Informal ERP letter N° 3  23/12/2003

The electronic newsletter for the members of the FAO/UNESCO
flagship "Education for Rural People (ERP)"

What's new?

1. We are now 74 members! New members since last update (June 2003) are 17
2. ERP information dissemination and advocacy: news

The Education for Rural People web site is now on line. We look forward to receiving your contribution to improve exchange of experiences.

The website is available at:http://www.fao.org/sd/erp/

The book "Education for Rural Development: towards new policies responses", published by FAO and the UNESCO Institute of Education Planning. can be consulted virtually at: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN12033_fr.htm

Book will be sent free of charge to those members who will send a request and fill the "Questionnaire for members" attached below.

Non members can request the book to: information@iiep.unesco.org

Information on Education for Rural People is also available at the following links:

• The UNESCO Education for All (EFA) website
• The UNEVOC
• The UN System Network on Rural Development and Food Security
• The UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development web site

New virtual publication since June:

Education for Rural People as a component of a Rural Development Strategy for Croatia

• English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN10043_fr.htm
• Español: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN10043_es.htm
• Français: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN10043_fr.htm

Please let us know:

a) you have new news for the ERP informal letter and web site (see attached guidelines)

b) Your web site address, and if you want us to link it to the ERP website

ERP Activities (described in details on the ERP web page)

• The Kosovo Government is developing a Strategy for Education for Rural People. Project started in June 2003 with FAO technical support
• IOWA State University masters and doctoral students will be introduced to the ERP Flagship through a course developed by Professor David Acker.
• An ERP workshop was organized as part of the Second Regional Latin America Meeting on Education for All in September 2003 by FAO, UNESCO Regional Offices and the UNESCO Institute of Educational Planning. See http://www.rdfs.net/news/news/0312ne/0312ne_ERP_follow_up_fr.htm
• ERP was integrated among the key components of the Forthcoming Decade on Education for Sustainable Development, led by UNESCO
• Community Colleges International Development (CCID) 27th Annual Conference (February 14th -17th, 2004, Orlando, USA) have chosen ERP flagship as its introductory topic. See: http://ccid.kirkwood.cc.ia.us/calendar/annualconfer/call4papers2004.htm

We wish you all a happy holiday season !

Education for rural people (ERP) flagship members are described in details on the ERP web page

Attachment 1

Questionnaire for members

Knowing more about your activities and what you can share with others ERP Flagship members will facilitate networking. Therefore you are kindly invited to complete the attached questionnaire. We will share the information we receive from you with other members in our following ERP newsletters and in our web site.

Please return the completed questionnaire to cesare.maramici@fao.org

Attachment 2

Criteria to contribute to the Informal ERP letter

Contribute to the newsletter by sharing your experience and allowing members to learn from good practice. Since we do not have editorial facilities, please ensure that the article is edited in standard English and is ready for publication.

To do so:

1. Please prepare an abstract of a maximum of 300 words summarizing your experience/activity and the lessons others can learn from it, followed by an article of maximum 1500 words
2. Please write the article in a clear and understandable way without being too scientific or technical
3. Please find a short and capturing headline.
4. The article should start with a very short introduction of about 5 lines.
5. Subheadings will make the article easier to read.
6. Please send the article by e-mail to lavinia.gasperini@fao.org