Learning Centers for Sustainable Living

The global literature on community learning needs a complete reworking. Notwithstanding the limits of theory, practical application through learning centers has become one of the dominant means of addressing informal educational programs across the globe. International organizations including United Nations bodies have taken up various community learning approaches with positive dedication. UNESCO and the United Nations Development Program, for example, are using community learning centers to address a range of social equity issues in the Global South.¹ Most commonly they focus on the improvement of basic vernacular literacy levels or offer education initiatives aimed at creating sustainable livelihoods. Given that