The Coalition of Lifelong Learning Organizations (COLLO)

Marrakech Framework for Action: Connecting to Global Initiatives
for Lifelong Learning and Adult Education
April 11, 2024

Did you know . . . . .?

This global framework will guide Adult Learning and Education for the next decade, emphasizing sustainability and a new social contract to provide quality adult education for all. Educators from 142 countries have adopted the MFA.

MFA is an outcome of CONFINTEA VII, the Seventh International Conference on Adult Education, held June 2022 in Marrakech, Morocco. CONFINTEA VII’s aim was to help achieve the 17 UN goals for sustainable development. It coalesced around perspectives, practices, and policies to enable adults to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

The U.S. contributed to conference preparations and dialogue and non-voting participation at CONFINTEA VII led by a government delegate from the Office of Career, Technical, and Career Education (OCTAE).

Video: MFA Webinar (April 11, 2024)

Resources

Marrakech Framework for Action: Connecting to Global Initiatives for Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (.pdf) (Powerpoint .pptx)

Overview of CONFINTEA VII and MFA: Dr. Katarina Popović, International Council for Adult Eduction (ICAE)

CONFINTEA VII: Marrakech Framework for Action This Infonote is distributed with the permission of the European Association for the Education of Adults.