COTE
D'IVOIRE
National Days for Awareness-raising and Promotion of EFA
National
Days for creating awareness and promoting Education for All were
organised between 15th and 17th May 2001. The central theme was
"EFA, a factor in the fight against poverty". The days were devoted
to sensitising and mobilising all the actors involved in education
- decision makers, local elected representatives, donors, NGOs and
the public at large.
While
the crucial importance of education in the overall process of development
was underlined, the main idea was, in fact, to generate national
and international interest for EFA. With this in mind, it was decided
to set up a think tank that would serve as a framework for involvement
of all the partners in the drawing up of the National EFA 2000-2015
Action Plan.
During
the Days, presentations were made on the contribution of EFA to
population growth control and health improvement and on the development
of a culture of peace. The aim of these actions was to fight against
poverty and the scourges ravaging the country such as illiteracy
(50.3%), AIDS (12% prevalence) and the mismatch between training
and employment. Contact :
Salimata
BLE
National EFA coordinator (Côte d'Ivoire)
E-mail : sblecnept(a)globeaccess.net
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