Partnerships for Girls' Education

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Author(s)
Smyth, Ines
Rao, Nitya
Publication date
2004-12-01
Subject
Approach and methodology
Gender
Keywords
Girls' education
MDGs
Millenium Development Goals
Development methods
Country
Bangladesh
Egypt
Philippines
Peru

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Practical Action Publishing
Document type
Book
Description
The idea of partnerships - involving multinational donors, governments, international non-government organisations, the private sector, civil society, and local communities - is increasingly current in debates about development. They are widely seen as the most effective way to achieve sustainable economic and social benefits for the poorest people. How does this vision translate into reality for education services? In particular, what types of partnership are most likely to increase opportunities for girls and women, millions of whom are excluded from education? Can innovative local initiatives be scaled up without losing the community involvement that made them so successful in the first place? By documenting and analysing the achievements and challenges of actual partnerships for girls' education, this book aims to suggest strategies for progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. An account of the formation and development of the Global Campaign for Education is followed by detailed case studies from Bangladesh, Egypt, the Philippines, Peru, and sub-Saharan Africa, illustrating a wide range of partnerships and raising crucial questions about power and control, scaling up, and sustainability. Nitya Rao and Ines Smyth reflect on these questions in an extended introduction to the book, and in the conclusion they summarise the lessons learned from the examples cited. By setting global, regional, national, and local case studies in an analytical framework, this book demonstrates the importance of ensuring that partnerships are not reduced to the lowest common denominator but aspire to the highest standards and broadest visions.
Table of contents
Introduction: principles and realities, Nitya Rao and Ines Smyth; Part One: Prestige and Profile: Keeping education on the international agenda: the Global Campaign for Education, Patrick Watt; Flying high: the Partnership on Sustainable Strategies for Girls' Education, Adaeze Igboemeka; Pressure from within: the Forum for African Women Educationalists, Penina Mlama; Part Two: Discourse and Practice: Emerging Partnerships in the Philippine EFA Process, Rene R.Raya and Raquel de Guzman Castillo; Complementary provision: State and Society in Bangladesh, Ahmadullah Mia; Partnerships from below: indigenous rights and girls' education in the Peruvian Amazon, Sheila Aikman; Part Three: Scaling Up and Sustainability: Innovation and mediation: the case of Egypt, Malak Zaalouk; Seeds of change: community alliances for girls' education, Lucy Lake and Angelina Mugwendere; Conclusion, Nitya Rao and Ines Smyth
Pages
170
ISBN
978-0-85598-513-4
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/115515
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https://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/partnerships-for-girls-education-115515
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