Inclusive and equitable quality education for all

One of the specific dimensions of social inclusion is access to quality education. This is the reason why the education sector is mentioned multiple times across the Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development, called to be one of the most important enablers for change in people’s lives.

This discussion focuses on how to promote inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all, as an essential means for inclusive participation and integration in society, thus building a community of practitioners from multiple countries to collaborate with, exchange views and perspectives.

Commentaries

Pablo

Alfaro

Hi everyone!

As an initial context for the discussion, I would like to point that the Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development mentions education in at least 10 of its 55 lines of action, which highlights the key role that this sector may play on achieving inclusive social development:

Strengthen the guarantee of access to education, with focus on the population most affected by poverty and social exclusion (1.5).
Foster early-childhood education with a broader child-sensitive perspective (1.10).
Enable young people to build paths of inclusion (2.3).
Promote the inclusion of women in the labor market and production (2.7).
Break down access barriers for people of African descent and their communities (2.9).
Encourage the adoption of an intercultural approach to policy (2.10).
Support the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons (2.11).
Deepen efforts to ensure accessibility and opportunities for persons with disabilities (2.12).
Promote the inclusion of migrants (2.13).
Mainstream the social inclusion approach in decision-making processes (2.22).

A lot to discuss!