Policy Roundtable 2008 Financing for Education

INEE Roundtable 2008

Education Finance in States Affected by Fragility

Brussels 27-28 October 2008

• Download the Framing Paper

• Download the Outcome Report

• Download the Participant List

The INEE Working Group on Education and Fragility is pleased to announce the INEE Policy Roundtable on Education Finance in States Affected by Fragility. This two-day event, running from the 27-28 October in Brussels, Belgium, is generously hosted by the European Commission (EC), and supported by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The Policy Roundtable brings together a diverse group of experts and practitioners – donors, UN and NGO professionals, and researchers/academics – from education and other sectors and seeks to satisfy the following objectives:

• To review existing and new, innovative 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
• To draw upon experience 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 fragile states
• To 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

Agenda Overview

Day One:

The event will open with a presentation on the INEE Working Group on Education and Fragility and the terminology, concepts, and contexts associated with education and fragility. This will be followed by a discussion of the INEE Framing Paper: Education Finance in States Affected by Fragility, written by Laura Brannelly and Susy Ndaruhutse from the CfBT Education Trust, which can be found here. Breakout groups will then review lessons learned and discuss strategic recommendations, which will be shared with all participants at the end of the afternoon. Day One will end with a reception for all Policy Roundtable participants, supported by the Academy for Educational Development (AED).

Day Two:

On Day Two, participants will review lessons learned from the day before, followed by an expert panel discussion to be determined by conclusions from the previous day on education financing in states affected by fragility. Day Two comes to a close with a plenary discussion and the clarification and recording of specific recommendations, accompanying action points, and next steps to be taken forward by INEE, the INEE Working Group on Education and Fragility and partners.

To view the full Policy Roundtable agenda, click here.

INEE would like to thank the European Commission (EC) for hosting this event. INEE also thanks the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Government of Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) for additional support.

Participant List

For a list of participants, please click here.

Presentation of Framing Paper

To download a copy of the powerpoint presentation on the INEE Framing Paper: Education Finance in States Affected by Fragility, please click here.

Outcome Report

To download the Policy Roundtable Outcome Report, please click here.

If you have any questions about the activities of the INEE Working Group on Education and Fragility, please contact the INEE Coordinator on Education and Fragility, Kerstin Tebbe .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).