ASPBAE - Contribution to Asia South Pacific association for Basic and Adult Education

The 158 member organizations of ASPBAE’s network – all from the civil society – are the direct beneficiaries.

The indirect beneficiaries are on one hand the children and youth of marginalized social groups who will gain better access to quality education and, on the other hand, national and regional education constituencies that will benefit from increased accountability and means for inclusive, equitable and performing education systems.

Outcome 1: Policy advocacy work from ASPBAE member organizations is strengthened at national and regional as well as at global levels to advance the right to quality education.

Outcome 2: ASPBAE member organizations have solid capacities for both advocating for and providing inclusive and equitable quality education.

Outcome 3: ASPBAE has set strategic linkages in the region between stakeholders promoting SDG 4 and the transformative role of education for the other SDGs.

Outcome 4: ASPBAE’s network provides its members with a strengthened platform and instruments for learning, building capacities and for advocating at regional and global levels.

Risultati principali attesi:  

1.    ASPBAE organizes and participates at conferences and processes on SDG4 within education policies national, regional and global fora for enhanced awareness and accountability for inclusive quality basic education particularly for the marginalized and vulnerable.

2.    Latest SDG4 information and the impacts of the pandemic to education in the Asia Pacific region are disseminated to at least 19 national education coalitions to support their advocacy.

3.    Expanded membership and engagement of Asian national education campaign coalitions for advancing SDG 4 are facilitated.

4.    Increased regional and national policy dialogue on education finance that pays greater attention to inclusion and effective regulatory and accountability mechanisms. 

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

-    Synergies between Asian Civil Society Organisations reinforced (e.g.  production of the Asia Pacific Spotlight Report on SDG4 – significant to the review of SDG4 in Asia Pacific in 2019)

-    Capacity building on the right to education, lifelong learning and the wider SDG4 (organisation of 37 regionals events, trainings, publications such as the “Spotlight Reports”).

-    Representation of civil society in the regional and global follow-up processes of SDG4-Education 2030 (e.g. participation in the 2020 High Level Political Forum, SDG4 Steering Committee)

-    Strong contribution in Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Board meetings and lead-up processes with Civil Society Organisations.