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Signing ceremony with the Minister of Social Solidarity
In cooperation with MOSS, UNESCO Cairo is leading the piloting of three (3) CLCs in the Hayah Karima districts of Aswan, Giza and Damietta. These three governorates actively promote lifelong learning for their citizens and are members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.
Earlier this week, UNESCO Cairo handed over digital devices to the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MOSS) to support technology-enabled learning in pilot Community Learning Centres (CLCs) in Egypt. The donation of the digital devices was formalised through a signing ceremony held at the MOSS' premises in the New Administrative Capital.
A meeting with all governorates is foreseen by September to strengthen the UNESCO learning cities network in Egypt. CLCs are accelerators for social mobility: TVET education, entrepreneurship and family learning are key to fostering lifelong learning communities, enabling them to set up their own pattern of development.
The event concluded with a statement from H.E Dr Nevine El Kabbaj, Minister of Social Solidarity. The Minister thanked UNESCO technical support and expressed her commitment to join efforts with UNESCO to set up CLC and related initiatives by the end of 2023.
CLCs have long been a key feature of lifelong learning. These centres serve various segments of the population, particularly the most marginalised groups. Programmes offered in CLCs span the spectrum of lifelong learning, such as inter alia functional literacy, basic education, vocational education, income-generating or livelihood activities, entrepreneurship, education for sustainable development, family and intergenerational learning, parenting education, civic education, and women empowerment. Programme offerings in CLCs are determined by the needs and context of the community.
UNESCO Cairo is working with MOSS, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning and other key partners to advance community-based lifelong learning for sustainable development in Egypt.
UNESCO Cairo’s eventual aim is to establish a network of CLCs across Egypt and embed these centres within the framework of the learning cities initiative.
For More About UNESCO’s Institute for Lifelong Learning in Hamburg: https://uil.unesco.org/
