

The Forum was attended by over 400 participants including civil society representatives, UN and partner agencies, academics, government representatives, young people, members from across the Scout Movement, and experts on youth development. In its technical sense, education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills and values from one. As for Non formal education, it is an instruction that is not obligatory and structured and is learned outside the context of a formal school. It can either mean that you are self-taught through your own reading and research, or through experience. The Forum engaged member organisations of the International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations (ICMYO) and the “Big 6” group of youth organisations which includes the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. Translations in context of 'non-formal learning' in English-Russian from Reverso Context: Inquiries should be conducted to shed light on the importance of informal and non-formal learning for SD. Education in the largest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind,character or physical ability of an individual. Non-formal education is learning acquired independently through non-academic means.

Over the course of three days, the Forum addressed the joint challenges facing the sector and built more support and recognition around the role of non-formal education in the global education agenda. NON-formal education began in Nepal in 1951 AD, the year when the country was freed from the clutches of the Rana regime through the joint efforts of. The World Non-Formal Education Forum is an international platform co-convened by World Scouting, UNICEF, UNFPA and the OSGEY involving more than 70 leading international organisations, youth organisations and UN entities working on non-formal education and youth development. The Non-Formal Education Department (NFED) is primarily responsible for the development and delivery of education programs for out-of-school youth and adults.
