Acknowledgements
This policy framework is informed primarily by the experience
and knowledge of many people in the countries with which DFID works. It draws
too on DFID research into education and development and on reports and papers
published by the World Bank, UNICEF, UNDP and other UN agencies. The campaigning
and research work of UK based international NGOs including OXFAM and ActionAid
has contributed to the formulation of the framework. A one day forum of UK NGOs
provided helpful insights. In the early stages of drafting, several small UK
advisory groups drew on their considerable experience and assisted DFID in
thinking through some of the central ideas and themes. The work of all of these
contributors is acknowledged with
gratitude.