People Power for Education

Abstract

The focus of this chapter is the role and impact of the Philippines’ civil society network of education reforms, also known as Education Network Philippines or ENet, in the field of education in the Philippines. E-Net was born out of the perceived lack of civil society participation in the first Philippine Education for All (EFA) decade (1990-2000). The network now counts 156 members, varying from individuals, INGOs, to academics and teachers’ unions, all united to ensure all Filipinos have access to multi-cultural, gender-fair, liberating, life-long education as a basic human right. They specifically aim at reforming the Philippines’ education system and developing alternative learning systems with a particular concern for marginalized, excluded and vulnerable sectors.