3. Education For All (EFA)
Is a global movement led
by UNESCO (United Nation Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization),
aiming to meet the learning needs of all
children, youth and adults by 2015.
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4. History
The Education for All movement is a global
commitment to provide quality basic education for
all children, youth and adults. The movement was
launched at the World Conference on Education
for All in 1990 by UNESCO, UNDP, UNICEF and the
World Bank. Participants endorsed an 'expanded
vision of learning' and pledged to universalize
primary education and massively reduce illiteracy
by the end of the decade.
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Education For all Goals
Six internationally agreed education
goals aim to meet the learning needs of
all children, youth and adults by 2015
8. Goal 1:
Expand early children care and education
The goal calls for better and more
possibilities to support young children,
and their families and communities, in
all the areas where the child is growing –
physically, emotionally, socially and
intellectually.
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9. Goal 2:
Provide free and compulsory primary education
for all
Primary schooling must be entirely free of
charge and be compulsory for every child. Some
groups of children need special attention, for
instance those who belong to minority groups
and those whose circumstances are particularly
difficult.
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10. Goal 3:
Promote learning, skills for young people and
adults
This goal places the emphasis on the learning
needs of young people and adults in the
context of lifelong learning. It calls for
equitable access to learning programs that are
appropriate, and mentions life skills
particularly. We should note too that EFA Goal
6 also refers to essential life skills as a
desirable outcome of quality basic education.
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11. Goal 4:
Increase adult literacy by 50 per cent
This goal calls for a certain level of
improvement in adult literacy by 2015 – it
says that it should be 50 per cent better than
it was in 2000. The needs of women should
receive particular attention. In addition, all
adults should have opportunities to go on
learning throughout their lives.
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12. Goal 5:
Achieve gender parity by 2005, gender equality
by 2015
This goal calls for an equal number of girls and
boys to be enrolled in primary and secondary
school by 2005 – this is what gender parity means
(even though not all girls and boys may be enrolled
at this stage). It further aims to achieve gender
equality in education by 2015. This is a more
ambitious goal, meaning that all girls and boys have
equal opportunity to enjoy basic education of high
quality, achieve at equal levels and enjoy equal
benefits from education.
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13. Goal 6:
Improve the quality of education
This goal calls for improvement in the quality of
education in all its aspects, aiming for a situation
where people can achieve excellence. Everyone
should be able to achieve learning outcomes that
are recognized and can be measured, particularly
with regard to literacy, numeracy and other skills
essential for life.
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