Yunnan Institute of Development
Encyclopedia
The Yunnan Institute of Development (YID) , based in Yunnan
Province's Yuxi Prefecture, is a Sino
-Danish
non-governmental organization
, non-formal adult education
institute established in 2001 in partnership with Yuxi Teacher College. The project co-ordinator is Elizabeth Axelsen.
, Africa
and India
.
Activities include educating people about health, hygiene and HIV, building schools and helping poor farmers with bio-gas and microfinance
.
Participants are trained in 11-month courses as ‘Development Instructors’ (DI) interested in learning about and practicing development. Chinese and foreign participants can choose to conduct development work in Yunnan and then in Africa or India. There are no special qualifications needed to join the Development Instructor programme.
From 2008 the Institute is to also implement shorter courses for project manager
s. At YID, education is based on "learning by doing". The Institute is a place where the participant plans and implements their own education, where the teacher is a facilitator and where the participant is primarily responsible for their own exploratory learning. YID also runs a Rural Community Development Project called Child Aid, where the DI's receive practical training and actually live and work during their five month practical training period. YID works closely together with local authorities in the rural areas and in the city.
words to mean "The Travelling Folk High School"). YID provides training for volunteers who work in the "Humana People to People" programme. The volunteers work as teachers, and help to train farmers and to develop small businesses in Africa and China.
Yunnan
Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
Province's Yuxi Prefecture, is a Sino
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
-Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
, non-formal adult education
Adult education
Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...
institute established in 2001 in partnership with Yuxi Teacher College. The project co-ordinator is Elizabeth Axelsen.
Work
It aims to promote social development in ChinaChina
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Activities include educating people about health, hygiene and HIV, building schools and helping poor farmers with bio-gas and microfinance
Microfinance
Microfinance is the provision of financial services to low-income clients or solidarity lending groups including consumers and the self-employed, who traditionally lack access to banking and related services....
.
Participants are trained in 11-month courses as ‘Development Instructors’ (DI) interested in learning about and practicing development. Chinese and foreign participants can choose to conduct development work in Yunnan and then in Africa or India. There are no special qualifications needed to join the Development Instructor programme.
From 2008 the Institute is to also implement shorter courses for project manager
Project manager
A project manager is a professional in the field of project management. Project managers can have the responsibility of the planning, execution, and closing of any project, typically relating to construction industry, architecture, computer networking, telecommunications or software...
s. At YID, education is based on "learning by doing". The Institute is a place where the participant plans and implements their own education, where the teacher is a facilitator and where the participant is primarily responsible for their own exploratory learning. YID also runs a Rural Community Development Project called Child Aid, where the DI's receive practical training and actually live and work during their five month practical training period. YID works closely together with local authorities in the rural areas and in the city.
DRH movement
YID is one of 13 schools worldwide which are part of the DRH Movement (DRH translates from DanishDenmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
words to mean "The Travelling Folk High School"). YID provides training for volunteers who work in the "Humana People to People" programme. The volunteers work as teachers, and help to train farmers and to develop small businesses in Africa and China.
External links
- Official WebSite
- Picture and more information
- Article by Jonna Wibelius (April 2007)
- China Watch article by Lila Buckley October 2007