ASPBAE Network Promotes Adult Education in Asia
ASPAE, the Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education is a regional association of more than 200 organizations including Afghan National Association for Adult Education (ANFAE), and individuals. It works towards promoting quality education for all and transformative and liberating, life-long adult education and learning. It strives to strengthen an Asia-Pacific movement to support community and people’s organizations, national education coalitions, teachers unions, campaign networks, and other civil society groups and institutions in holding governments and the international donor community accountable in meeting education targets and commitments.
Through its work ASPBAE lobbies with governments to –
- Ensure the right of all to an education
- Uphold education as an empowering tool to combat poverty and all forms of exclusion and discrimination
- Enable active and meaningful participation in governance
- Build a culture of peace and international understanding
ASPBAE is a network of organizations and individuals involved in formal and non-formal adult education, working with and through NGOs, community organizations, government agencies, universities, trade unions, indigenous people, women’s organizations, the media, and other institutions of civil society across the Asia Pacific.
Policy Advocacy
Policy advocacy is a priority for ASPBAE. Its advocacy efforts are focused on building greater public awareness and continued policy attention to issues related to adult education in the Asia South Pacific countries.
Strategic Partnerships
ASPBAE forges partnerships with organizations and institutions committed to basic and adult education, learning, gender justice, equity, and peace.
Leadership & Capacity Building
ASPBAE aims to build a corps of leaders in the Asia South Pacific that will take the education agenda forward.
Institutional Capacity Building
ASPBAE aims to strengthen its secretariat and staff’s ability to run its expanded programmes effectively and support the Executive Council in its leadership and guidance to the organization.
