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EFA Goal Three: Promoting Life Skills and Lifelong Learning 43NGOs can also help in information collection and data gathering. Plannersrecommended that NGOs can focus on areas where the government is less effective,e.g. in remote areas. Locally-based NGOs can play an important role in theassessment process since some of these NGOs already run non-formal educationprogrammes at the grassroots level. These NGOs can thus provide informationrelevant to the assessment process and the strengthening of life skills programmes.They can even spearhead community-based assessments and collect local andhousehold data. But education planners also noted that in implementing theirprogrammes, NGOs should take into consideration the local culture.Other recommendations on how NGOs can be involved in the assessment process arethrough:●●●●●●Extending technical and financial assistance.Conducting either collaborative or independent research studies or surveys.Advocacy and information campaign.Development of indicators, particularly those reflecting reality.Monitoring the social issues affecting young adults like HIV/AIDS, drug abuse,etc. to make life skills education and training more relevant.Establish joint partnerships with the government.4.8 Proposals to Improve EFA Coordination, Implementation,Monitoring and AssessmentParticipants unanimously recommended the establishment of a coordinating body andan EFA network that will involve all stakeholders from the national and sub-nationallevels. The Philippines, for example, has created a National Council on Literacy,a concept that can be applied to life skills or other goal-related themes of EFA.International partners recommended empowering the EFA office to oversee EFAcoordination and the assessment.A closer collaboration between government, religious institutions, media and othersectors in promoting life skills using a holistic approach was also recommended.Within the government, coordination and linkages between the various ministries andagencies should be improved. Government should also increase support to literacyand life skills programmes at the community level.Education for All: Reaching the Unreached