Canadian Launch of the EFA Global Monitoring Report
Reaching the Marginalized
On March 25, 2010, the Canadian Global Campaign for Education hosted the Canadian Launch of the 2010 EFA Global Monitoring Report in cooperation with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, CIDA and Aga Khan Foundation Canada.
The launch was an opportunity for civil society and government to come together to hear and discuss issues explored in the 2010 report Reaching the Marginalized.
Click on the hyperlinks below to view bios, presentations, photos and more!
Agenda
Master of Ceremonies: David A. Walden, Director-General of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO
Host: Khalil Shariff, CEO Aga Khan Foundation Canada
Statement from Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
Barbara MacDonald Moore, Co-Chair of CGCE and Director of International Programs at the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (Comment.pdf)
Kevin Watkins, Director Global Monitoring Report (Presentation.ppt)
Discussion Panel
Carol Bellamy, Chair, Education for All Fast Track Initiative
Nadine Grant, Director of Programs, Plan Canada
Marie-Josée Fortin, Director of International Programs, Association of Community Colleges of Canada
Andrew Parkin, Director General, Council of Ministers of Education of Canada
Leslie Tettey, Coordinator, Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition
Closing remarks by Lucia Fry, Global Campaign for Education
Kevin Watkins, Director GMR
Audio – coming soon!
Other resources:
CGCE’s Education for All Policy Brief
GMR’s Overview of Canadian Aid to Education 1999-2008
Also check out the related Opinion Pieces:
- “An issue where Canada needs to lead,” Rania Al Abdullah, Globe and Mail, March 24, 2010
- “Education is G8's chance to leave a lasting legacy”, Stephen Lewis and Kevin Watkins, Toronto Star, March 25, 2009
See more photos of this event on our Flickr page!