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The TOSTAN Basic Education Program, Senegal

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RESOURCES

For More Information:

TOSTAN
BP 326, Thies
Senegal
Fax: (221) 51 34 27

Interagency Co-operation in Basic Education
Basic Education Division
UNESCO
7 place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France
Tel: (33-1) 45 68 10 00; Fax (33-1) 40 65 94 06
http://www.unesco.org

Education Cluster Program Division
UNICEF
3, United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017, USA
Tel: (212) 326 7000; Fax (212) 702 7149
http://www.unicef.org


Books

ANAFA. (1992). Etude d'Experiences d'Alphabetisation en Langues Nationales.

Beyond Literacy: The TOSTAN Basic Education Program. Paper presented at the World Conference on Literacy, March 12-15, 1996, Philadelphia, PA.

Craig, J. (1992). Comparative African experiences in implementing educational policies. Discussion Paper No. 83. World Back: Washington, D.C.

Noor, Abdun. (1982). Managing adult literacy training. Prospects Quarterly Review of Education, Vol. 12, No. 2.

Thiaw, Babacar. (1993). Ajustement structurel, education et alphabetisation au Senegal. UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Africa, BREDA.

Vernet, J. (Ed.). (1994). Pays du Sahel. Du Tchad au Senegal, du Mali au Niger. Editions Autrement, Serie Monde.

Videos

Breaking Through, Education for All, Making It Work Innovations Series, UNESCO, Unicef. A major international UNESCO/Unicef program to collect, analyse and promote successful basic education projects in the developing world.

"Senegal: Joy in Learning", Education for All, Making It Work, UNESCO, Unicef, UNESCO Basic Education Division/Education for All Videobank.


Online Resources

Senegal: Country Brief
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/offrep/afr/sn2.htm

Senegal: General Information
http://francoculture.ca/echanges/senegal/e_index.htm

World Links for Development, The World Bank Group
http://www.worldbank.org/worldlinks/english/html/senegal.htm

Senegal: Travel Document Systems
http://www.traveldocs.com/sn/people.htm

Senegal Health Statistics at a Glance
http://www.healthnet.org/hnet/senstats.html

Africa Regional Literacy Forum: Innovation and Professionalization in Literacy and NFE: New directions for the Year 2000
http://www.literacyonline.org/ili/DakarUpdate.html



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