April 28, 2008

Challenges in Financing Education in Conflict Affected States – CGCE/CIDA Learning Session

The problem of education in Conflict Affected Fragile States (CAFS)

• 37 of the 72 million children out of primary school around the world live in conflict affected fragile states (<from 39 and 77 million)

•This is more than half of out of school children, yet these countries contain just 13 % of the world’s population.

•1 in 3 primary children are out of school in CAFS.

Rewrite the Future Goals

• Ensure quality education for 8 million children:• Access to education for 3 million children• Improved quality of education for 5 million more children

• Work to make schools safe and a key tool in protecting children affected by conflict.

• Influence national governments and international agencies to prioritize education at the onset of an emergency.

• Increase public and private funding for quality education for conflict affected countries.

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Education aid to CAFS

• Education commitments to CAFS increased slightly, from $1.6bn in 2005 to $1.9 billion in 2006.

• Basic education commitments to CAFS increased from $0.85 bn in 2005 to $1bn in 2006.

• Canada’s commitments to CAFS rose from $35m in 2005 to $55 million in 2006.

Distribution of education aid

Distribution of Education Aid CIDA

MICs 20%

Unallocated 6%

CAFS 18%

LICs 56%

Globally, CAFS receive less than 1/5th of global education aid (18%)

A high proportion of education aid still goes to MICs (36%)

Distribution of basic education aid

Distribution of Basic Education Aid CIDA

LICs 65%

MICs 19%

Unallocated 4%

CAFS 12%

Globally, CAFS receive less than ¼ of basic education aid (23%), despite having half of the world’s out of school children.

Prioritization of education

• CAFS do receive donor support.• Donors do not prioritize education in CAFS as

they do in other countries.• Of Canada’s ODA to CAFS – only 6.3% goes to

education.• Of Canada’s ODA to LICS – 29.6% goes to

education.

Meeting our fair share…

• G8 members among worst offenders. Five out of 8 give less than 25% of their fair share of the external financing requirement needed for UPE.

• Germany – 17.7%• Japan – 15.6%• US – 13.5%• Italy – 2.4% (but note lack of data)

• Canada is meeting 61% of its fair share.• Some donors are doing well i.e. UK 99% and

Norway 153%, proving it can be done.

Humanitarian aid to education

Afghanistan and DRC

Progress to build on…

•Fragile states are high on the policy and advocacy agendas.

•EFA-FTI discussing establishing a fund to support CAFS.

•Innovations in financing mechanisms (i.e. Multi Donor Trust Funds in Afghanistan, Sudan)

•INEE playing a crucial role in networking, knowledge sharing and advocating for fragile states.

•UNICEF and Save taking the lead in new education humanitarian cluster system.

Save the Children is calling for…

• More education aid for conflict affected fragile states – with 50% of all new basic education commitments going to CAFS.

• Increase the allocation of education aid in humanitarian crises to a minimum of 4.2%. Also support and resource the Global Education Cluster.

• Make 2008 a turning point for children in CAFS.