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.
