IEC is working to promote development and improvement in the quality of life in less developed countries through the expansion of educational opportunities.
IEC has recently collaborated with DFID to coordinate a virtual and physical conference: ‘Education for Nomads, Pastoralists and Migrant Fisherfolk’.
About the conference: IEC and the Department for International Development (DFID) organised this electronic conference specifically to discuss education for nomads and pastoralists, with a focus on Nigeria.
Structure: Following the initial discussions in the 4-week online conference, a week-long physical conference was held in Abuja, Nigeria, on the 16th -19th January 2002. The conference culminated in a further four-week virtual conference to discuss and draw together the outcomes of the prior electronic and physical conferences.