Global Partnership for Education

Global Partnership for Education
Founded2002
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Key people
Julia Gillard, Alice Albright, Laura Frigenti
Websitewww.globalpartnership.org

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is a multi-stakeholder partnership that aims to strengthen global education.[1] Hosted by the World Bank,[2] GPE is the world's only partnership dedicated solely to funding education in developing countries.[3]

History

Launched in 2002, the Global Partnership for Education was originally known as Education for All – Fast Track Initiative. It was launched to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education by 2015. In 2013, Alice P. Albright joined as Chief Executive Officer and Julia Gillard, former Australian Prime Minister, was appointed Chair of GPE's Board.[4] In 2016, Rihanna became GPE's first Global Ambassador.[5] In 2021, ahead of the G7 Summit, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Union would pledge €700 million for the Global Partnership for Education.[6] In 2023, President Jakaya Kikwete was named the first African President of the GPE Board of Directors.[7] Since 2002, there are 77 million more children in school in GPE partner countries and US$5.3 billion in grants have been allocated since 2003, including US$2.4 billion to partner countries affected by fragility and conflict.[8]

Members

Partner countries include Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, FS Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Global Partnership for Education (GPE) | Devex". www.devex.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  2. ^ "The Global Partnership for Education and the World Bank Group: The Facts". World Bank. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  3. ^ "Global Partnership for Education | UNICEF Chad". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  4. ^ "Timeline". www.globalpartnership.org. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  5. ^ "About us". www.globalpartnership.org. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  6. ^ "Press corner". European Commission - European Commission. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  7. ^ Minja, Dativa (14 September 2023). "Kikwete first African GPE board chair". Daily News.
  8. ^ "Key results". www.globalpartnership.org. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  9. ^ "Partner countries | Global Partnership for Education". www.globalpartnership.org. Retrieved 2024-05-10.