Empowering People for Prosperity: Lifelong Learning for Farmers

Abstract

Programme at Arul Anandar College, Madurai , Tamil Nadu, India, 6 July 2007, Empowering People for Prosperity: Lifelong Learning for Farmers, Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning // The great challenge of the 21 st century is to help those who live in the millions of villages of Asia and Africa a chance to improve their lives. Here in this region of Tamil Nadu you are improving your lives and the world is watching you. // The World is Watching You. That was the title of my little speech when I spoke at Govindanagaram two years ago. The world wants to know how you have enriched and empowered yourselves here. What can we tell the world? What is the secret? // In fact it is not a secret. I shall summarize the impact of the Lifelong Learning for Farmers programme in ten points. But I think it has already been summarised much better in the brilliant dramatisation that we just saw by the women of VIDAYAL.