Phase 3 of MEC (2021-25) builds on MEC’s accomplishments, drawing on Phase 2 progress and learning to further advance the program goal.
The Myanmar Education Consortium (MEC) partners with selected ethnic and monastic education providers to strengthen their capacity to deliver and sustain good quality learning opportunities for hard-to-reach children in Myanmar. The Myanmar Education Consortium (MEC) was established in 2013 as a multi-donor program to support the provision of education services for marginalized, under-served child
ren, particularly focusing on children in ethnic states and regions. MEC’s Phase 1 (2013-17) focused on funding a number of local and international NGOs to extend service delivery, strengthen civil society organizations, and to promote collaboration, knowledge sharing, and civil society participation in policy reform. The Phase 2 (2017-21) strategy shifted MEC’s focus to strengthening the complementary education systems with an aim to support durable improvements in the quality of teaching and learning for children attending schools operated by complementary education systems, including ethnic and monastic education. Ethnic and monastic education systems are the most substantial non-government education providers in Myanmar, collectively providing education for a total of over 720,000 children predominantly from the poorest and most conflict-affected households and areas in Myanmar. We continue working with selected education providers to strengthen their capacity to deliver and sustain good quality learning opportunities for hard-to-reach children and promote gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) in education. The program applies an adaptive approach that recognizes the complex and fluctuating environment in which the program is being implemented. Currently in its third phase (2021-2025), MEC is supported by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
