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For Civil Society: Partnerships for Education

Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Education (MSPEs) bring together civil society, governments, the private sector and other organisations to pool and manage resources and competencies that contribute to the expansion and enhanced quality of education. They differ from PPPs (Public-Private Partnerships) in their involvement of civil society and their explicit focus on a broader coalition of partners and stakeholders than merely the public (governments) and the private (companies) sectors.

Civil Society has a key part to play in delivering effective MSPEs, through its role in:

• Engaging local communities in delivering appropriate and sustainable educational solutions
• Garnering public support for delivering enhanced quality and quantity of education
• Working closely with learners at a range of levels to help ensure that their needs are effectively delivered
• Monitoring and evaluation of educational initiatives so that lessons are learned about their optimal delivery
• Active engagement in policy formulation with international agencies

Partnerships for Education is committed to making appropriate resources available to assist civil society in its implementation of effective and sustainable MSPEs in support of the Education for All goals. The following documents are currently available:

• The case for Multistakeholder Partnerships for Education – an overview of the reasons for the creation of MSPEs, and core principles that should be adopted in their implementation
• New Partnerships for Education: Building on Experience – a comprehensive review of existing understandings of MSPEs commissioned by Partnerships for Education and published for UNESCO and the World Economic Forum by IIEP in 2008
• The GEI Model of Effective Partnerships for Education – A model of effective MSPE delivery based on the three World Economic Forum Global Education Initiatives delivered in Jordan, Egypt and Rajasthan, published in 2007

Links of particular value include

• The Education for All Goals – The EFA Goals agreed at the World Education Forum meeting in Dakar in 2000
• The EFA Global Monitoring Reports – UNESCO’s annual assessments of where the world stands on its commitment to provide a basic education to all children, youth and adults by 2015

During 2008, Partnerships for Education will be working with its Technical Advisory Groups to develop a series of additional documents, guidance notes and toolkits to support governments in the effective delivery of MSPEs. For further information about our work, please contact us.