SDC Education Network

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Welcome to Valerie Liechti!
Since 1 July 2010, Valérie Liechti succeeded to Fabienne Lagier as head of the “Education Focal Point”. Valérie is highly committed to education and development issues. Some of you might already know her as she closely collaborated with the Association for the promotion of non-formal education (APENF) in Burkina Faso. She is an economist and she specialised, while doing her thesis, on capacities and right to education issues. With her nomination, the SDC’s commitment for basic education for all is assured. Fabienne is already facing new challenges in the field of education and we will have further opportunities to collaborate. We are looking forward to!

The 2010 programme for the Education Network is available in French and English.
It reflects the priority issues expressed by its members together with the SDC's objectives in this area. The key issues are: 1) developing a holistic approach to basic education that takes into account both formal and non-formal education, responds to the educational and vocational needs of children, young people and adults, and can be applied in a variety of situations (including cases of marginalised groups); 2) measuring the results of education; and 3) rural and agricultural education and training. Other issues will also be addressed, such as the decentralisation and local governance of education; financing; and education in emergency situations.