Partnerships
Fast-Track Initiative
The Fast-Track Initiative was launched in 2002 by 22 bilateral and multilateral donors to support education in low income countries. The secretariat for the initiative is managed by the World Bank with a rotating co-chair made up of a G8 member and a non-G8 member donor. The Fast-Track Initiative aims to accelerate the achievement of Universal Primary Education in which AFD participates. This partnership both encourages donors to increase their aid and developing countries to build a coherent sector policy.
AGEPA (improving education management in African countries)
This partnership was launched in 2003 and includes 5 African countries: Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger and four technical and financial partners: the World Bank and French, Irish and Norwegian cooperation. It aims to improve the management of education systems in African countries by participant experience sharing. The approach specifically focuses on the issue of teacher deployment and how to transform resources into educational performance in class.
GEFOP (Group of experts in vocational training)
“GEFOP is a group of experts in vocational training from European, African and Asian countries as well as major international institutions. Its primary objective is to be a forum for exchanges, debate and reflection on the role of vocational training in development policies.”
ADEA (Association for the Development of Education in Africa)
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) was set up in 1988 on the initiative of the World Bank under the name “Donors to African Education” (DAE) in order to strengthen collaboration and coordination between development agencies.
“Today ADEA is devoted to developing partnerships between ministries of education and funding agencies in order to promote effective education policies based on African leadership and ownership.”