The Road to the SDGs

PURPOSE X In 2019, IsDB and the GPE, the largest entity in education financing, launched an alliance to address the global education crisis. X The GPE is a US$ 2.8 billion global fund, bringing key stakeholders together to improve education in 68 of the world’s poorest countries, of which 35 are IsDB MCs. A major focus of the partnership is addressing the high number of out- of-school children and the poor levels of learning achievement. X The main objective of this partnership is to provide access to education for out- of- school children, with the slogan ‘Leaving no child out of school in IsDB MCs by 2030’. X Partnerships allow IsDB to actively participate in the global aid architecture discourse while leveraging resources for its MCs. X IsDB and participating development partners will work together to leverage resources, with the aim of returning 28 million children to school. METHOD X The initiatives aim to bring about a paradigm shift from schooling to learning, whereby education systems can be reformed structurally and operationally to facilitate a holistic and conducive environment for teaching and learning. X By collaborating with partners, education investments are optimised for greater efficiency and impact. For instance, UNICEF is providing technical assistance to the project, while IsDB’s engagement with the GPE provides direct grant resources through the Education Sector Programme Implementation Grant or the Multiplier, which allows for leveraging of resources to crowd- in new and additional external financing. X In order to access GPE financing, countries must allocate 20% of the national recurrent budget to education. This domestic resource requirement boosts the capacity of executing agencies or ministries of education to meet counterpart funding requirements, which are an important aspect of IsDB-funded sector projects. X The new framework currently being piloted in Tajikistan engaged the Local Education Group (comprised of all donors, NGOs, civil society, and teachers’ SDGs Global Partnership for Education Alliance: enabling more and better financing I sDB is supporting universal basic education through partnership with the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) IsDB is partnering with the GPE to support the implementation of the National Education Development Strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan [ 52 ]