Meetings of the Global Alliance for Literacy - documents

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General meeting, 10 September 2019

• UNESCO 2019 literacy cost analysis - technical note (English)
• Final report (English)

General meeting, 28 and 29 October 2020

Report (English, French)

Session 1: Global and national scenarios of the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on education and youth and adult literacy

• African Union Strategy for Literacy: H.E. Ms Sarah Anyang Agbor, Commissioner, Human Resources, Sciences and Technology, African Union
• Outcomes of the Global Education Meeting: Mr Kazuhiro Yoshida, co-Chair of the Education 2030-SDG4 Steering Committee, Japan
• Cost of achieving SDG Target 4.6 within the Covid-19 crisis context and beyond: Ms Rakhat Zholdoshalieva, Team Leader, UIL

Ministerial panel

• H.E. Ms Rangina Hamidi, Minister of Education, Afghanistan
• H.E. Mr Stanislas Ouaro, Minister of National Education, Literacy and Promotion of National Languages, Burkina Faso
• H.E. Ms Kandia Kamissoko Camara, Minister of National Education, Technical Study and Vocational Training, Côte d’Ivoire
• H.E. Ms Claudiana Ayo Cole, Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, The Gambia

Session 2: Forging partnerships for advancing youth and adult literacy in GAL countries beyond the Covid-19 crisis and towards SDGs

• UNESCO-led Global Education Coalition: Mr Hervé Huot-Marchand, Chief, Section of Youth, Literacy and Skills Development, UNESCO
• Partnerships for innovation and quality: Global Education Coalition

-  Microsoft: Ms Alexa Joyce, Future-Ready Skills Director

-  PIX: Mr Benjamin Marteau, Director

Session 3: GAL Strategic Goals: Review and future directions (1)

Policy and planning

• GAL Survey of Policies and Programmes: Mr Nicolas Jonas, Programme Specialist, UIL

Equity and inclusion

• Literacy issues of refugees, migrants and IDPs: Mr Matt Byrne, Senior Education Officer, Division of Resilience and Solutions, UNHCR
• Linkages between language, health and literacy: Mr Ian Cheffy, Senior Literacy and Education Consultant, SIL International

Data and monitoring

• RAMAA harmonized competency framework: Ms Madina Bolly, Senior Program Specialist, UIL

Country perspectives:

• Mr Cecep Suryana, Coordinator of Literacy Education, Directorate of Community Education and Special Education, Indonesia
• Mr Abba Haladu, Executive Secretary, National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC), Nigeria

Session 4: GAL Strategic Goals: Review and future directions (2)

Innovation

• Technologies for literacy: Ms Asha S. Kanwar, President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
• Integrating literacy and skills development: Ms Christine Hofmann, Team Lead on Skills for Social Inclusion, Skills and Employability Branch, International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Strengthening literacy through reading strategies and programmes: Mr Stephen Wyber, Manager, Policy and Advocacy, International Federation of Library Association (IFLA)
• Family learning and other alternative approaches to literacy: Ms Graciela Sbertoli, Secretary-General, European Basic Skills Network (EBSN)

Country perspectives:

• H.E. Mr Hervé Saintilus, Secretary of State for Literacy, Ministry of Education and Professional Training, Haiti
• Mr Ashour Ahmed Amry, Chairman, General Authority for Adult Education, Egypt