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Partnership and Financing: Innovative Investment Models for SDG4.1 and OOSC

Calendar icon 24 September 2021 15:00 - 16:30
Education Above All, The Asian Development Bank and the Qatar Fund for Development will host this UNGA side session to highlight and focus on the range of approaches that EAA/EAC and its partners have employed to promote financing partnerships that support the achievement of SDG 4.1 and OOSC.

Friday, 24 September 2021
8:00 – 9:30 am EDT | 15:00-16:30pm (GMT+3)

Education Above All,  The Asian Development Bank and the Qatar Fund for Development will host this UNGA side session to highlight and focus on the range of approaches that EAA/EAC and its partners have employed to promote financing partnerships that support the achievement of SDG 4.1 and OOSC. EAC partners, drawn from the multilateral development banks, foundations and private enterprises will engage in conversation regarding their experiences in developing and utilizing innovative partnership financing models that promote aligned, harmonised and results-oriented education investments. The session will also see EAA/EAC and its partners discuss further opportunities of moving forward towards achieving SDG 4.1 by 2030 and key strategies that should be employed.

Programme

Moderator

  • Dr Linda Yueh, Fellow in Economics at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University and Adjunct Professor of Economics at London Business School

Opening Remarks

  • HE Sheikha Alya Bint Ahmed Al Thani, Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations, UN

Keynote Address

  • Ms Kelly T. Clements, Deputy High Commissioner, UNHCR
  • Dr Bambang Susantono, Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  • Mr Ali Abdulla Al Dabbagh, Deputy Director General for Planning, Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD)

Panel Discussion

  • Mr Kevin Murphy, President, ExxonMobil Foundation
  • Mr Jaime Saavedra, Global Director, Education, The World Bank
  • Mr Rakesh Bharti Mittal, co-chair of Bharti Foundation Board
  • Ms Mercedes Mateo-Diaz, Chief of Education, Inter-American Development Bank
  • Ms Yasmine Sherif, Director, Education Cannot Wait

Closing Remarks

  • Mr Hassan Al Mulla, Chief Executive Officer, Silatech

Call to Action

  • Dr Mary Joy Pigozzi, Executive Director, Educate A Child, Education Above All Foundation

Impact

"Humanity will not overcome the immense challenges we face unless we ensure that children get the quality education that equips them to play their part in the modern world." -- HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser

Surpassing

19 million

beneficiaries across all programmes of Education Above All Foundation

10,687

Scholarships

90%

retention rate

2.6 million+

Skills training provided to teachers, school staff, and community members

1 million+

Youth Empowered