Meetings and Outcomes

Moderator: Mr Nicolas Jonas, Team Leader, Inclusive Learning, a.i., UIL  

• Mr Borhene Chakroun, Director of the Division for Policies and Lifelong Systems, Education Sector, UNESCO HQ, and Director a.i., UIL 

Moderator: Ms Rakhat Zholdoshalieva, Team Leader, Quality Learning Ecosystems, UIL  

Digital competencies of educators 

Sharing experiences and plans (by language): Break-out group discussions  

• Côte d'Ivoire (FR) 

  • Presenter: Ms Assiata Cissé, Director of Literacy for adults, youth and children, Ministry of National Education and Literacy, Côte d’Ivoire 

  • Facilitator/Rapporteur: Mr Yves Sagou, Project Coordinator Literacy, UNESCO Office Abidjan 

•  Egypt (AR) 

  • Presenter: Mr Mohamed Yehia Nassef, President, Adult Education Authority, Egypt 

  • Facilitator/Rapporteur: Ms Amaal Mohammed, National Education Officer, UNESCO Office Cairo 

•  Bangladesh and Nigeria (EN) 

  • Presenter 1: Mr Md. Rahamat Ullah, Executive Director of Civic Foundation, Bangladesh 

  • Presenter 2: Mr Simon Ibor Akpama, Executive Secretary, National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, Nigeria 

  • Facilitator/Rapporteur: Mr Shahidul Islam, Project Officer Education, UNESCO Office Dhaka 

Group report  

Global Education Coalition (GEC) partner contribution: Ms Lauren Goodman, Learning Designer, Moodle HQ

Current activities and initiatives for 2024 

Moderator: Mr Hervé Huot-Marchand, Chief, Section of Youth, Literacy and Skills Development, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, UNESCO 

• Improving literacy policy, programmes, and quality: Mr Lazare Golo, Director of Literacy and Promotion of National Languages, Ministry of National Education and Civic Promotion, Chad 

• Revitalizing literacy in post-conflict Iraq: Mr Ammar Rafi Salman, Deputy Director-General, Technical Affairs, Ministry of Education, Iraq  

• Meeting learning needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Crisis-Affected Northeast Nigeria: Mr Abubakar Bappari, Director, Adult and Non-formal Education Agency (ANFEA), Gombe State, Nigeria  

Discussion

Moderator: Ms Katarina Popovic, Secretary General, International Council for Adult Education (ICAE)  

• DVV International’s contribution to literacy in conflict affected countries: Ms Maja Avramovska, Senior Desk Officer East Africa, Senior Manager Monitoring and Evaluation, Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association (DVV) 

• Implementing Basic General Literacy Programme in Afghanistan: Mr Antony Tam, Head of Education Unit, UNESCO Office Kabul, Afghanistan  

• FAWE’s contribution to literacy for Women and Girls in Africa:  Ms Catherine Asego, Senior Advocacy Officer, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) 

Discussion 

• Mr Arnauld Gbaguidi, Technical Advisor in Literacy, on behalf of H.E. Mr Kouaro Yves Chabi, co-chair of GAL Steering Group and Minister of Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education, Benin 

   

• Mr Borhene Chakroun, Director of the Division for Policies and Lifelong Systems, Education Sector, UNESCO HQ, and Director a.i., UIL 

Moderator: Mr David Atchoarena, Director, UIL 

Chair: H.E. Mr Kouaro Yves Chabi, co-chair, Minister of Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education, the Republic of Benin  

Welcome remarks: H.E. Ms Mariatou Koné, Minister of National Education and Literacy, the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire  

GAL and the Marrakech Framework for Action 

• Ms Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education  
• H.E. Mr Chakib Benmoussa, Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Kingdom of Morocco   
• H.E. Mr Wendkouni Joël Lionel Bilgo, Minister of National Education, Literacy and Promotion of National Languages, Burkina Faso 
• H.E. Ms Awut Deng Acuil, Minister of General Education and Instruction, South Sudan  
• H.E. Mr Hawing Guillaume, Minister for Pre-University Education and Literacy, Guinea 

Moderator: Ms Rakhat Zholdoshalieva, Team Leader, UIL 

Speakers

• Mr Mohamed Yehia Nasef, President of Adult Education Authority, Arab Republic of Egypt 
• Mr John Edeh, Director for Literacy and Development, National Commission for Mass Literacy Adult and Non-Formal Education, Federal Republic of Nigeria 
• Mr Atif Quddus, Project Manager, ALP-PIU (Alternate Learning Pathways), Elementary and Secondary Education Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamic Republic of Pakistan  
• Mr Sea Souhan Yves, Director for Coordination and Monitoring of Literacy Programmes, Ministry of National Education and Literacy, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire  

GEC partner contribution 

• Ms Michelle Moore, Head of Customer Success and Ms Lauren Goodman, Learning Designer, Moodle HQ 

Moderator: Mr Hervé Huot-Marchand, Chief, Section of Youth, Literacy and Skills Development, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, UNESCO 

Speakers

• Ms Helena Reutersward, Senior Policy Specialist for Education, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) 
• Mr Jian Xi Teng, Programme Specialist, UIL  
• Mr Francis Randle, Connected Higher Education Specialist, UNHCR

Speakers

• H.E. Mr Alpha Tejan Wurie, Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Republic of Sierra Leone 
• Mr Arnauld Gbaguidi, Technical Advisor in Literacy, Ministry of Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education, Benin 

Special intervention: Regional perspective  

• H.E. Ms Sarah Anyang Agbor, Commissioner, Human Resources, Sciences and Technology, African Union

Speakers

• Ms Ndeye Name Diouf, Director of Literacy and National Languages, Ministry of National Education, Senegal  

Speakers

• Mr Abdessamih Mahmoud, Director, National Agency for the Fight Against Illiteracy (ANLCA), Morocco (French) 
• Mr Dy Samsideth, Deputy Director General for Education, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Cambodia 

• GEC-GAL initiative on literacy educators’ digital competencies: Mr Jian Xi Teng, Programme Specialist, UIL 

• GEC partners: Moodle, PIX, ProFuturo 
• GAL associate members: Commonwealth of Learning, ASPBAE, ICAE

Speakers

• 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

• 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

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

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

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