Education for Rural People in Africa

Against a background of widespread rural poverty, illiteracy and food insecurity, the FAO,ADEA and IIEP/UNESCO jointly organized a regional seminar on Education for Rural People in Africa to analyze the educational needs of rural people in order to strengthen policies, capacities and investment in ERP and poverty reduction. This publication which draws upon the results of the seminar, analyzes the needs of rural people within their diverse educational contexts and discusses promising ways of using planning and monitoring to respond to EFA and rural development challenges.