2007 Research Roundtable:

Civil Society, Aid Effectiveness and Education
April 30, 2007

The CIDA-CGCE Global Action Week Research Roundtable on Civil Society, Aid Effectiveness and Education was held on April 30, 2007. Members of civil society and government representatives came together for a stimulating discussion on these topics.

Report

Download a report summarizing the roundtable.

Speakers

• Dr. Karen Mundy - Civil Society participation in the governance of new efforts to improve Basic Education: Lessons from Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, and Tanzania.
• Rakesh Rajani - Pretending to progress? Education reforms in Tanzania.
• Real Lavergne - Civil society and aid effectiveness: Update and conceptual framework.
• Brian Tomlinson - Civil society and the expansion of the aid effectiveness agenda

Additional Resources

• Mundy, K. and M. Haggerty. Education SWAps in Africa: Lessons for CSOs. Case-study prepared for CIDA and CCIC for the International Forum on Civil society and Aid Effectiveness: a Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue. Gatineau Quebec, Februrary 3-6, 2008. Available at: http://www.ccic.ca/e/docs/002_aid_02-2008_case_study_education_swap.pdf
• CIDEC Research Project.: Civil Society and the Governance of Basic Education. 2007.