countries. UNGEI partners mobilize resources for both targeted project interventions and country programmes as well as large scale systemic interventions designed to impact on the whole education system. UNGEI streamlines its efforts through the strategic use of existing mechanisms such as Poverty Reduction Strategies, sector-wide approaches and UN development assistance frameworks. In May 2010, UNGEI organised the E4 conference on 'Engendering Empowerment: Education and Equality', held in Dakar, Senegal, and attended by a broad range of actors from national governments, UN agencies, and civil society. The director is Nora Fyles. Members UNGEI members and partners are actively involved in the EFA Working Group coordinated by UNESCO, the EFA Fast Track Initiative led by the World Bank and the Acceleration Strategy for Girls' Education developed by UNICEF. Partners include: UN agencies such as the ILO, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, and the WFP the World Bank donor agencies such as the Danish International Development Agency, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, the UK's Department for International Development, and USAID NGOs The Commonwealth Secretariat See also CAMFED References External links International educational organizations UNICEF