annotated List of Research Questions on Education and Fragility
The INEE Working Group developed an Annotated List of Research Questions on Education and Fragility which is a tool for mapping research in the field of education and fragility and identifying research gaps where the evidence base can be strengthened. The Annotated List is meant to be the starting point of an inclusive list of research questions on issues related to education and fragility that targets gaps in research by identifying key questions for which research is currently undertaken or could be undertaken. The Annotated List also served as the basis for the analytic framework of education and fragility developed by the group to facilitate future research and situational analyses.
Please click here for the draft Annotated List of Research Questions on Education and Fragility.
Synthesis Paper on Education and Fragility
The INEE Working Group undertook development of a synthesis paper to clarify the concepts and contexts of education and fragility. The paper explores the bidirectional relationship between education and fragility, highlights the current conceptual frameworks on fragility and their relevance and application for education, and places education and fragility within the broader INEE framework of education in emergencies.
Advocacy and Outreach
The INEE Working Group raised the profile of education and fragility with key audiences through advocacy and outreach. The Working Group undertook outreach both within the education community – such as Education For All (EFA) and the Global Monitoring Report (GMR) – and with cross-sectoral linkages such as the OECD—DAC Fragile States Group and the Health and Fragile States Network.