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| 1998 ESCAP HRD Award Now Open for Applications
Special Theme: Adult Education
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| Note: the deadline for applications was on 15 December 1998!
Nearly one out of four adults in the world is unable to read or write or do simple arithmetic. Many more people lack the basic knowledge and skills they need to be responsible parents, efficient workers and active citizens. Efforts to impart knowledge and skills are basically focussed on the younger generations, leaving a sizeable proportion of the adult population out of reach. Adult basic education refers to all forms of organized education and training that meet the basic learning needs of adults, including literacy and numeracy, as well as the general knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that they require to survive, develop their capacities, live and work in dignity, improve the quality of their lives, make informed decisions, and continue learning. Background The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) established the ESCAP HRD Award in 1990. The Award is presented annually in recognition of exemplary work in the field of human resources development (HRD). The ESCAP HRD Award is administered in pursuance of the Jakarta Plan of Action on Human Resources Development in the ESCAP Region. That Plan provides guidelines for transforming the principles of HRD into practice. It constitutes a policy framework within which Governments, with the support of regional and international organizations and other agents of development, formulate and execute policies and programmes to address the particular needs, and respond to the individual priorities, of countries. One of the major concerns of the Jakarta Plan of Action is to promote research and training on key HRD issues as a basis for national policy-making. In response to this concern, the ESCAP HRD Award was established as a means of encouraging exemplary research, training and other innovative achievement in the field of HRD. Criteria for Selection of the Award Winner
Prize The Award-winner will receive a prize of US$ 30,000 in the form of a grant in support of further work in adult education. The 1998 HRD Award has been made possible through the financial support of the Government of the Netherlands. Administration of the Award The 1998 Award process will be administered by the ESCAP secretariat in consultation with the Government of the Netherlands. ESCAP will verify the authenticity of the applications through a team of advisers. An independent international jury of experts will be established to review the nominations and select the Award-winner. The Jury may also confer honourable mention of selected candidates. The Award Presentation Ceremony The winner will be invited to Bangkok to receive the Award at a ceremony to be held on the first day of the Ministerial segment of the 1999 session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (around April 1999). The Executive Secretary of ESCAP and a senior representative of the Government of the Netherlands will preside at that ceremony. A short film on the work of the winner of the Award will be shown at the ceremony. The film will be produced by ESCAP. Eligibility The Award is open to individuals (resident nationals), organizations and institutions in both the government and non-governmental sectors in developing and transitional countries and areas of the ESCAP region who/which have undertaken practical research, training or other innovative HRD work relating to adult education. Organizations and individuals engaged in the following HRD aspects of adult education may apply for the Award:
Past Winners of the Award
Applications for the Award should be in English, and should contain the following information. A. Summary of activities related to the theme of HRD through Adult Education, including: 1. Name of applying individual or organization 2. Address, including fax, cable, telex, e-mail and/or telephone numbers 3. Summary of the applicants' HRD work, focusing on the following five elements:
The summary should be no more than 10 pages in length (A4 size paper). B. Letters from two independent referees The application should be accompanied by letters from two independent and reputable referees in support of the application, and should indicate their contact addresses. C. Project Proposal A project proposal for use of the US$ 30,000 grant for further work in adult education, which should include:
The project proposal should be no more than 5 pages in length (A4 size paper). D. Supplementary information Evidence in support of the application, such as publications, photographs, blueprints, video cassettes (optional). Resident nationals and organizations in the following countries and areas of the ESCAP region are eligible for the Award: Applications should be sent by 30 November 1998 to: Chief, Human Resources Development Section, Social Development Division, ESCAP, United Nations Building, Rajdamnern Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. Fax: (662) 288-1030, Telephone: (662) 288-1502 Please note that no applications sent by electronic mail can be accepted. |
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