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21 — 21 April 2022, 13:00 pm - 03:00 pm | Paris/Vienna

Conference

Since UNESCO has officially announced that Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII): ‘Adult learning and education for sustainable development – A transformative agenda’ will be held from 15 to 17 June 2022 in Marrakech, Morocco, ICAE has intensified the preparations for the event. We are taking part in Public online consultation on the preliminary draft CONFINTEA VII Marrakech Framework for Action, mobilised the members to take part and shared with them our analysis and response, as an orientation.

Further on, we will organise Civil Society Forum on 14 June, as a pre-conference of the CONFINTEA VII. In order to prepare it, we decided to initiate Regional preparatory meetings of civil society organisations, to get regional perspective, exchange, discuss and strategise.

We invite you to join us on April 21st on Zoom, with the following Agenda:

  • CONFINTEA VII in Morocco: update and plans
  • Update on ICAE´s plans for CONFINTEA VII and CSF
  • UNESCO´s Regional outcome document from Africa - an overview and discussion
  • African CSO challenges and priorities in adult education – input to CONFINTEA VII
  • Recommendations for CONFINTEA VII from African CSOs.

Language of the meeting: English

PROGRAMME

13.00 – 13.15 Welcoming word from Carole Avande Houndjo, Pamoja, ICAE vice president for Africa

CONFINTEA VII in Morocco: update and plans
Update on ICAE´s plans for CONFINTEA VII and CSF
Katarina Popovic, ICAE, Serbia

13.15 – 13.30 Questions and answers

13.30 – 13.45 UNESCO´s Regional outcome document from Africa - an overview and discussion
Ivor Baatjes, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

13.45 – 14.00 Questions and answers, discussion

14.00 – 14.30 Input for the discussion on the African CSO challenges and priorities in adult education
and recommendations for CONFINTEA VII
Robert Jjuuko, My Career Uganda, Uganda
NN, KTO, Tanzania (tbc)
Bolanle Simeon-Fayomi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

14.30 – 15.00 Discussion on Recommendations for CONFINTEA VII from African CSOs


Here is the Zoom link:

International Council for Adult Education is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: CONFINTEA VII - CSO preparatory meeting Africa

Time: Apr 21, 2022 01:00 PM Paris/Vienna

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86304832048?pwd=S2ZJQTcrN2Z3TGd1M3B4RksyT2E3dz09

Meeting ID: 863 0483 2048

Passcode: 983071


We are looking forward to seeing you and exchanging with you!

Carole Avande Houndjo, ICAE Vice-President for Africa Belgrade, April 10th, 2022

Katarina Popović. ICAE Secretary General

Cost

Free
Invitation to the African preparatory meeting ENG 321.778 KB
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