Policy paper

Global Partnership for Education

Updated 7 August 2018

Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018

Your organisation:

Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisation

Name of organisation: Global Partnership for Education

Charter for Change

Please read the attached Summit Charter for Change: the principal legacy of the Summit. If your organisation is happy to sign up to the Charter, please confirm by putting a cross in the box below.

My organisation signs up to the Summit Charter for Change ☒

Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries:

Commitments for Inclusive Education

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Inclusive education sector plans (governments only)

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

• GPE is committed to ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all children, including boys and girls with disabilities, we will:
• Continue to provide results based financing to partner countries for the development of inclusive planning processes and implementation of inclusive education sector plans.
• Work with our partners to strengthen inclusive education sector policy dialogue through GPE advocacy and social accountability grants.
• Support improvements in education data on disability at country and global level, in partnership with UNESCO-UIS.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

• In line with our strategic plan, GPE 2020, this is an ongoing commitment. - Advocacy and social accountability grants will launch in 2019

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Additional resources and implementation

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

GPE’s new funding mechanism, Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) will support knowledge exchange, evidence mobilization, innovations, and cross-sectoral approaches for inclusive education. This will help developing countries solve inclusive education challenges through improved national education sector policy, planning and programming that deliver results for all children, including through cross sectoral approaches.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

• A call for proposals for KIX funding is due to be announced by the end of 2018

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Endorse and support the Partnership for Inclusive Education (donors only)

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

GPE commits to collaborating with the Partnership for Inclusive Education to build capacity for inclusive education. Through our Knowledge and Innovation Exchange we will support development of analysis, tools and guidelines that inform more inclusive education policy and planning. We welcome the potential of PIE alignment with GPE partner countries’ education sector plans.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

This commitment is fully aligned with our strategic plan, GPE 2020, and represents an ongoing commitment to our shared vision to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4, to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.