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1 The International Commission On Financing Global Education Opportunity!! Live Webinar 21 April 2016

2 Today s Moderators: Commission Project Team Directors Liesbet Steer, Ph.D. Justin van Fleet, Ph.D.

3 Track our Progress

4 Since our last global webinar March March 8: Mobile Learning Week (Paris) March 15: Global Consultation & Youth Video Competition Open March 16: Commission on the Status of Women (NY) March: Maintaining ongoing research partnerships April April 13: Commission Meeting & Financing Panel Meeting April 14: Technology Panel Consultation April 15: Donor Roundtable with Ministers of Finance and Development, Heads of Regional Development Banks April: Maintaining ongoing research partnerships April 21: Global Webinar #3

5 Upcoming Key Dates MAY : Youth panel convenes with Commission Research Team (virtual) 16-19: Health panel convenes at Women Deliver Conference (Copenhagen) 23-24: World Humanitarian Summit (Istanbul) 31: Global Youth Video Competition Closes Consultation inputs reviewed for presentation to the Commissioners. JUNE 2016 June 2: Global Outreach Webinar June 14: Korean Research Conference (KDI) Innovation in the Financing and Delivery of Global Education (Seoul) SUMMER 2016 July 4: Final Commission Meeting (Oslo) September: Commission presents its report and agenda for action to the Co- Conveners and UN Secretary-General at the UN General Assembly (NYC)

6 Research Partner Update

7 Research Partner Update The Commission is also working with a number of additional experts and consultants.

8 Ongoing Research Activities The research team has been receiving and reviewing draft background papers from our research partners. Final background papers will be submitted around the end of April. These will be drawn on to inform the Commission s report. The team is consulting a range of external experts, and Commission members to receive feedback on the report narrative and key messages.

9 Please share your expertise with us We are still seeking additional inputs on several topics and hope you will send us any of the most recent reports or evidence you think would be useful on the following topics: Education and Inclusion, particularly for children with disabilities Efficiency of Spending in Education Links between Education and Security Education's and brain development (neuroscience perspective)

10 Global Consultation Inputs Make YOUR voice heard and host a consultation.

11 How to Host a Consultation 1. Download a consultation kit, available on our website in multiple languages ( 2. Set up a meeting with education stakeholders in the community. Civil society organizations, NGOs, teachers, young people and individuals may all participate. Can be done during a staff meeting, workshop, or focus group. 3. Discuss the key questions found in the consultation kit. Please feel free to add your own as they relate to your context! 4. Submit a summary note through our website detailing the key findings from the discussion. Summary notes can be submitted in any language, and will be shared with our research team and Commissioners

12 Meet our Youth Panelists Kennedy Odede (Kenya), Co-founder and CEO of Shining Hope for Communities Rosemarie Ramitt (Guyana), visually impaired Leonard Cheshire Disability Young Voices member Sanaya Bharucha (India), Manager, Student Leadership, Teach For India Dr. Naglaa Fathy (Egypt), General practitioner doctor; A World At School Global Youth Ambassador focused on education development in slum areas and women s issues Hellen Griberg (Zambia and Norway), Theirworld Project Assistant; A World At School Global Youth Ambassador Giorgio Jackson (Chile), National Deputy elected in Santiago District; former leader of Chile s student movement

13 Meet our Youth Panelists Benedict Joson (Philippines), Huffington Post education blogger Mohamed Khalil Liouane (Tunisia), Student activist; coordinator of the world s largest BIL conference Ramon Montano (USA), Co-founder of Thinking Indigenous Francine Muyumba (Democratic Republic of Congo), President of the Pan African Youth Union Shizuka Nishimura (Japan), Former Project Coordinator at Children Without Borders in Bangladesh Salyne El Samarany (Lebanon), CEO Teach For Lebanon

14 Meet our Youth Panelists Menghan Shen (China), Assistant Professor at Waseda University; founder of PEER, a service education NGO Mohamed Sidibay (Sierra Leone), Former child soldier; World Teach and Colombia Ministry of Education Fellow Carlos Adolfo Gonzalez Sierra (Dominican Republic), Gates Scholar at Cambridge University Martine Kessy Ekomo-Soignet (Central African Republic), Founder of URU, a youth-led peace-building and development organization Iman Usman (Indonesia), Co-founder/CEO of Ruangguru.com, Indonesia's largest online marketplace for tutoring & educational content Malala Yousafzai (Pakistan), Co-founder of the Malala Fund and youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

15 Global Youth Engagement & Video Competition We invite young people (ages 13 to 30) to submit 30-second videos that address one or both of the questions: How can education best prepare you for the future? and What would your ideal school of the future look like? Videos can be simple and filmed on phones Information about rules and prizes is on our website or Facebook Deadline is May 31

16 Join us on social media Check out our new website: Social Media Channels Facebook The Education Commission YouTube The Education Commission

17 How you can get involved 1. Share your expertise Submit evidence and research. Host a Consultation. Sign up here to receive a kit. Encourage young people to participate in the Commission video contest. 2. Bring your organization s voice to the debate. Write a 500 word op-ed or blog post for us to post on our website. info@educationcommission.org with the subject line Your Name - Blog Post. 3. Spread the word to your networks and supporters Disseminate updates on your website or through your organization s mailing list. Blog about the Commission s work. Present at conferences and meetings. 4. Participate in our Global Outreach Webinar Series

18 QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

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