Partnerships For Girls' Education - Couverture souple

Smyth, Ines; Rao, Nitya

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0855985135 ISBN 13 : 9780855985134

Editeur : Oxfam Professional, 2004

Synopsis

The idea of partnerships - involving multinational donors, governments, international non-government organisations, the private sector, civil society, and local communities - is increasingly current in debates about development. They are widely seen as the most effective way to achieve sustainable economic and social benefits for the poorest people. How does this vision translate into reality for education services? In particular, what types of partnership are most likely to increase opportunities for girls and women, millions of whom are excluded from education? Can innovative local initiatives be scaled up without losing the community involvement that made them so successful in the first place? By documenting and analysing the achievements and challenges of actual partnerships for girls' education, this book aims to suggest strategies for progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. An account of the formation and development of the Global Campaign for Education is followed by detailed case studies from Bangladesh, Egypt, the Philippines, Peru, and sub-Saharan Africa, illustrating a wide range of partnerships and raising crucial questions about power and control, scaling up, and sustainability. Nitya Rao and Ines Smyth reflect on these questions in an extended introduction to the book, and in the conclusion they summarise the lessons learned from the examples cited. By setting global, regional, national, and local case studies in an analytical framework, this book demonstrates the importance of ensuring that partnerships are not reduced to the lowest common denominator but aspire to the highest standards and broadest visions.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Ines Smyth is a Senior Gender Advicer for Oxfam GB. She is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Gender and Development network in the UK, and of AWID (the Association for Women's Rights in Development).

Her focus is on gender equality and women’s empowerment, within broader issues of resource rights, social equity and rural development. Her present research interests include gendered changes in land and agrarian relations, migration, livelihood, food security and well-being in a context of growth, equity issues in education policies and provisioning, gendered access and mobility, and social relations within people's movements.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxfam Professional
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0855985135
• ISBN 13: 9780855985134
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 180
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible