Stories

The EU funded project “Promoting Access to Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights to Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners in Tajikistan” aims to contribute to a peaceful and inclusive society through providing access to justice for one of the most disadvantaged groups of the population, and thus to contribute to the development and consolidation of democracy, the rule of law and respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms in Tajikistan.

In the framework of the Inclusive Cashier project, DVV International offered a training course with elements of dual vocational education and piloted a training course for a group of 12 people with disabilities. The training ended with a practical exam in the shop and a theoretical exam at the college. Six participants passed both examinations.

In 2020, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development in Uganda, with support from DVV International, embarked on the process of revitalizing and broadening ALE data management in order to develop a more compliant and robust ALE management information system.

Because most Moldovian educators have emigrated to other countries, community learning centres are experiencing a huge demand for new specialists. DVV International Moldova therefore reconfigurated the existing curriculum globALE Train of Trainers programme into a concentric structure, based on levels of proficiency.

Within the framework of the annual conference on adult education, the JOVAM robot was presented to the public and the adult education sector in Cajamarca, Peru. Thanks to the financial support and technical assistance of DVV International, an artificial intelligence (AI)-equipped learning companion for work in the adult education sector was created.

In an editorial, Christoph Jost, Director of DVV International, reflects on new societal challenges and the approaches adult education must take to meet them.