Fast Track Initiative
| Founded | 2002 |
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| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
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Key people
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Julia Gillard, Alice Albright |
| Mission | To galvanize and coordinate a global effort to deliver a good quality education to all girls and boys, prioritizing the poorest and most vulnerable. |
| Website | www.globalpartnership.org |
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is an international organization focused on getting all children into school for a quality education in the world’s poorest countries. GPE works with donors, developing countries, international organizations, foundations, the private sector, teacher organizations, and civil society organizations.
Launched in 2002, the Global Partnership for Education was originally known as the Education for All – Fast Track Initiative. It was launched to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education by 2015.
GPE has grown from partnering with 7 developing countries in 2002 to 60 in 2015. It is the 4th largest donor to basic education in low and middle-income countries.
In 2013, Alice Albright joined as Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors consists of members from developing countries, donors, civil society organizations, private sector, foundations, and international organizations. Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia, became Chair of the Board in 2014.
GPE works with 60 developing countries to help them develop quality education sector plans, and support them with technical assistance and financial resources.
GPE’s areas of focus include: education in fragile and conflict-affected states, out-of-school children, girls’ education, increasing numeracy and literacy skills in primary school, and policies that support teachers.
The number of out-of-school children in GPE developing countries dropped from 58 million in 2002 to 41 million in 2012. Since 2003, the organization reports helping get over 22.5 million more children in school, 11.7 million of them girls.
There are 59 million children between the ages of 6 and 11 years are out of school. 250 million children are unable to read and write by the time they reach grade 4. In June 2014, the Global Partnership for Education hosted a fundraiser in Brussels where partners made financial and policy commitments to ensure boys and girls in the poorest countries have access to school and learning.
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