2025-04-30
On May 28th, we will inaugurate a Rural Transformation Center in the Benguela province, Angola – a space designed to be a driver of local development and social inclusion, with a special focus on women, youth, and small entrepreneurs.This innovative center includes:- A training room equipped with technological resources, aimed at promoting access to knowledge and technical and professional training.- A food processing kitchen, where the community will be trained on nutritional diversification and encouraged to develop food entrepreneurship through the production of commercially viable food products.- A small children's library to foster a love for reading and knowledge from an early age.More than just an infrastructure, this center is an agent of change, designed to strengthen local capacities, promote economic autonomy, and generate a direct impact on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
2025-03-13
On March 12, the Minister of Education, Anabella Giracca, presided over the official presentation of the international research conducted in 13 countries on the outcomes of the CEFFA model (Family Farming Education Centers by Alternation). This study, coordinated by the University of Sherbrooke (Canada), was promoted by the Ondjyla Foundation and AIMFR (International Association of Family Movements for Rural Training), with several CRIIA team members among its authors.
2025-03-01
The CRIIA Institute, together with Guatemala’s Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) and the UNESCO Representation, has promoted the creation and launch of a Technical Working Group on Rural Education in the country. Its main goal is to develop a National Rural Education Strategy for Guatemala. This Working Group, chaired by Technical Vice-Minister Francisco Cabrera, includes technical representatives from MINEDUC, UNESCO, EFPEM-USAC (the School of Teacher Training for Secondary Education at the University of San Carlos of Guatemala), and the CRIIA Institute.The presentation took place within the framework of an International Day on Rural Education. The opening ceremony featured the participation of Rafael Zavala, FAO Representative in Guatemala; Patricio Zambrano, UNESCO Representative; Lucrecia Crispín, Director of EFPEM-USAC; Jordi González, Secretary-General of AIMFR; Manuel Aguiar, President of the CRIIA Institute; and the aforementioned Minister and Vice-Minister. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Roser Boix from the University of Barcelona (Spain) under the theme: “The Role of Rural Schools in the Territory.” Dr. Evelyn Jacir de Lovo, former Minister of Education of El Salvador, followed with a talk on “Challenges for Rural Education in Central America.” Dr. Óscar Hugo López, Director of USAC’s Institute for Educational Research, presented the CEFFA study focused on Guatemala, followed by a panel of experts from universities in Argentina, Canada, Spain, Guatemala, and Peru.
Professional guidance and projects in the NUFED 427
Presentation of the dialogical literary gatherings
Personal experience and thanks
 FONDATION ONDJYLA
In an African language, Ondjyla is an expression that means “path”. Fondation Ondjyla is thoroughly engaged in helping young people building the path of their lives, making them the authors of their destiny. The foundation is engaged with the promotion of knowledge, education, entrepreneurship and exchange, with a particular focus on African young people, contributing to the empowerment, sustainability and development of people and communities, especially children and those who are young. Fondation Ondjyla believes that the access to an education focused on vocational training may have a strong impact on the living conditions of young people that are now preparing themselves for the labour market and their families. The foundation wishes also to provide to the different populations the tools and the option to develop an economic activity which will ensure them decent living conditions near the communities where they grew up and in which they are integrated. |
