1GOAL have released a ten point action plan to deliver Education for All as a lasting legacy of the 2010 World Cup. The plan is part of a broader report on education and warns that failure by world leaders to deliver on their promise of education for every child could cost developing countries up to $70 billion per year in lost economic growth.
Report author and 1GOAL Policy Manager Lucia Fry said: “Politicians all over the world are talking about efficiencies and value for money, investing in education is the engine through which countries can be led out of poverty. “
The 1GOAL plan includes:
1) Rich countries to deliver $16 billion in aid to basic education, and target it towards Africa and conflict-affected states.
2) Rich countries to ensure that aid can be spent on educational essentials like teachers, books and pencils for example in parts of Mozambique teacher shortages mean class sizes are over 150.
3) Poor countries to make sure that school fees do not bar poor children from attendance. In Africa, the cost of sending children to school costs nearly 25% of a family’s income.
4) Ensuring students have access to school meals and uniforms. School feeding programmes have increased attendance dramatically in Burkina Faso and Bangladesh.