A New President for ADEA The Association for the Development of Education in Africa has a new president. This decision was made by the Steering Committee of ADEA, which met in Antananarivo May 2-4, 2001. The new president, Mr. Ahlin Byll-Cataria, is program officer at the education division of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland. A native of Togo, Mr. Byll-Cataria has worked for the DDC for 22 years, including 10 years in Niger as a trainer in adult education, and as deputy representative of the DDC. Mr. Byll Cataria has been member of the ADEA Steering Committee since March 1994. He is also the leader of the ADEA Working Group on Nonformal Education, which was created in March 1996 as a platform to support nonformal education and its contribution to the goals of Education for All in Africa. Mr. Byll-Cataria will replace Ms Sissel Volan, who became president of ADEA in 1997. Ms Volan has worked at the Norwegian Agency for Cooperation and Development (NORAD) for the last 15 years. She is presently the coordinator of a technical group on research in education and culture. An active member of ADEA since its creation in 1988, Ms Volan will continue to be closely involved in the activities of the Association. Previous Article: African Education Systems: AComparative Economic Analysis | Contents Page | Next Article: New Publications

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