What role SEAMEO plays in helping the member countries dealing with these challenges? As the only and oldest regional organization of Ministers of Education’s in Southeast Asia, SEAMEO commits itself to help member countries in promoting quality and equity in education. This commitment is reflected clearly as one of the seven SEAMEO programme priorities, at least for the next five years : expanding access to quality education at all levels and streams (SEAMEO Secretariat, 2001). This is done through its main activities : training and workshop, seminar/conference/symposium, research and development, consultancy, and information sharing.