Focuses on developing partnerships between Ministers of Education and funding agencies in order to promote effective education policies based on African leadership and ownership.
Until 1995 known as Donors to African Education. Established by Workd Bank, secretariat based at the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), UNESCO
Maintains the Program and Project Information System on Education (PRISME) database on education projects in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa, based on data from 27 external aid organisations. Available on WWW site
WWW site also includes education statistics (the Statistical Profile of Education in sub-Saharan Africa (SPESSA) database), details of working groups (including one on female participation in education) and full text of quarterly newsletter (see separate entry)