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ICAE ACADEMY OF LIFELONG LEARNING ADVOCACY
(IALLA)
From July 26 to August 11, 2005.
Buskerud Folk Highschool,
Applications close on June 10, 2005
The International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) is pleased to announce the launch of the second edition of the ICAE Academy of Lifelong Learning Advocacy (IALLA) that shall be held again in
ICAE is a global network, created in 1973, composed of non-governmental organizations, regional, national and sectoral networks in more than 75 countries, recognized by UNESCO as international NGO, with consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Present in all world regions, the Council is closely linked to adult education experiences at local, regional and global levels. ICAE is also an active member of the International Council of the World Social Forum committed to build proposals for another possible world, on a sustainable basis.
As a training proposal, IALLA has the following objectives: to build the skills of new emerging leaders, educators, and social movement activists, in supporting adult learning for change, and to consolidate ICAE as a global network committed to that end. And to generate a broader vision on adult education and lifelong learning within the framework of human rights and active citizenship, developing linkages with the most important globalization issues that are currently affecting the world.
The first module, will be mainly focused on the concept of civil society and main actors, state, and rights; globalization and resistance; civil society engagement with UN process; new movements of the civil society such as womens movement, peace movements, and environmental movements; World Social Forum and Perspectives of the global movement; the action of civil society as an educational process.
The second module, will focus on the global governance complex and its actors; UN summits and conferences, participation of civil society in the UN environment; the role of regional and global networks in the present context; the state of the matter regarding the follow up of EFA Global Monitoring Report and the Millennium Development Goals process; the right to education and lifelong learning; the right to quality public services for all women and me; the Global advocacy landscape over the last 10 years: contextualization of the MDG process; the UN Reform process.
The third module will work mainly on the implications of shifting terrains and emerging issues arising from global geopolitics to advocacy on adult education: globalization & war/linking the local with the global, the intersection of religion, politics & struggles for economic justice, gender, race & class identity issues; collective construction of a new thinking on advocacy for adult education; strategic advocacy planning; looking at three-level objectives of advocacy and of different actors; assessing our organizations capacity for advocacy at national, regional and international spheres; techniques in identifying an advocacy issue and in formulating a policy solution to advocate on; steps in formulating an advocacy agenda at global sphere and national sphere.
The Methodology
The format will allow the harmonization of pedagogical progression and the learning process
Alternation of complementary methodological proposals such as lectures, courses, workshops.
Conceptual inputs of theoretical analysis will be combined with practical experiences, specially those of the participants and the host country: learning from diversity
Special attention will be given to group dynamics, and work with the participants; group dynamics is part of the learning process.
Students will have possibility of living together with several senior education leaders and thinkers, with an appropriate regional balance
Resource Persons
Paul Belanger Content Coordinator. He is President of the International Council for Adult Education, Former Director of the UNESCO Institute for Education (UIE), Professor at Universite du Quebec, Montreal, and Director of the Research Center on Lifelong Learning (CIRDEP).
Sergio Haddad Convenor of the first module. He is Secretary General of Açao Educativa, Director of International Affairs of the Brazilian Association of NGOs and Member of the International Secretariat of the International Council of the World Social Forum.
Celita Eccher Convenor of the second module. She is the Secretary -General of ICAE, Regional Coordinator of DAWN for Latin America, and Former General Coordinator of REPEM
Josefa Francisco Convenor of the third module. She is the Regional Coordinator of DAWN/South East Asia (Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era).
Below, you will find the call for applications and the application form. For further information or assistance you can contact:
Marcela Hernandez at secretariat@icae.org.uy
We hope you can join us in this Academy and help us disseminate the information among interested people throughout all regions.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Course overview
Date: July 26 August 11, 2005
Venue: Buskerud Folk High School, Buskerud,
Cost: USD 2,000 (board, lodging, tuition costs) + airfare cost
Note: A limited number of scholarships (either full or partial) are available for applicants from developing countries. Airfares shall be covered by each participant.
Organized by: International Council for Adult Education (ICAE)
Accredited by: International Council for Adult Education (ICAE)
Supported by:
- Buskerud Folk High School Norway
- The Norwegian Association for Adult Education (VOFO) - Norway
- Municipality of Norway Norway
- NIACE - United Kingdom
- NORAD - Norway
- SIDA - Sweden
Objective:
The aim of this three-week intensive session is to give emerging leaders in adult learning and social movement activists the opportunity to empower themselves and acquire the skills to advocate for and support adult learning for active citizenship.
Our objective is to help them generate a broader vision of adult education and lifelong learning within the framework of human rights, developing linkages with the most important globalization issues that are currently affecting the world.
Requirements
The program is open to applicants who meet the following requirements:
- advocacy experience
- activism in the adult learning and social movements field
- graduates or equivalent education or advanced students
- priority shall be given to young leaders
- ability to communicate (oral and writing skills) effectively and fluently in English. (No translation will be available)
- availability to attend the whole course (from July 26 to August 11)
Application process
Applicants should submit the following documents:
- Application form and curriculum vitae (not more than 4 pages) should be sent as follows:
One hard copy by post: Acevedo Díaz 1600 apto. 1002, Montevideo 11200, Uruguay
and one electronic copy to: secretariat@icae.org.uy
- Letters of recommendation from two referees should be sent directly from the referees to the Selection Committee:
By email: secretariat@icae.org.uy (in letterhead sheet and with scanned signature)
or by Fax: (598-2) 401 00 06
The deadline for the receipt of application form, curriculum vitae and referee letters of recommendation, is June 10, 2005
Applicants will be notified about the selection by the end of June. A formal letter may be sent, upon request, for the institution where you are applying for a scholarship.
Please note: Application forms, curriculum vitae or letters of recommendation which are hand-written, incomplete, submitted after deadline, or which are not in English language, will not be accepted.
APPLICATION FORM
A) Personal Details
1) Full name (please underline surname)
2) Date of Birth______ _______ _______ Month Date Year
3) Sex Male Female
4) Nationality
5) Mailing/Postal address
6) Telephone number / fax number
7) E-mail
B) Language skills
English Listening [ ] excellent [ ] good [ ] poor Speaking [ ] excellent [ ] good [ ] poor Writing / reading [ ] excellent [ ] good [ ] poor
Mother tongue: _____________________
Other languages: ___________________________
C) Educational Background
Institution City / country Years attended Degree obtained Subject
D) Work Experience
Describe present and previous jobs, stating dates, employer / organization, type of employer / organization and post description.
Name of employer Type of employer Position held Post description Dates
E) National (and/or regional) activist involvement during the last five years
State the organizations / groups you have worked with, the issues / campaigns you have worked on and describe the results (in not more than one page).
F) Local, regional, or global advocacy experience
Give details of any advocacy experience you have had at local, regional and global level, stating when, where, the issues addressed, and describe the results (in not more than one page).
G) Personal statement
Explain the reason why you consider you should be selected and the contributions you think you could make after the event, that is to say, how you plan to use the knowledge and skills acquired through IALLA (in not more than one page).
H) Course expectations
Say what you would like to get out of this course, and what you think you can contribute/bring to it (in not more than one page).
I) Funding for Attendance
(Please place an X in the appropriate space)
____ I can personally afford the total costs of the course.
____ I can partially afford the cost of the course. I can pay an amount of USD ______
____ I have already applied for a scholarship.
(Please specify in which organization)
_______________________________________
____ I have been granted a scholarship
(Pleases specify by which organization)
_______________________________________
____ I cannot afford the costs of the course.
J) Applicants declaration
I hereby certify that the statements made by me in this form are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, and in case I am accepted I agree:
i) not to bring any member of my family.
ii) to follow the course of study and abide by the rules of institution or establishments with which I undertake to study or train.
iii) to submit any progress report or evaluation questionnaire which may be prescribed.
iv) to hold a health insurance or contract one before travelling, in order to cover any possible expenses due to unforeseen health incidentals (at my expense)
v) to return to my home country at the end of my course of study or training.
Signed.. Date .
CHECKLIST
To apply for this course, make sure to send the following documentation:
- Application form
- Curriculum vitae (not more than 4 pages)
- 2 referee letters of recommendation
Deadline: June 10, 2005
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME MAIN CONTENTS
Content Coordinator: Paul Belanger
Module I
Convenor: Sergio Haddad
The proposal of this module is to discuss the concept of civil society; the fight for and recognition of individual and collective rights; economic, social. cultural and environmental rights SCER; the forms of articulation of civil society on the international stage; the history of action, both at the UN conferences and at the World Social Forum and its educational meaning.
1. Civil Society
- discussion on the concept of civil society
- origin of the concept of citizenship and active citizenship
- main players, collective action, social movements and networks civil society in movement
2. State, Civil Society and Rights
- the struggle of civil society to constitute and implement Human Rights in the light of Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights.
- rights to equality and rights to difference
- education as a human right
3. Globalization and Global Citizenship
- action on the international stage forms, limitations and differences with regard to the national stage
- the UN world conferences
- civil society action
4. World Social Forum and Perspectives of the Movement
- impacts of the WSF
- perspectives of the internationalization of the process
- the action of civil society as an educational process
- Participation strategies for WSF 2007 in Africa
Module II
Convenor: Celita Eccher
The Global Governance Complex.
- Actors of the Global Governance Complex
- UN: Summits and Conferences
- Participation of civil society in the UN environment. From local to global and from global to local. Examples of participation.
- The state of the matter regarding the follow up of EFA and Millennium process:
the Millennium Development Goals 2000-2015, EFA Global Monitoring Report 2006, CONFINTEA 2009 and theabsent place of the rights to learn of adults in the MDG.
- Eradication of Poverty or sustainable development?
- The UN Reform process, state of the discussion proposals
Education and citizenship
The agenda of multilateral organisations on lifelong learning and their impact: WB, WTO, OECD, EC, UNESCO
The right to education and lifelong learning. The right to quality public services for all women and men.
GEO analysis on education for inclusion, intersectionality, and equity
The global and Regional Theatre for Action
- The role of regional and global networks in the present context.
- The Global advocacy landscape over the last 10 years. Contextualization of the MDG process
- Round -Table: Where is the money for education and lifelong learning?
Module III : Creative Participation and Strategies for Advocacy
Convenor: Gigi Francisco
Implication of shifting terrains & emerging issues arising from global geopolitics, to our advocacy on adult education
The objective is to engage the participants in a dynamic discussion on the major challenges and opportunities in the environment that may have an influence for the advocacy of adult educators at regional and global level.
- Globalization & War/Linking the Local with the Global: What these mean for adult education
- On Intersection of Religion, Politics & Struggles for Economic Justice: What these mean for adult education
- On Gender, Race & Class Identity Issues: What these mean for adult education.
Engaging in Institutional Spaces & Sites of Resistances: Possibilities & constraints for adult education
- Workshop discussion: How are we addressing these challenges in our adult education work?, Are we able to integrate our efforts or do our efforts run parallel to one another (i.e. modules focused on specific concerns)?, What capacities do we need to develop as adult educators so that we can effectively integrate these new challenges into our work?
Activities:
Film showings
Marketization of Governance, by DAWN
Feminist Dialogues
Inter-Movement Dialogues
The Walling of Palestine
What is the WTO?
Collective construction of a new thinking on advocacy for popular education
The session objective is to facilitate participants further reflection on context,
complexity and the world, and to engage them into a visioning of a new thinking for
popular advocacy & action. It requires activities that will sharpen participants
understanding of the meaning of transformation in relation to:
- Cultural Diversity (Vision of Life from Culture) International Understanding - (Toward global citizenship?)
- Local (distinctive)-global (shared) norms (New legal paradigm?)
- Local-global actions (New Politics)
- Workshop discussion: What new information do we need?, What new knowledge do
we need?, What new understanding have we obtained / should we obtain?, What new values & ethics should we be cultivating?
Strategic advocacy planning: looking at three-level objectives of advocacy & of different actors
Workshop discussion: national, regional, international
This session introduces the participants to the need for identifying concrete advocacy objectives in three areas and for mapping the various actors/players/stakeholders that groups need to take account of in the context of advocacy at the national, regional and international spheres.
Advocacy Objectives:
What is our key policy objective?
What is our key process objective?
What is our key civil society objective?
Actors/Stakeholders
Who is our constituency in our advocacy?
Who are possible targets of our advocacy?
Who are possible allies?
Who are possible opponents?
Identity strategies that can be used?
Assessing your organizations capacity for advocacy
The session focuses on assessing our organizations capacity for advocacy (national, regional and international spheres).
It will cover the areas of:
- Organizational VMO
- Internal Assessment
- External Assessment
- Workshop discussion: Why does my organization engage/plan to engage in advocacy?, are these reasons for engaging in advocacy consistent with the VMO of my organization?, What does my organization expect to change or attain by engaging in advocacy?
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (S-W in organisation, human resources & material resources)
EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT (T-O in relation to: state actors, civil society actors, market actors/factors, and culture.
Steps in formulating an advocacy agenda at global sphere and national sphere
The session allows participants to use various techniques in identifying an advocacy
issue and in formulating a policy solution that they could advocate on.
Activities:
- Problem Tree
- Checklist for choosing an advocacy issue
- Checklist of basic questions to ask in formulating a policy solution
- Content-Structure-Culture Grid
Re-visiting the learning map / Creative group presentations
Open discussion with ICAE officers / Facilitator
The session is meant to give way to an interactive discussion on agenda setting within ICAE between the participants who have gone through the workshop and the ICAE officers.
Session Closing and Evaluation
IALLA PROGRAMME 2005