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- Delegation of responsibility to the target communities can increase the impact ofdesired outcomes;- Experience indicates that people need life skills instruction more than abstractknowledge, and in instances where it is provided as a fundamental part of the CLCcurriculum, people welcome the programmes;- Education programmes will be more successful when they are based on learners’needs and interests; and- Where there is no innovation or creativity, there is no success in the programme. CLCs are a powerful mechanism for empowering communities. They need to befurther strengthened. The problem of community development should be viewed as along-term activity – it takes time and requires investments (human, financial, technicaland capacity building) to produce results. The concerned local authorities should beactively involved at all stages of establishing and operating CLCs. In selecting futureCLCs, it is beneficial to work with (credible) local NGOs to determine their optimallocation, since the latter have gained both experience and visibility on communitydevelopment issues. Some of the main reasons for the failure of the Community Education ResourceCentres (CERCs) in the Maldives, have been the following:- The staff were employed part-time and were selected from the formal educationsystem, which lacked the capacity to pay attention to the development of nonformaleducation programmes;- The atoll community educators did not have enough motivation to promotecommunity education activities;- There was a lack of public interest in CERCs;- Reading materials were not relevant to the contextual background, and did notaddress the needs of the readers;- Some materials are too factual and lack lighter, recreational reading content. CLCs may be used as a foundation for community development endeavours, through:- Promoting an interactive and participatory process and by using local expertiseand local resources;- Involvement of local people in the design of CLC programmes, which can make astrong contribution to their achieving success;- Focusing on long-term and income-generating programmes; Establishingpartnerships with other organizations and stakeholders;- Developing strategies for mobilizing local resources - human, material, financial –in the implementation of local development programmes;- Institutionalizing the local monitoring and evaluation system, which should consistof local stakeholders;- Emphasizing the operation of the CLC as an evolutionary process- Enabling and empowering local stakeholders to take charge of the entire gamut ofCLC affairs (technically, professionally and financially); and- Revamping the CLC structure to become a donor-facilitated, but communitymanagedinstitution, to assure its sustainable operation Initiatives for specific “at-risk” target groups, such as CLCs specifically targeting street children,should be replicated; and innovative programmes for youth groups should be introduced. Research-based implementation and supervision of projects have been found to help local peoplegain new vocational skills and enhance their employment security. Members of the target groupsselected their vocations through a critical thinking process that in the future will help them to34
strengthen their vocational stability. The project also helped local people increase theirincome and decrease their living expenses, ultimately contributing to a reduction ofpoverty in the targeted communities. In order to launch successful CLCs, the following measures should be taken intoconsideration:- Regular flow of financial sources to assure sustainability CLC activities;- Provision of user-friendly training materials;- Proper communications infrastructure and internet connectivity at the CLCs;- Accreditation and recognition of CLC Certificates in the labour market; and- Establishment of strong networking among professional associations andcommunities. For developing future CLCs, the particular strengths of CLCs in Vietnam can be builtupon, through internalizing the following observations:- The Vietnam CLCs assist learners to increase family incomes and improve theirquality of life; enhance access lifelong learning and build self-reliance.- The Vietnam CLCs help the community to create awareness of rural development;assist in generating a strong sense of community enrich the commune’s life, throughpreservation of traditional cultures and creation of jobs at the local level. This helpsrealize the role and the importance of CLCs for poverty alleviation; and in generationof social justice in education from the community level upwards. For planning successful CLCs, the following steps would be helpful:- Develop a set of resource materials on the management of CLCs;- Train CLC personnel to build their capacity;- Strengthen effective linkages to mobilize more resources;- Document the achievements and lessons from the best CLCs and- Expand both internal and external networks for CLC development.35
Page 1 and 2: Good Practicesin Literacy & Non-For
Page 3 and 4: FOREWORDWithin the broad framework
Page 5 and 6: ContentsForeword 3Background Note 4
Page 7 and 8: AcronymsAECADBAGNCDAPPEALAPMATEOA/V
Page 9 and 10: 1 Introduction & Background to the
Page 11 and 12: Part II, which consists of case stu
Page 13 and 14: Special & Innovative Features of th
Page 15 and 16: The main aim of the CLC initiative
Page 19 and 20: of CLCs, participatory teaching-lea
Page 21 and 22: volunteer campaign. Classes were or
Page 23 and 24: how they can be fulfilled by CLC pr
Page 27 and 28: (iii)(iv)(v)(vi)preparation of an a
Page 29 and 30: Table 2: Selected Indicators of Str
Page 31 and 32: Table 4: Problems & Challenges face
Page 33: 2.2 Lessons Learned from the CLC Pr
Page 37 and 38: ealization that, unless all of the
Page 39 and 40: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)s
Page 41 and 42: The potential for sustainability in
Page 43 and 44: Potential for SustainabilityLegal a
Page 45 and 46: Table 8: Innovative Features of the
Page 47 and 48: 3.5 Recommendations & Way Forward f

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