Federation of Adult Education Associations
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VI International Conference on Adult Education.
Belem, Brazil, 16-22 May, 2009.
Since 1949 UNESCO has organised five International Conferences on Adult Education (CONFINTEA). The last one, hosted by Germany in 1997, led to the adoption of two documents: The Hamburg Declaration on Adult Education and the Agenda for the Future, which acknowledged that learning and adult education are key instruments to tackle current social challenges and world development.
CONFINTEA V, supported on other current trends, was a turning point for the development of significant policies on Adult Education in several parts of the world.
CONFINTEA VI intends to renew at a worldwide level that impulse towards learning and adult education in order to build knowledge-based economies and societies.
Regional Preparatory Conferences have taken place in each of the regions (Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, Africa, Europe, North America and Israel and Arab States) in order to achieve this objective; the conclusions have been validated in Regional Synthesis Reports gathering their challenges for the future.
Moreover, on the occasion of CONFINTEA VI, from May 16th to 18th, 2009, the International Civil Society Forum (FISC for its Portuguese acronym) will be held in Belém, Pará, Brazil. This is a plural space for reflection and formulation of proposals that seeks to promote the exchange of experiences and organize the process of incidence in the VI International Conference on Adult Education.
LINKS
Complete information about the International Civil Society Forum. May 16th to 18th, 2009. Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Complete information about CONFINTEA VI. May 19th to22nd, 2009. Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Regional Preparatory Conferences
- Africa. 5 - 7 November 2008 in Nairobi (Kenya).
- Arab States. 5 - 7 January 2009 in Tunis (Tunisia).
- Asia and the Pacific. 6 - 8 October 2008 in Seoul (Republic of Korea).
- Europe, North America and Israel. 3 - 5 December 2008 in Budapest (Hungary).
- Latin America and the Caribbean. 10 - 13 September 2008 in Mexico City (Mexico).
CONCLUSIONS OF THE 5 REGIONAL CONFERENCES
Comparative analysis of the conclusions of the regional conferences.
- Spanish. (Document prepared by FAEA)
Africa.
Arab States.
Asia and the Pacific.
Europe, North America and Israel.
Latin America and the Caribbean.
National Reports on the Development and State of the Art of Adult Learning and Education.
- Africa.
- Arab States.
- Asia and the Pacific
- Europe, North America and Israel.
- Latin America and the Caribbean
Links to bodies and organizations
- Call and preparatory document CONFINTEA VI
- UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
- CONFINTEA VI Regional Preparatory Conferences
- Conclusions. Pan-European CONFINTEA VI Preparatory Conference. 3-5 December 2008
- European Association for Education of Adults
- Blog about CONFINTEA VI in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Regional Cooperation Centre for Adult Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (CREFAL)
- Centre de documentation sur l'éducation des adultes et la condition féminine (CDÉACF)
- OVAE, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S.
- African Platform for Adult Education
- Israel Adult Education Association (IAEA)
- The Arab Network for Literacy and Adult Education
- Asian South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education
