Regional Workshop on the Preparation of Literacy Follow-up Materials for Rural Areas in Asia and the Pacific



History of Regional Workshops (1983-2001)
No. Theme Venue and date No. of participants
1st Development of Literacy Follow-up Materials Japan and Philippines
18-29 April 1983
28 participants
12 countries
2nd Preparation and Field Testing of Materials for Neo-Literates Chiangmai, Thailand
3-12 Oct. 1994
27 participants
11 countries
3rd Development and Utilization of Neo-Literate Materials Tokyo, Japan
26 Nov.-3 Dec. 1985
19 participants
11 countries
4th Practical Method for Preparation of Neo-Literate Materials Bandung, Indonesia
20-29 Oct. 1986
20 participants
7 countries
5th Field Survey, Preparation and Field Testing of Neo-Literate Materials Pune, India
9-18 November 1987
23 participants
10 countries
6th Preparation of Neo-Literate Materials for Rural Development Kuching, Malaysia
21-30 Sep. 1988
29 participants
13 countries
7th Preparation of Literacy Materials for Women in Rural Areas Kathmandu, Nepal
17-26 Oct. 1989
28 participants
12 countries
8th Development of Audio-visual Literacy Materials for Women in Rural Areas Pattaya, Thailand
9-20 Oct. 1990
31 participants
12 countries
9th Development of Literacy Follow-up Materials for Women and Other Disadvantaged Population Islamabad, Pakistan
2-13 Nov. 1991
26 participants
16 countries
10th Preparation of Literacy Follow-up Materials on Agricultural Vocational Training for Adults in Rural Areas Dalian, China
6-17 Oct. 1992
30 participants
16 countries
11th Preparation of Literacy Follow-up Materials on Agricultural Vocational Training for Adults in Rural Areas Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
22 Nov.-3 Dec. 1993
25 participants
18 countries
12th Preparation of Literacy Follow-up Materials on Agriculture for Adults in Rural Areas Dhaka, Bangladesh
18-29 Dec. 1994
56 participants
17 countries
13th Preparation of Literacy Follow-up Materials on Vocational Training with Cultural Development for Adults in Rural Areas Yogyakarta, Indonesia
21 Nov.-2 Dec. 1995
42 participants
16 countries
14th Preparation of Literacy Follow-up Materials for Adults in Rural Areas Bhubaneswar, India
12 - 23 Nov. 1996
39 participants
17 countries
15th Preparation of Literacy Follow-up Materials for Adults in Rural Areas Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
20 - 29 Nov. 1997
34 participants
18 countries
16th Preparation of Continuing Education Materials in Rural Areas Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
16 - 25 Nov. 1998
35 participants
15 countries
17th Preparation of Continuing Education Materials in Rural Areas Chongqing, China 6 - 15 October 1999 24 participants
15 countries
18th Preparation of Literacy and Continuing Education Materials in Rural Areas Dhaka,
Bangladesh 23
Nov. - 2 Dec.
2000
22 participants
13 countries
19th Capacity Building for Trainers in Rural Areas in Asia and the Pacific Hanoi, Viet Nam
12-21 November
2001
28 participants
18 countries
20th Capacity Building for Trainers of NFE Facilitators in Asia and the Pacific Yangon, Myanmar 3-12 December 2002 34 participants
21countries
TOTAL: 600 participants/21 countries
Final reports of regional workshops



Sub-Regional Workshop on the Development of Basic Literacy Learning Materials



History of Sub-Regional Workshops (1992-1998)
No. Theme Venue and date No. of participants
1st Development of basic literacy reading materials for adults Calcutta, India
12-25 July 1992
21 participants
7 South Asian and Pacific countries
2nd Development of basic literacy learning materials for minority peoples Chiang Rai, Thailand
22 February-5 March 1994
16 participants
9 Southeast Asian countries
3rd Development of basic literacy learning materials for girls and women Dhulikhel, Nepal
5-16 March 1996
12 participants
6 South Asian and Pacific countries
4th Development of basic literacy learning materials for unreached population in urban areas Antipolo, Philippines
8-19 April 1997
22 participants
8 Southeast Asian countries
5th Development of Basic Learning Materials for Unreached Population Tehran, Iran
5 -12 October 1998
13 participants
7 South Asian and Central Asian Countries



Sending of an International Experts Team to the National Literacy Workshops in the Member States



History of National Workshops (1986-1999)
Year Venue No. of participants Host Organisation
1st (1986) Kathmandu, NEPAL 36 Ministry of Education and Culture
2nd (1986) Bandung, INDONESIA 30 Ministry of Education and Culture
3rd (1987) Fuzhou, CHINA 34 State Education Commission, China;
Chinese National Commission for UNESCO;
Fujian Provincial Education Commission
4th (1988) Hanoi, VIETNAM 25 Complementary Education Department and Research Centre for Adult General Education,
Ministry of Education
5th (1989) Islamabad, PAKISTAN 33 Primary and Non-formal Education Wing,
Ministry of Education
6th (1990) Penang, MALAYSIA 28 Community Development Division (KEMAS),
Ministry of Rural Development
7th (1991) Quezon City, PHILIPPINES 32 Bureau of Non formal Education, Department of Education, Culture and Sports
8th (1992) Ulan Bator, MONGOLIA 32 Ministry of Education
9th (1994) Vientiane, LAOS 32 Non-Formal Education Department,
Ministry of Education
10th (1997) Paro, BHUTAN 32 Non-Formal Education Section, Education Division,
Ministry of Health and Education
11th (1999) Yangon, Myanmar 26 Myanmar Education Research Bureau (MERB), Ministry of Education
TOTAL 11 countries 340



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