Promoting education for sustainable development through community Learning Centers Hoa Binh 7th-8th October

More than 70 participants representing learners, teachers/facilitators and managers of Community learning Centers (CLCs) from 10 province, MOET,VALP, and Lao PDR, Cambodia who have gathered in Hoa Binh City, Vientnam at the conference, commit to continuing and expanding education for sustainable development(ESD) through lifelong learning. The conference are building on the rich experiences of CLCs in Vietnam providing various learning opportunities and on the Okayama Commitment 2014 promoting ESD through community-based learning, the UNESCO Recommendation on Adult Learning and Education 2015 and the Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development 

 The conference commitments the Education for sustainable development, within the context of a lifelong learning policy framework must become an increasingly important part of the national education system. Lifelong learning though CLCs needs to be carried out collaboratively with all providers and stakeholders in national education and development systems to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and SDG4-Education 2030 targets. Here all aware of the crucial role of education and lifelong learning for the sustainable development of nations in general and communities in particular. CLCs provide various learning and development opportunities in literacy, poverty reduction/income generation, building democratic citizenship, community health, environmental conservation and other socio-cultural issues at local level. CLCs strength in providing contextualized and learner-centre culturally and linguistically appropriate leaning and education programmes particularly for youth and adult needs to be fostered.