African Association for Literacy and Adult Education (AALAE)
Association africaine pour l'alphabétisation et la formation des adultes
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Founded
1984-03-01 Nairobi Kenya
History
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Promote and encourage literacy and adult education; develop human resources to produce indigenous leadership with broad political understanding and orientation and with technical, professional and administrative capacities; build and strengthen self-reliant, democratic institutions in the field of literacy and adult education; unleash people's creativity and confidence to undertake their own initiatives in enhancing their material, spiritual and cultural wellbeing; promote people-to-people networking and solidarity rooted in shared history and vision; increase awareness and understanding of people and governments of Africa of the relationship between literacy, adult and continuing education and development; support establishment of national associations and other institutional frameworks and strengthen their organizational and managerial capacities; support collection and sharing of information; contribute to development of the African peoples through adult education by enhancing development of greater institutional capacities and organizational effectiveness.
Events
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Observer to: H-XD3027 - Organization of African Unity (OAU). Associated regional institution of: H-XF7531 - Network of Educational Innovation for Development in Africa (NEIDA). Links with: D-XD4163 - Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO); H-XE7903 - Regional Council for Adult Education and Literacy in Africa. Working relations with:
- U-XG5650 - Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA);
- C-XC0376 - Commonwealth Secretariat;
- E-XF0363 - Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI);
- B-XB0971 - FAO;
- E-XE4161 - UNEP;
- E-XE3382 - UNDP;
- F-XF3380 - UNICEF;
- B-XB3548 - WHO.
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Member of: H-XC2224 - International Community Education Association (ICEA); E-XE0615 - Vienna NGO Committee on the Family. Regional member of: B-XB4416 - International Council for Adult Education (ICAE). Partners include the following regional and international organizations:
- D-XD0010 - African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations (ACCOSCA);
- D-XD6825 - African Council for Communication Education (ACCE);
- F-XF0543 - African Network for Integrated Development (ANID);
- F-XF2166 - African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET);
- F-XF4288 - Amref Health Africa;
- E-XE3790 - Council of Non-Governmental Organizations for Development Support;
- U-XE4322 - Environment Liaison Centre International (ELCI);
- U-XF2068 - Forum of African Voluntary Development Organizations (FAVDO);
- E-XE3642 - Institut Africain pour le Développement Economique et Social - Centre Africain de Formation (INADES-Formation);
- U-XF0530 - Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA);
- U-XE2065 - People's Alliance for Social Development;
- B-XB0194 - World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) (Africa).
Fraternal regional organizations:
- D-XD3993 - Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE);
- D-XD0486 - Asian Alliance of Appropriate Technology Practitioners (APPROTECH ASIA);
- D-XD0374 - Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC);
- H-XD8456 - Caribbean Regional Council for Adult Education (CARCAE);
- E-XD4156 - Consejo de Educación de Adultos de América Latina (CEAAL);
- D-XD0601 - European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA);
- G-XF5037 - Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA).
Working relations with:
- U-XF0092 - Africa Literature Centre, Kitwe (ALC);
- U-XF6659 - African NGOs Environment Network (ANEN);
- D-XD0036 - All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC);
- G-XG8315 - Cooperation Canada;
- G-XG8311 - CODE;
- H-XD0495 - Commonwealth Association for the Education and Training of Adults (CAETA);
- G-XG6123 - Development GAP / The;
- F-XD0066 - Development Innovations and Networks;
- G-XG4664 - ICCO - Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation;
- F-XG4921 - IMPACT;
- U-XG1088 - Institute for Development Research, Boston (IDR);
- C-XC1742 - International Council of Design (ICoD);
- U-XE1374 - NGO-World Bank Committee (NGOWB);
- U-XG9864 - World Literacy of Canada (WLC);
- B-XB3604 - World University Service (WUS).
Links indicated by: F-XF1569 - Basic Education Resource Centre (BERC); G-XN5413 - Institut für Internationale Zusammenarbeit des Deutschen Volkshochschul-Verbandes (DVV-International); F-XF0930 - International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
Publications
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- Society → Peoples
- Society → Minority, Indigenous Groups
- Social Activity → Human Resources
- Education → Further Education
- Education → Educational Content
- Development → Development
- Authenticity → Leadership
- Creative expression → Creative expression
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XD0011
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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