{"id":583,"date":"2019-03-06T04:34:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T04:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualseminar.icae.global\/?p=583"},"modified":"2019-03-06T09:01:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T09:01:57","slug":"comment-by-nelida-cespedes-rossel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/virtualseminar.icae.global\/?p=583","title":{"rendered":"Comment by Nelida Cespedes Rossel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nelida Cespedes comments on the article <\/strong>“The keys to a peaceful and prosperous Africa”<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Espa\u00f1ol abajo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e9<\/em><\/strong>lida C\u00e9spedes Rossel, Peru, ICAE Executive Committee member, Honorary President of the Council of Popular Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (CEAAL) and ex General-Secretary. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

POLITICAL EDUCATION FOR PEACE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article “The keys to achieving peace and prosperity in Africa”, by Samuel Asnake of the UNESCO Office states that in the face of the serious crisis that Africa is experiencing, it is literacy and a continuous process of education what will allow us to think in an Africa in peace, viable and articulated to a sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undoubtedly education is a right that opens the doors to the exercise of all citizens’ rights, however, it is essential to be aware of the internal political and economic processes that keep Africa in poverty in a large part of its states, and its articulation to war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

African wars, as pointed out by Mateos Mart\u00edn, can only be understood from the analysis of a complex network of actors -among whom are warlords, African governments, regional and international powers, transnational diamond or oil companies or intergovernmental organizations, to name a few- with specific political and economic interests and with sufficient capacity to perpetuate situations of violence and poverty, together with the deterioration of nature and water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, and setting aside the differences of time, Paulo Freire’s valuable contribution to education in Africa is still valid. It focused on how to face colonialism from education, promoting an education based on community action and respecting all cultures and languages, promoter of autonomy, critical thinking and organization. We consider that this educational political approach applies to all educational processes that contribute to the development of just and democratic people and societies.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The urgency of peace and development with a human face in Africa has been raised by various feminist movements in Africa, noting that, as part of a political education, it is essential to have an education with a gender perspective which contributes to confronting the basis of patriarchy and racism, which keep life in conditions of profound inequalities, mainly those of women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, an education that puts into the debate the causes and consequences of climate change, as well as the urgency of water. These are important aspects of education for peace, as well as an education that links the importance of health and decent work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are today, together with experiences of pain, of migrations, other alternatives driven by the Africans themselves, that must be part of education for peace and are highly motivating; this strengthens the value of the people and increases the interest and commitment in the construction of their societies. As Samuel Asnake points out, the processes of reading and writing are very important; however, the purpose of that function is what matters. Paulo Frei points out that literacy goes beyond repetition; it is an educational, social, political, and cultural process that allows people to understand the world and act in it. That is the challenge and the horizon, that is the path of political education that seeks to transform us as citizens, and transform the world in which we live to build peace, based on the experience and respect of all our rights, in a development with a human face in harmony with the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EDUCACI\u00d3N POL\u00cdTICA PARA LA PAZ Y EL DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLE <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e9lida C\u00e9spedes Rossel, Per\u00fa, miembro del Comit\u00e9 Ejecutivo del ICAE, Presidenta Honoraria del Consejo de Educaci\u00f3n Popular en Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe (CEAAL) y ex Secretaria General.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La lectura del art\u00edculo, \u201cLas claves para alcanzar la paz y la prosperidad en \u00c1frica\u201d, de Samuel Asnake de la Oficina de la UNESCO plantea que ante la grave crisis que vive \u00c1frica, es la alfabetizaci\u00f3n y un proceso continuo de educaci\u00f3n lo que permitir\u00e1 pensar en un \u00c1frica en paz, viable y articulada a un desarrollo sustentable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sin lugar a dudas la educaci\u00f3n es un derecho que abre las puertas al ejercicio de todos los derechos ciudadanos, sin embargo, es fundamental tomar conciencia de los procesos pol\u00edticos y econ\u00f3micos internos que mantienen a \u00c1frica en la pobreza en gran parte de sus estados, y su articulaci\u00f3n a la guerra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las guerras africanas, tal como lo se\u00f1ala Mateos Mart\u00edn,   s\u00f3lo se pueden entender desde el an\u00e1lisis de un entramado complejo de actores \u2013entre los que se encuentran, se\u00f1ores de la guerra, gobiernos africanos, potencias regionales e internacionales, transnacionales del diamante o del petr\u00f3leo u organizaciones intergubernamentales, por citar algunos- con intereses pol\u00edticos y econ\u00f3micos determinados y con la capacidad suficiente para perpetuar situaciones de violencia y de pobreza, junto al deterioro de la naturaleza y el agua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

En ese contexto, y salvando las diferencias del tiempo, sigue vigente el valioso aporte de Paulo Freire a la educaci\u00f3n en \u00c1frica, que se centr\u00f3 en c\u00f3mo enfrentar el colonialismo desde la educaci\u00f3n, promoviendo una educaci\u00f3n basada en la acci\u00f3n comunitaria, con respeto a las culturas y las lenguas, promotora de autonom\u00eda, de pensamiento cr\u00edtico y organizaci\u00f3n. Enfoque pol\u00edtico educativo que consideramos tiene vigencia en todo proceso educativo que contribuya a desarrollar personas y sociedades justas y democr\u00e1ticas.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

La urgencia de la paz, y desarrollo con rostro humano en \u00c1frica ha sido planteada por diversos movimientos feministas del \u00c1frica, se\u00f1alando que, como parte de una educaci\u00f3n pol\u00edtica, es fundamental una educaci\u00f3n con perspectiva de g\u00e9nero, que contribuya a enfrentar las bases del patriarcado, el racismo, que mantienen la vida especialmente de las mujeres en condiciones de profundas desigualdades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As\u00ed tambi\u00e9n, una educaci\u00f3n que pone al debate las causas y consecuencias del cambio clim\u00e1tico, la urgencia del agua, son aspectos importantes en una educaci\u00f3n para la paz, as\u00ed como la educaci\u00f3n que liga la importancia de la salud, y el trabajo decente. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Existen hoy, junto a experiencias de dolor, de migraciones, otras alternativas que son impulsadas por los propios africanos y africanas que deben ser parte de la educaci\u00f3n para la paz, y son altamente motivadoras, esto fortalece el valor de las personas, aumenta el inter\u00e9s y compromiso, en la construcci\u00f3n de sus sociedades. Tal como se\u00f1ala Samuel Asnake, es important\u00edsimo los procesos de lectura y de escritura, sin embargo, importa el para qu\u00e9 de esa funci\u00f3n. Paulo Frei nos se\u00f1ala que la alfabetizaci\u00f3n va m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de la repetici\u00f3n, se trata de un proceso educativo, social, pol\u00edtico, y cultural que permite a las personas comprender el mundo y actuar en \u00e9l. Ese es el reto y el horizonte, ese es el camino de la educaci\u00f3n pol\u00edtica que busca transformarnos como ciudadanos, y transformar el mundo en que vivimos para construir la paz, basado en la vivencia y respeto de todos nuestros derechos, en un desarrollo con rostro humano  en armon\u00eda con la tierra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Links to the AED 85\/2018 publication in three languages: English<\/a>, French<\/a>, S<\/a>panish<\/a>
Estos son los links para acceder a la publicaci\u00f3n en tres idiomas: In<\/a>gl\u00e9s<\/a>, Franc\u00e9s<\/a>, Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>
Voici les liens vers la publication en trois langues: Anglais <\/a>, Fran\u00e7ais<\/a>, Espagnol<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veuillez utiliser <\/strong><\/em>google translator<\/a><\/strong><\/em> pour traduire les articles qui ne sont pas en fran\u00e7ais<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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