Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children: Africa Regional Reports

These studies aim to shed some light on the scale and mechanisms of exclusion in the region, and to bring to
the fore a number of tools and resources that are available to promote the educational inclusion of all children.
To enable all children, even the most marginalized, to have access to basic quality education, we need to
think creatively and make use of all the resources at our disposal. It is imperative that the fight against all
forms of exclusion is coordinated and concerted. Indeed, without mass mobilization of all stakeholders and a
comprehensive strategy, it will not be possible to effectively address all forms of school exclusion. However,
only a truly inclusive education system has the capacity to build a knowledge-based society, which the region
urgently needs for its future. The international community has a decisive role to play in supporting the efforts
of these countries to develop an inclusive education system.