Education for Rural People, a Crucial Step Towards = the Millennium Goals

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Identifying the Needs of Rural Communities is=20 Essential

WASHINGTON and ROME, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Education programs = that=20 address the specific needs of rural communities are essential if=20 eradicating extreme poverty and hunger is to be achieved by 2015,=20 according to FAO.

At a recent meeting to explore how education for rural people = can=20 contribute toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals, FAO = expert=20 Lavinia Gasperini urged policy-makers to give top priority to = identifying=20 the basic educational needs of rural communities in order to help = them=20 improve their livelihoods.

Case studies presented at the meeting showed that living = conditions of=20 rural communities in different countries from Africa to Latin = America can=20 be improved when the basic educational needs of the rural people = are taken=20 into account.

For example, in Chad "community schools" teach rural people how = to=20 manage natural resources in a sustainable way. These schools were = created=20 by rural communities, or by village chiefs, to respond to local = needs and=20 are managed by the communities themselves. The main difference = from public=20 schools lies in the fact that teaching is provided in local = dialects while=20 the country's official languages are Arabic and French.

In Senegal, where 75 per cent of the population lives in rural = areas,=20 the development strategy includes priorities such as improving = teaching=20 skills and adapting school curricula to the needs of rural = people.

Surviving by the sea

In Chile, coastal fishing communities are among the most = deprived=20 social groups in the country, depending for their survival almost=20 exclusively on artisanal fishing.

Artisanal fishing training courses adapted to local needs are = helping=20 the fishers to improve their occupational skills, acquire a better = understanding of the marine ecosystem, achieve fairer access to = available=20 fish stocks and obtain recognition of their rights and identity as = traditional fishery users.

Many of the fishers attending the courses declare that this = scheme is=20 helping to raise their self esteem and enhance their personal = development,=20 while equipping them to back up their children's education

Artisanal fishing has a lesser impact on marine resources and=20 ecosystems compared to commercial fishing. In addition to being a = direct=20 and indirect source of employment for the people, it provides a=20 substantial proportion of their protein intake, thereby playing a = key role=20 in food security.

At the Rome meeting on the contribution of education for rural = people=20 to the Millennium Development Goals, results from case studies in = Bolivia,=20 Chad, Chile, Senegal and Tanzania were presented by = representatives from=20 the Italian NGO ACRA (Associazione di Cooperazione Rurale in = Africae=20 America Latina.

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