Non-formal education and farm cooperatives in West Africa
This is a personal account of the author's involvement with the cooperative movement in francophone West Africa. It is his belief that inspite of failed experiences, cooperatives are an indispensable tool for rural development. First, because they enable farmers to create collective capital, either in kind or in cash, and so to invest in self-help projects that address their own real needs, whether these are social or economic in nature. Second, because locally managed cooperatives create a framework within which education becomes necessary and feasible - especially nonformal education. On the basis of two case studies, one drawing from experience in Senegal and the other from experience in Mali, the author proposes new directions for cooperative movements. He also devotes a chapter to the role of women in farm cooperatives, paying particular attention to their non-involvement in West Africa and the steps needed to increase their participation
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| Format: | book biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Case studies, Cooperatives, Nonformal education, Social participation, Women, |
| Online Access: | https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000168967 |
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