Education strategy 2010
1. Education: driver of development
1.1 Our common future
We believe development is not only morally right, it is in our shared interest. Furthermore, without education economies will not have the skill they need to innovate, grow and manage their environment. (Building our Common Future, DFID White Paper 2009) Figure 1, below, shows the three strands of or common future in our approach to [...]
1.2 Education and emerging global challenges
Despite remarkable progress over the last decade towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) their achievement is threatened by new global challenges: the global economic crisis the effects on climate change conflict and weak governance In an interdependent world, education is an essential tool in breaking the cycle of poverty across generations – as such it [...]
1.3 Education: investing in our common future
Education is both a right, and a route out of poverty – it is an investment in our common future. Education is a good investment: it improves health, reduces the spread of HIV/AIDS, has a positive impact on income and productivity – better educated girls have fewer, healthier children Education contributes to social stability – [...]
