EDUCATION FOR ALL

&
ALL FOR EDUCATION
The Third Dimension of Success

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DAKAR FRAMEWORK OF ACTION

World Education Forum met on 26-28

April 2000 at Dakar, Senegal. UNESCO,
UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and the WORLD
BANK brought together 1,500 participants
from 182 countries, as well as major
development agencies.

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It ended with the adoption of the DAKAR
Framework of Action, wherein ministers of
education
and
other
government
representatives, heads of United Nations
agencies, the donor community and
representatives of NGOs, indeed all
participants, committed themselves to
achieve the EFA goals and targets by the
year 2015.

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EFA NATIONAL GOALS AND TARGETS:
Expanding and improving comprehensive EARLY
CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION, especially for
the most vulnerable disadvantaged children;
Ensuring that by 2015 all children with special emphasis
on girls and children in difficult circumstances have
access to and complete FREE AND COMPULSORY
PRIMARY EDUCATION of good quality;

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Ensuring that the LEARNING NEEDS OF ALL
young people and adults are met through
equitable access to appropriate learning, life
skills and citizenship program;
Achieve a 50% IMPROVEMENT IN LEVELS OF
ADULT LITERACY BY 2015, especially for
women and equitable access to basic and
continuing education for all adults;

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ELIMINATING GENDER DISPARITIES in
primary and secondary education by 2005, and
achieving gender equality in education by 2015,
with a focus on ensuring girls full and equal
access to and achievement in basic education of
good quality; and
Improving all aspects of the QUALITY OF
EDUCATION and ensuring excellence of all so
that recognized and measurable learning
outcomes are achieved by all, especially in
literacy, numeracy and essential life skills

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National Plan
The Country Guidelines on the Preparation
of National EFA Plan of Action, which were
produced by UNESCO as a guide to
organize follow-up to Dakar, defines the
national EFA forum as a consultative and
coordination body that brings together
around one table the representatives of all
those with a vital stake in basic education.

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National Plan
These guidelines suggest that forum
includes key representatives from
relevant government ministries and
departments and from relevant parts
of
civil
society
i.e.
those
associations and social institutions
that organize citizens interests and
express their views.

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National definition
1951

One who can read a clear print in any language

1961
One who is able to read with understanding a

simple letter in any language

1972One who is able to read and write in some

language with understanding

1981One who can read newspaper and write a simple

letter

1998One who can read newspaper and write a simple

in any language

letter,

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National literacy level
Pakistan so far has achieved only 48.7%
literacy rate (EFA Global Monitoring
Report, 2006) that is lower in comparison
with the neighboring countries and
remarkably disappointing as compared to
other developed and developing countries.
Pakistan claims 54% national literacy rate.

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CRUCIAL PROBLEMS

General
Lack of political will and commitment to
education
Poor rural infrastructure
Daily house hold chores
Cultural and family constraints
Early marriages
Belief that education is not important
Poor health

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CRUCIAL PROBLEMS

Economic Factors

Poverty
Costly teaching material
Shortage of funds
Poor developing and recurrent budget

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CRUCIAL PROBLEMS
Education
Undue political interference
No immediate return of education
Lack of institutional support
Parents
Illiterate parents
Parents not prepared to send children to school
Parents do not allow girls to attend schools
Children have to help at home
Feelings that education does not pay enough
Restrictions on girl education

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MAJOR COMPONENTS OF EFA
Primary Education

5-10 year age

Adult Literacy

10-45 year age

Early Childhood Education 3-4 year age

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EFA PRIORITIES
SECTOR WISE PRIORITIES:
FIRST PRIORITY
SECOND PRIORITY
THIRD PRIORITY

Primary Education
Adult literacy
Early Childhood
Education

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AREA WISE PRIORITIES

FIRST PRIORITY

SECOND PRIORITY
THIRD PRIORITY
FOURTH PRIORITY
LAST PRIORITY

DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
POPULATION BOTH RURAL AND
URBAN
RURAL FEMALE
RURAL MALE
URBAN FEMALE
URBAN MALE

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AGE GROUP WISE PRIORITIES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
FIRST PRIORITY
SECOND PRIORITY
THIRD PRIORITY

5-7 YEARS AGE GROUP

8-9 YEARS AGE GROUP
10 +

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ADULT LITERACY
FIRST PRIORITY
SECOND PRIORITY
THIRD PRIORITY

10-14 YEARS
15-24 YEARS
25-44 YEARS

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EARLY CHILDHOOD

FIRST PRIORITY
SECOND PRIORITY

4 YEARS
3 YEARS

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GENDER WISE PRIORITIES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
FIRST PRIORITY
SECOND PRIORITY

FEMALE
MALE

59
59

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ADULT LITERACY

FIRST PRIORITY
SECOND PRIORITY
THIRD PRIORITY
FOURTH PRIORITY

FEMALE
FEMALE
MALE
M/F

10 14
15 24
15 24
25 44

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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

FIRST PRIORITY
SECOND PRIORITY

FEMALE
MALE

35
35

Reading Skill-(Level-1)

Reading Skill

Reading Skill

Reading Skill

Writing Skill(Level-1)

Numeric Skill (Level-1)

Numeric Skill (Level-1)

What we need ?

Literacy: who needs more?

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Literacy wanted

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Hands full of education

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Achievement Comparison

Overall Comparison of Learners Achievement (NCHD &PLD)

50.0
40.0
NCHD
PLD
Overall

30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
NCHD
PLD
Overall

Level-1
44.3
30.1
37.2

Level-2

Level-3

28.3
18.8
12.1
8.9
20.2
13.9
N C H D and P L D-Punjab

Overall
30.4
17.0
23.7

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ADULT LITERACY
?
What to do?
do?

What to do?

What to do?

What to do?

What to do?

What to

Where we stand?
Standing on a broken bridge?
Since the year 2000 we are:

making plans without implementation

half hearted and misdirected efforts
overlapped activities
inappropriate literacy material
not able to relate literacy with skills

Where we stand?
Standing on a broken bridge?

Or
Have raised the torch of literacy?

UNESCO provided stand to raise the torch

NCHD lit the flame
Provincial governments oiled the torch
NGOs raised the flame further
AND WE ALL HAVE TO MAKE
LITERACY A MOVEMENT

How to scale up the movement?

Effective strategies for mobilization
Linking literacy with skill learning
Involving volunteers & university students
AND

MEDIA

LETS
WORK TOGETHER
TO MAKE BRIDGES
BETWEEN
LITERATES & ILLITERATES

LETS
THINK
&
THINK TOGETHER

THANK YOU