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E-Net Philippines, along with other CSOs, is an active member of the NEDA-SDG Stakeholders’ Chamber, a multistakeholder body that brings together government, civil society, private sector, and academic institutions to develop strategies for achieving the SDGs. In the Chamber, E-Net leverages its strong community connections and member base to advocate for the educational rights of the MEVS and provide valuable feedback on the effectiveness of education policies and programs, ensuring that their perspectives are integrated into decision-making.

E-Net engages with various governance mechanisms that are crucial for monitoring and implementing SDGs, including SDG 4. These include the EducForum (the local education group recognised by the Global Partnership for Education or GPE), Open-Government Partnership, Literacy Coordinating Council, National Council Against Child Labor, and EDCOM 2, where E-Net is a member of the Advisory Council representing CSOs and has representatives in the Standing Committees for ECCD and Basic Education and for TVET and Lifelong Learning.

E-Net continues to engage education agencies and legislative bodies on issues of access, equity, and inclusion, education budget, teachers’ concerns, and education bills. It is actively involved in finalising the IRRs and Roadmaps of new laws such as RA 11650 (inclusive education of learners with disabilities) and RA 11713 (enhancing teacher education), and in formulating related DepEd policy guidelines. In these activities, E-Net facilitates the participation of representatives from the MEVS.