A GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION LEVELS OF THE EDUCATION FOR ALL (EFA) INITIATIVE AND THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGs) ON EDUCATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: A FOCUS ON NIGERIA

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
C. N. Musa ◽  
Jennifer J. Agbaire
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Education For All ◽  
Disadvantaged Children ◽  
Early Childhood Care ◽  
Childhood Care ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Made In

This paper presents an analytical appraisal of the varying levels to which the Education for All (EFA) project linked with two of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has been implemented in sub-Saharan Africa with particular focus on Nigeria. It draws attention to the inequities among countries of the region while generally assessing Nigeria’s prospects in the achievement o f the EFA goals. The paper begins by highlighting the goals of the EFA project which include expanding and improving comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children and the educational MDGs by 2015 and the MDGs while aligning them with Nigeria’s policies on education. It then proceeds to examine advances made in implementing EFA goals such as the expansion of Early Childhood Care and Education and challenges in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. Finally, practical strategies, geared at improving the achievement potential of the region in general and the country, in particular, are recommended. To this end, making practical plans to fund and manage all levels of education so that they can be accessible to all children regardless of socio-economic background and location was strongly advocated.

Managing Director's Statement to the Development Committee

Policy Papers ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 (72) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
African Union ◽  
World Summit ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Development Committee ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Made In

Our meeting takes place at an important juncture in the international community’s efforts towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is now five years since we took up this enormous challenge, and there is a sense of renewed urgency. The recent UN World Summit on Implementing the Millennium Declaration reaffirmed the commitments made in Monterrey, but stressed the need for more progress, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, at the African Union and G-8 Summits, African leaders and their counterparts in the G-8 committed themselves to intensify their efforts.

Much Ado About Nothing? Exploring Effects of the Millennium Development Goals on the Welfare of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Lombe ◽  
Najwa S. Safadi ◽  
Scune Carrington ◽  
Harriet Mabikke ◽  
Yande Lombe
Keyword(s):  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Much Ado About Nothing ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Macroeconomic Monitoring Framework

World Economy ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 1519-1547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-Richard Agénor ◽  
Nihal Bayraktar ◽  
Emmanuel Pinto Moreira ◽  
Karim El Aynaoui
Keyword(s):  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Monitoring Framework ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan

‘The Greatest of Equalisers’: A Critical Review of International Organisations’ Views on Early Childhood Care and Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 451-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTIAN MORABITO ◽  
MICHEL VANDENBROECK ◽  
RUDI ROOSE
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
Political Dissent ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Disadvantaged Children ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Early Childhood Care ◽  
Childhood Care ◽  
Common Opinion

AbstractThere is a large consensus among international organisations (e.g., United Nations and the World Bank) in considering Early Childhood Care and Education a prominent policy to equalise opportunities. Moreover, it is common opinion that interventions in early childhood aiming at equalising ‘opportunities’ rather than ‘outcomes’ will overcome political dissent. These two claims draw upon a particular interpretation of the work of contemporary egalitarian philosophers, as well as a number of studies in both developed and developing countries, finding higher benefits for disadvantaged children. Despite the tradition of analysing welfare provision from an equality perspective, the shift towards early childhood education as an equality policy has not yet fully been analysed. We critically examine the consensus advocated by international organisations regarding Early Childhood Care and Education as key to ‘levelling the playing field’ and suggest that the first claim (early childhood as greatest equaliser) should be considered with caution. We also argue that the alleged consensus on this claim may lead to a depoliticisation of social policy.

scholarly journals The effectiveness of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) as global paradigm shift for poverty eradication in sub-Saharan Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Herman Van der Elst
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
Poverty Relief ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan

Despite isolated progress there seems to be no clear-cut guideline or solution to the collective eradication of extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. In an attempt to overcome the above reality, the objective of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is short term poverty relief to the poorest of the poor by 2015. This is to be achieved through the realisation of eight pro-poor objectives. Since 2000 there has been notable progress. Developmental organisations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Freedom House Index project that global poverty will have been reduced to below fifteen per cent by 2015. The MDGs can, however, currently only be perceived as partially effective because poverty relief remains restricted to mainly Latin America and South and South East Asia. This partial success is substantiated by the reality that the majority of states in sub-Saharan Africa remains subjected to a cycle of extreme poverty, which seems impossible to overcome. There is consensus amongst many researchers that none of the MDGs will be achieved in this region by 2015.This article aims to critically analyse the nature, objectives and progress of the MDGs as a global developmental paradigm shift. In order to explore future trends and identify potential solutions, an emphasis is, however, placed on the possible reasons for the slow progress of the MDGs, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa.Keywords: Global paradigm shift, new conditionality, extreme poverty, poverty eradication, sub-Saharan Africa, foreign aid, deprivation hypothesis, weak governance, free-market approach and the poverty trapDisciplines: International relations, law, political economy, politics, environmental studies, water studies, communication studies, public management and governance, education, sociology, anthropology and history. 

scholarly journals Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Macroeconomic Monitoring Framework

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-Richard Agenor ◽  
Nihal Bayraktar ◽  
Emmanuel Pinto Pinto Moreira ◽  
Karim El Aynaoui
Keyword(s):  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Monitoring Framework ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan
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