For our April grassroots conference call, we were joined by Hannah Frisch, Senior Policy and Parliamentary Officer (Education) at Results UK. Hannah provided valuable context to this month’s action of asking our MPs to pressure the UK Government to protect and reprioritise funding for global education.
With the impeding cuts to Overseas Development Assistance (ODA), funding for global education – particularly at a foundational level – is at risk, and it is vital that the Government is persuaded to give education the priority it deserves as a catalyst for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Hannah also discussed the recent policy report published for the Send My Friend To School Coalition’s ‘Invest In My Friends’ Education’ campaign.
Links shared on the call:
Send My Friend To School’s ‘Invest In My Friends’ Learning’ report on education mentioned by Hannah
Bond response to the Government’s Spring Statement on the phased reduction of the ODA budget
ONE figures on the human impact of the ODA cuts
Sunit’s article on what was needed from the N4G Summit
Global Compact for Nutrition Integration
Sahera’s blog post, ‘Understanding tuberculosis: the invisible threat
April action materials on education funding
FCDO development spending tracker
Link to poll on the best day to hold our monthly grassroots conference calls