Class of
Indicators 2007 Indicator 3: Committing to the Fast-Track Initiative Measured by the ‘fair’ share that countries have contributed to the Education For All Fast Track Initiative (FTI) The Fast-Track Initiative encourages donors to provide improved financial support to developing countries that put forward solid plans for achieving universal primary education. The plans must include sound strategies for the education of girls in particular. FTI has been hailed as one of the few working systems that enable donors to coordinate their aid, making it more efficient and effective on the ground, in countries that have viable strategies to achieve the goal of education for all, but traditionally receive little attention from donors.
Grading: A: 18 to 20 marks B: 15 to 17 C: 10 to 14 D: 6 to 9 E: 3 to 5 F: 0 to 2
Country
This indicator measures donors’ commitment to live up to the FTI compact, and ensure that countries that have received the FTI stamp of approval receive funds to enable their plans to be realised. We have measured their performance in two ways: first, we have measured their bilateral commitments to the countries endorsed since 2002 against the total external financing requirement for those countries for the period. Secondly, we have compared their commitments to the Catalytic Fund for 2006 to the estimated Catalytic Fund needs for that year. In fairness to Australia and New Zealand, it should be pointed out that the southern Pacific countries that they do support are not among the 20 endorsed FTI countries. Table 3: Committing to the Fast-Track Initiative
Commitments As to FTI funds proportion for 2006 in of fair US$m share Points
Bilateral As proportion commitments to FTI of fair share of endorsed countries total bilateral 2003-2005 US$m aid required Points
Total
Grade
Ireland
5
1.1
10
32
2.7
10
20
A
Luxembourg
1
1.6
10
4
2.0
10
20
A
Netherlands
187
10.7
10
96
2.2
10
20
A
Norway
56
6.7
10
38
1.9
10
20
A
Sweden
13
1.3
10
49
2.0
10
20
A
United Kingdom
133
2.1
10
192
1.2
10
20
A
Canada
21
0.7
7
180
2.4
10
17
B
Belgium
1
0.1
1
27
1.0
10
12
C
Denmark
0
0.0
0
37
2.1
10
10
C
Finland
0
0.0
0
17
1.3
10
10
C
New Zealand
0
0.0
0
5
0.7
7
7
D
France
0
0.0
0
91
0.6
6
6
D
Spain
9
0.3
3
24
0.3
3
6
D
Japan
0
0.0
0
157
0.5
5
5
E
Germany
0
0.0
0
89
0.5
5
5
E
Portugal
0
0.0
0
6
0.5
5
5
E
Switzerland
0
0.0
0
7
0.3
3
3
E
United States
0
0.0
0
100
0.1
1
1
F
Italy
1
0.0
0
9
0.1
1
1
F
Austria
0
0.0
0
1
0.1
1
1
F
Greece
0
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
F
Australia
0
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
F
Sources: OECD DAC online database; FTI Status Report 2006; FTI Secretariat
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