Samenvatting

Non-formal education (NFE) has emerged as an integral dimension of the education system in Burkina Faso, and one of the key priorities in development strategies since the adoption in 2007 of the Law on Education Orientation. The education system is characterised par significant disparities between urban areas and rural areas where 75% of men and women aged 15 and above are illiterate. Rural illiterate young adults (men and women), are confronted to social exclusion exacerbated by a combination of factors related to their illiteracy, their age, their gender and the location they live in. NFE is primarily intended for rural communities in Burkina Faso, and the programme intends to be a tool towards the inclusion of rural illiterate young adults.