アフリカ地域において国連持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）を達成するために生涯学習推進拠点としての Community Learning Center（CLC） 推進への示唆

—ケニア共和国における取り組みについて

抄録

Community Learning Centers (CLC), based on the Japanese Kominkan concept, were introduced in countries in South-East Asia by the UNESCO Bangkok Office in the 1990s. They have been widely utilized in countries throughout the region.

The United Nations declared "Education for all by the year 2000." Countries in South Asia and Africa have placed high priorities on the areas of literacy and childhood education. Moreover, the importance of CLCs has been recognized as a focal point for community-based learning that serves to promote education for sustainable development.

In the final year of the DESD (Decade of Education for Sustainable Development: 2005−2014), UNESCO and the Japanese government held the “Kominkan-CLC International Conference on ESD ”in Okayama.

In several African countries, the private sector has developed and operates CLCs.

In 2022, CONFINTEA 7 was held in Marrakech. In the resulting “Marrakech Framework for Action,” it was recomended that CLCs be established as community-based learning facilities and that they be given technical and financial support. In Kenya, NGOs initiated model CLC programs in Nairobi and in neighboring areas. In May 2023, a workshop on Kominkan-CLCs was organized in Nairobi to follow up on the non-formal training programs that had been carried out by JICA.

The public sector needs to collaborate with NGOs to get legislation enacted that strengthens CLCs as important learning centers in their communities. Japan can play a leading role in promoting the development of Kominka-CLCs for sustainable development.