Workshop on Education for Rural People in Africa FAO, Rome, Italy, 28-29 November 2007 Workshop on Education for Rural People in Africa FAO, Rome, Italy, 28-29 November 2007 High-level officials from the Ministries of Education and Agriculture of more than 10 African countries will participate in a workshop on education for rural people in Africa held at FAO Headquarters, Rome, on 28 and 29 November 2007. The workshop is co-organized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) with the support of the Italian Development Cooperation (DGCS) and in collaboration with UNESCO, the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), the French Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs and the World Bank Institute, France as part of a general effort to make education in rural areas a top priority in national policies and aid strategies. Discussions will be organized around the following themes: - Educational and training policies for rural people: State of affairs and implementation in participant countries - Education, training and extension and the fight against poverty and hunger - Strategies targeted to meet the demand for education, training and extension for rural people, including financing strategies - Contribution of higher and tertiary education and research to education for rural populations - Partnerships in support of education for rural people The workshop will focus on progress made since the ministerial seminar on education for rural development held in Addis Ababa in September 2005. Click below to download documents: Agenda and Information note Agenda (Word Document) and Information note (PDF Document) Workshop Documents Opening Session Presentation , David Acker (Powerpoint) Session One Synthesis Report, Marcelino Avila (Powerpoint) Country report, Burkina Faso (Word document, French version only) Country report, Madagascar (Word document, French version only) Country report, Mozambique (Word document, Portuguese version only) Country report, Senegal (Word document, French version only) Country report, South Africa (Word document) Country report, Tanzania (Word document) Session Three Introduction, Mamadou Ndoye (Powerpoint, version française) Background Documents and Publications Documents from co-organising partners Education for Rural People in Africa (FAO, UNESCO/IIEP, ADEA, 2006. ISBN: 978-92-803-1295-9) Link to the 2005 ERP ministerial seminar (ADEA) Link to the 2005 ERP ministerial seminar (FAO) Documents from countries Burkina Faso - PRSP ; Ethiopia - PRSP ; Guinea - PRSP ; Kenya - PRSP ; Madagascar - PRSP ; Mozambique - PRSP ; Niger - PRSP ; Senegal - PRSP ; Uganda - PRSP; Documents from strategic partners OXFAM Novib World Bank - World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development - Overview ; - Overview (Portuguese) - Focus on Education and Skills for Rural Development Press Corner - Media Advisory -Final Press Release -Press on Internet : http://www.fao.org/sd/erp/ERParticlespressafrica_en.htm For more information on this workshop, please contact: Ms. Maud SEGHERS, ADEA Program Specialist, Tel: + 33/ (0) 145.03.77.57 Fax: + 33/ (0) 145.03.77.79 Email: m.seghers@iiep.unesco.org

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