Providing sufficient relevant education in rural communities

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends developing training programmes to increase the level of education and participation of the people, particularly women and indigenous groups, through, inter alia, literacy and the development of technical skills.

1. Relating education to life
2. Providing rural education
3. Developing rural communities

1. Strengthening community based rehabilitation for the handicapped in rural areas

1. Training in rural development
2. Providing sufficient skilled manpower in rural areas
3. Promoting interests of rural youth
4. Increasing public participation in desertification control
5. Improving education of indigenous peoples
6. Improving basic education for the poor
7. Improving access of girls to basic education
8. Abstaining from relevant education in rural communities

1. Regularizing outside instruction in rural communities
2. Reducing inequality of school distribution
3. Improving ability of rural communities to take advantage of vocational training
4. Identifying obstacles to village education
5. Appreciating relevance of formal education in rural communities

1. Limiting availability of education in the country

1. Limited availability of education in rural areas
2. Lack of relevant education in rural communities

1. Unavailability
2. Overeducation
3. Education
4. Availability