Wednesday,
11 June

Technical meeting, Day 1

08:30

• Opening Session
• Lighting of Lamps
• Welcome remarks: Dr. Penina Mlama, UNGEI GAC Co-chairand Executive Director, Camfed Tanzania
• Statement on behalf of children: Ms. Reshmi Chowdhary, Biratnagar Child Club
• Remarks by Ms. Frances Turner, UNICEF Deputy Regional Director for South Asia
• Girls Stars video screening: Anita, the Beekeeper
• Remarks by Mr. Tony Burton, Deputy Head of DFID
• Opening statement by Mr. Balananda Paudel, MOES Nepal
• Vote of thanks by Cheryl Gregory Faye, Head of UNGEI Secretriat

09:30 – 10:00, Coffee break

Security briefing for all participants
UNDSS

10:30

Keynote presentation based on the background paper, followed by panel of discussants and plenary discussion

Moderator: Ms. May Rihani, AED
Panelists:

• Ms. Urmila Sarkar, ILO
• Dr. Jyotsna Jha, Commonwealth Secretariat
• Dr. Benjalug Namfa, Director of Academic Development and Educational Standards, Thailand MoE

12:30 – 13:30, Lunch on site

13:30

Group work on key issues from the morning session and field trips (gender inequalities in teaching and learning processes and learning outcomes) to answer the following questions:

• What do we know about these issues? Where are the knowledge gaps?
• What are some good practices in these areas in the region? In other regions?
• How to address these gender inequalities more effectively?

15:00 – 15:30, Coffee break

15:30 – 17:30

Sharing of country experiences through interactive displays

18:30

Departure by bus for reception

19:00 – 20:30

Reception

Thursday,
12 June

Technical meeting, Day 2

08:30

Commemoration of World Day Against Child Labour theme: "Education – the right response to child labour"
Asia-Pacific UNGEI partners

09:00

Reporting from previous day’s group work
Facilitators

10:30 – 11:00, Coffee break

11:00

Partnerships for results in promoting gender equality in education – good practices at the country level and plenary discussion

Moderator: Ms Namtip Aksornkool, UNESCO
Panelists:

• Ms. Cheryl Gregory Faye, Head of Global Secretariat, UNGEI
• Dr. Vanchankan Nhim, Deputy Inspector General and Gender Focal Point, Ministry of Education, Cambodia
• Ms. Susan Wardak, Director, Teacher Education Department, Ministry of Education, Afghanistan
• Ms. Sheila Wamahiu, Chief of Education, UNICEF Uganda

12:30 – 13:30, Lunch on site

13:30

Strengthening UNGEI’s role at regional and country levels – how better to advocate for gender equality in education through partnerships in Asia-Pacific region:

• What is the added value of UNGEI regionally and in your country?
• Who are the partners in my country and what steps are needed to establish an effective partnership?
• How do we enable UNGEI partnerships in individual countries to play an effective role within the EFA framework?

15:00 – 15:30, Coffee break

15:30

Presentation of recommendations and consensus on way forward
Facilitators and Communiqué Committee

17:30

Closing session
Master of ceremonies:  Ms. Aya Aoki

• Ms. Abigail C. Lanceta,  SEAMEO
• Ms. Mercy Tembon, Sr. Education Specialist, World Bank
• Mr. Arjun  Bhandari, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Education and Sports, Government of Nepal
• Ms. Elizabeth Heen, UNGEI GAC Co-Chair and Sr. Education Advisor, Norad