October 2004

Addressing Learning Needs of Rural People through National Agriculture, Rural Development and Education for All Plans

FAO/UNESCO Workshop

25 - 26 May 2004
Bangkok, Thailand

The workshop on Addressing Learning Needs of Rural People held in May 2004 in Bangkok, is the Education for Rural People Flagship’s most recent effort in Asia to promote action towards meeting the educational needs of rural people. The workshop brought together two participants from each of the nine participating countries (representing each country’s Agriculture and Education ministries from China, Indonesia, Laos PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Viet Nam, Philippines, and Thailand), and twenty other participants representing international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and academia. The workshop was organized jointly by FAO (SDRE, Rome and Bangkok Regional Office), UNESCO (IIEP and Bangkok Office) with the support of Italian Development Cooperation (DGCS).

The Seminar had three objectives:

Review country situations in addressing learning needs of rural people
Facilitate knowledge sharing among planners and partners of Rural Development and EFA action plans
Explore ways of promoting partnerships (including inter-sectoral cooperation) at all levels to address concerns of rural people within the framework of Poverty Reduction, Food Security and Rural Development strategies as well as EFA strategies.

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