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Caribbean Conference on Education for Rural People St. Lucia, 18-19 May 2006

Caribbean Conference on Education for Rural People St. Lucia, 18-19 May 2006. Education for Rural People in Latin America. Vera Boerger, Extension Education and Communication Officer – FAO RLC. Rural Development in Latin America. Big disparity between rich and poor Rural Poverty persists

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Caribbean Conference on Education for Rural People St. Lucia, 18-19 May 2006

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  1. Caribbean Conference on Education for Rural PeopleSt. Lucia, 18-19 May 2006 Education for Rural People in Latin America Vera Boerger, Extension Education and Communication Officer – FAO RLC

  2. Rural Development in Latin America • Big disparity between rich and poor • Rural Poverty persists • Transformation in farming sector • Technological development • Development of agro-industry • New market order and its effects on the labour markets • Increase in rural non-agricultural employment

  3. Rural and Urban Poverty and Indigence in Latin America Source: CEPAL, La brecha de la equidad, CEPAL, Santiago, 1999.

  4. Percentage of population with income bellow poverty line, 1980-2002. CEPAL.

  5. Distribution of population according to area (percentage) Source:Machado, A.L., 2004

  6. Situation of Education in rural areas in Latin America • Better coverage in basic education • Poor access in rural areas • Few pre-school facilities • Multigrade schools/teacher training • Fixed curriculum • Teaching language/ethnic minorities • Children as labour force/desertion

  7. Situation of Education in rural areas in Latin America • Higher analphabetism in rural areas, especially women • Difference between girls and boys • Poor infrastructure and equipment • Few secondary schools • Poor nutrition, long distances to school

  8. ERP in Latin America • 2003 - I ERP Seminar in Santiago, EFA Coordinator from LA • 2004 – II ERP Seminar in Santiago de Chile, Ministries of Agriculture and of Education from 19 countries, NGOs, International Organizations

  9. ERP in Latin America • 2005 – Video Conference “ERP: Organization of Alliances, Networks to articulate the private and public sector and its contribution to the development of policies, 9 countries (Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay and Venezuela), organized by FAO, UNESCO and IICA in cooperation with WB-GLDN

  10. ERP in Latin America • 2006 – Video Conference “ERP – Capacitating professional farmers – a challenge to increase human capital” • Certify capacities • Competitiveness • Management and production

  11. The school garden as an axis to dynamize community dynamics, environmental and nutrition education • Involve community • School garden management groups • Teacher capacity building • Didactic materials • Curriculum • Nutritional habits • Local products • School feeding programme

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