Education Financing in West & Central Africa in focus during the GPE Financing Conference

educationfinancingwca.jpg © UNESCO As part of the Partnership Day of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Financing Conference (Dakar, 1-2 February 2018), the Education Systems’ Strengthening Task Team of the Regional Coordination Group on SDG4-ED2030 (RCG4) organized a panel on “Financing Education in West and Central Africa”. The Directors of the Education Commission and Education Cannot Wait, together with the Head of UNESCO’s IIEP-Pole de Dakar and the UNICEF Regional Education Adviser, shared insights on education financing in the region within development and humanitarian contexts,…

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