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What We Believe The worlds future depends on universal access to quality education yet we fail to ensure this for all children worldwide Governments are responsible for providing quality free education for all children however in many developing countries this is not happening despite often meeting or exceeding recommended UNESCO benchmarks on budget allocation. After being inspired by local actors striving to change learning outcomes for underserved communities on a visit to Ghana in 2008 IDP Foundation has been committed to addressing the gap in quality education provision. As a funding partner and champion of the affordable nonstate education sector ANS we believe that lowfee private schools play a crucial role in complementing public education in low and lowermiddle income countries where access to quality education is a challenge. We call for the global recognition integration and support of this sector as part of an allhandsondeck approach to building resilience into national education systems.