UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education; UNESCO Bangkok

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NFE Programme of UNESCO

Annual Meeting on NFE27-30 July 2010

Non Formal Education Department Ministry of Education

Vientiane, Lao PDR

UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education; UNESCO Bangkok

Contents

1. UNESCO ? 2. Current Activities (Cap EFA)

in Lao3. Possible activities in future

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Mission of UNESCO

Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed.

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Areas of UNESCO

• Education• Culture • Communication • Social Science • Natural Science

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Functions of UNESCO1. laboratory of ideas2. standard setter3. clearing house4. capacity-builder5. catalyst for international 

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Current NFE Activities in Lao 1. NFE policies and strategies2. Guideline on Equivalency Programmes (EP)3. Guideline on Community Learning Centres

(CLC) 4. Structure and System development 5. Enhance capacity to train NFE personnel (officials,

teachers, village heads) 6. Quality improvement of materials7. Establishment of NFE-MIS

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Non-formal Education Training, Vangviang9 June 2009

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Focus group interview at Phounkhoune DEB and Ban Phakaew CLC in Luang Prabang for diagnostic study on current NFE system, undertaken by a Thai

consultant and a Lao DNFE team. 9 June 2009

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Phudindaeng Youth Centre visited by the NFE research team

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Possible actions in Lao in future? • Advocacy on Literacy

• Parliamentarians • General public• Private sector

• Innovative approach with ICT• Resource center/site • Coordination among partners

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