These are County dialogue forums on education organized by Elimu Yetu Coalition in Collaboration with County Education Networks.
County Education Networks (CENs) are structures established by Elimu Yetu Coalition to track achievement and challenges in education sector at the grassroots and enable communities to engage in education processes at the county level.
Global Action for Education is an annual campaign organized by the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) in support of the human right to quality, inclusive, universal education.
This year, the theme for GAWE is More and Better Financing for Education.The campaign is aligned with the policy framing of the One Billion Voices for Education campaign and took place from 26th to 30th April 2021.
In Kenya, EYC coordinated other civil society organizations in developing a policy statement for the campaign as well as organizing for children forums and a Twitter chart.
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) brings together the global community every number of years to take stock of progress and raise vital funds for education. GPE helps lower-income countries accelerate change so that every girl and boy can get the quality education they need to unlock their full potential and contribute to building a better world.
The 2021 GPE summit was held on July 28 and 29, 2021 in London and, the Summit was co-hosted by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.
It brought together heads of State and ministers from donor and partner countries. Leaders from businesses and private foundations, representatives from international organizations, development banks, civil society organizations, teachers’ organizations and youth leaders also participated in London and virtually.
In addition to the $4 billion pledged from donors, 19 Heads of State and Government committed to spending at least 20 percent of national budgets on education, rallying behind a political declaration on education financing led by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. Over the next five years, the countries endorsing this statement are committing more than $196 billion in education financing.
Sub-national learning forums are organized learning platform that bring together civil society organizations working in education at sub national level and are tuned towards specific regional needs to enhance the level of success of proposed solutions to the identified needs of the people including marginalized groups. These forums are utilized to engage around education policies and programs and develop regional specific plans of actions.
This is an annual event that brings together EYC members and other stakeholders over a particular education theme and presents an opportunity for stakeholders to share experiences and evidence, discuss challenges and develop policy recommendations for engagement with the government.
The conference targets Civil Society Organizations, professional groups, Education Institutions, Teacher Unions, student representatives and government representatives.
The 2021 conference was themed; ‘Promoting Quality, Equity and Inclusion in the provision of Basic Education in Kenya’. The conference provided a platform for education stakeholders to share evidence, discuss opportunities and develop policy recommendations for action.